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The Society of Folk Dance Historians (SFDH) Što mi e milo
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BACKGROUND
Information: A dance.
Translation: That which to me is dear
Pronunciation: SHTOH mee eh MEE-loh
Region: Macedonia
QUICK SEARCH OF THE SOCIETY ARCHIVES REVEALS:
- Ivan Dzhurenov published in 1996 Narodni Pesni ot Pazardzhishko i Nishko, containing a November 8, 1957 transcription of Kata Todorova Dzhuneva singing a 7/8 version of this song with very slight changes in some words.
- The famous Bulgarian composer Petko Staynov appears as arranger (or possibly composer) of a 7/16 version on an undated score giving the lyrics and the three-voice arrangement used by Ethel Raim in her June 1965 Pennywhistlers album. Raim says "Composite arrangement," implying reliance on more than one source. (Staynov says "živo," Michael, while Dzhurenov says "umereno.")
- Manol Todorov (1989) and Stefan Vâglarov (1976) present it as an 8/8 (3+2+3) tune with the same melody and words. The dances are given the wonderfully descriptive titles of Makedonsko Horo and Teško Makedonsko Horo.
Actually, Anatol Joukowsky presented a two-bar version in 1955 to the Festival Records Sperry recording (which later became the Express recording).
Dick Crum presented his five-bar version in 1959 to the Michael Herman recording Katuše Mome" later changing to the Festival Records Express/Sperry recording as Michael began to refuse to sell records, especially to the West Coast.
LYRICS
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// Što mi e milo, milo i drago Vo Struga grada, mamo, du ḱan da imam. // Chorus: // Lele varaj, mamo, mome Kalino, Vo Struga grada, mamo, du ḱan da imam. 1 // // Na ḱepencite, mamo, da sedam Stružkite momi, mamo, momi da gledam. // // Koga na voda, voda mi odat So tia stomni, mamo, stomni šareni. // // Na ovoj izvor, izvor studeni Tam da se s družki, mamo, s družki soberat. // 1NOTE: The second line of each verse is repeated in the chorus. |
How pleased and happy I would be to have a shop in the town of Struga. Chorus: Hey, Kalina. to have a shop in the town of Struga. To sit in front of my shop and watch the girls of Struga. When they go for water with their bright-colored jugs. To that cold well to meet there with their friends. |
DOCUMENTS
- Anatol Joukowsky, an article.
- Macedonia, a country.
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