Bulgarian folk song arrangement by Nikolai Kaufman (b. 1925) taught to us by the women's ensemble, Bulgarka Junior Quartet, who worked with our singers for 3 days at the beginning of our program.
lyrics
Son mi doide na ochise
malkai moma na rokise
Ni be malka ni golemka
Taman beshe za galene
za mamene
Koi pomine pogliodni go
s cherni ochi koi pomine
izmami go
le pominah le pogliodnah
malka moma
credits
from Village Harmony Bulgaria Camp 2016,
released February 9, 2017
The four female singers of the Bulgarka Junior Quartet— formed in 1989 as the ‘next generation’ incarnation of the internationally-famous Trio Bulgarka—in the western city of Plovdiv—hail from different Bulgarian folklore region with specific and rich vocal heritage. Each of the singers was brought up singing traditional folk music in their families before they began their professional careers. The ensemble’s repertoire includes both traditional Bulgarian folk songs and arranged Bulgarian folk music by some of the most notable contemporary composers.
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