Patty learned this field work song—each verse performed by three different groups of three girls each—from a traditional 'na visoko' women's group from Satovcha, southwestern Bulgaria earlier in the summer.
lyrics
Zhǎnla Zlata le pshenitsa
na visoka le vǎrbitsa
kato zhǎnala i pela
a ovchar i le podruka
I pǎgnala rosa—a—i—i—i—i
tsǎ-ǎ-ǎ-ǎ—i!
Zlato mari le ubava
Zlato mari le gizdava
Ne moj Zhǎna le ot tuka
a si ela le pri mene
I nǎ tebe zelena—a—i—i i—i
tsǎ-ǎ-ǎ-ǎ—i!
Pri men voda le studena
pri men senka le devela
pri men agne le pekano
pri men aino le cǔrveno
I pǎgnala rosa—a—i—i—i—i
tsǎ-ǎ-ǎ-ǎ—i!
Bre yunache le gidio
ne moj ruka le ot tuka
a si ela le pri mene
da se zhẗva le nadzhǎnem
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