Mamko Moja
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Mamko Moja ("Ej mamko, mamko, mamënko moja" ("Oh mother, my mother")) is a Slovak Roma folk song.
It is a traditional a wedding song about a girl who desperately wants to get married, which first appeared in male choruses on Moravian and Slovak folk poetry.[1] It has been partly attributed to Leoš Janáček.[1] The Megitza Quartet performed the song live on ABC7's "Chicagoing" with Bill Campbell in September 2009. The Roma folk group Goranie have also performed the song.
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| Original Slovak Lyrics | Translation Into English |
| Mamko moja, ja už še vám vydam,
bo me pyta spoza hury Cigan.
A či ja ce na to vychovala, že by ja ce za Cigana dala.
bo ma šumné kučeravé vlasy.
A či ja ce na to vychovala, že by ja ce za Cigana dala.
bo ma šumné biľučičké zuby.
A či ja ce na to vychovala, že by ja ce za Cigana dala. |
Oh, Mother, I'm getting married,
A wandering Romani made the proposal.
But did I raise you to that? Should I give you for a Romani?
He has beautiful curly hair.
But did I raise you to that? Should I give you for a Romani?
He has such beautiful white teeth.
But did I raise you to that? Should I give you for a Romani? |
