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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Sirota
Language: Czech (Čeština) 
Šla sirota hledat svojí mamuličky.
"Kai iděš, děvečko, milá sirotečko?
Tvá mamička leží u tých velkých dveří,
Ulom si prúteček, klúpni na hrobeček."
"Aj, kdo mi to klúpe po mojim hrobečku?"
"To jsem já, Vaše dit'atko,
vemtě mne tam k sobě, do tej černej země!"
"Co bys tu jídala, sirotko má milá?"
Dybych ráno stala, píseček sbírala."
"Co bys tu píjala?"
"Dybich ráno stala, rosičku sbírala."
"Di, děvča, do domu, máš tam mladú mámu."
Jak do domu přišla, matka ju popadla,
třikrát zatočila, za pec ju hodila.
A Anička leží za pecem v kútečku.
Přišli dva andělé, vzali ju pod křídla,
vyletěli nízko, vzletěli vysoko.
Našla již sirota svojí mamuličky.

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Bohuslav Martinů (1890 - 1959), "Sirota", 1932, from Dvě balady, no. 2. [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2007-06-18
Line count: 18
Word count: 110

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