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In the lovely village of Nevesinje, Bey Lujibovic writes a letter and sends it to the Rocky Piva, into the hands of Bey Pivlyanahin: "Listen you, Bey Pivlyanahin, You bit right into my heart, for you killed my brother. Ahi! Ahi! Come out you, I dare you to fight! I give you three choices: First at the rocky Korita, second on Trusina Hill, the third, where ever we should meet by chance: If you lack the courage to fight, I will send you an embroidering frame and a distaff, and moreover an Egyptian cotton reel with a boxwood spindle; you may weave for me a shirt and a lacy apron." When the letter reached Baya, he understood the contents: he reached for his inkwell, and wrote the Bey an answer.
Text Authorship:
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- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Judith Weir (b. 1954), "from a Serbian epic", from Songs from the Exotic, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Frieder Anders) , title 1: "Aus einem serbischen Epos", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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In dem hübschen Dörfchen Nevesinje Schreibt Bey Lujibovic einen Brief und schickt ihn auf den Berg Piva zu Händen von Bey Pivlyanahin: "Hör zu, Bey Pivlyanahin, du hast direkt in mein Herz gebissen, weil Du meinen Bruder getötet hast. Ahi! Komm raus, ich fordere Dich zum Kampf! Du hast drei Möglichkeiten: Erstens in den Korita-Felsen, zweitens auf dem Hügel von Trusina und drittens wo immer wir uns zufällig begegnen: Wenn Du kneifst Sende ich Dir einen Stickrahmen und einen Spinnrocken Dazu noch ein ägyptisches Spinnrad Mit einer Buchsbaumspindel; Dann kannst Du mir ein Hemd und Eine Schürze mit Spitzen weben." Als Baya den Brief erhielt, verstand er seinen Inhalt. Er ergriff sein Tintenfass Und schrieb dem Bey eine Antwort.
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Based on:
- a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2013-06-18
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