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Жеља обога

Language: Serbian (Српски)

Девојчица воду гази,
  Ноге јој се беле,
За њом момче коња јаше,
  Гроотом се смеје:
"Гази, гази, девојчице, 
  "Не би л' моја била!" --
"Кад би знала и видела,
  "Да би твоја била,
"Млеком би се умивала,
  "Да би бела била;
"Ружом би се утирала;
  "Да б' румена била;
"Свилом би се опасала,
  "Да би танка била."

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Жеља обога", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), p. 427 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in Czech (Čeština), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Antonín Dvořák.
Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Siegfried Kapper (1821 - 1879) ; composed by Antonín Dvořák.
Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Siegfried Kapper (1821 - 1879) , "Wüßt' ich, daß ich einst die Deine!", appears in Die Gesänge der Serben, first published 1852 ; composed by Richard Heuberger.

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Language: Czech (Čeština) after the Serbian (Српски)

Brodí se panenka, brodí,
přes ty troje vody,
tváře se jí červenají,
bělají se nohy.
Za ní mladík na koníku,
a ten se jí směje:
"Broď se, broď se, má panenko,
přece budeš moje!"
Kdybych to věděla, hochu,
tvá že jistě budu,
mlékem bych se umývala,
abych byla bílá,
růže květem utírala,
červenější byla,
hedvábím se opásala,
abych svěží byla!"

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a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Жеља обога", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), p. 427
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