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Language: Moravian (Moravština)
Ked zme šli na hody
było nás jedenást,
ej bylo nás jedenást.
ked zme išli z hodů,
chybovał jeden z nás.
Počkajte, postojte
v téj Nytranskéj seči,
nech sa spočítáme,
zme-li tady všecí.
Nený tu jedného
kamaráda mého,
leží na chotári,
šabla vedle neho.
Kamarády moji,
tu mňa nenechajte,
mojú ostrú šablú
hrob mne vykopajte.
Mojíma dukáty
mne ho vykládajte,
moju galánečku
na pohreb volajte.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Patrick John Corness) , "A Brigand’s Funeral", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2018-02-20
Line count: 21
Word count: 65
A Brigand’s Funeral
Language: English after the Moravian (Moravština)
When we went a-raiding,
we were eleven men,
hey we were eleven then.
As we came back again,
we were missing one man.
At Nitra as we fight,
stay a while, let us count,
so that we can make sure
all of us are still here.
One of us is missing,
he is my true comrade,
he lies upon the field,
his sabre at his side.
O dear comrades of mine,
don’t abandon me here,
but dig for me a grave
with my trusty sabre.
With my ducats of gold
let it be then adorned,
and call my dearest girl
to say her last farewell.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Moravian (Moravština) to English copyright © 2024 by Patrick John Corness, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Line count: 21
Word count: 105
