Букя Ябукя Родила—Стари песни от село Драгиново
Authentic Bulgarian Folk Songs

1997: GEGA NEW GD 113


  1. Ой ле, Сино, Юсеино / Oy le, Sino, Huseino
  2. Развил ми са е зелен чадър / Razvil mi sa e zelen mi chadur
  3. Овчарска мелодия / Ovcharska Melodia
  4. Слънце, мило слънце / Sluntse, milo sluntse
  5. Като одиш, Селим аго / Kato odish, Selim ago
  6. Разбуле се мойто либе / Razbule se moytu libe
  7. Тежко му било, трудно му било / Tezhko mu bilo, troudno mu bilo
  8. Море, затруднела грива вайда / More, zatrudnela griva vayda
  9. Трима братя правят смилена сграда / Trima bratya pravyat smilena sgrada
  10. Две години годен бях / Dve godini goden hodeh
  11. Море, дойде пролет / More, doyde prolet
  12. Орач иде от оране / Orach ide ot orane
  13. Айшето / Aysheto
  14. През море плувам, аман / Prez more plouvam, aman
  15. Море, стани, янъм, съмнало е / More, stani, yanum, sumnalo e
  16. Малодия на сборище / Melodia na sborishte
  17. Не жали, Досто, мори / Ne zhali, Dosto, mori
  18. Море, легнал юнак / More, legnal yunak
  19. Индже войвода / Indje voyvoda
  20. Стани ми, Гелине, сутрин рано / Stani mi, Geline, soutrin rano
  21. Хай, разболел се баш байрактар / Hay, razbolel se bash bayraktar
  22. Родопската / Rhodopskata
  23. Дали ти е жално, Кукулич войвода / Dali ti e zhalno, Koukoulich voyvoda
  24. Веке ми се, мила мале, додеело / Veke mi se, mila male, dodeyelo
  25. Букя ябукя родила / Boukya yaboukya rodila

“Folk songs from the Western Rhodopes” is the English title inside the booklet, “Authentic Bulgarian Folk Songs” being intended to catch the more casual browser’s eye, I suppose. Specifically the songs are from the village of Draginovo and were recorded in November 1994; the liner notes also mention that “this is the first in a series of recordings entitled BALKAN BLUES. It has been made possible by the generous support of the Open Society—Club Velingrad, Bulgaria.”

The booklet also notes that the cover shows “traditional bridal make-up, Draginovo, Bulgaria,” in case you were wondering (as I was) what on earth was going on there. It certainly appears to be a mix of rustic and sophisticated, resulting in something between Byzantium and Klimt.

Incidentally, regardless of the cover photo this album’s recordings are of a male trio. If you’re looking for a Bulgarian women’s choir recordings, as I was, move along and give this a miss. If however you want to hear rather rustic and virtually identical recordings of two or three Bulgarian men singing and playing instruments in ultra-folkloric fashion, this is your disc.

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