Žukarav les vov
Content
Recording
Žukarav les vov is a love song in which a woman expresses her longing for her partner. However, he seems to be in love with someone else and the woman waits in vain. The recording was made during a performance by Ruža Nikolić-Lakatos and her husband Mišo Nikolić at the Amerlinghaus in 1991.
Musical transcription based on the booklet accompanying the CD Amare gila - Unsere Lieder / Our Songs
Žukarav les vov is an original creation by the singer Ruža Nikolić-Lakatos based on a popular melody.
Ethnomusicologist Ursula Hemetek describes Žukarav les vov as follows:
"This yearning love song originated in Germany when the still young family was traveling with carpet dealers. […] They sat in their tent in the evening; Mišo took the guitar, improvised and a song was born. […] The minimal use of ornamentation and vocal expression confirms the recent origin of this song.“
The song's genesis has parallels with Tunjariko sas.
Source:
- Hemetek, Ursula et al. Romane gila. Lieder und Tänze der Roma in Österreich. (Österreichische Dialektautoren, Hrsg.). Wien: Institut für Volkmusikforschung an der Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst, 1992.
This recording was made as part of Ruža Nikolić-Lakatos' birthday celebrations in 1993. The guests, including the singer's brother Fasoš Lakatos and her mother, sing and snap along.
Commentary
(GERMAN ONLY) In a field research interview, Manuela Nikolić, the daughter of Ruža Nikolić-Lakatos and Mišo Nikolić, explains the content of Žukarav les vov.
Lyrics
Stanza 1
| Žukarav les vov mande t’avel | I wait for him to come to me |
| taj muro muj te šaj te čumidel, | and kiss my mouth, |
| pe les te šaj dikhav aj les te čumidav, | that I can see him and kiss him, |
| ke feri les kamav. | because I only love him. |
| Me gindij ke vov avra kamel | I think that he loves someone else |
| taj mande maj but šoha či avel. | and will never come to me again. |
Refrain
| Pe mande bisterdas | He has forgotten me |
| taj po šukarimo so amen dujen sas. | and also, the beautiful things we both had. |
Stanza 2
| Me žukarav kodoles kas kamav, | I am expecting the one I love. |
| tunjariko perel taj vov inke či avel, | Darkness falls and he doesn't come, |
| ke čačimasa vov avra kamel | because he really loves someone else |
| taj mande maj but šoha či avel. | and he never comes to me again. |
Refrain
| Pe mande bisterdas... | He has forgotten me… |
Stanza 3
| Me žukarav, gindij ke kam avel. | I am waiting and thinking that maybe he'll come. |
| Vov avrate gelas lako muj te čumidel, | He went to another girl to kiss her mouth, |
| ke čačimasa vov vi la kamel | because in reality, he loves her too |
| taj mande maj but šoha či avel. | and he never comes back to me. |
Refrain
| Pe mande bisterdas... | He has forgotten me… |
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