A short, two-part village wedding song from Bosnia. The song has many major seconds which is great fun to sing!

Welcome, o bearers of good fortune! You have brought good luck with you and driven bad luck away!

A beautiful two part village song sung by young girls from Bosnia honoring the beauty of their home, their village.

O village, my village, surrounded by green mountains with tall birch and green fir.
Plant, my darling, fir and birch and I will plant roses, red and white!

A sweet village love song sung by unmarried girls in Bosnia.

Sajma set out to the spring. Ibro set out after her on his horse. Give me a little water, Sajma, from your fair hands.

A two part Bosnian village song typically sung by unmarried girls.

I married and became a bride. Oh my! What have I done_
See that one over there with the dark eyes, he turned my world upside down.
He gathered these merrymakers together and in a year he’ll have a son.

A short two-part love song from Bosnia sung by unmarried girls. The song moves from unison to thirds to major seconds throughout. Very fun to sing. A song from a time when young brides left their families and moved in with the family of the groom which could have many challenges.

My marigold, who is picking you? If I were still a young girl I would pick you.
But I’m getting ready to go to another’s home and call another person “father”.
Other father, be good!  While I must forget my own father.

A short, two part, love song, sung by unmarried girls in Bosnia. The song moves from thirds to major seconds-very fun to sing in a stridant open voice, meant to be sung outdoors.

Here I come singing to my happy home. Vrnograd, my dear village!
Maybe I’ll marry this one, or that one over there!

A very short village wedding song sung by unmarried girls in Bosnia. The song has many major seconds and is thrilling to sing.

The song wishes members of the wedding party well and that they have help and protection from God in their new lives.