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Mamko Moja

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Mamko Moja ("Ej mamko, mamko, mamënko moja" ("Oh mother, my mother") ) is a Slovak Roma folk song. With the words "Mamko moja ja še vam už vydam, bo me pita z poza huri cigan, a či ja ce zato vychovala, žeby ja ce za cigana dala" and so on, it is a wedding song about a girl who desperately wanted to get married, which first appeared in male choruses on Moravian and Slovakian folk poetry.[1] It has been partly attributed to Leoš Janáček.[1] The Megitza Quartet performed the song live on ABC7's "Chicagoing" with Bill Campbell in September 2009. The Roma folk group Goranie have also performed the song.

References

  1. ^ a b Pečman, Rudolf (1970). Colloquium Leoš Janáček et Musica Europaea - Brno 1968. (Poř.) International Musical Festival (28.9.-6.10.68. Sborník ref.) Arranged and edited by Rudolph Pečman. (který také naps. doslov). Z růz. jazyků do něm., angl. a franc. přel. kol. nákl. vl. t. G. Retrieved 4 June 2012.