Mamko Moja

Mamko Moja ("Ej mamko, mamko, mamënko moja" ("Oh mother, my mother") ) is a Slovak Roma folk song.

It is a traditional a wedding song about a girl who desperately wants to get married, which first appeared in male choruses on Moravian and Slovak folk poetry. It has been partly attributed to Leoš Janáček. 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.

Original Slovak Lyrics	Translation Into English
Mamko moja a ja śe vam vidam, bo me pita s poza huri cigan. Refrén: A či ja ce na to vichovala, že bim ja ce za cigana dala. Mamko moja, cigan śe mi pači, bo ma šumne kučerave vlasi. Refrén (2x): A či ja ce na to vichovala, že bim ja ce za cigana dala. Mamko moja, mňe cigan śe mi ľubi, bo ma šumne biľučičke zubi. Refrén (2x): A či ja ce na to vichovala, že bim ja ce za cigana dala.	Oh, Mother, I'm getting married, A wandering Romani made the proposal. Chorus: But did I raise you to that? Should I give you for a Romani? Oh, Mother, for this Romani has amazed me, He has beautiful black hair. Chorus (2x): But did I raise you to that? Should I give you for a Romani? Oh, Mother, this Romani has delighted me, He has such beautiful white teeth. Chorus (2x): But did I raise you to that? Should I give you for a Romani?
	*These English lyrics could be wrong. They are being re-translated by native Slovak speakers.

External links

• "Mamko moja (lyrics)". Retrieved 2012-06-04.
• Megitza Quartet. "Megitza Quartet on ABC7 's "Chicagoing" with Bill Campbell". Retrieved 2012-06-04.
• Hraje Vam Moravanka. "Moravanka - Mamko moja, mamko". Retrieved 2012-06-04.
• ensemble Makovica from Svidník (1973). "Mamko moja, mamko". Retrieved 2012-06-04.