L 209
2. At the Bride's / Pri neveste
Village Scenes for female voice and piano (1924; BB 87a)
Recording:
TF_1396b
Collecting:
Szelcse/Selce (Zólyom/Zvolenská County), April 1915, Béla Bartók
Informant:
Líza Vajdová (20) and Mária Styková (20)
Performance:
voice
Ethnicity:
Slovakian
Letia pávy, letia,
ej, Drobnô peria tratia,
Devča si ho sbiera
Mesto svojho peria.
Sbieraj si ho, sbieraj,
ej, Veď ti treba bude,
Janikovo líčko
Na ňom líhať bude.
The peacocks are flying, flying,
hey, They drop their feathers;
The girl gathers them
For her pillow.
Gather them, gather,
hey, You will need them,
Janik’s head
Will rest on it.