Rež, rež, rež, drobná rež, kade sa ty moja milá za mnú dreš

19:29 Mar 1, 2007 

The stalking song, that is!

19:28 Mar 1, 2007 

Yikes! This is kind of creepy.

19:26 Mar 1, 2007 

Let me rephrase that: My objective is usually to first attempt to pronounce the lyrics in the original language, and then perhaps translate the literal meaning behind the song in addressing the audience before or after performing it. In some cases this is necessary; in other cases it is not. I always give credit to the sources from which I gather the songs. This is a very small-scale project also and only local people from my area will be hearing it.

19:18 Mar 1, 2007 

At the moment, I'm only trying to understand the meaning behind the melody and pronounce the words as they are by slowing it down and mimicking exactly what I hear, even though I don't understand it. Certain sounds are difficult to pronounce, but it's similar to observing musical pitch and phrasing which is also foreign. (Similarly, eastern Europeans often imitate American folk music such as bluegrass, etc.) My objective is usually to first attempt to pronounce in the original language; then perhaps translate or explain the meaning behind the song in your emcee presentation in some cases.

15:10 Mar 1, 2007 

Hadecke z Bilovic could be Hadecke/a/ Hadečka z Bilovic someone with surmane Hadecke-čka (z) from Bilovice. Also Hádecké plošiny- plošina- plateau, also Hradecké polesí -woods

09:26 Mar 1, 2007 

BTW, were you trying to create English lyrics out of these translations and if so would you use them in your concerts, on your CDs?

09:20 Mar 1, 2007 

Not at all. "Hadecke" is unknown to www.mapy.cz but one village of "Bílovice" is close to Uherské Hradiště.

08:39 Mar 1, 2007 

I wish I didn't have to close this as I felt like there was some good progress in the translation, but I don't have the skills to give anything back really in the way of translation. You're dealing with a typical, monolingual American here and my talents lie elsewhere. Someone told me this list was free, but I just didn't understand how it worked, but it feels a little odd to be taking and not giving back, so I can't really ask any more questions and feel okay about it.

08:36 Mar 1, 2007 

Thanks. Apparently this is the origin of some instrumentals on fiddle I'm learning. Hadecke z Bilovic.

08:38 Feb 28, 2007 

Boršice is in South Moravia, close to the town of Uherské Hradiště (East of the city of Brno).