Букя Ябукя Родила—Стари песни от село Драгиново
Authentic Bulgarian Folk Songs

1997: GEGA NEW GD 113


  1. Ой ле, Сино, ЮсеиноOy le, Sino, Huseino
  2. Развил ми са е зелен чадърRazvil mi sa e zelen mi chadur
  3. Овчарска мелодияOvcharska Melodia
  4. Слънце, мило слънцеSluntse, milo sluntse
  5. Като одиш, Селим агоKato odish, Selim ago
  6. Разбуле се мойто либеRazbule se moytu libe
  7. Тежко му било, трудно му билоTezhko mu bilo, troudno mu bilo
  8. Море, затруднела грива вайдаMore, zatrudnela griva vayda
  9. Трима братя правят смилена сградаTrima bratya pravyat smilena sgrada
  10. Две години годен бяхDve godini goden hodeh
  11. Море, дойде пролетMore, doyde prolet
  12. Орач иде от оранеOrach ide ot orane
  13. АйшетоAysheto
  14. През море плувам, аманPrez more plouvam, aman
  15. Море, стани, янъм, съмнало еMore, stani, yanum, sumnalo e
  16. Малодия на сборищеMelodia na sborishte
  17. Не жали, Досто, мориNe zhali, Dosto, mori
  18. Море, легнал юнакMore, legnal yunak
  19. Индже войводаIndje voyvoda
  20. Стани ми, Гелине, сутрин раноStani mi, Geline, soutrin rano
  21. Хай, разболел се баш байрактарHay, razbolel se bash bayraktar
  22. РодопскатаRhodopskata
  23. Дали ти е жално, Кукулич войводаDali ti e zhalno, Koukoulich voyvoda
  24. Веке ми се, мила мале, додеелоVeke mi se, mila male, dodeyelo
  25. Букя ябукя родилаBoukya yaboukya rodila

“Folk songs from the Western Rhodopes” is the English title inside the booklet, “Authentic Bulgarian Folk Songs” being intended to catch the more casual browser’s eye, I suppose. Specifically the songs are from the village of Draginovo and were recorded in November 1994; the liner notes also mention that “this is the first in a series of recordings entitled BALKAN BLUES. It has been made possible by the generous support of the Open Society—Club Velingrad, Bulgaria.”

The booklet also notes that the cover shows “traditional bridal make-up, Draginovo, Bulgaria,” in case you were wondering (as I was) what on earth was going on there. It certainly appears to be a mix of rustic and sophisticated, resulting in something between Byzantium and Klimt.

Incidentally, regardless of the cover photo this album’s recordings are of a male trio. If you’re looking for a Bulgarian women’s choir recordings, as I was, move along and give this a miss. If however you want to hear rather rustic and virtually identical recordings of two or three Bulgarian men singing and playing instruments in ultra-folkloric fashion, this is your disc.

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Comments © 2012 Mark Ellis Walker, except as noted, and no claim is made to the images and quoted lyrics.