MAZURKA FROM ÆRØ

This Mazurka (a folk dance in triple meter) was discovered not long ago in a stack of old notations of folk melodies that belonged to the  ddler Hans Albert, who lived on the island of Ærø. These were given to ukulele player Tobias Elof. Nobody knows where this haunting melody originally came from and who composed it, so unless proven otherwise we have named it Mazurka from Ærø, strongly believing that Danish folk music is much more than happy polkas in D Major! There is also a C part to it, but here it appears within the arrangement.

POLKA FROM LÆSØ

The island of Læsø is situated east
of Denmark in the Kattegat Sea. Isolated from the mainland, its tunes have become a special sub-genre in Danish folk music. As listening to this track suggests, when you play a Polka from Læsø, you have to party!

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DENMARK—Mazurka from Ærø/Polka from Læsø

SAKO DELO/DANKOLO

Sako Delo is a traditional song from the region of Medjimurje in the very north of Croatia. One version was recorded by well-known Croatian folk singer Dunja Knebl on the album Kite I Kitice. Our version features an introduction written by Nenad.

Dankolo is a tune composed by Croatian folk & blues guitarist Danijel Maodus who plays in the ethno-band Kazan.

Sako delo konec ima 
Samo moja ljubav nema 
Kud se zglednem ja z očima 
Već veselja nigdi nema 
Brez sakoga picek morem 
Sam brez tebe picek nemrem 
Sako delo konec ima 
Samo moja ljubav nema

Everything comes to an end 
Except my love
I look around me
And I can’t see any joy
I can live without anyone
But I can’t without you my love 
Everything comes to an end 
Except my love

CROATIA—Sako Delo/Dankolo

DIDARE YAR

Az injâ tâ be Birjand seh godâre
Godâre avali naghsh, naghsh, naghsh o negâre 
Godâre dovomi makhmal bepooshom
Godâre sevomi di, di, didâre yâre
Gole zardom, hamme dardom 
Zeh jafâye to shekve nakardom 
To biâ tâ dore to gardom
Ây
Ey yâre joon, ey yâre jooni
Dobâre bar nemigardad digar javâni
Ey bânoye man, bânoye man
Bezan charkhi benshin rooy, rooy, rooy zânoye man
Biyâ tâ gandome yek khooshe bâshim
Biyâ tâ âbe yek rood, rood, roodkhone bâshim 
Yeki su  shavim andar kharâbat
Yeki jârookeshe may, may, may khone bâshim

From here to Birjand there are three turns (mountain passes) 
At the first turn there is the view of the beauty 
At the second turn I will put on my makhmal (velvet) suit 
At the third turn I will see my beloved 

My yellow  flower, my heart aches for your love 
I didn't complain about your unkindness 
Hey my dear eternal love 
Come, for youth will never return 
Ay 

Hey my lady, my bride 
Make your turns (Sufi divine turns) 
And come and sit on my lap 
Let us be peas from the same pod 
Let us be the water of the same river 
Let us become one Sufi  in drunkenness 
One sweep of our turn will clean our surroundings

A very old Persian song, so old that no one knows about the writer of the song or the lyrics. Arman heard it from his mother and she heard it from her mother, and that’s how we know it. Arsalan’s rubato at the start comes from the concert Ethno India played in Bir (hence the background sounds)

IRAN—Didare Yar

TROLLMORS VAGGSÅNG (Svenska: “Fairy Godmother’s Lullaby”) can be found in songbooks for children, from where it has made its way to Ethno!

TROLLMORS VAGGSÅNG

När trollmor har lagt sina elva små troll 
Och bundit fast dom i svansen
Då sjunger hon sakta för elva små troll 
De vackraste ord hon känner

O aj aj aj aj buff
O aj aj aj aj buff
O aj aj aj aj buff buff 
O aj aj aj aj buff

When Fairy Godmother has gathered her eleven small trolls And bound them fast to each other’s tails Then softly she sings to the eleven little trolls The most beautiful words she knows

POLSKA EFTER JOHAN JAKOB BRUUN

Polska Efter Johan Jakob Bruun is a slängpolska (Svenska släng, “to sling”, a reference to the accompanying dance) written by  autist Bruun (1818-1889), and recorded in 1880 in Särslöv, Skåne. A collection of his tunes can be found in the Bruunboken.

SWEDEN—Trollmors Vaggsång/Polska Efter Johan Jakob Bruun

BANJA LUKO I TA TVOJA SELA 

Banja luko i ta tvoja sela
U tebi me draga zanijela 
Zanijela garavim očima, 
bijelim licem i mednim ustima 
Garavušo kad bi moja bila 
moja bi se želja ispunila

KAD JA PODEM DRAGA

Kad ja pođem draga 
Iz Saraj`va grada
Ti ne plači draga
Ne daj srcu jada

This track consists of two songs used to showcase the different traditions of Sevdah music in Bosnia & Herzegovina. They are connected by the same intermezzo (a composition that fits between two pieces of music). 

Sevdah music is characterized by slow or moderate tempi and intense melodies noted for leaving the listener with a strong melancholic feeling. Sevdah songs
are elaborate, emotionally charged and sung with passion and fervor, as heard in the introduction by Meeta and Damir.

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA—Banja Luko I Ta Tvoja Sela/ Kad Ja Podjem Draga

NORDFJORDHALLING AFTER ANNBJØRG LIEN

Nordfjord (Norsk “northern fjord”, in contrast to Sunnfjord, “southern fjord”) is a region located in the west of Norway.

The halling is a quick dance in 6/8 or 2/4 time that includes acrobatic, athletic competition between dancers. Historically, it was performed by young men at weddings and parties; today it is also performed by women. At the end of the halling, dancers kick a hat off a stick!

Annbjørg Lien is a Norwegian musician who plays the traditional hardingfele, violin, and nyckelharpa.

NORWAY—Nordfjordhalling After Annbjørg Lien

India was the first Ethno for both Nathan (USA)and Fioni (Hong Kong), Together, they fused three completely different tunes into
one seamless composition! In keeping with this collaborative spirit, the name of the country they represent was christened Amerikong.

THE BUND is the theme song of a TV drama series from Hong Kong.

THE SINGING SCHOOL is a traditional song from the USA.

BIRTHDAY SONG is a traditional song from Canton.

THE BUND 上海灘 (Seung Hoi Taan) 
Composer: Joseph Koo Kar-fai

Long bun, long lau
Long lui to to gong sui wing butt yau 
To jun liu, sai gaan see
Wun jok to to yatt pin tsiu lau

Waves crash, waves run
Thousands of miles the roaring river 
Flows ceaselessly
Washing off, worldly things
Wave mixes with wave and they go on

THE OLD SINGING SCHOOL

I will sing you a song from
The old singing school
And the sounds you there may hear 
Of the Do Re Mi and the A B C
And the voices ringing clear
Sing a song with accent strong 
Loud and clear the tone prolong

BIRTHDAY SONG 祝壽歌 (Juk Sau Gor)

Gung juk nei fuk sau yu tin tsai 
Hing hor nei sung sun fai lok 
Nin nin dou yau gum yatt 
Sui sui dou yau gum jiu 
Gung hei nei! Gung hei nei!

Wish you a happy and long life 
And a happy birthday
Every year has this good day 
Every age has this good morning 
Congratulations to you! Congratulations to you!

AMERIKONG—The Bund/The Singing School/Birthday Song

Bailaste Carolina (Portugal) - Ethno India 2016

Hr Boesmer (Denmark) - Ethno India 2016

Tak Le La (Indonesia) - Ethno India 2016

Farewell to Greenside (England) - Ethno India 2016

Original Melody and Lyrics - Fayz Mohammad Baluch, 
Kashmiri lyrics - Ajaz Ahmad

The song is a collaboration between two participants from Iran and India

Naaz-e-Husne Wala (Iran) - Ethno India 2016

Kitchen Criminal (Scotland) - Ethno India 2016

Les Poules Huppées (Crested Hens) composed in 1983 by Gilles Chabenat

Les Poules Huppées (France) - Ethno India 2016

Hukus Bukus (India) - Ethno India 2016

Vi Måste Höja Våra Röster (We Must Raise Our Voices)

A women's revolution song from 1971 from an album called "Sånger om kvinnor" (Songs about women). 

The recording started out as a theatre play about women's lives and struggles. The recording included lots of women, many of them are today very respected and progressive and still working with culture projects with the aim of making conditions better for women. Some of the names are: Suzanne Osten, Margareta Garpe, Sonja Åkesson, Louise Waldén, Ulla Sjöblom and Marie Selander.

It was recorded during Ethno India 2016 on Women's Day.

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