Macedonian Folk Songs

[Makedonetz]

This song makes my heart swell

YouTube - Janino oro - Macedonian Folk Music

[Makedonetz]

Onur are their alot of Macedonians living in Izmir?

YouTube - makedonyalı göçmenleri birleştirme derneği izmir

Local Izmir residence singing Makedonsko devojce....they sing& speak? very well macedonian if they are not.

YouTube - Makedonsko devojce od İzmir Karsiyaka

[slovenec zrinski]

The perfect version

YouTube - Duetot Ilieva Sarievski- Taki Daskalot

Selimova singing in turkish

YouTube - Kevser Selimova- Nađije, Nađije

YouTube - Kevser Selimova- Zrele Drenke

[slovenec zrinski]

YouTube - Duetot Sarievski Gieva- Ajde Koga Odev Mila Mamo

[Serdarot]

YouTube - Duetot Sarievski Gieva- Ajde Koga Odev Mila Mamo

Anka Gieva + Sarievski, priceless...

but i am not suprised, so many pearls you collected, man...

Blagodarnost i Golem Pozdrav

[slovenec zrinski]

Thank you Serdarot. There will be more in the future

Zrinski

[Makedonska_Kafana]

Thank you Serdarot. There will be more in the future

Zrinski

Peter, your collection is by far the best I've seen - covers count big time

: )

[Dats]

Narodne Pesme Makedonski Bugara, 1860, Stefan Verkovic Belgrade pages 150 and 151

http://www.archive.org/stream/narodnepesmemak00verkgoog#page/n5/mode/2up

Found this song, It's very similar to a story told to me as a child, might have also been in one of the Macedonian citanki. It's about a boy who is taken as a janissary after his village is destroyed. Many years later he marries his biological sister who was also taken without each other knowing who they truly are. When their son is born the Janissary hires an old lady (porobena) to help look after him. They overhear her singing to the boy that he is the son of a brother and sister who do not know each other but she knows them she was from the same village they were taken from. The story seems to be a slight variation of this song.

[Bill77]

Here is an interesting song that goes way back. check out the lovely Kukush dialect



YouTube - Filka moma mole Bonga : Kukush Region

[astibo]

One of my favorites


YouTube - Za Vasil Chakalarov (2) : Music of Macedonia

[Bill77]

Thanks for that post astibo

Is there a particular reason why this song is your favorite? it would be interesting to know why certain songs mean something to particular people. Is there history behind it such as Vasil Chakalarov being a relative, or you come from a region where he fought etc. Or is it just the tune or words that you find inspiring. Cheers mate.

[Bill77]

ALEKSANDRE TURUNDZEV OD (EKSHI SU)

This song is amazing. I stood at the corner (In Bitola) where he was hung. I seen a actual photo of him being hung. I had all sorts of emotions at that time. Unfortunately i did not visit his grave which aparently has the rope that he was hung with on display.

Apart from the emotional aspect of this song, i love how the lyrics to this song tells a brief story of this legend.

Crno mu bilo pishano
na Aleksandre Turundzhev,
shesnajst godishen vojvoda,
na sedumnajsta go fanaja.

Go turija vo zandani
vo tija tesni dolapi,
chifte belegzii na race
i droben sindzhir na gusha.

Telegram dojde od Stambol
za Aleksandre Turundzhev
da si ja vidi nevestata
i svojte drobni dechinja.

Go izvedova At-Pazar,
mu ja kazhaja besilkata.
Cela se Bitola rasplaka
za Aleksandre Turundzhev.

YouTube - Za Aleksandar Turundzhev : Music of Macedonia

[astibo]

Chakalarov was one of the greatest macedonian heroes from that heroic period. Also the tune of the song is awesome, tipicaly macedonian, and i love the text especialy the folowing:
"ozdola ide bahtijar pasa
so 30 000
Cakalarov je
so 300 momcinja...
Bahtijar pasa vikase ujdur kardaslar
Cakalarov vikase Ura momcinja"

Awesome
I must say that the dialect from aegean Macedonia is very close with the Stip-Kocani dialect. I have wached on youtube one man from Lerin speaking, he sounded like he is from Stip, with some minor differences ofcourse...

[astibo]

And what about this man, one of the greatest heroes, the unknown Homer of the komitas

YouTube - Поемата "Локвата и Вињари" од Лазар Поп Трајков

[astibo]

Aleksandar Turundze, Vasil Cakalarov, Lazar Pop Trajkov, Pavel Satev, Hristo Uzunov and many others....
Imagine what kind of movies about them would we wached if they were American heroes.