Antonin Dvorak:
I have a horse (Folk song)
("From distant lands and peoples...", Track 14)
| I have a horse that takes me Up to the mountains. I had a girl that wounded my heart. |
Text from CD insert.
| Ej, mám já koňa faku | "I have a horse so fine" | |
| Ej, mám já koňa faku, co ma dobre nosí, po horách, po dolách, po studenej rosi. Ej, mal som sikorenku, zlámala si nožku: podaj mi, má milá, čerstvej vody trošku. Ej, mal som frajerečku ako iskerečku: ale ma sklamala, strela v jej' srdečku! | I have a horse so fine, he carries me well and easy, 'cross the hills and valleys, with cold dew underneath. I had a little bird so sweet, she broke her leg and so: pray my sweetheart, pass to me of fresh water one drop. I used to have a girl so lively as a spark, but how she failed me, by the arrow in her heart! Czech text and translation from The Lied and Art Song Texts Page |