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KOPAČKA

(learned folklorically in about 1959, probably from Dick Monson)
-and polished up by Lito and Ricky Tejada-Flores)

DIMNA JUDA MAMO
Dimna, juda mamo, grad, gradila///
Na planino, mamo, na vlaina//

Što je kolje, mamo, pobivala///
Sve ergene, mamo, za glavene//

Što je priče, mamo, zapričala///
Sve devojke, mamo, na mažene//

DERVIŠKO DUŠO
Derviško, -viško, mome, derviško dušo
    (Dancing girl, my dancing dear)
Derviško, -viško, mome, derviško dušo//

Rob če ti bidam, mome, rob če ti bidam
    (I would be your slave, I would be your slave)
Rob če ti bidam, mome, vre me tri godini//
    (I would be your slave for three years)

Samo da ti bidam, mome, samo da ti bidam
    (Just to see you, just to see you)
Samo da ti bidam, mome, belo to liko//
    (Just to see your beautiful face)

I da go vidiš, dušo, i da go vidiš
    (For just you to see it, for just you to see)
I da go vidiš, dušo, fajde si nema//
    (For just you to see it, there's no use in that)

(from miriam berg's folk dance song collection)