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TINO MORI

(first performed in Oakland Auditorium by Tanec Yugoslavian State Ensemble in 1955)
(ever since it has been one of the most popular dances in Balkan groups)

Bog da bie, Tino mori
    (God has touched you, Tino dear)
Tino mori tvojata stara majka
    (Tino dear, your old mother)
Tino mori,
Tino mori tvojot stari tatko de
    (Tino dear, your old father too)

Što mi te armasaja, Tino
    (Tino is engaged to someone)
Tino mori mnogu na daleku
    (...from far away)
Tino mori,
Tino mori, dur na Gevgelija de
    (...in Gevgelija.)

Dur da Gevgelija, Tino
    (In Gevgelija, Tino)
Tino mori za Deljo Turundzala
    (...(engaged) to Deljo Turundzala)
Tino mori,
Tino mori za Deljo Turundzula de

Deljo bolen leži, Tino
    (Deljo is lying sick, Tino)
Tino mori Deljo kje da umre
    (...Deljo is going to die)
Tino mori
Tino mori Deljo kje da umre de

Nad glava mu, stojat Tino
    (Beside his bed Tino will stand)
Tino mori troica ikimdziji
    (...three priests are there)
Tino mori
Tino mori troica ikimdziji de

(from miriam berg's folk dance song collection)