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Aj, co to je za slaviček, ‘Hey, what kind of nightingale is this?’

by Leoš Janáček

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Aj, co to je za slaviček, ‘Hey, what kind of nightingale is this?’
Czech source: Anon.

Aj co to je za slaviček
co tak šumně zpiva:
a to je muj najmilejši
ze mě se vysmiva.

Něvismivajse ty ze mě
z chudobnej děvuchy;
něnosim ja střibra zlata
ani drahe šaty.

Po prvni raz sem tě viděl,
jak si kravy pasla;
ty si se mi zalubila,
bo's šumně zpivala.

Dyby byl Boha miloval
Jak tebe děvuoho,
Něbyl by na světě ostal
Do neba sa dostal.

Composer

Leoš Janáček

Leoš Janáček was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style.

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