Text & Translation
Koza bílá hrušky sbírá
Czech source:
Traditional
strakatá je trese.
Bílá je ponese
zítra do Kolína!
Fruit Picking
English translation ©
Anon.
White goat picks them up, see!
She'll go tomorrow
to sell the pears at Kolin.
Koza bílá hrušky sbírá
Czech source:
Traditional
Fruit Picking
English source:
Anon.
Koza bílá hrušky sbírá,
Spotted goat shakes the pear tree,
strakatá je trese.
White goat picks them up, see!
Bílá je ponese
She'll go tomorrow
zítra do Kolína!
to sell the pears at Kolin.
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.
Poet
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