Text & Translation
Svatba komárí, 'Flies' wedding'
source:
Traditional
M-m-m-m trošky vína neměli.
Přiletěł tam słaviček,
Přiněs vina židliček.
Komáři se opili,
Až komára zabili.
Komár leži v komoře,
Muška płače na dvoře.
Něplač, muško, co ti je?
Ešče komár ožije.
Flies' wedding
English translation ©
Mimi Doulton
They didn‘t have any wine.
A nightingale flew in
Bringing a jug of wine.
The mosquitoes got drunk
And killed one of their own.
Mosquito lies in the back room,
A fly cries in the yard.
Don‘t cry, fly, what‘s wrong?
The mosquito will come back.
Svatba komárí, 'Flies' wedding'
source:
Traditional
Flies' wedding
English source:
Mimi Doulton
M-m-m-m komáři se ženili,
M-m-m-m the mosquitoes are getting married,
M-m-m-m trošky vína neměli.
They didn‘t have any wine.
Přiletěł tam słaviček,
A nightingale flew in
Přiněs vina židliček.
Bringing a jug of wine.
Komáři se opili,
The mosquitoes got drunk
Až komára zabili.
And killed one of their own.
Komár leži v komoře,
Mosquito lies in the back room,
Muška płače na dvoře.
A fly cries in the yard.
Něplač, muško, co ti je?
Don‘t cry, fly, what‘s wrong?
Ešče komár ožije.
The mosquito will come back.
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
Traditional
Traditional