Songs

Věrnosť ('Faithfulness')

by Leoš Janáček From Moravian Folk Poetry in Song (1908)

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Věrnosť ('Faithfulness')
Czech source: Anon.

Około Hradišča
teče voda čista,
nemožem sa rozejít,
má galánko jistá.

A už sa rozešły
voděnka y rybičkú,
skoro-li sa rozejde
šohajek s děvečkú.

Około Hovoran
chodníček jako dłaň
a dože ho ušplapáł?
Šohajek chod'a k nám.

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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