Sound Clips

Subrali sa sa
Folk song from the Rhodope area of Bulgaria with a complex rhythm. Some maidens got together to spin and soon fell asleep. The first girl awoke and called to her friends that her necklace was missing from her fair neck. The second said she was missing the sash from her slender waist. And, the third said she was missing the skirt from her slender body! (1:58)

Dodi Li
The text is from the Song of Songs, "My beloved is mine and I am his..." (2:14)
Arranged by Jeanne Benioff

Shen khar venakhi (You are the vine)
12th century hymn from Kartl-Kakheti in Eastern Georgia. Perhaps the best known of Georgian chorales. The poetry compares the Virgin with the grapevine. (2:42)

Izvor Voda
Water sprang from a well and spoke to a girl. “I am water; I know how to cook; I will cook in Bitola, near the fountain. The bachelors come there and tie up their horses.” This traditional Macedonian song again features Ian Saxton on doumbek and David Saxton on tamboura. Water sprang from a well and spoke to a girl. “I am water; I know how to cook; I will cook in Bitola, near the fountain. The bachelors come there and tie up their horses.” (2:49)
This traditional Macedonian song again features Ian Saxton on doumbek and David Saxton on tamboura.

Kak po moriu
A haunting 4 part song from Russia. A swan was swimming with her cygnets on the blue sea. A falcon appeared (symbolizing a brave young man), but the young woman said she would not bow down to him. He became angry and said she would be in his arms before long. (2:44)

Snoshti sam minal
From the Dobrudzha region of Northeastern Bulgaria. A young man is asking Elenka if she’s found his kavals,
Bulgarian flutes. (1:16)

Teften Kate
A lively, flirtatious song from the Pirin region of Bulgaria.(2:50)
Featuring the Saxton brothers.


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