7/8 - 11/8 (hi-fi recording)

[MAKEDON771]

this is macedonian song

[BelmondoAlvaro]

in this quality my patience runs out before the actual song kicks in.

[belef]

Consider looking the movie, Arizona Dreams.

[BelmondoAlvaro]

umm i dont get it... am i supposed to watch the movie? i did. love it.

if it means the music in movie is slower and thats why its slow here... ok.

[ForeverAndEver1111]

Shocking... immaculate... coming from an Outer Space... I am always crying with that song... Goran Bregovic is a genius!

[motordjiika]

Bulgarian voices & songs forever!

[ShellyWebsterBrutal]

taka e ama nikoi nikade ne ni znae 4e sa6tesatvuvame i drugi evropeiski narodi ni ograbvat i kopirat..... vajnoto e nie da znaem koi sme!!

[350flightlevel]

volim...

[Irennushka]

it's traditional macedonian song, and just for information it is not Biljana, but Ljiljana...i love bregovic's version, but the one of leb i sol is also great.

[BlagunKalchev]

3.Stoyan obeyed his mother

He hired 300 masterworkers

He built a colored fountain

To spring cold water

All villagers came

Bilyana's friends too -

all of the maids

But fuckin' Bilyana did not

[BlagunKalchev]

Translated: 1. Teach me mum, give me advice How to take Bilyana Bilyana beautiful girl Bilyana tall and high Bilyana only daughter of her mother. 2. I teach you, son, I advice you: Hire 300 masterworkers Build a colored fountain To spring cold water All villagers will come Bilyana's friends too - all of the maids and maybe Bilyana will come.

[Ochsenburg]

thank you for translation

[MegaJimmyBond]

Highly appreciated...thank you

[BlagunKalchev]

3. Послушал Стоян майка си

Повикал триста майстори

Направил чешма шарена

Навратил вода студена

Сите селяни дойдоха

И Билянини другарки

Ем, сите калеш невести

Пуста Биляна не дойде

[BlagunKalchev]

2. Уча те сине, карам те

Повикай триста майстори

Направи чешма шарена

Наврати вода студена

Сите селяни ше дойдат

и Билянини другарки

Ем, сите калеш невести

Белким Биляна ще дойде

[BlagunKalchev]

The lyric is the first verse of old song from Macedonia region. Such songs were collected by Miladinovi brothers in 1860 or so. Of cource the language is Bulgarian - the contemporary language spoken and written in Skopie is strongly serbized. Here is the full text:

[BlagunKalchev]

Учи ме майко, карай ме

Как да я взема Биляна

Биляна мома хубава

Биляна тънка, висока

Биляна една на майка

[mikan090989]

СРБИЈА!!!!!!

[reachthelight]

i would realy like someone helping me trannslate liric either english or french. tx in advence...simply a genius. loving it

[grosucelmic]

my favorite too..for it's promise of some beauty I cannot yet understand

[archeobacter]

oh my god...I'm always crying when I listen to this,or any Balcan folk song....so much suffer, so great people, so great tradition.....My Polish heart will be always with you!

[igorjovanoski]

Search for "leb i sol ucime majko karaj me" for a version av this tradiciona MACEDONIAN SONG. Tancks to Goran B. for his version its awsom!!

[dermeister11]

What are the capital letters for?Why you and your pathetic macedonism have to be everywhere?Yes it is from Macedonia, the region of the Balkans and it is great.I wish you could ask your ancestors who have sung it what nationality they had.

[missaubrey15]

you seem to know about this song, can you help me?

in the lyrics I found online to this song, my last name is repeated in the first verse, "Plavajka" do you know if it means anything....

[muchinka]

OMG... beatyfull

[newsuzuki]

come sempre Goran Bregovic riesce ad incantare e far sognare chi ascolta!!!GRANDE!!!!!

[robijas1mafia]

goran its my country boy zivjeo sto godina gorane

[Seckincim]

This song is special for world ı can't understand how can they write this song? when ı listen this ı fly in the sky I LOVE ARİZONA DREAM

[easystreets70]

Thanx for adding. Give us other pieces by him as well!

[ScaredCrows]

one of Bregovic's greatest !! I love it !!

[cveci25]

I am Bulgarian and also like his music very much, it sounds in our blood really! But actually he is not doing much with his orchestra now, I heard that he is interpreting classical music, like "Carmen"s oper!:

[hsurim]

Fantastyczne .... az nie mozna sie tym "nasycic"

[zoran81]

Who plays drums while they are singing???

[blackfoxxx9]

amazing

[hsurim]

Caly Goran Bregovic ... niesamowite :-))

[Eldrian88]

7/8 and 11/8 are the top rhythms you need to master for a top degree at the London Music College. We , the South-Eastern Europeans, normally think it's piece of cake. It's in our bloods !

[DS44444]

Awesome!

[alutkasek123]

Favourite performance ever. Great job, music, people simply honey ;) Love this song, I love music composed by Goran Bregovic also Kayah completly master stroke. Come back to Poland !

[mayday0923]

Do you know that song Sheva? It's Romanian! It's originally called Ciocarlia! and "Bulgarian dance" is in fact "Romanian dance"...still love Goran Bregovic, the confusion is excused

[kanonkan]

Yes and there are many that Goran took from Balkan tradition.Part from his famous song Mesecina also is not his,he took it from famous gypsy singer Saban Bajramovic,and after some time they spent on court,they made peace,and also made few song together on Goran's last album.After that Saban said."he's the best music arranger ever,my song was unknown before Goran took it"...

[kanonkan]

Amaizing,love this song.Originally macedonian traditional song,but with Goran's touch it comletely different.Extra energy added.He's the best music arranger ever