The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

ANCHICE (ANNIE)

ANCHICE, DUSHICE MOJA (ANNIE, MY SWEETEST DARLING,
STIZHE ME TUZHAN GLAS I HEAR THE SAD NEWS
DA TI DRUGOGA LJUBISH THAT YOU LOVE ANOTHER
U MOJ NESRETNI CHAS AT THIS UNFORTUNATE TIME.
SJECHAJ SE ONIH DANA, AH DO REMEMBER THE TIME
KAD SI SE ZAKLELA, WHEN YOU MADE THE VOW
DA CHES MI BITI TO BE FAITHFUL TO ME
VJERNA CJELOGA ZHIVOTA YOUR WHOLE LIFE THROUGH.)

Submitter comment: THE LANGUAGE IS SERBO-CROATIAN, A BRANCH OF SOUTH SLAVIC

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO

Keyword(s): CROATIA ; TAMBURITZA

Date learned: 00-00-1978