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Thread #70209   Message #1196923
Posted By: Joe Offer
30-May-04 - 01:03 AM
Thread Name: translations of E.European trad songs
Subject: RE: translations of E.European trad songs
Hi, Wretched - we have lots of Yiddish songs here, but not many from Eastern European languages. If somebody posts a request for a specific song, we usually come up with an answer. If you explore our QuickLinks menu (on most Mudcat pages), you'll find our Song Origins section. We have groups of German, French, Italian, and Polish songs. We also have a special section for Russian Folk Songs, and we have scads of Irish-language songs.
It would be interesting to have more Eastern European songs, especially Bulgrarian songs and perhaps the Hungarian songs Bela Bartok and Kodaly and others collected. If you explore this site (click) you'll find Eastern European recordings and background information.
Post a request or two for specific songs, and we'll see if we can find answers.
-Joe Offer-