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Thread #92033 Message #1754606
Posted By: Artful Codger
06-Jun-06 - 09:10 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Ja helo helo malenka jako sa tabe pasu
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ja helo helo malenka jako sa tabe pas
With the diacriticals:
Pastevecké "Helokanie"
Ja, helo, helo, Malenka.
Jako sa tebe pasu?
A ty še velech panenka
Ja, helo, helo!
Pronunciation:
c = ts
ch = kh
š = sh
I'm pretty sure the language is Slovak; there are too many differences from standard Czech (where, for instance, it would be Malenko, jak se, pasou...) I'm guessing the Pennywhistlers attributed it geographically (eastern Moravia?) rather than linguistically.
The name Malenka is probably derived from malý (little) or malina (raspberry).