World Music


Croatian Music Piece

Stade Sunce I Zenske Mimico Kolo

My name is Olivia M. and I am from Australia but my grandparents and most of family are from Croatia. I’ve grown up singing Croatian music and this is my favourite piece by far. It’s a piece from the inner region of Croatian known as Lika or Bosna. It is originally a solo piece with a woman singing and her ‘tempo’ is kept by another group of women doing a special dance that is specifically made for the piece. During the piece there is also a spinning plate turned by another woman, which is meant to magnify and add tone colour to the singer’s voice. The name of the piece itself means ‘Old Sun’ (stade Sunce) and is originally a piece describing beautiful scenery.

English translation:
sun stood still at the Miracle
where the eagle was quarrelling

says my mountain villa
and Orlina my antiques
 

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