Dance song from the village of Bapčor (Aegean Macedonia).
A young girl goes to the well for water, a handsome young blade hot on her heels. “Stop, wait a minute–give me some water to cool my lips!” The girl is taken in and offers him some water…but he doesn't take the water. Instead he grabs her by the arm and throws her on his horse. The horse runs like the wind, the girl's tears fall like droplets of fine rain…
credits
from Late Harvest,
released January 1, 2004
Chaya Shahan Bromberg, Martha Forsyth, Pat Iverson, Kristin Lewis, Dean Brown, Ralph Iverson, David Skidmore, Patrick Yacono
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