"Corroro" genre: World Traditions
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	Rom (Gypsy) ballad from Vojvodina, performed in a modern style with alto sax, clarinet, violin and vocals.
	CD: Nonstop   Label: Independent Credits: Trad. arr. Balkanarama
	Story Behind the Song This song -- the lament of a son whose father is forced to leave home to earn a living -- comes from the tamburica tradition of Vojvodina, a region now part of northern Serbia on the border with Hungary. We decided to perform it in the style of a Macedonian bar band in a southern Balkan dance rhythm. We recorded it early during the production of our first CD, "Nonstop," and got it right on almost the first take. Lyrics The song's sung in Romany -- here's an approximate English translation: I walk alone Oh God, I'm poor Oh God, I'm poor I have no father Chorus: Oh, I'm poor, I have no father If my father would come to me, If I could see his hands, I he would embrace me, I'd be so happy Oh God, I became poor I never saw my father He went out into the world I was so unhappy

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