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    "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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