Mitrele
“They say you are returning,
Mitre, my beloved.
Even from the next village far away,
they speak of your return,
and even old grandmothers have heard
that you are coming back,
Mitre, my beloved!”
Bulgarian Folksong from the Shope region
»People are saying that you are coming back, Mitre, my Love. And in the village far away they are saying that you are coming back. Even old women are saying that you are coming back, Mitre, my Love!«
A young girl, Blagovesa, taught me this song when I was visiting Shiroka Laka on Rodopian Mountain. I tried to go into the famous musical high school there, but because I didn’t know anyone, I couldn’t enter. I waited outside, and then Blagovesa came out. I stopped her and asked if she could teach me a song. I was so lucky to meet this amazing folk singer who taught me this song that day right outside of the school.
Music: Bulgarian folksong, Zvezdana Novaković ZveN
Lyrics: Bulgarian folksong
Arrangement: Zvezdana Novaković ZveN