Two dances from Medjimurje

Ki su decki crlenesi & Dosla sam vam japa dimo
These two dances and songs are from the region of Medjimurje, located between the Drava and Mura rivers and the Hungarian border. There are relatively few facts about the dances of Medjimurje dating from the 19th century, whether by Croatian or Hungarian ethnomusicologists. During the Austro-Hungarian occupation of this area, people were prohibited from amintaining their customs and dances. For this reason, solo singing became the only outlet for preserving the culture. Following World War 2, those songs were used to a foundation for the creation of many new national dances, rooted in the peasant dances of other bordering cultures, including the polka and csardas. Dances are often accompanied by singing and orchestras comprised of cimbal, violin, clarinet and bass, and sometimes the tambura orchestra.

Zeljko Jergan did research throughout the Medjimurje region from 1972 to 1975.

TRANSLATION:
The health looking guys
Father, I came home

PRONUNCIATION:
kee su DECH-kee CHER-leh-NEH-shee
DOHSH-lah sahm vahm JAH-pah DEE-moh

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