Dunja Knebl & Roko Margeta - ČMELICA

Album: FAUNA
Hrvatska tradicijska pjesma/Traditional Croatian folksong
Dunja Knebl: voice
Roko Margeta: dječji klavir / toy piano, Indijski harmonij / Indian harmonium, violina s flaksom & kalofonijem / violin with flax & rosin, tapan, tar, šuške & malene perkusije / shakers & small percussion (rifljača / washboard, šuška od cacho ljuski / cacho seed pod shaker), fućkanje / whistling, činele / cymbals, Sven: pjevanje / singing
The album was recorded at Sunday Studios in October, 2024 by Sven Pavlović, produced by Sven Pavlović and Roko Margeta, mastered by Jelenko Hodak (Green Hill Studio), and released March 23, 2025 by GEENGER RECORDS
Video snimke / Filming: Dunja Knebl
Montaža/Editing: Dunja Knebl

ČMELICA
Čmelica leće gori pod nebo,
ona si leče v očkove/majkine/bracove/sestrine dvore,
Imaš ti joček/majka/bratec/sestra cvetek na dvoru?
Imam ga, imam ga, kaj da je ocvel!
Čmelica leće gore pod nebo, ona si leće v lubove dvore:
Imaš ti, lubi, cvetek na dvoru? - Imam ti, imam, i vu njem sedim.
Ojdi sim, luba, ojdi sim, draga, sedi s v njega kraj mene, draga,
Kraj mene, draga, pa me tu lubi, pa me tu lubi na veke vekov.

THE BEE
A bee flies high in the sky and comes to her father's/mother's/brother's/sister's home asking:
Do you have a flower for me in your garden?
The reply of all is the same:
Yes, I do have a flower in my garden, but it seems that it is no longer blooming.
Finally, she flew to her sweetheart's home asking the same question and getting a different reply:
Yes, I have a blooming flower in my garden, and I am sitting in it. Come sit beside me and love me till the end of time.