{"id":79,"date":"2019-05-25T07:03:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T07:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshanin.com\/blog\/?p=79"},"modified":"2026-01-06T04:32:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:32:05","slug":"shto-mi-je-merak-poljak-da-bidnem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshanin.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/25\/shto-mi-je-merak-poljak-da-bidnem\/","title":{"rendered":"SHTO MI JE MERAK POLJAK DA BIDNEM"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cShto mi je merak poljak da bidnem”
\nTraditional Folk Song<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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SONG INFO & LYRICS<\/em><\/strong><\/b><\/h3>\n

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\u201cShto mi je merak poljak da bidnem\u201d<\/i><\/strong> is a well known and very popular traditional folk song, admired throughout the former Yugoslavia. It is a staple song in both Macedonian and Serbian folk music repertoires. A few versions of the lyrical content exist today, with some of them involving a different text, while most versions differ only slightly, with minor variations based on the actual dialects of different regions in which the song was traditionally performed.<\/p>\n

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The lyrics for this love-themed song revolve around a field guard who is expressing his admiration for a girl named Bozhana (\u0411\u043e\u0436\u0430\u043d\u0430)<\/i> who is harvesting the field. The mere fact that the narrator\u2019s role is an armed guard gives us an insight into the social circumstances of the times of this song\u2019s origins. Due to the volatile political situation in the wider region and a generally unstable environment with a perpetual risk of sudden outbreaks of conflicts, uprisings or even wars, workers performing any activities on the farms or in the fields were commonly accompanied by the armed members of their families or village. Normally, at least one or more armed members would be tasked with safeguarding the rest of the villagers who were ploughing, planting, sowing, weeding, harvesting etc. In some regions this practice was necessary because of the constant threats of attacks by thieves, outlaws or by the hostile neighboring clans. Unfortunately, such threats and attacks are still part of daily life for Serbian people living in constant fear in the Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija. If you are interested in helping to provide a humanitarian assistance to people in need please consider donating to the International Not-For-Profit Humanitarian Organization \u201c28. Jun<\/a>\u201d which is providing humanitarian, medical and disaster relief to the Western Balkans.<\/p>\n

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The lyrics shown below are a traditional version in the distinctive southern dialect of the Serbian language, as performed in the Vranje region in Southern Serbia. A beloved Serbian folk music singer Stanisha Stoshich<\/strong><\/a> (\u0421\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0448\u0430 \u0421\u0442\u043e\u0448\u0438\u045b, 1946-2008)<\/i> immortalized this song with his soulful voice and an expressive and heartwarming performance:<\/p>\n

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<\/i>\u201dSh<\/b><\/i><\/strong>to mi je merak poljak da bidnem\u201d – Stanisha Stoshich:
\n<\/b><\/i><\/strong>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=33pWnCE87EM<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n