V NÁMĚŠTI JE HÁJEK has two Moravian folk texts set to music by Jiří Laburda. Czech pronunciation guide and English translations are provided. Two-Part Choir with Piano. Grade: M Duration: 5:30

I. “Malý ptáčku” (“Little Bird”)

TRANSLATION:

Little bird, you falcon, flying high, what kind of news are you bringing, that you say nothing? I am bringing brief news, good and lovely, that your beloved will already be capped (i.e. married)…

II. “Zatoč se, slunečko” (“Turn, Little Sun”)

TRANSLATION:

Turn, little sun, over the forest, I don’t get any pleasure from my lovely one. I had a girl and loved her but my friend took her away. If he took her, let him have her, but he should not embrace her in front of me…