Traditional East Prussian folk song - Strazde strazdeli (Klaipėdos krašto lietuvininkų daina)

Traditional folk song from Memelland (Memelgebiet) in Kleinlitauen / Preußisch-Litauen region of the former East Prussia. The video was filmed in 1995 Nida (Nidden) town in the Curonian spit (Kurische Nehrung), the song is sung by the town’s local folk group. All women in the video are wearing casual versions of the region’s traditional folk clothing (not to be confused with the national costume which is based on the festive version of the folk clothing and features vests as well as whiter & more richly embroidered aprons and shirts than what you see in the video). Tradicinė Liudviko Rėzos užrašyta prūsininkų liaudies daina iš Klaipėdos krašto, buvusiuose Rytprūsiuose (Mažojoje Lietuvoje). Translation of the lyrics: Oh, thrush, you dear thrush, you mottled bird, don’t jump over the road! / I have a riffle ready, it is loaded with silver. / I shot once - the feathers got dusty, the earth trembled. / I shot