Snošti E Dobra - Bulgarian Song

Vocals & arrangement by Farya Faraji. Snošti E Dobra is a Bulgarian folk song themed around a woman working hard on spindles, and how that hardworking nature indicates how she will make a good wife--an interesting lyrical snapshot of rural life in Bulgaria of centuries past. The time signature of the song is 7/16, a very unusual rhythmic structure for most countries outside of the Balkans. Lyrics in Bulgarian: Снощи е Добра късно седела Ой Добро, Добро, добра невесто Късно седела, попрелкувала Ой Добро... Та е напрела девет вретена Ой Добро... Девет вретена тънка основа Ой Добро... Да си дарува свекър, свекърва Ой Добро... Romanised lyrics: Snošti e Dobra kâsno sedela Oj Dobro, Dobro, dobra nevesto Kâsno sedela, poprelkuvala Oj Dobro... Ta e naprela devet vretena Oj Dobro... Devet vretena tânka osnova Oj Dobro... Da si daruva svekâr, svekârva Oj Dobro... English translation: Last night Dobra sat up late Oh Dobra, good wife! Sat up late spinning. And she spun nine spindles-full Nine spindles-full of fine warp-thread And she wove fine wedding gifts To gift her father-in-law, her mother-in-law Her father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and his wife Brother-in-law, his wife, and her younger sister-in-law