KITKA: Bel veter due (1988)
From our performance archives…
BEL VETER DUE (A FRESH WIND BLEW)
Rhodope Region, Bulgaria, arr. Nikolaj Kaufman
This folk song was originally sung in unison to accompany a pravo horo, a spiraling line dance in 2/4 rhythm.
“A fresh wind blew, making the forest trees sway. Three snows melted, three rivers flowed down, carrying with them three herbs. The first herb was my first love. The second herb was my second love. The third herb was the one who has forsaken me.”
Performed by Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble (1988)
L-R: Bon (Brown) Singer, Sonia Wyman, Barbara Petterson, Jeanne Benioff, Shira Cion, Lita Munich, Ann Moorhead, Beth (Brown) Crespan, Janet Kutulas, Joyce Gibrick, Catherine Rose Crowther, Juliana Graffagna, Mantra (Ben Ya’akova) Plonsey, Anastacia Metcalf Lundholm
Last verse performed by Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble (2017)
Kelly Atkins, Caitlin Tabancay Austin, Kristine Barrett, Natalie Bartlett, Barbara Byers, Shira Cion, Erin Lashnits Herman, Janet Kutulas, Michele Simon, Corinne Sykes
Recorded on the album EVENING STAR (Diaphonica Productions), available from http://www.kitka.org/shop and http://www.kitka.bandcamp.com
Recorded in 1988 at the Oakland Ensemble Theater, Oakland, CA and in 2017 at Opus Studios, Berkeley, CA
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