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Collectanea.

ly, ma-tka mi - la, Dzieii-cy-na mi ■ lej - sa.

l_AUl_*z ?_=« — 9 —, ,

Dzieu-cy - na mi - lej - sa. Cie - rez sad \vi - no - hrad,

Siwy holub, siwy holub, Hahibka siwiejsa, Ojciec mity, matka mila, Dzieiicyna milejsa. Tram ta drata, a ta drata, Dzieucyna milejsa.

me uziou,etc.

Gray is the dove, he is grey, His mate she is greyer. Father and mother are dear, My maiden is dearer. Tram ta drata, a ta drata. My maiden is dearer.

One of the hills is high.

And the other one is low,

One of my loved ones is far away.

And the other one is. near.

Tram ta drata, a ta drata.

The other one is near.

Adna horka wysokaja,

A druhaja nizka,

Adna mila dalekaja,

A druhaja blizka.^

Tram ta drata, a ta drata,

A druhaja blizka.

A u toj dalekoj

Hycki i cialuski,

A u toj blizienkoj

Puchowy paduski.

Tram ta drata, a ta drata,

Puchowy paduski.

A ja tuju dalekuju Ludziam padaruju, A do hetoj bliziusienkoj ■*

'^Blizka, bliziei'ika, bliziusienka. Blizienka (nearer) is a diminutive of blizka (near), and is used as the comparative degree ; bliziusienka (nearest), which serves as the superlative, is the diminutive of blizienka, and has itself a diminu- tive bliziitsieniecka (very nearest).

•• Mo (perhaps) a contraction of nio'ze, is used as frequently as the latter.

And the one who is far Has calves and cows, Put the one who is near Has pillows of down. Tram ta <lrata, a ta drata, Has pillows of down.

And the one who is far

I'll give her away.

And the one who is near