Darmo sa ty trápíš- Čechomor

You are vainly worried


1. You are vainly worried
My dear little son
I am not carrying your name in my heart.

I will not be yours
Not only for one hour.

2. What do you think about yourself ?
You are my dear lovely heart.

You must be mine
because you have been given to me by the Lord.

3. I will become a little squirrel
And I will jump from an oak to a fir.

I will not be yours
Not only for one hour.


4. And I have a special axe at home
I will chop down the oak and the fir.


You must be mine
because you have been given to me by the Lord.

5. I will become a little fish
And I will swim away from you on the River Danube.

I will not be yours
Not only for one hour.

6. And I am keeping a special fishing rod at home
And I can catch any fish.


You must be mine
because you have been given to me by the Lord.

7. And I will become a crow
And I will fly away from you to The Hungarian side.

I will not be yours
Not only for one hour.


8. And I am keeping a special crossbow at home
Which will shoot away a soul from all the crows.

You must be mine
because you have been given to me by the Lord.



9. And I will become a little star in the sky
And I will shine for the people in the sky.

I will not be yours
Not only for one hour


10. And there are such astronomers in our home
Who can count all the stars in the sky.


You must be mine
because you have been given to me by the Lord.




All the odd parts are sang by a girl { 1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
All the even parts are sung by a young man. { 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 }

It is a dialogue between two lovers. It is quite popular in many for the Czech, Moravian or Slovak folk songs.