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The former wedding song is sung today in Western Serbia on various occasions, at village spinning bees and outside parties, now rendered as a love song. Three girls discuss among themselves what each would like most in life. The oldest says she would like gold (i.e. wealth). The middle one opts for pretty dresses (silk), while the youngest rejects riches and fancy clothes in favour of the love of her sweetheart. This meeting is held against the stormy background of the troubled and fast-flowing River Drina, which is periodically asked to stop its noisy torrent so that the wishes of the three girls can be heard.

Lyrics:

Tri devojke zbor zborile, oj,
medju sobom govorile, oj.
Stoj, Drino, vodo hladna, stoj!
Stan’, devojko, rode moj!

Najstarija govorila, oj:
Ja bi zlato najvolela, oj.
Stoj, Drino, vodo hladna, stoj!
Stan’, devojko, rode moj!

A srednja je govorila, oj:
Ja bi svilu najvolela, oj.
Stoj, Drino, vodo hladna, stoj!
Stan’, devojko, rode moj!

Najmladja je govorila, oj:
Ja bi dragog najvolela, oj.
Stoj, Drino, vodo hladna, stoj!
Stan’, devojko, rode moj!

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