Crpi voda, Jano

Crpi voda, Jano

Genre	Folk dance
Time signature	2 4
Origin	Skopje, North Macedonia

Crpi voda, Jano (Macedonian: Црпи вода, Јано; English: Draw water, Jana) is a traditional Macedonian oro folk dance and song from the region of Skopje.

It is a mixed dance performed by a man and a woman with steady simple movements on half feet. The dancers hold their belts and begin their dance in a position of a half circle. The dance rhythm is ²
₄.

The dance is associated with the song:

In Macedonian:

Црпи вода, Јано, бегај дома,

Оздол иде, Јано, силен аскер,

Оздол иде, Јано, силен аскер,

Силен аскер, Јано, Демир-Тоска,

Напред врви, Јано, Мамуд паша,

А по него, Јано, гаваз-Шукри,

Ќе ти сакат, Јано, ладна вода,

А по вода, Јано, бело лице.

Translation in English:

Draw water, Jana, run home,

From above comes a strong army, Jana,

From above comes a strong army, Jana,

A strong army, Jana, Demir-Toska,

At its head, Jana, comes Mahmud Pasha,

And next to him, Jana, is Gavaz-Shukri

They will want cold water, Jana,

They will want your white face, Jana.

See also

• Music of North Macedonia

Further reading

• Dimovski, Mihailo. (1977:41-2). Macedonian folk dances (Original in Macedonian: Македонски народни ора). Skopje: Naša kniga & Institut za folklor