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   George Gryak to qquito@hotmail.com   
   Re: "Deep Deep Ocean" A Yugoslav Folk So   
   26 Feb 09 04:14:56   
   
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   XPost: soc.culture.yugoslavia, soc.culture.croatia, soc.culture.slovenia   
   From: GeorgeGryak@att.net   
      
   The song is an old Croatian/Dalmatian song called "O More Duboko" The   
   Deep Sea. Google it for the lyrics and various MP3   
      
      
   qquito@hotmail.com wrote:   
   > Dear Everyone:   
   >   
   > There is a song in China which became very popular at least half a   
   > century ago, and the title of the song is "Deep Deep Ocean", and is   
   > known as a "Yugolav folk song". It is usually sung as a duet by a   
   > soprano and a mezzo-soprano, and the lyrics has been translated into   
   > Chinese, and I don't know what the original language of its lyrics is.   
   > And its Chinese lyrics can be loosely translated as   
   >   
   > Deep Deep Ocean   
   > ===============   
   >   
   > Oh, deep deep ocean,   
   > Why are you so turbulent?   
   > Turbulent as   
   > The shaken heart of my lover.   
   >   
   > Oh, young sailor,   
   > Please truthfully tell me,   
   > Do you know   
   > Where my lover is today?   
   >   
   > Oh, happiness is gone,   
   > Oh, my youth is gone,   
   > The unfaithful young man cast me off,   
   > How heartbroken I am!   
   > =============================   
   >   
   > A YOUTube video of this song is here: http://www.youtube.com/w   
   tch?v=8Hzooaj9rfY&feature=related   
   >   
   > Could anyone please tell where exactly this song is from and what the   
   > title and lyrics are in its original language? Could you also provide   
   > the original lyrics?   
   >   
   > Thank you for reading and replying!   
   >   
   > --Roland   
      
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