January 12, 2026, Playlist, Katuše Mome (Macedonian). Weekly dancing on Fri and Mon -except MLK Day.

[katia mucha]

Hi, dancers,

On Monday, Tom taught the Macedonian dance, Katushe Mome, that is danced 

to the song, "Katuše Pusto Katuše."  "Mome" has been translated online as"young 

woman" or "girl" with a sweet connotation for rural speakers, and one translation is 

"Katushe, My Dear."  This dance shares its melody with a version of a Macedonian 

dance, Shto Mi E Milo. (See videos below.)

Katushe Mome was introduced by Dick Crum in 1959 at the Stockton Folk Dance Camp, 

and it was presented by other instructors in later years.  The lyrics of the song are the 

words of young man trying to persuade Katushe of the disadvantages of marrying

a drunkard. He tells her that workers have money, but bums have peppers.  

(Wisdom to remember?)

Here is a beautiful version from the Michel Cartier series featuring the Macedonian 

Choir of Sophia. The old, vinyl version.

https://archive.org/details/78_katushe-mome-katushe_macedonian-choir-of-sofia_gbia0047845b  

Katuše, beautiful Katuše

look what was fated for you—

to marry the biggest drunkard of all,

that Nikola the bum.

All the men have gone away to earn a living,
your man’s gone to the tavern.
Oh, Katuše,
I’m burning up for you, dearie.

All the men have gone to the market,
your man has gone to the wine-barrels.
Oh, Katuše,
I’m burning up for you, dearie.

The ones that have gone away to work have strings of florins,
the bums have strings of peppers.
Oh, Katuše,
I’m burning up for you, dearie.

Dancing weekly in January on Fridays and Mondays,

Except Martin Luther King Day,  January 19. 2026.

PLAYLIST Monday, January 12, 2026 

1.     Jondane Johane (Basque)

             2.     Masar (Sacred Circle, Palestinian music)

3.     Vikivaki (Iceland)

4.     Serbian Ravno (Serbian American) - TAUGHT

5.     Lleshi (Albanian)

6.     Al Tira (Israel)

7.     Robin Ddiog (Wales)

8.     Ciocarlanul (Romania)

9.     Maricensko Pravo Horo (Bulgaria)

10.  An Dro Retournee (Brittany)

11.  High Green Mountain (Aboriginal Taiwan)

12.  Five-Measure Dajcovo (Bulgarian/American variant)

13.  Senin Canina (Turkey/Kurdish)

14.  Katushe Mome (Macedonia) TAUGHT

Video: https://folkdancemusings.blogspot.com/2014/09/katuse-mome-macedonia.html

15.  Sto Mi E Milo (Bulgaria) – same dance as Katushe Mome

16.  Cumbia Semana (USA/Colombia)

17.  Ajnzerica (Croatia)

18.  Opa Opa Ta Bouzoukia (Greece)

            19.  Mantinades (Greece)

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