Konjo Konjo - Конйо Конйо (Bulgaria)

Konjo Konjo 

Конйо Конйо

Bulgaria

These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie, based on Maurits and Tineke van Geel's teaching at a workshop in Tucson AZ. These notes were created with Tineke and Maurits' notes open in front of me, so they are heavily influenced by his notes. Choreographed by Belčo Stanev based on traditional steps from the Rhodopes mountain. The name of the song translates as "Horse, Horse".

Music: Tineke and Maurits van Geel DVD, 2018
Meter: 2/4
Formation: Greek Style Escort hold (hold hands, with forearms parallel to the ground)
Introduction: 7 bars, no action. Start with singing

Part 1: Pravo

Bar 1: Step on R to R (1), Cross L over R (2)Bar 2: Sway on R to R (1), pause (2)
Bar 3: Sway on L to L (1), pause (2)
Bars 4-15: Repeat bars 1-3, four more times (5 in total)
Bar 16: Touch R heel next to ball of L foot (1) lift R slightly above floor (2)
Bar 17: Repeat bar 16
Bars 18-34: repeat bars 1-17

Part 2: In and out

Bar 1: Step R (1), L (2) into the center
Bar 2: Step on R into the center (1), pause (2)
Bar 3: Step on L into the center (1), pause (2)
Bar 4: Touch R heel to diagonal R (1) pause (2)
Bar 5: Touch R heel straightforward (1) pause (2)
Bar 6: Back out of the center, Step R (1), L (2)
Bar 7: Repeat bar 6

Alternate the two steps until the end of the music

Tucson Video

We have the arms wrong in this video, it should be in escort hold

Other notes on the web

• http://www.socalfolkdance.com/syllabi/syllabus_statewide_2016.pdf

Lyrics

From Tineke and Maurits' typewritten notes.

Konjo Konjo hranen konjo 
Hajde konjo da ideme 
Deno behme snošna ve

Tamo ima do tri momi 
Do tri momi hubavici 
Pârva momi divom sedi 
Vtora momi kafe vari

Treta momi kon razvita 
Kon razvita I go pita 
Konjo konjo hranen konjo 
Ženen li e tvoj sajbie

Ni e ženen ni e glaven 
Sega misli da sa glavi 
Da sa glavi da sa ženi

Horse, horse, well fed horse
Come horse, let’s go
Where we have been yesterday night

There are about three young girls 
About three lovely girls
The first girl sits beautifully
The second girl makes coffee

The third girl leads the horse 
She lets the horse walk and asks 
Horse, horse, well fed horse
Is your master married?

He is not married and not engaged 
He thinks about an engagement 
To engage and to marry 

Other Sources

• van Geel, Tineke and Maurits van Geel. Data DVD 2018 (including notes, music and video)

Also spelled: Konyo, Konio