Dojdi Dojdi Libe Le (Bagnoli Version) - Дойди Дойди Либе Ле (Bulgaria)

Dojdi Dojdi Libe Le (Bagnoli Version)

Дойди Дойди Либе Ле

Bulgaria

These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. Taught in the USA by Roberto Bagnoli. Also taught by Lee Otterholt. A different version was taught by Ira Weisburd. This version comes from Dilyana Kurdova, who learned it in the Velingrad Region.

Music:

• Otterholt Texas Camp 2018
• Ethnic Journey 2018 - Roberto Bagnoli
• https://youtu.be/F59abuEMw1I
• https://youtu.be/hjhTB1v7kLw
• https://youtu.be/6f5dv6RcB8U
• https://youtu.be/VstMJ6RccVI

Meter: 7/8 counted as QQS (Roberto notates it as 2/4, and that's what the sheet music linked below says, but it sure sounds like 7/8 to my ears)
Formation: Open circle, hands down in V position. Leads to the R
Introduction: Start with singing

Part 1

Bar 1: Step on R to R (QQ), cross L over R (S)
Bar 2: Step on R to R (Q), cross L over R (Q), Step on R to R (S)
Bar 3: Čukče on R, while lifting L knee (QQ), Step backwards out of circle on L (S)
Bar 4: Closing R foot next to L, bounce on both feet (QQ), Bounce again (S)
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4

Part 2

Bar 1: Hop on L, swinging R across in front low (Q), Step on R across in front of L (Q), Step on L to L (S)
Bar 2: Hop on L, swinging R across in front low (Q), Step on R behind L (Q), Step on L to L (S)
Bar 3: Step on R across in front of L (QQ), hop on R, while swing L low across in front of R (S),
Bar 4: Step on L across R (Q), Run R (Q) L (S) in LOD
Bar 5: Facing center, sway on R to R with a bounce (QQ) bounce again (S)
Bar 6: Sway on L to L, with a bounce (QQ) bounce again (S)
Bar 7: Sway on R to R with a bounce (QQ) bounce again (S)
Bar 8: Sway on L to L with a bounce (QQ) bounce again (S)

Alternate the steps until the end of the music

Other videos on the web

Doydi Doydi Libe Le, Bulgarian dance demo'd by Roberto Bagnoli from Loretta Holz on Vimeo.

Lyrics

From Bagnoli's notes

Dojdi, dojdi, libe le, doma na večera.
Oh, libe le doma na večera.
Libe, libe, libe le doma na večera.
Vrazi Konče, libe le, za vita kalina.
Ta se kači, libe le, gore na čardaci
Ta da vidiš, libe le, mama kak me gali.
Mene gali, libe le, tebe spomenuva.

Come beloved to my house for dinner.
Tie your little horse to the highest rowan berry
Walk up the stairs upon the terrace
To see how my mother coddles me
How she touches me and about you she talks

Sheet Music

• https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/08506/4B6EE4A98A16AFBE10775104546822C0A5C31729.html

Other Sources

• Bagnoli, Roberto (2018), PDF of dance notes. 

See Also

• Weisburd Dance done to the same music

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