Lakoro bijav dikhava | "Her wedding I watch"
by Selver Demiri
Romani singer from Macedonia, Selver Demiri, begins this song with the simple “Today, I want to die.” The young man in the song is in love with a young woman, but their love is not meant to be. Her family gave her away to a much older but rich groom. Today is her wedding.
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