Livonian
6.4. “Katšīn vȯ’ļ kaš” / “Katšī had a cat”
The song “Katšīn vȯ’ļ kaš” is performed in the film “Liivi rannal” (On the Livonian Coast) by Katriņ Krason (1890–1979), who was a well-known Livonian folk singer. Watch the film at the ERR archive (the starts at 13:10). Katriņ Krason appears with linguist Eduard Vääri in the photo below.
Katšīn vȯ’ļ knaš
kērabi kaš.
Se kilgsõ tä’m magīz,
ta īridi akīz.
Salāndiz a’mmõ:
ne’i liestõ kui kammõ,
vȯ’zzõ ja semḑi,
amā emīņ i’ļdžemḑi!
Poto: Reet Vääri personal collection, TÜ EMSA PF0061-018
