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Vuprem oci an old traditional Croatian song very popular among French vocal choirs
By Darko ®ubriniæ | Published  04/17/2014 | Music , Croatian spirituality , Croatian Language , About us , Friends , Education , Culture And Arts | Unrated
We owe our sincere gratitude to numerous French choirs and their conductors for their beautiful interpretations


Vuprem Oci, chant populaire de Croatie, interprété par la Maîtrise des Petits Chanteurs de Lambres lez Douai
le 23 janvier 2010 en l'église Saint André de Reims. Directed by Mr. Jérôme Cupelli.



Le Choeur des Jeunes de Casablanca, Maroc, interprete ici un chant populaire de Croatie, Vuprem Oèi.
Il est bien sur dirigé par Adnane Matrone ce 21 Mars 2009 a Casablanca.


 
Vuprem oèi is a very tender and poetic Croatian folk song from the region of Meðimurje on the north of Croatia. Its simple melody follows a pentatonic pattern, so typical for this part of Croatia. We express our deep gratitude to Professor Kre¹imir Veseliæ, distinguished Croatian mathematician, who informed us about popularity of this song in France. We also owe our sincere gratitude to numerous French choirs and their conductors for their exceptional perfomances. Moreover, they sing this song in Croatian! This song is a jewel of the European cultural landscape.

It would be of interest to know from when and how Vuprem oèi became known in France.

There is another Croatian tune, U Boj, from the opera Nikola ©ubiæ Zrinski composed by Ivan pl. Zajc in the 19th century, which became surprisingly poupular in Japan already since 1919!

As we see, true music does not know of borders, despite cultural differences and language difficulties.

History of Croatian Music



Chant populaire de Croatie, Pascale Scarabin - Chanteuse, Delphine Chomel - Violon


Mrs. Pascale Scarabin, France, fantastic interpretor of Vuprem oèi, traditional Croatian folk song



Concert "Chanterelle-Montegaleto" a Bussolengo-Vérone (Italie), le 23.04.2011 Mme Cécile Duvivier et ses éleves
du college du Bras d'Or et du lycée de Montreuil (Pas-de-Calais / France)



Who sings, where and when? Many thanks to the source Cordée Vocale.



As we see, Croatia is both Mediterranean and Middle European country.
Meðimurje is a region on the very north of Croatia, with exceptional music heritage. Photo from tzm.hr

Meðimurje, kak si lepo zeleno... - Meðimurje, how beautiful and green you are...
This is the last verse of Vuprem oèi. Source of the photo: Mala hi¾a.


Coro Alpi Cozie, Chorale Aux 4 Vents, Chante La Vie, Pulnoy 30/11/2013, dir. A. Florentin



Chant a cappella par le groupe vocal Mozaique - Dijon Représentation du 11 mai 2012 au théâtre des Grésilles (Dijon - France)



Chorale Croqnotes



Chorale CHANTE BOIXE Enregitrement public dans la Collégiale de St JUNIEN Haute Vienne Ostensions Limousines 2009



Le groupe vocal de Vienne "Accordina" a Vénissieux en 2008. Direction: Bernard Okoumouchian



"La Palanquette", chorale de Précigné, et "Vocalieg", chorale du Mans, le samedi 26 mars 2011
en l'église Notre Dame du Chene (La Chapelle du Chene, Sarthe), sous la direction de Marie-Thérese Brebion.



Who sings, where and when? Cassandre / Vuprem oci



Chant populaire de Croatie, harmonisation de Vinko Zganec
Par la chorale Les Baladins de L'Estello de Septemes-les-Vallons Dirigée par Danielle Stéfan



Concert de la Fete de la Musique 2013 au Kiosque Micaud de Besançon.



ATELIER VOCAL DES 3 FRONTIÈRES Concert donné en l'église Saint-Rémi de Bertrange le 16/03/2014
Hvala Renati Petak iz Zagreba na informaciji. D.®.



Concert des 20 ans de la MJC a La Passerelle, Jacou le 02/10/2011


And singers from Croatia:


Tamara Korunek, native speaker and fantastic singer from Meðimurje, Croatia


Tamara Korunek, fantastic interpretor of Croatian folk songs from Meðimurje



Ladarice singing Malo Meðimurje, 20.4.2012. Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, on the occasion of 30 years of Klapa Sinj



Mura, Mura, globoka si reka ti / Mura, Mura, deep river you are
Croatian female choire, but we do not known which one.  



Source [PDF]

 
Vuprem oèi
Traduction du Croate:

Quand vers la voˆute du ciel je l`eve les yeux,
je la vois ´etincellante d’etoiles.

Medjimorje, comme tu est verte et belle
quand tu m’apparais dans ta parure des fleurs!
(Medjimorje est une r´egion de Croatie)

Translation from Croatian:

When I look at the vault of the sky,
i see a glittering of stars.

Medjimorje, how green and beautifull you are
when you appear in a finery of flowers!

(Medjimorje is a region of Croatia)

Vertaling:

Als ik naar de hemel kijk,
dan zie ik een schittering van sterren.

Medjimorje, hoe groen en hoe mooi ben je
als je je toont in een bed van bloemen.

(Medjimorje is een streek van Kroatie)

Translations from Croatian by Mr. Andre van Ryckeghem, Belgium; source: [PDF]


 
Links of interest for choirs

https://soundcloud.com/pascale-scarabin/vuprem-oci-pascale-scarabin

http://mp3skull.com/mp3/vuprem_oci.html

http://chorneville.fr/Carnets-de-chants/Vuprem%20Oci%202/mp3/Vuprem_Oci.htm

Le célebre Vuprerm Oci interprété a 4 Voix

http://quatre.saisons.bozel.free.fr/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=69


Many thanks to Professor Kre¹imir Veseliæ for his kind information
 about numerous performances of Vuprem oèi by French choirs. D.®.

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