Dyby byla kosa nabróšená

Dyby byla kosa nabróšená,
dyby byla votava,
co by vona drobnó jetelinku,
co by vona šupala!

A šupaj šupaj drobná jetelinko,
co je mně po tobě,
má zlatá panenko,
co je mně po tobě,
dys ty se mně provdala!

by Volkslieder (Folksongs) , from a collection of Moravian folk songs compiled by František Sušil

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) , "Dyby byla kosa nabróšená", op. 29b no. 3, B. 60 no. 3 (1876) [soprano, alto, and piano], from Moravské dvojzpevy II. rada (Moravian Duets 2nd series), no. 3, also set in German
by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) , "Dyby byla kosa nabróšená", B. 107 no. 1 (1880) [women's chorus], from Ženské sbory, no. 1.

by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) , "Wen die Sense scharf geschliffen wäre", op. 29b no. 3, B. 60 no. 3 (1876) [soprano, alto, and piano], from Moravské dvojzpevy II. rada (Moravian Duets 2nd series), no. 3, also set in Moravian

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