Song 54: 'Gypsies'; Song 55: 'Two little eyes'; Song 56: 'The Garden of Jesus Christ'
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Song 54: 'Gypsies'; Song 55: 'Two little eyes'; Song 56: 'The Garden of Jesus Christ', pp. 208-209. There is the following footnote on the page 209, written by the composer: 'Village Epivatos, Macedonia, Balkan war, composed by - the God's worker, the youngest. 1912'. Indeed, in the winter of 19...
Song 57: 'Tears of the Gypsy church'; Song 58: 'The Lord is a gardener'
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Song 57: 'Tears of the Gypsy church'; Song 58: 'The Lord is a gardener' , pp. 210-211. The composer wrote the following footnote under the song 'Tears of the Gypsy church': 'This song appeared to me in the night at 12 o'clock, and I woke up with her. I notated the song. And I wrote the same word...
Extent: 1 page of a notebook. Condition of original material: Medium quality of the pages. Custodial history: The material was provided by L. Traikov, former pastor of EBC1. Author(s)/Creator(s): T. Petrov.
Song 58: 'Here, little nightingale'; Song 59: 'Little girl'
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Song 58: 'Here, little nightingale'; Song 59: 'Little girl', pp. 214-215. Song 58 is translated from German to Romany by T. Petrov. Extent: 1 page of a notebook. Condition of original material: Medium quality of the pages. Custodial history: The material was provided by L. Traikov, former pas...
Song 60: 'We fighters'; Song 61: 'Listen to, Everyone'
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Song 60: 'We fighters' (This song is translated. Probably is devoted to Balkan Wars, 1912-1913); Song 61: 'Listen to, Everyone', pp. 216-217. Extent: 1 page of a notebook. Condition of original material: Medium quality of the pages. Custodial history: The material was provided by L. Traikov, ...
Song 62: 'Sow seed'; Song 63: 'Desh nasvale'. Extent: 1 page of a notebook. Condition of original material: Medium quality of the pages. Custodial history: The material was provided by L. Traikov, former pastor of EBC1. Author(s)/Creator(s): T. Petrov, composer and conductor.
Song 64: 'Do not be afraid!'; Song 65: 'We are young'
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Song 64: 'Do not be afraid!' (The song is dedicated to the Evangelical converts who have been persecuted by the official authority. In 1949, the so-called 'Pastors' trial', when Bulgarian pastors were sentenced to prison for different years, was organised. Among them there were no Gypsy pastors....
Song 66: 'Jesus Christ sacrifices for us', p. 223. Extent: 1 page of a notebook. Condition of original material: Medium quality of the pages. Custodial history: The material was provided by L. Traikov, former pastor of EBC1. Author(s)/Creator(s): T. Petrov, composer.
Song 67: 'The sufferings of Jesus Christ'; Song 68: 'We are passengers' [to the sky]
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Song 67: 'The sufferings of Jesus Christ' (The composer wrote the he created the song during time when he worked as shepherd in the village Mokresh); Song 68: 'We are passengers' [to the sky], pp. 224-225. Extent: 1 page of a notebook. Condition of original material: Medium quality of the page...
Song 69: 'God is coming', рp. 226-227. Extent: 1 page of a notebook. Condition of original material: Medium quality of the pages. Custodial history: The material was provided by L. Traikov, former pastor of EBC1. Author(s)/Creator(s): T. Petrov, composer and conductor.
