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Dalmatian klapa song originally from islands Lastovo and Mljet.

A peacock is a type of voting wheel, widespread throughout Croatia, but with different tunes and dance steps. A person dances inside the wheel, chooses someone from it, and kisses them. Then they switch places, and the wheel continues in the same way.

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PAUN LETITHE PEACOCK FLIES
  
Paun leti pa poleti.The peacock flies and then takes flight.
Paun leti pa poleti,The peacock flies and then takes flight,
paune moj.my peacock.
  
Na čije ćeš dvore pasti.Whose courtyard will you land in?
Na čije ćeš dvore pastiWhose courtyard will you land in,
paune moj.my peacock.
  
Jol¹ na livo, jol na desno.Either to the left, or to the right,
Jol na livo, jol na desno,either to the left, or to the right,
paune moj.my peacock.
  
Jol na pršut, jol na vino.Either to the ham, or to the wine,
Jol na pršut, jol na vino,either to the ham, or to the wine,
paune moj.my peacock.
  
¹jol = ili 

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