Moving to the husband's house - Poland

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'My daughter is crying, a chest is knocking' (audio)

'My daughter is crying, a chest is knocking' (audio)'Mother, open for us the door of your house' (audio)

Moving to the husband's house - Poland

One of the major concerns of the local society in general, and of the groom’s family in particular, was the bride’s wealth. If the dower-chests was not filled well, the girl was reproached, as in this song where the chest ‘knocks’ – the guests hear the contents bouncing around the less-than-full chest.

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