Oj, Jelena, Jelena, jabuka zelena

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Oj, Jelena, Jelena, jabuka zelena is a well known Croatian folk song. In English the title means "Oh, Helen, Helen, green apple of mine".

The main theme of the finale of Joseph Haydn's "London" symphony (No. 104 in D major) has been claimed to be based on this song.

For general discussion of the appearance of Croatian folk songs in Haydn's music, see Haydn and folk music.

[edit] References

• A CROATIAN COMPOSER, 1897, London (Seely and co. limited) by Sir William Henry Hadow (1859-1937)

[edit] External links

• http://www.hr/darko/etf/hadow.html. Excerpts from Hadow's book.
• http://members.chello.at/lagraf1/Amerikalied/Kroatische-Lieder/Oj-Jelena.htm