Czech Folklore in Texas Page: IV
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I owe much to pupils, to other friends, and to my father,
who helped me rith translations and -ith the music for the
songs. The songs used from Dr. Vincent ?Isek's book, 'wont
Boher'.1an lo]-.kSongrs, are only those that are far iliar in Texas.
There seems to have been no book published dealing directly
with Czech fol-lore in Texas. If there has been a magazine
article I have not been able to find it. In an unpublished
thesis in The University of Texas, "Czechs in Texas,' ?iss
Mollie Stasney deals only briefly with the observance of a
few old Czech customs in Texas.
Again and again during the writinr of this pa'er the
thought has come that this is only a beginning, that there are
hundreds of other songs, proverbs, rhymes, tales, customs,
and beliefs monr the Czechs in Texas. Likely, any person of
Czech descent rending this raper -uld say, "This I kno-, " or
"This is not familiar to me, * but inevitably he would say,
"This reminds me of nnother bit of Czech folklore."
In Texas, C'ech folklore is like n great crop l'.in un-
hnrvested in a field. In Czechoalova'.:ia itself folklore is
being exterminated by a pestilence that will not leave, if
possible, one seed to be planted when the ravaging is done.
Upon Czech-Amerioans, far away in a land of happiness and
safety, falls the age-old Czech duty of preserving fhat the
Czechs have always held dear.
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Pazdral, Olga. Czech Folklore in Texas, thesis or dissertation, August 1942; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth587517/m1/4/: accessed June 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Czech Ex-Students Association of Texas.