'More Sokol Pie (English: A Falcon is Drinking) is a traditional folk song from the region of

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, particularly popular in

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and

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. There are several versions of this song. Probably the earliest record of an early version of this song was in 1837, by Serbian author Petar Petrović Samopodlužanin. The song was recorded by Podlužanin from a Bulgarian immigrant in Serbia and in the text there are Serbian language influences made either by the person recording or by the person relating the lyrics.Bŭlgarskiiat folklor v slavianskata i balkanskata kulturna traditsia, tom 8, Problemi na bŭlgarskia folklor, Khristina Makaveeva, Khari Dukov, Institut za folklor (Bŭlgarska akademia na naukite), Institut za muzikoznanie (Bŭlgarska akademia na naukite), 1991, str. 50. Many other versions of this song with motif of falcon drinking water from Vardar were published at the beginning of the 20th century in then Southern Serbia. Numerous performers of this song include

Toše Proeski Todor "Toše" Proeski (, ; 25 January 1981 – 16 October 2007) was a Macedonian singer and songwriter. Considered a top act of the local Music of North Macedonia, Macedonian and Balkan music, Balkan music scene, Proeski's music was popular acro ...

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, Kostadin Gugov,

Aleksandar Sarievski Aleksandar Sarievski ( ; June 20, 1922 – December 19, 2002) was a Macedonian singer-songwriter whose career spanned almost six decades. He was one of the most recognizable figures in Macedonian music. Sarievski was a co-founder of the folk ...

, Nikola Badev, Volodya Stoyanov and "Episode" group.

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More Sokol Pie performed by Aleksandar Sarievski
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