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530:"Lepo je biti muzikant"
326:"Tam, kjer murke cveto"
504:"Prav fletno se imamo"
396:Ja, Ja, Das Ist Lustig
185:Ansambel bratov Avsenik
550:The Slovene Greetings
404:"Otoček sredi jezera"
354:Das schöne Land Krain
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399:Yes, Yes, it is fun
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348:"Prelepa Gorenjska"
254:. Their biggest hit
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604:. Retrieved
600:the original
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567:"Vlak drvi"
362:"Pastirček"
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148:Mitja Butara
140:Jože Balažic
134:Jožica Svete
120:Lev Ponikvar
110:Past members
77:Years active
368:Hirtenlied
337:"Na mostu"
318:Na Robleku
268:Discography
240:Switzerland
207:in 1953 in
197:Oberkrainer
132:Ema Prodnik
128:Franc Koren
124:Albin Rudan
122:Franc Košir
48:PR Slovenia
635:Categories
582:References
321:On Roblek
307:On Golica
248:volksmusik
136:Alfi Nipič
90:Telefunken
70:volksmusic
340:Na mostu
296:Na Golici
100:, Helidon
81:1953–1990
58:Oberkrain
289:English
242:and the
213:composer
126:Mik Soss
60:ethnic,
286:German
273:Singles
236:Germany
232:Austria
228:quintet
224:quartet
181:Slovene
166:avsenik
161:Website
98:Jugoton
606:6 July
189:German
94:Teldec
86:Labels
54:Genres
40:Origin
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283:Year
280:Song
262:spine
66:waltz
62:polka
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