When the shepherd lost his sheep

Despite the variation in names, most versions preserve stable structural and expressive features, conveying the same core emotional and narrative motifs of the original epic form.{{Sfn|Chiseliţă|2011}}{{Sfn|Chiseliţă|2009|p=256}}

Despite the variation in names, most versions preserve stable structural and expressive features, conveying the same core emotional and narrative motifs of the original epic form.{{Sfn|Chiseliţă|2011}}{{Sfn|Chiseliţă|2009|p=256}}

Musical and poetic compositions similar in form and meaning also exist in the pastoral tradition of the North Carpathian peoples, under names such as "{{Langx|hu|Oláh leány tánca}}" (Dance of a Vlach girl),{{Sfn|Fonó Budai Zeneház|}} "{{Langx|uk|Як вівчар вівці загубив}}" (How the shepherd lost his sheep),{{Sfn|Тимофіїв|2013}} "{{Langx|uk|Дума про вівчаря}}" (The lament of the shepherd),{{Sfn|Махновец|1959}} "{{Langx|pl|Wołoszyn owce rozproszył}}" (The vlach lost sheep),{{Sfn|Guta|2015}} and others. These parallels reflect the common structure of Carpathian pastoral culture, formed through inter-ethnic contacts, particularly during the migration of Romanian ([[Vlachs|Wallachian]]) shepherd populations in the 13th and 14th centuries.{{Sfn|Chiseliţă|2011}}

Musical and poetic compositions similar in form and meaning also exist in the pastoral tradition of the North Carpathian peoples, under names such as "{{Langx|hu|Oláh leány tánca}}" (Dance of a Vlach girl),{{Sfn|Fonó Budai Zeneház|}} "{{Langx|uk|Як вівчар вівці загубив}}" (How the shepherd lost his sheep),{{Sfn|Тимофіїв|2013}} "{{Langx|uk|Дума про вівчаря}}" (The lament of the shepherd),{{Sfn|Махновец|1959|pp=373–381}} "{{Langx|pl|Wołoszyn owce rozproszył}}" (The vlach lost sheep),{{Sfn|Guta|2015}} and others. These parallels reflect the common structure of Carpathian pastoral culture, formed through inter-ethnic contacts, particularly during the migration of Romanian ([[Vlachs|Wallachian]]) shepherd populations in the 13th and 14th centuries.{{Sfn|Chiseliţă|2011}}

Medieval chronicles note the spread of pastoral settlements established under "[[Vlach law]]" ({{Langx|la|jus valachicum}}) among Slavic populations in Central Europe ''–'' in [[Galicia (Eastern Europe)|Galicia]], [[Slovakia]], the Polish [[Podhale]] region, and the [[Moravian Wallachia]]. The ethnonym Vlach in these regions acquired the additional meaning of "shepherd."{{Sfn|Chiseliţă|2011}}

Medieval chronicles note the spread of pastoral settlements established under "[[Vlach law]]" ({{Langx|la|jus valachicum}}) among Slavic populations in Central Europe ''–'' in [[Galicia (Eastern Europe)|Galicia]], [[Slovakia]], the Polish [[Podhale]] region, and the [[Moravian Wallachia]]. The ethnonym Vlach in these regions acquired the additional meaning of "shepherd."{{Sfn|Chiseliţă|2011}}