Песна 25
Кажи Јано
Kaži Jano · Tell me, Jana
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Кажи Јано, кажи бре ќерко, | Kaži Jano, kaži bre ḱerko, | Tell me, Jana, tell me, hey daughter, |
| зошчо не се мажиш? | zoščo ne se mažiš? | why don't you marry? |
| Аман, ниту ти се мажиш, | Aman, nitu ti se mažiš, | Oh, you neither marry, |
| Јано ќерко, ниту изим даваш. | Jano ḱerko, nitu izim davaš. | Jana daughter, nor do you give way. |
| Ниту ред им даваш, бре Јано, | Nitu red im davaš, bre Jano, | Nor do you give their turn, hey Jana, |
| на твоите браќа, | na tvoite braḱa, | to your brothers, |
| аман на твоите браќа, Јано ле ќерко, | aman na tvoite braḱa, Jano le ḱerko, | oh, to your brothers, Jana my daughter, |
| на твоите сестри. | na tvoite sestri. | to your sisters. |
| Твојте побратими, бре Јано, | Tvojte pobratimi, bre Jano, | Your sworn brothers, hey Jana, |
| бели бради бричат, | beli bradi bričat, | are shaving white beards, |
| аман, твоите посестрими, Јано ќерко, | aman, tvoite posestrimi, Jano ḱerko, | oh, your sworn sisters, Jana daughter, |
| бели коси плетат. | beli kosi pletat. | are braiding white hair. |
Translator's notes
'Изим даваш' is unclear to me; 'give way' is my reading. The sense seems to be that her unmarried state holds her siblings back from marrying (custom of marrying in order).
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