Песна 35

Делба делила

Delba delila · She was distributing

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English: from Pesna.org

From Pesna.org (translation: Pesna.org)

Делба делила тај бела Рада,	Delba delila taj bela Rada,	She was distributing, that white Rada,
делба делила тај бела Рада, и-ха.	delba delila taj bela Rada, i-ha.	she was distributing, that white Rada, hey.
На сека мома по едно момче,	Na seka moma po edno momče,	To each girl, one young man,
на бела Рада, црно Арапче, и-ха, и-ха!	na bela Rada, crno Arapče, i-ha, i-ha!	to white Rada, a black Arab, hey, hey!

Па се чудила што да му прави	Pa se čudila što da mu pravi	So she wondered what to do with him,
па се чудила што да му прави, и-ха.	pa se čudila što da mu pravi, i-ha.	so she wondered what to do with him, hey.
Па му купила три оки сапун,	Pa mu kupila tri oki sapun,	So she bought him four kilos of soap,
па го одвела Дебарски бањи, и-ха, и-ха!	pa go odvela Debarski banji, i-ha, i-ha!	and she took him to Debar Spa, hey, hey!

Дебарски бањи, на топла вода,	Debarski banji, na topla voda,	To Debar Spa, in the hot water
три дни го мила, два дни го трила, и-ха.	tri dni go mila, dva dni go trila, i-ha.	she washed him for three days, she rubbed him for two days, hey.
Па му претрила десното уво,	Pa mu pretrila desnoto uvo,	And she rubbed too much his right ear,
десното уво, левото рамо, и-ха, и-ха!	desnoto uvo, levoto ramo, i-ha, i-ha!	his right ear, his left shoulder, hey, hey!

Па го качила на бела коња,	Pa go kačila na bela konja,	So she mounted him on a white horse,
па го качила на бела коња, и-ха.	pa go kačila na bela konja, i-ha.	so she mounted him on a white horse, hey.
Коњ се белее, он се црнее,	Konj se belee, on se crnee,	The horse is white, he is black,
коњ се белеје, он се црнеје, и-ха, и-ха!	konj se beleje, on se crneje, i-ha, i-ha!	the horse is white, he is black, hey, hey!

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Performers on Pesna.org: Трио П. Николова, Hedwig Schoots

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