Песна 51
Одоздола иде, бабо
Odozdola ide, babo · From below comes, grandfather
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Одоздола иде, бабо мори, | Odozdola ide, babo mori, | From below comes, grandfather hey, |
| одоздола иде, | odozdola ide, | from below comes, |
| одоздола иде, бабо мори, | odozdola ide, babo mori, | from below comes, grandfather hey, |
| едно лудо младо. | edno ludo mlado. | one reckless young man. |
| Бела коња јава, бабо мори, | Bela konja java, babo mori, | He rides a white horse, grandfather hey, |
| бела коња вјава, | bela konja vjava, | he rides a white horse, |
| бела коња вјава, бабо мори, | bela konja vjava, babo mori, | he rides a white horse, grandfather hey, |
| со пушка на рамо. | so puška na ramo. | with a rifle on his shoulder. |
| Право, право оди, бабо мори, | Pravo, pravo odi, babo mori, | Straight, straight he goes, grandfather hey, |
| право, право оди, | pravo, pravo odi, | straight, straight he goes, |
| право, право оди, бабо мори, | pravo, pravo odi, babo mori, | straight, straight he goes, grandfather hey, |
| на нашата порта. | na našata porta. | to our gate. |
Translator's notes
Traditional, origin unclear. 'бабо мори' is an address to the father/grandfather (бабо can mean father in dialect); I render it 'grandfather hey', which is my reading.
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