Песна 80
А бре, лудо аџамија
A bre, ludo adžamija · Hey, you silly greenhorn
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| А бре, лудо аџамија, | A bre, ludo adžamija, | Hey, you silly greenhorn, |
| не ме лажи аман, | ne me laži aman, | don't lie to me, mercy, |
| косите ми ги мрсеше, | kosite mi gi mrseše, | you tangled my hair, |
| снагата ми ја кршеше, | snagata mi ja kršeše, | you were bending my body, |
| оф, аман, аман. | of, aman, aman. | oh, mercy, mercy. |
| Нел' ми вети да ми купиш, | Nel' mi veti da mi kupiš, | Didn't you promise to buy me |
| срма елек, аман, | srma elek, aman, | a silver-thread vest, mercy, |
| косите ми ги мрсеше, | kosite mi gi mrseše, | you tangled my hair, |
| снагата ми ја кршеше, | snagata mi ja kršeše, | you were bending my body, |
| оф, аман, аман. | of, aman, aman. | oh, mercy, mercy. |
| Нел' ми вети да ми купиш, | Nel' mi veti da mi kupiš, | Didn't you promise to buy me |
| златен прстен, аман, | zlaten prsten, aman, | a gold ring, mercy, |
| косите ми ги мрсеше, | kosite mi gi mrseše, | you tangled my hair, |
| снагата ми ја кршеше, | snagata mi ja kršeše, | you were bending my body, |
| оф, аман, аман. | of, aman, aman. | oh, mercy, mercy. |
Translator's notes
'аџамија' rendered 'greenhorn' (my reading of the Turkish-origin word, which also means a novice or inexperienced person). 'снагата ми ја кршеше' is my reading and is likely a suggestive idiom.
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