Песна 89

Ој винце, винце

Oj vince, vince · Oh wine, little wine

English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker

Ој винце, винце, гроздово зрнце,Oj vince, vince, grozdovo zrnce,Oh wine, little wine, grape berry,
кој те тебе пие, без жена спие.koj te tebe pie, bez žena spie.whoever drinks you sleeps without a wife.
Ој винце, винце, бело ем црвено,Oj vince, vince, belo em crveno,Oh wine, little wine, white and red,
кој те тебе пие, без жена спие.koj te tebe pie, bez žena spie.whoever drinks you sleeps without a wife.
Ој винце, винце, гроздово зрнце,Oj vince, vince, grozdovo zrnce,Oh wine, little wine, grape berry,
кој те тебе лока, по тавани скока.koj te tebe loka, po tavani skoka.whoever gulps you jumps on the attics.
Ој винце, винце, гроздово зрнце,Oj vince, vince, grozdovo zrnce,Oh wine, little wine, grape berry,
кој те тебе пие, по цел ноќ не спие.koj te tebe pie, po cel noḱ ne spie.whoever drinks you does not sleep all night.
Ој винце, винце, гроздово зрнце,Oj vince, vince, grozdovo zrnce,Oh wine, little wine, grape berry,
кој те тебе пие, по сокаци спие,koj te tebe pie, po sokaci spie,whoever drinks you sleeps in the alleys,
Ој винце, винце, гроздово зрнце,Oj vince, vince, grozdovo zrnce,Oh wine, little wine, grape berry,
кој на тебе мисли, по меани кисни.koj na tebe misli, po meani kisni.whoever thinks of you soaks in the taverns.
Ој винце, винце, гроздово зрнце,Oj vince, vince, grozdovo zrnce,Oh wine, little wine, grape berry,
кој те тебе пие, без жена спие.koj te tebe pie, bez žena spie.whoever drinks you sleeps without a wife.
Translator's notes

'Лока' rendered 'gulps' and 'по цел ноќ' (dialect, 'all night') as given; both are my reading.

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