Песна 108
Милкано моме мори
Milkano mome mori · Milkana, Maiden, Hey
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Милкано, моме мори, Милкано, | Milkano, mome mori, Milkano, | Milkana, maiden, hey, Milkana, |
| слушај што вели Осман Бег. | slušaj što veli Osman Beg. | listen to what Osman Beg says. |
| - Чифликот ќе си моме продадам, | - Čiflikot ḱe si mome prodadam, | - I will sell my estate, maiden, |
| само тебе Милке моме да земам. | samo tebe Milke mome da zemam. | only to take you, maiden Milka. |
| - Колку ти чини аго чифликот, | - Kolku ti čini ago čiflikot, | - Whatever your estate is worth, aga, |
| збори по мен' меракот. | zbori po men' merakot. | speak to me according to your desire. |
Translator's notes
Last line 'збори по мен' меракот' is my reading: 'speak as I like / according to my wish'; it could also mean 'speak by my fancy'. The first line of the reply is my reading as well.
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