Песна 196
Јас кога бев овчарче
Jas koga bev ovčarče · When I Was a Little Shepherd
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Јас кога бев овчарче | Jas koga bev ovčarče | When I was a little shepherd |
| и овци си пасев, | i ovci si pasev, | and grazed my sheep, |
| бев многу благодарен, | bev mnogu blagodaren, | I was very thankful, |
| макар и сиромав. | makar i siromav. | even though I was poor. |
| Штом зора зазореше | Štom zora zazoreše | As soon as dawn broke |
| ги терав надвор јас, | gi terav nadvor jas, | I drove them out, |
| низ гората си свирев | niz gorata si svirev | through the forest I played the flute |
| од лек понекогаш. | od lek ponekogaš. | out of happiness sometimes. |
| И сега кога гледам | I sega koga gledam | And now when I see |
| овчарче мало јас, | ovčarče malo jas, | a little shepherd boy, |
| не знам зшчо заминувам | ne znam zščo zaminuvam | I do not know why I am leaving |
| и одам на цел пат. | i odam na cel pat. | and setting out on a long road. |
| Кој не ме видел, пиле, пиле | Koj ne me videl, pile, pile | Whoever has not seen me, little bird, little bird, |
| тој не ме знае, | toj ne me znae, | he does not know me, |
| вервај ме пиле, пиле шарено. | vervaj me pile, pile šareno. | believe me, little bird, speckled little bird. |
Translator's notes
Nostalgic song about leaving shepherd life; origin unclear, I cannot name an author. 'зшчо' is a typo, read as 'зошто' (why); 'од лек' and 'на цел пат' are my reading.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Ансамбл Билјана, Јовчо Караиванов
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