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Бог да го убие мамо

Bog da go ubie mamo · May God Strike Him, Mother

English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker

Бог да го убие мамо, бог да го убие,Bog da go ubie mamo, bog da go ubie,May God strike him, mother, may God strike him,
комшичето мамо, терзичето, леле,komšičeto mamo, terzičeto, lele,the little neighbour, mother, the little tailor, oh,
комшичето, мамо, терзичето.komšičeto, mamo, terzičeto.the little neighbour, mother, the little tailor.
Тесно ми го скрои мамо, тесно ми го скрои,Tesno mi go skroi mamo, tesno mi go skroi,He cut it tight for me, mother, he cut it tight for me,
елечето мамо, џамаданчето, ајде,elečeto mamo, džamadančeto, ajde,the little vest, mother, the little jacket, come on,
елечето мамо, џамаданчето.elečeto mamo, džamadančeto.the little vest, mother, the little jacket.
Оф, аман, оф, љубов,Of, aman, of, ljubov,Oh, mercy, oh, love,
оф, тенка половина, за комшичето, леле,of, tenka polovina, za komšičeto, lele,oh, slender waist, for the little neighbour, oh,
оф, тенка половина за комшичето.of, tenka polovina za komšičeto.oh, slender waist, for the little neighbour.
Тесно ми го скрои мамо, поарно ми стои,Tesno mi go skroi mamo, poarno mi stoi,He cut it tight for me, mother, it suits me better,
елечето мамо, џамаданчето, леле,elečeto mamo, džamadančeto, lele,the little vest, mother, the little jacket, oh,
елечето мамо, џамаданчето.elečeto mamo, džamadančeto.the little vest, mother, the little jacket.
Дај ме мори мила мамо, дај ме мила мамо,Daj me mori mila mamo, daj me mila mamo,Give me away, hey dear mother, give me, dear mother,
за комшичето мамо, за терзичето, леле,za komšičeto mamo, za terzičeto, lele,to the little neighbour, mother, to the little tailor, oh,
за комшичето мамо, за терзичето.za komšičeto mamo, za terzičeto.to the little neighbour, mother, to the little tailor.
Оф, аман, оф, љубов,Of, aman, of, ljubov,Oh, mercy, oh, love,
оф, тенка половина, за комшичето, леле,of, tenka polovina, za komšičeto, lele,oh, slender waist, for the little neighbour, oh,
оф, тенка половина, за комшичето.of, tenka polovina, za komšičeto.oh, slender waist, for the little neighbour.
Translator's notes

A girl wishes ill on the tailor-neighbour for cutting her garment tight, then asks to be given to him; this reading of the humour is mine. 'Џамаданче' is a dialect garment word I am not sure of.

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Performers on Pesna.org: Добри Ставревски, Нада Макеларска

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