Песна 258

Замолил Стојан мајка си

Zamolil Stojan majka si · Stojan begged his mother

English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker

Замолил Стојан мајка си, дејгидиZamolil Stojan majka si, dejgidiStojan begged his mother, dejgidi,
жени ме мамо, врши ме, дејгиди.ženi me mamo, vrši me, dejgidi.marry me off, mother, hurry me, dejgidi.
Жени ме мајко, врши ме, дејгиди,Ženi me majko, vrši me, dejgidi,Marry me off, mother, hurry me, dejgidi,
за таа Тинка од село, дејгиди.za taa Tinka od selo, dejgidi.to that Tinka from the village, dejgidi.
Мене ме срце тргнало по неаMene me srce trgnalo po neaMy heart has set out after her,
умирам мајко загинвам за неа.umiram majko zaginvam za nea.I am dying, mother, perishing for her.
Тебе те Тинка не сака, дејгидиTebe te Tinka ne saka, dejgidiTinka does not want you, dejgidi,
зошто си Стојан млад, зелен, дејгиди.zošto si Stojan mlad, zelen, dejgidi.because you are Stojan, young, green, dejgidi.
Translator's notes

'Дејгиди' is a refrain I am not sure of; treated as an interjection. The last stanza reads as the mother's answer ('green' meaning young and inexperienced), my reading.

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