Песна 264
Возот браќа тргнува
Vozot braḱa trgnuva · The Train, Brothers, Is Leaving
About this song
A song of the guest-worker era. The train leaves straight for Germany; old mothers stay behind to mind the small children. They go, they sing, they shed tears, and curse the first one who left. They go with their loved ones to earn money and build a house; friends will meet them there, the bachelors will sing and the wives will mourn.
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| Возот браќа тргнува | Vozot braḱa trgnuva | The train, brothers, is leaving |
| право за Германија, | pravo za Germanija, | straight for Germany, |
| стари мајки остануваат | stari majki ostanuvaat | old mothers are left behind |
| дробни деца да гледаат. | drobni deca da gledaat. | to look after the little children. |
| Одиме, пееме, солзи рониме, | Odime, peeme, solzi ronime, | We go, we sing, we shed tears, |
| тој прв што замина сал го колниме. | toj prv što zamina sal go kolnime. | the first one who left, we only curse him. |
| Со либето одиме | So libeto odime | With our sweetheart we go |
| пари да спечалиме. | pari da spečalime. | to earn some money. |
| Пари да спечалиме, | Pari da spečalime, | To earn some money, |
| куќа да направиме. | kuḱa da napravime. | to build a house. |
| Одиме, пееме, солзи рониме, | Odime, peeme, solzi ronime, | We go, we sing, we shed tears, |
| тој прв што замина сал го колниме. | toj prv što zamina sal go kolnime. | the first one who left, we only curse him. |
| Наши верни другари | Naši verni drugari | Our faithful comrades |
| таму ќе не пречекаат, | tamu ḱe ne prečekaat, | will meet us there, |
| ергените ќе пеат | ergenite ḱe peat | the bachelors will sing |
| женетите ќе жалат. | ženetite ḱe žalat. | the married ones will mourn. |
| Одиме, пееме, солзи рониме, | Odime, peeme, solzi ronime, | We go, we sing, we shed tears, |
| тој прв што замина сал го колниме. | toj prv što zamina sal go kolnime. | the first one who left, we only curse him. |
Translator's notes
Gastarbeiter (labour migrant) song about leaving for Germany; origin unclear, no author I can name. 'сал' in 'сал го колниме' is my reading of 'само' (only); the line is somewhat ambiguous.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Билјана Димова, Борис Димов
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