Песна 322
Пошла мома на вода
Pošla moma na voda · A girl set off for water
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Пошла мома на вода | Pošla moma na voda | A girl set off for water |
| со две стомни шарени. | so dve stomni šareni. | with two colorful jugs. |
| Оф, аман, пошло моме на вода, | Of, aman, pošlo mome na voda, | Oh, aman, the girl set off for water, |
| оф аман, со две стомни шарени. | of aman, so dve stomni šareni. | oh aman, with two colorful jugs. |
| И беќарче по неа | I beḱarče po nea | And a young bachelor after her |
| и на моме говори. | i na mome govori. | and speaks to the girl. |
| Оф, аман, и беќарче по неа, | Of, aman, i beḱarče po nea, | Oh, aman, and a young bachelor after her, |
| оф аман, и на моме говори. | of aman, i na mome govori. | oh aman, and speaks to the girl. |
| Постој моме почекај | Postoj mome počekaj | Stop, girl, wait |
| да ти речам два збора. | da ti rečam dva zbora. | that I may say two words to you. |
| Оф аман, постој моме, почекај, | Of aman, postoj mome, počekaj, | Oh aman, stop, girl, wait, |
| оф аман, да ти речам два збора. | of aman, da ti rečam dva zbora. | oh aman, that I may say two words to you. |
| Не ѝ кажа два збора | Ne ì kaža dva zbora | He did not tell her two words |
| тук ја фати за рака. | tuk ja fati za raka. | but grabbed her by the hand. |
| Оф аман, не ѝ кажа два збора, | Of aman, ne ì kaža dva zbora, | Oh aman, he did not tell her two words, |
| оф аман, тук' ја фати за рака. | of aman, tuk' ja fati za raka. | oh aman, but grabbed her by the hand. |
Translator's notes
Variant of song 360 (same story, shorter). 'Оф, аман' rendered as 'Oh, aman', an exclamation of longing or distress.
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