Песна 324
Подигни си мило либе бело крпе
Podigni si milo libe belo krpe · Lift your white kerchief, dear love
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| - Подигни си мило либе бело крпе | - Podigni si milo libe belo krpe | - Lift your white kerchief, dear love |
| да ти видам мило либе бело лице. | da ti vidam milo libe belo lice. | so I can see your white face, dear love. |
| - И да видиш, лудо младо, фајде нема | - I da vidiš, ludo mlado, fajde nema | - And even if you see it, foolish young man, it is no use, |
| бело лице, лудо младо, продадено. | belo lice, ludo mlado, prodadeno. | my white face, foolish young man, is sold. |
| Продадено, лудо младо, во комшии | Prodadeno, ludo mlado, vo komšii | Sold, foolish young man, to the neighbors |
| во комшии, лудо младо, за Јанета. | vo komšii, ludo mlado, za Janeta. | to the neighbors, foolish young man, for Janeta. |
Translator's notes
Traditional. Last line is my reading: 'for Janeta' probably means promised to a man named Janeta/Jane (a male name) in the neighboring family.
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