Песна 339
Ој природо вечна убавице
Oj prirodo večna ubavice · Oh Eternal Beauty, Nature
About this song
A folk-philosopher's song. Nature made love and hatred, luck and joy; rich ladies with rich husbands keep selling their honour; the singer wants no palaces or riches, only a straw-roofed hut and sweet sleep. Sung slowly, with a half-chalgija feel. Whether it is traditional or composed is unclear.
Notes written for this site, partly drafted with an AI assistant. These notes are a draft and have not been checked by a native speaker.
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Ој природо вечна убавице, | Oj prirodo večna ubavice, | Oh nature, eternal beauty, |
| ти создаде сè на овој свет, | ti sozdade sè na ovoj svet, | you created everything in this world, |
| ти создаде љубов и омраза, | ti sozdade ljubov i omraza, | you created love and hatred, |
| среќа радост на овој свет. | sreḱa radost na ovoj svet. | happiness and joy in this world. |
| Вие дами и убај господи | Vie dami i ubaj gospodi | You ladies and you fine gentlemen |
| што имате богати мажи | što imate bogati maži | who have rich husbands, |
| но затоа вие многу пати | no zatoa vie mnogu pati | but for that reason you many times |
| честа си ја продавате. | česta si ja prodavate. | sell your honor. |
| Јас не сакам големи богатства | Jas ne sakam golemi bogatstva | I do not want great riches, |
| ниту сакам царски палати, | nitu sakam carski palati, | nor do I want royal palaces, |
| јас си сакам сламена колиба, | jas si sakam slamena koliba, | I want my straw hut, |
| и во неа слатко да спијам. | i vo nea slatko da spijam. | and to sleep sweetly in it. |
Translator's notes
Origin unclear. 'убај господи' is odd and my reading is 'fine gentlemen'; 'честа' I read as 'honor'.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Грозда Стоева, Зоран Џорлев, Јованка Житарова, Катерина Ѓорѓиева, Коца Огненовска, Петранка Костадинова, Цане Николовски
Lyrics: Pesna.org (folk lyrics in the public domain; site content CC BY). View on Pesna.org