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Направило моме ладна меана

Napravilo mome ladna meana · A Girl Built a Cool Tavern

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Направило момеNapravilo momeA girl built
ладна меана в' градина.ladna meana v' gradina.a cool tavern in the garden.
Ми се научилоMi se naučiloA young lad
едно лудо младо да пие.edno ludo mlado da pie.got into the habit of drinking.
Јало ми, пило,Jalo mi, pilo,He rode, he drank,
дури си испило коњчето.duri si ispilo konjčeto.until he drank away his little horse.
- Оди си со здравје- Odi si so zdravje- Go in good health,
море лудо, младо, без коња.more ludo, mlado, bez konja.hey young lad, without your horse.
- Седи си со здравје,- Sedi si so zdravje,- Stay in good health,
мори малој моме, в' меана.mori maloj mome, v' meana.hey young girl, in your tavern.
Translator's notes

'Јало ми, пило' is my reading: 'he rode, he drank', possibly a rhyming filler phrase. 'Испило коњчето' read as drinking away the price of the horse.

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