Песна 359
Моме седи на пенџере
Mome sedi na pendžere · A Girl Sits at the Window
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| (Кате седи на пенџере) | (Kate sedi na pendžere) | (Kate sits at the window) |
| Моме седи на пенџере | Mome sedi na pendžere | A girl sits at the window, |
| аман, аман, | aman, aman, | aman, aman, |
| а момчето стои џанам | a momčeto stoi džanam | and the lad stands, my dear, |
| под пенџере. | pod pendžere. | under the window. |
| - Добро утро малој моме | - Dobro utro maloj mome | - Good morning, little girl, |
| аман, аман. | aman, aman. | aman, aman. |
| - Дал бог добро, аман, аман | - Dal bog dobro, aman, aman | - God give you good, aman, aman, |
| младо момче. | mlado momče. | young lad. |
| Што си толку подранило | Što si tolku podranilo | Why have you come so early, |
| аман, аман, | aman, aman, | aman, aman, |
| подранило, аман, аман | podranilo, aman, aman | come early, aman, aman, |
| под пенџере? | pod pendžere? | under the window? |
| Дал' си сараф на парите | Dal' si saraf na parite | Are you a money-changer of money, |
| аман, аман, | aman, aman, | aman, aman, |
| ил' си сараф, аман, аман, | il' si saraf, aman, aman, | or are you a changer, aman, aman, |
| на момите? | na momite? | of girls? |
| - Не сум сараф на парите, | - Ne sum saraf na parite, | - I am not a money-changer of money, |
| аман, аман. | aman, aman. | aman, aman. |
| Тук' сум сараф, аман, аман, | Tuk' sum saraf, aman, aman, | But I am a changer, aman, aman, |
| на момите. | na momite. | of girls. |
| На момите, аман, аман, | Na momite, aman, aman, | Of girls, aman, aman, |
| кратовчанки. | kratovčanki. | from Kratovo. |
Translator's notes
The first line in parentheses is an alternate opening line, translated as given. 'Сараф' means banker/money-changer per the source note; the lad's reply plays on it ('a banker of girls'), which is my reading.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Група Јана, Деспина, Марина Пухариќ, Прва севда, Распеани кратовчани
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