Песна 366
Меани, меани
Meani, meani · Taverns, Taverns
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Меаните, мајко ле, ме запустија, | Meanite, majko le, me zapustija, | The taverns, mother dear, have ruined me, |
| тие витки пеачки ме разболеа. | tie vitki peački me razbolea. | those slender singing girls have made me sick. |
| Меани, меани, што ми сторивте, | Meani, meani, što mi storivte, | Taverns, taverns, what have you done to me, |
| животот меани ми го зедовте. | životot meani mi go zedovte. | you taverns have taken my life from me. |
| Цел ноќ седам в' меана, саноќ си пијам, | Cel noḱ sedam v' meana, sanoḱ si pijam, | All night I sit in the tavern, all night I drink, |
| песна, свирка сал слушам и се веселам. | pesna, svirka sal slušam i se veselam. | I only listen to song and playing and make merry. |
| Меани, меани, што ми сторивте, | Meani, meani, što mi storivte, | Taverns, taverns, what have you done to me, |
| животот меани ми го зедовте. | životot meani mi go zedovte. | you taverns have taken my life from me. |
| Либето ме остави, ме заборави, | Libeto me ostavi, me zaboravi, | My sweetheart left me, forgot me, |
| сè за таа ракија, што ми направи. | sè za taa rakija, što mi napravi. | all because of that brandy, what it did to me. |
| Меани, меани, што ми сторивте, | Meani, meani, što mi storivte, | Taverns, taverns, what have you done to me, |
| животот меани ми го зедовте. | životot meani mi go zedovte. | you taverns have taken my life from me. |
Translator's notes
Unchecked machine translation. I treated this as an urban tavern folk song; I could not confirm it has no known author. 'Пеачки' as singing girls is my reading.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Марјан Коцев, Пепи Бафтировски
Audio samples on Pesna.org
Lyrics: Pesna.org (folk lyrics in the public domain; site content CC BY). View on Pesna.org