Песна 477
Василица
Vasilica · Vasilica
About this song
A New Year's Eve round for the Old New Year (St. Basil). The greyed New Year wanders; the household answers at the door with the call "open up, host", and the wishes at midnight are for a good harvest.
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
| Сива, сива Василице, | Siva, siva Vasilice, | Grey, grey Vasilica, |
| каде си се осивила? | kade si se osivila? | where did you turn grey? |
| - Таму долу, на бел Дунав. | - Tamu dolu, na bel Dunav. | - Down there, on the white Danube. |
| Што имаше, што немаше? | Što imaše, što nemaše? | What did you have, what didn't you have? |
| - Златна чаша и икона. | - Zlatna čaša i ikona. | - A golden cup and an icon. |
| - Ееј, ОТВОРИ, ДОМАЌИНЕ! | - Eej, OTVORI, DOMAḰINE! | - Heey, OPEN UP, MASTER OF THE HOUSE! |
Translator's notes
Looks like a New Year (Vasilica) carol; that context is my reading from the closing call to the householder. 'Сива' may be a term of address rather than literal grey hair.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Дарија Андриеска, Драгана Танеска, Непознат изведувач
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