Песна 494
Народе Македонски
Narode Makedonski · Macedonian people
About this song
An agitation song from before the Balkan Wars, calling the people to wake up and know themselves. Qwen says it refers to a massacre in the village of Nagoričani in 1902 and to real people of the time; none of these details have been checked.
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: from Pesna.org
From Pesna.org (translation: Pesna.org)
| Народе Македонски, | Narode Makedonski, | Macedonian people, |
| со какви идеи си ти? | so kakvi idei si ti? | what are your ideals? |
| Доста веќе, разбуди се, | Dosta veḱe, razbudi se, | Enough, wake up, |
| свести се не спиј ти. | svesti se ne spij ti. | come to your senses, don't sleep. |
| Не знаеш кој си, што си, | Ne znaeš koj si, što si, | You don't know who and what you are, |
| други тебе знајат, | drugi tebe znajat, | others know about you. |
| страм голем је за тебе, | stram golem je za tebe, | It's a big shame for you |
| сам да се не знајеш. | sam da se ne znaješ. | not to know yourself. |
| Исклаја жени, деца, | Isklaja ženi, deca, | They beheaded women and children |
| во село Загоричани, | vo selo Zagoričani, | in the village of Zagorichani, |
| а пред аскерот турски, | a pred askerot turski, | but before the Turkish army |
| фрлајте оружјето. | frlajte oružjeto. | you dropped your weapons. |
| Писќули тенки носат | Pisḱuli tenki nosat | They have thin tassels |
| и пушки берданки, | i puški berdanki, | and Berdan rifles, |
| фустани раскапани, | fustani raskapani, | their clothes are torn out |
| ем празни патрони. | em prazni patroni. | and their bullet cases empty. |
| Каде е Караиванов | Kade e Karaivanov | Where is Karaivanov |
| и дружината му? | i družinata mu? | and his company? |
| Мелас, Каравангелис | Melas, Karavangelis | Melas, Karavangelis, |
| Битола в затвор је тој. | Bitola v zatvor je toj. | he is in Bitola, in prison. |
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Performers on Pesna.org: Ансамбл Билјана, Калиопи, Македонски мерак, Сашо Гигов - Гиш, Симеон Гугуловски, Kazuhiro Kotetsu
Audio samples on Pesna.org
Lyrics: Pesna.org (folk lyrics in the public domain; site content CC BY). View on Pesna.org