Песна 506
Ваташа
Vataša · Vataša
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| (Ми заплакало селото Ваташа) | (Mi zaplakalo seloto Vataša) | (The village of Vataša began to weep) |
| Ми заплакало селото, селото Ваташа, | Mi zaplakalo seloto, seloto Vataša, | The village began to weep, the village of Vataša, |
| ми заплакало селото, селото Ваташа, | mi zaplakalo seloto, seloto Vataša, | the village began to weep, the village of Vataša, |
| тринаесет роса младинци носат | trinaeset rosa mladinci nosat | thirteen young men are carried, dewy, |
| Мокришко горе, в долови. | Mokriško gore, v dolovi. | through the Mokrishko woods, into the valleys. |
| Целото село станало, станало на нога, | Celoto selo stanalo, stanalo na noga, | The whole village stood up, stood on its feet, |
| целото село станало, станало на нога: | celoto selo stanalo, stanalo na noga: | the whole village stood up, stood on its feet: |
| - Дајте ги ваму нашите деца, | - Dajte gi vamu našite deca, | - Give our children here to us, |
| еј, вие клети крвници! | ej, vie kleti krvnici! | hey, you cursed bloodthirsty ones! |
| Џелати клети не слушаат, не слушаат народот, | Dželati kleti ne slušaat, ne slušaat narodot, | The cursed executioners do not listen, do not listen to the people, |
| џелати клети не слушаат, не слушаат народот, | dželati kleti ne slušaat, ne slušaat narodot, | the cursed executioners do not listen, do not listen to the people, |
| митралез поган фрлија оган | mitralez pogan frlija ogan | the filthy machine gun spat fire |
| в' градите машки младински. | v' gradite maški mladinski. | into the young men's chests. |
| Тогај се народ подигна, подигна илјадно, | Togaj se narod podigna, podigna iljadno, | Then the people rose up, rose up in their thousands, |
| тогај се народ подигна, подигна илјадно, | togaj se narod podigna, podigna iljadno, | then the people rose up, rose up in their thousands, |
| и тргна смело да запре семе | i trgna smelo da zapre seme | and boldly set out to stop the cursed fascist |
| фашисто-клето за навек. | fašisto-kleto za navek. | seed for ever. |
Translator's notes
Origin unclear: reads as a 20th-century anti-fascist song but I cannot name an author. 'носат роса' (line 3) is my reading as 'carried, dewy'; 'Мокришко' is presumably a place name.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Андријана Јаневска, Зоран Џорлев, Игор Џамбазов, Катерина Ѓорѓиева, Никола Бадев
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