Песна 533
Охрид, Охрид убав мил
Ohrid, Ohrid ubav mil · Ohrid, Ohrid, dear and beautiful
About this song
The song was composed by Sotir Dzingal. It describes an episode in which he and two other men from Ohrid took a boat they had rented from Vister and crossed the lake to Albania. Vister was a Viennese violinist who, with his family of musicians, played in the restaurants and hotels of Ohrid between the two world wars. Mood: nostalgic, a farewell to the home town and the mother.
Notes from Pesna.org. These notes are a draft and have not been checked by a native speaker.
English: from Pesna.org
| Охрид, Охрид убав мил, | Ohrid, Ohrid ubav mil, | Ohrid, Ohrid, dear and beautiful, |
| ти за мене рај си бил. | ti za mene raj si bil. | you have been a paradise to me. |
| Јас ќе одам далеку | Jas ḱe odam daleku | I am going far away, |
| не знам дал' ќе се вратам пак. | ne znam dal' ḱe se vratam pak. | I know not if I shall return again. |
| Езерото ми убаво, | Ezeroto mi ubavo, | My beautiful lake, |
| јас со солзи го оставив. | jas so solzi go ostaviv. | I left it in tears. |
| Со кајчето од Вистера | So kajčeto od Vistera | In Vister's little boat, |
| во Албанија се најдов јас. | vo Albanija se najdov jas. | I found myself in Albania. |
| Збогум мајко, збогум веч | Zbogum majko, zbogum več | Farewell, mother, farewell forever, |
| јас ќе одам далеку. | jas ḱe odam daleku. | I am going far away. |
| Јас ќе одам далеку | Jas ḱe odam daleku | I am going far away, |
| не знам дал' ќе се вратам пак. | ne znam dal' ḱe se vratam pak. | I know not if I shall return again. |
| Охрид, Охрид убав мил, | Ohrid, Ohrid ubav mil, | Ohrid, Ohrid, dear and beautiful, |
| град на Климент, Самуил. | grad na Kliment, Samuil. | city of Kliment, of Samuil. |
Listen
Performers on Pesna.org: Ансамбл Билјана, Група Сарај
Audio samples on Pesna.org
Lyrics: Pesna.org (folk lyrics in the public domain; site content CC BY). View on Pesna.org