English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Дафино моме мори црвен каранфил | Dafino mome mori crven karanfil | Dafina, girl, oh, red carnation, |
| кога ти видов белото лице, црните очи | koga ti vidov beloto lice, crnite oči | when I saw your white face, your black eyes, |
| црните очи, гајтанли веѓи, умрев за тебе. | crnite oči, gajtanli veǵi, umrev za tebe. | your black eyes, your braided-cord eyebrows, I died for you. |
| Дафино моме мори, | Dafino mome mori, | Dafina, girl, oh, |
| срце ми гори, моме, | srce mi gori, mome, | my heart is burning, girl, |
| севда ме мори. | sevda me mori. | love-longing is wearing me out. |
| Дафино моме мори црвен каранфил | Dafino mome mori crven karanfil | Dafina, girl, oh, red carnation, |
| кога те видов с' китка во коса, умрев за тебе | koga te vidov s' kitka vo kosa, umrev za tebe | when I saw you with a flower in your hair, I died for you, |
| китка во коса, црвен каранфил, умрев за тебе. | kitka vo kosa, crven karanfil, umrev za tebe. | a flower in your hair, a red carnation, I died for you. |
| Дафино моме мори, | Dafino mome mori, | Dafina, girl, oh, |
| срце ми гори, моме, | srce mi gori, mome, | my heart is burning, girl, |
| севда ме мори. | sevda me mori. | love-longing is wearing me out. |
| Од гледање, лудо бре, фајде си немаш | Od gledanje, ludo bre, fajde si nemaš | From staring, you fool, you get no use, |
| мене ме мама, лудо, ветила уште малечка, | mene me mama, ludo, vetila ušte malečka, | my mother, fool, promised me away when I was still little, |
| мене ме мама, лудо, ветила уште малечка. | mene me mama, ludo, vetila ušte malečka. | my mother, fool, promised me away when I was still little. |
| Лудо ле, лудо, младо, | Ludo le, ludo, mlado, | Oh fool, fool, young one, |
| срце ми гори, лудо | srce mi gori, ludo | my heart is burning, fool, |
| севда ме мори. | sevda me mori. | love-longing is wearing me out. |
| Лудо ле, лудо, младо бре, а бре будало, | Ludo le, ludo, mlado bre, a bre budalo, | Oh fool, fool, young one, hey, you simpleton, |
| не чекај, лудо, не губи време, појди по мене, | ne čekaj, ludo, ne gubi vreme, pojdi po mene, | don't wait, fool, don't waste time, come for me, |
| не чекај лудо не губи време појди за мене. | ne čekaj ludo ne gubi vreme pojdi za mene. | don't wait, fool, don't waste time, come and take me. |
| Лудо ле лудо младо, | Ludo le ludo mlado, | Oh fool, fool, young one, |
| срце ми гори лудо, | srce mi gori ludo, | my heart is burning, fool, |
| севда ме мори. | sevda me mori. | love-longing is wearing me out. |
| Дафино моме мори, | Dafino mome mori, | Dafina, girl, oh, |
| срце ми гори, Дафе, | srce mi gori, Dafe, | my heart is burning, Dafe, |
| севда ме мори. | sevda me mori. | love-longing is wearing me out. |
Translator's notes
'Лудо' is read as a teasing term of address, not literally 'mad'. 'Ветила' as 'promised in marriage' and the last line of verse 7 are my reading.
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