Песна 599
Брала мома капини
Brala moma kapini · A Girl Was Picking Blackberries
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Брала мома капини, | Brala moma kapini, | A girl was picking blackberries, |
| во чичови градини | vo čičovi gradini | in her uncle's gardens, |
| оф, аман, аман, аман. | of, aman, aman, aman. | oh, aman, aman, aman. |
| Ја здогледал падарот | Ja zdogledal padarot | The field-watchman spotted her |
| и на моме говори | i na mome govori | and speaks to the girl, |
| оф, аман, аман, аман. | of, aman, aman, aman. | oh, aman, aman, aman. |
| - Постој моме, почекај, | - Postoj mome, počekaj, | - Stop, girl, wait, |
| да ти речам два збора, | da ti rečam dva zbora, | let me say two words to you, |
| оф, аман, аман аман. | of, aman, aman aman. | oh, aman, aman, aman. |
| Крени моме фустанот, | Kreni mome fustanot, | Lift up your dress, girl, |
| да не газиш бостанот, | da ne gaziš bostanot, | so you don't trample the melon patch, |
| оф, аман, аман, аман. | of, aman, aman, aman. | oh, aman, aman, aman. |
| Сечи моме косите, | Seči mome kosite, | Cut your hair, girl, |
| да не мрсиш лозите, | da ne mrsiš lozite, | so you don't tangle the vines, |
| оф, аман, аман, аман. | of, aman, aman, aman. | oh, aman, aman, aman. |
Translator's notes
'падарот' is my reading as 'field guard' (a dialect/Turkish-derived word, not certain). The joke is that the guard asks her to shorten her dress and hair so she does not damage the crops.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Ѓорѓи Желчевски, Кевсер Селимова, Рахилка Бурзевска, Соња Тарчуловска, Bill Skimos Band
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