Песна 624

Ај мерак имам

Aj merak imam · Oh, I Have a Longing

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English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker

Ај мерак имам, мерак имам	Aj merak imam, merak imam	Oh, I have a longing, a longing
за наш'то комшиче.	za naš'to komšiče.	for our little neighbor.
ај го побарав, го побарав	aj go pobarav, go pobarav	Oh, I asked for her, asked for her,
не ми го дадоа.	ne mi go dadoa.	they did not give her to me.

Ај го дадоа, го дадоа	Aj go dadoa, go dadoa	Oh, they gave her, gave her
за мојот побратим	za mojot pobratim	to my sworn brother,
ај па ме кани, па ме кани	aj pa me kani, pa me kani	oh, and he invites me, invites me
нунко да му бидам.	nunko da mu bidam.	to be his best man.

Ај венчај куме, венчај куме	Aj venčaj kume, venčaj kume	Oh, marry them, sponsor, marry them,
млада невестица	mlada nevestica	the young little bride.
Ај пак да венчам, как' да венчам	Aj pak da venčam, kak' da venčam	Oh, how should I marry them, how marry them,
срцево ми плаче.	srcevo mi plače.	when my heart weeps.

Ај попот дава, попот дава,	Aj popot dava, popot dava,	Oh, the priest gives, the priest gives,
мила молитвица,	mila molitvica,	a dear little prayer,
ај, а јас дадов, а јас дадов,	aj, a jas dadov, a jas dadov,	oh, and I gave, and I gave,
клета клеветица.	kleta klevetica.	a cursed little slander.

Ај до недела, до недела	Aj do nedela, do nedela	Oh, until Sunday, until Sunday,
млада невеста	mlada nevesta	a young bride,
ај до другата, до другата	aj do drugata, do drugata	oh, until the next one, until the next,
црна удовица.	crna udovica.	a black widow.

Ај до другата, до другата	Aj do drugata, do drugata	Oh, until the next one, until the next,
млада удовица	mlada udovica	a young widow,
ај до третата, до третата	aj do tretata, do tretata	oh, until the third, until the third,
моја да ми биде.	moja da mi bide.	may she be mine.

Translator's notes

'комшиче' is grammatically neuter, but it is read as a girl; 'ми го дадоа' keeps the neuter. Stanzas 4 and 5 are obscure; my reading is that the speaker cursed the match and she will be widowed by the following week.

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Performers on Pesna.org: Борис Ангелковски, Радио студио Скопје

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Борис Ангелковски, Радио студио Скопје

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