Песна 641
Ергенлак е мамо пашалак
Ergenlak e mamo pašalak · Bachelorhood, Mother, Is Being a Pasha
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Ерген си одев мамо наодев, | Ergen si odev mamo naodev, | I went about as a bachelor, mother, and found, |
| убави моми мамо заљубив, | ubavi momi mamo zaljubiv, | I fell in love with pretty girls, mother, |
| ергенлак е, мамо, пашалак, | ergenlak e, mamo, pašalak, | bachelorhood, mother, is being a pasha, |
| моминство е, мамо, везирство. | mominstvo e, mamo, vezirstvo. | girlhood, mother, is being a vizier. |
| Убави моми мамо заљубив, | Ubavi momi mamo zaljubiv, | I fell in love with pretty girls, mother, |
| сè лични бели мамо кочански, | sè lični beli mamo kočanski, | all of them looked like white corn cobs, mother, |
| ергенлак е мамо пашалак, | ergenlak e mamo pašalak, | bachelorhood, mother, is being a pasha, |
| моминство е мамо везирство. | mominstvo e mamo vezirstvo. | girlhood, mother, is being a vizier. |
| Од сите мамо моми што љубев, | Od site mamo momi što ljubev, | Of all the girls, mother, that I loved, |
| само ми беше една на срце, | samo mi beše edna na srce, | only one was on my heart, |
| ергенлак е мамо пашалак, | ergenlak e mamo pašalak, | bachelorhood, mother, is being a pasha, |
| моминството е мамо везирство. | mominstvoto e mamo vezirstvo. | girlhood, mother, is being a vizier. |
Translator's notes
Line 1 'наодев' is odd; my reading is 'I found (good things)'. 'кочански' meaning 'like corn cobs' is my reading.
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