Песна 651

Двама се љубеа мамо

Dvama se ljubea mamo · The two loved each other, mother

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Двама се љубеа мамоDvama se ljubea mamoThe two loved each other, mother
Двама се љубеаDvama se ljubeaThe two loved each other
Двама се љубеа мамоDvama se ljubea mamoThe two loved each other, mother
време три годиниvreme tri godinifor three years
време три години мамоvreme tri godini mamofor three years, mother
па и шест месеци.pa i šest meseci.and six months too.
На момчето мајка бешеNa momčeto majka bešeThe young man's mother was
на момчето мајкаna momčeto majkathe young man's mother
на момчето мајка бешеna momčeto majka bešethe young man's mother was
голема душманка. [х2]golema dušmanka. [h2]a great enemy. [x2]
Па не ми дадоа мамоPa ne mi dadoa mamoAnd they did not let us, mother
па не ми дадоаpa ne mi dadoaand they did not let us
па не ми дадоа мамоpa ne mi dadoa mamoand they did not let us, mother
двајца да се земат. [х2]dvajca da se zemat. [h2]the two to marry. [x2]
Момчето умрело мамоMomčeto umrelo mamoThe young man died, mother
момчето умрелоmomčeto umrelothe young man died
момчето умрело мамоmomčeto umrelo mamothe young man died, mother
в' сабота навечер,v' sabota navečer,on Saturday evening,
а момето умре мамоa mometo umre mamoand the girl died, mother
рано во недела.rano vo nedela.early on Sunday.
Translator's notes

Traditional, origin unclear. Line 'не ми дадоа' says 'they did not let me/us' with 'ми' an expressive dative; the singer speaks as the girl, my reading.

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