Песна 681

Љубинке моме убаво

Ljubinke mome ubavo · Lovely Girl, My Beloved

English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker

- Љубинке моме убаво, леле убаво,- Ljubinke mome ubavo, lele ubavo,- My lovely girl, oh lovely,
што тажно везеш, ем плачеш,što tažno vezeš, em plačeš,why do you embroider so sadly, and weep,
што тажно везиш моме, ем плачеш?što tažno veziš mome, em plačeš?why do you embroider so sadly, girl, and weep?
Дали ти се мрси конецот, леле конецот,Dali ti se mrsi konecot, lele konecot,Is the thread getting tangled, oh the thread,
или те мачи меракот,ili te mači merakot,or is it longing that torments you,
или те мачи моме меракот?ili te mači mome merakot?or is it longing that torments you, girl?
- Не ми се мрси конецот, леле конецот,- Ne mi se mrsi konecot, lele konecot,- The thread is not getting tangled, oh the thread,
тук' ме мачи меракот,tuk' me mači merakot,it is only longing that torments me,
тук' ме мачи, лудо, меракот.tuk' me mači, ludo, merakot.it is only longing that torments me, my dear.
Сношти ми се либето армаса, леле армаса,Snošti mi se libeto armasa, lele armasa,Last night my sweetheart was engaged, oh engaged,
за мојта верна другарка,za mojta verna drugarka,to my faithful friend,
за мојта прва, лудо, душманка.za mojta prva, ludo, dušmanka.to my first, my dear, enemy.
Translator's notes

Origin unclear, reads as traditional. 'армаса' (my reading: got engaged/was promised) and 'лудо' (endearment, 'my dear') are my best guesses at dialect usage.

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Performers on Pesna.org: Димитар Пљачков, Томе Чрчев

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