Песна 703

А бре војниче, младо војниче

A bre vojniče, mlado vojniče · Hey soldier, young soldier

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English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker

А бре војниче, младо војниче,	A bre vojniče, mlado vojniče,	Hey soldier, young soldier,
што си војниче толку умислено?	što si vojniče tolku umisleno?	why are you, soldier, so deep in thought?
Дали војниче раница тежи,	Dali vojniče ranica teži,	Is it the pack, soldier, that is heavy,
или војниче пушката тежи?	ili vojniče puškata teži?	or is it the rifle, soldier, that is heavy?

- Ниту ми џанам раница тежи	- Nitu mi džanam ranica teži	- Neither the pack, my dear, is heavy
ниту ми џанам пушката тежи.	nitu mi džanam puškata teži.	nor the rifle, my dear, is heavy.

Синоќ поминав крај наш'те порти,	Sinoḱ pominav kraj naš'te porti,	Last night I passed by our gate,
мојата мајка низ двор одеше,	mojata majka niz dvor odeše,	my mother was walking through the yard,
низ двор одеше, сoлзи ронеше,	niz dvor odeše, solzi roneše,	walking through the yard, shedding tears,
с'лзи ронеше, прсти кршеше.	s'lzi roneše, prsti kršeše.	shedding tears, wringing her fingers.

А мојот татко в меана оди,	A mojot tatko v meana odi,	And my father goes to the tavern,
в меана оди, рујно вино пие,	v meana odi, rujno vino pie,	goes to the tavern, drinks ruddy wine,
в меана оди, рујно вино пие,	v meana odi, rujno vino pie,	goes to the tavern, drinks ruddy wine,
дома не иде, џанам да спие.	doma ne ide, džanam da spie.	he does not come home, my dear, to sleep.

Translator's notes

Literal translation; 'прсти кршеше' rendered 'wringing her fingers' (literally 'breaking fingers').

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