Песна 751
Погледни Цвете, погледни
Pogledni Cvete, pogledni · Look, Cvete, Look
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Другари пратив кај неа | Drugari prativ kaj nea | I sent comrades to her |
| бадем и прстен да носат. | badem i prsten da nosat. | to carry almonds and a ring. |
| Сонце за двајца посакав, | Sonce za dvajca posakav, | I wished for a sun for the two of us, |
| одлета желба в' небеса. | odleta želba v' nebesa. | the wish flew away into the heavens. |
| Сонце за двајца посакав, | Sonce za dvajca posakav, | I wished for a sun for the two of us, |
| одлета желба в' небеса. | odleta želba v' nebesa. | the wish flew away into the heavens. |
| Другари абер донеле, | Drugari aber donele, | The comrades brought back word, |
| венчален прстен вратиле, | venčalen prsten vratile, | they returned the wedding ring, |
| погледни Цвете, погледни | pogledni Cvete, pogledni | look, Cvete, look |
| колкава рана отвори. | kolkava rana otvori. | what a great wound you have opened. |
| Другари абер донеле, | Drugari aber donele, | The comrades brought back word, |
| венчален прстен вратиле, | venčalen prsten vratile, | they returned the wedding ring, |
| меракот Цвете, меракот, | merakot Cvete, merakot, | the longing, Cvete, the longing, |
| попусто Цвете изгоре. | popusto Cvete izgore. | it burned away in vain, Cvete. |
| Другари пеат в' меана | Drugari peat v' meana | Comrades sing in the tavern |
| за мене песна жаловна. | za mene pesna žalovna. | a mournful song about me. |
| Рани ме, рани судбино | Rani me, rani sudbino | Wound me, wound me, fate, |
| срце да земеш не можеш. | srce da zemeš ne možeš. | you cannot take my heart. |
| Рани ме, рани судбино, | Rani me, rani sudbino, | Wound me, wound me, fate, |
| срце да земеш не можеш. | srce da zemeš ne možeš. | you cannot take my heart. |
| Другари абер донеле, | Drugari aber donele, | The comrades brought back word, |
| венчален прстен вратиле, | venčalen prsten vratile, | they returned the wedding ring, |
| погледни Цвете, погледни | pogledni Cvete, pogledni | look, Cvete, look |
| колкава рана отвори. | kolkava rana otvori. | what a great wound you have opened. |
| Другари абер донеле, | Drugari aber donele, | The comrades brought back word, |
| венчален прстен вратиле, | venčalen prsten vratile, | they returned the wedding ring, |
| меракот Цвете, меракот, | merakot Cvete, merakot, | the longing, Cvete, the longing, |
| попусто Цвете изгоре. | popusto Cvete izgore. | it burned away in vain, Cvete. |
| Меракот Цвете изгоре. | Merakot Cvete izgore. | The longing, Cvete, burned away. |
Translator's notes
Rejected suitor song (Cvete is the girl's name); origin unclear, I cannot name an author. 'попусто' is read as 'in vain', my reading.
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