Песна 801

Промени се, Суте

Promeni se, Sute · Change Your Clothes, Sute

English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker

- Промени се, Суте, нареди се,- Promeni se, Sute, naredi se,- Change your clothes, Sute, dress up,
па излези, Суте мори, на портето.pa izlezi, Sute mori, na porteto.and come out, Sute dear, to the gate.
Ќе те гледа, Суте, свекрвата,Ḱe te gleda, Sute, svekrvata,Your mother-in-law will see you, Sute,
ќе ти даде, Суте мори, голем бакшиш.ḱe ti dade, Sute mori, golem bakšiš.she will give you, Sute dear, a big tip.
Голем бакшиш Суте, ред алтани,Golem bakšiš Sute, red altani,A big tip, Sute, a row of gold coins,
ред алтани, Суте мори, мамудии.red altani, Sute mori, mamudii.a row of gold coins, Sute dear, mamudiye coins.
Да ги врзеш, Суте, на гушата,Da gi vrzeš, Sute, na gušata,Tie them, Sute, around your neck,
да зажарват, Суте мори, твоите друшки.da zažarvat, Sute mori, tvoite druški.so your friends, Sute dear, will be jealous.
- Не ја чекам, мајко, свекрва ми,- Ne ja čekam, majko, svekrva mi,- I am not waiting, mother, for my mother-in-law,
туку си го чекам, мајко, моето либе.tuku si go čekam, majko, moeto libe.but I am waiting, mother, for my sweetheart.
Клепки има, мајко, очи нема,Klepki ima, majko, oči nema,There are lashes, mother, but no eyes,
штом не иде, мила мајко, да ме земе.štom ne ide, mila majko, da me zeme.since he does not come, dear mother, to take me.
Translator's notes

Traditional, no author known. 'Да зажарват' I render 'will be jealous' (literally 'will burn'); 'Клепки има, очи нема' is a poetic image I read as 'I have lashes but no eyes (nothing to see with) since he does not come'; my reading.

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