Песна 834
На сред село тапан бие
Na sred selo tapan bie · In the Middle of the Village a Drum Beats
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| На сред село, мамо, тапан бие, | Na sred selo, mamo, tapan bie, | In the middle of the village, mama, a drum beats, |
| тапан бие, мамо, оро се вие. | tapan bie, mamo, oro se vie. | a drum beats, mama, a dance winds. |
| Сите моми, мамо, танец водат, | Site momi, mamo, tanec vodat, | All the girls, mama, lead the dance, |
| танец водат, мамо, песни пеат, | tanec vodat, mamo, pesni peat, | lead the dance, mama, sing songs, |
| песни пеат, мамо, за ергени, | pesni peat, mamo, za ergeni, | sing songs, mama, about bachelors, |
| да се женат, мамо, да се вдомат. | da se ženat, mamo, da se vdomat. | that they may marry, mama, that they may settle down. |
| Пушти мене, мамо, јас да идам, | Pušti mene, mamo, jas da idam, | Let me go, mama, let me go, |
| да се фатам, мамо, на орото, | da se fatam, mamo, na oroto, | to join, mama, the dance, |
| да заиграм, мамо, да запеам, | da zaigram, mamo, da zapeam, | to dance, mama, to sing, |
| белки ќе ме чуе мојто либе. | belki ḱe me čue mojto libe. | perhaps my love will hear me. |
| Не те пуштам, Анѓе, на орото, | Ne te puštam, Anǵe, na oroto, | I will not let you go, Anga, to the dance, |
| на орото, Анѓе, во селото, | na oroto, Anǵe, vo seloto, | to the dance, Anga, in the village, |
| таму ти е, Анѓе, твојто либе, | tamu ti e, Anǵe, tvojto libe, | your love is there, Anga, |
| ќе те грабне, Анѓе, ќе те земе. | ḱe te grabne, Anǵe, ḱe te zeme. | he will snatch you, Anga, he will take you. |
Translator's notes
'Белки' rendered as 'perhaps'. The last stanza appears to be the mother speaking, as my reading.
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