Песна 844
Бегала Мара, бегала
Begala Mara, begala · Mara Fled, She Fled
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Бегала Мара, бегала, | Begala Mara, begala, | Mara fled, she fled, |
| од таја љута море свекрва. | od taja ljuta more svekrva. | from that fierce, hey, mother-in-law. |
| Остави Мара, остави | Ostavi Mara, ostavi | Mara left, she left |
| машкото дете, Мара, у љуљка. | maškoto dete, Mara, u ljuljka. | her baby boy, Mara, in the cradle. |
| Бегала Мара, бегала, | Begala Mara, begala, | Mara fled, she fled, |
| през девет-десет, море, градове. | prez devet-deset, more, gradove. | through nine, ten, hey, towns. |
| Печали Мара, печали, | Pečali Mara, pečali, | Mara gained, she gained, |
| петнајсет бели, море, овчари, | petnajset beli, more, ovčari, | fifteen white, hey, shepherds, |
| и петстотини бели овчички. | i petstotini beli ovčički. | and five hundred white little sheep. |
| Киниса Мара, киниса, | Kinisa Mara, kinisa, | Mara set out, she set out, |
| отера Мара, море, стадото, | otera Mara, more, stadoto, | Mara drove the flock, hey, |
| наближи Мара селото. | nabliži Mara seloto. | Mara neared the village. |
| Наближи Мара селото, | Nabliži Mara seloto, | Mara neared the village, |
| на среќа иде, море, млад Стојан. | na sreḱa ide, more, mlad Stojan. | by luck young Stojan comes, hey. |
| - Стојане џанам, Стојане, | - Stojane džanam, Stojane, | - Stojan, my dear, Stojan, |
| дали е жива, Стојан, мајка ти? | dali e živa, Stojan, majka ti? | is she alive, Stojan, your mother? |
| Дали е жива мајка ти | Dali e živa majka ti | Is your mother alive |
| и машко дете, море, у љуљка? | i maško dete, more, u ljuljka? | and the baby boy, hey, in the cradle? |
| - Кога е Мара бегала, | - Koga e Mara begala, | - When Mara fled, |
| тогај ми мајка море умрела | togaj mi majka more umrela | then my mother, hey, died |
| и машко дете, море, у љуљка. | i maško dete, more, u ljuljka. | and the baby boy, hey, in the cradle. |
| - Стојане море, стопане, | - Stojane more, stopane, | - Stojan, hey, master, |
| нели ме мене, море, познаваш? | neli me mene, more, poznavaš? | don't you, hey, recognize me? |
Translator's notes
Traditional ballad. 'Печали' I took as 'gained/acquired' (my reading); 'през' = through (dialect). Stojan seems to be Mara's husband, so she returns unrecognized (my reading).
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