Песна 858

Онаа страна оган гори

Onaa strana ogan gori · On that side a fire burns

English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker

Онаа страна оган гори	Onaa strana ogan gori	On that side a fire burns,
сонце греит, небо синит,	sonce greit, nebo sinit,	the sun warms, the sky is blue,
роса росит, не го гаснит,	rosa rosit, ne go gasnit,	the dew falls, it does not put it out,
ветер веит, не го сеит.	veter veit, ne go seit.	the wind blows, it does not scatter it.

Не ми било силен оган,	Ne mi bilo silen ogan,	It was not a mighty fire,
тук' ми била Христовата,	tuk' mi bila Hristovata,	but it was Christ's,
тук' ми била Христовата,	tuk' mi bila Hristovata,	but it was Christ's,
Христовата мила мајка.	Hristovata mila majka.	Christ's dear mother.

Го стасала Христа бога,	Go stasala Hrista boga,	She found Christ the God,
го стасала на планина,	go stasala na planina,	she found him on the mountain,
го стасала на планина,	go stasala na planina,	she found him on the mountain,
на планина, на рудина.	na planina, na rudina.	on the mountain, on the clearing.

Се собрале овчарите,	Se sobrale ovčarite,	The shepherds gathered,
запалиле силен оган,	zapalile silen ogan,	they lit a mighty fire,
запалиле силе оган,	zapalile sile ogan,	they lit a mighty fire,
да огреат машко дете.	da ogreat maško dete.	to warm the male child.

Си исекле долги поли,	Si isekle dolgi poli,	They cut off their long hems,
си повиле машко дете,	si povile maško dete,	they wrapped the male child,
си повиле машко дете,	si povile maško dete,	they wrapped the male child,
огреале Христа бога.	ogreale Hrista boga.	they warmed Christ the God.

Translator's notes

Traditional Christmas-type carol, no author known. Verb endings in -ит are dialect; 'Христовата' I read as an unstated noun, 'Christ's (fire)', my reading.

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