Песна 871

Стојана мајка учеше

Stojana majka učeše · Stojan's Mother Advised Him

English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker

Стојана мајка учеше:Stojana majka učeše:Stojan's mother advised him:
- Стојане, сине Стојане,- Stojane, sine Stojane,- Stojan, son Stojan,
не оди сине кумита.ne odi sine kumita.don't go, son, to be a komita.
Кумитлукот куќа не врти,Kumitlukot kuḱa ne vrti,The komita life doesn't keep a household,
кумитлукот деца не гледа.kumitlukot deca ne gleda.the komita life doesn't see children.
Стојан си мајка не слушаStojan si majka ne slušaStojan does not listen to his mother,
нарами пушка на рамо,narami puška na ramo,he slung his rifle on his shoulder,
замина Стојан в' планина.zamina Stojan v' planina.Stojan set off into the mountain.
Translator's notes

Traditional haiduk/komita song. 'Куќа не врти' is my reading as 'doesn't keep a household'; 'кумита' is a dialect spelling of комита.

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