Песна 879
Чукав, чукав мале
Čukav, čukav male · I Knocked and Knocked, Mother
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Синојка им, мале, дома дојдов, оф, оф, | Sinojka im, male, doma dojdov, of, of, | Last night, mother, I came to her house, oh, oh, |
| дома дојдов, мале, пред вратата. | doma dojdov, male, pred vratata. | I came to the house, mother, to the front door. |
| Чукав, чукав мале, дури омалев, оф, оф, | Čukav, čukav male, duri omalev, of, of, | I knocked and knocked, mother, until I wore myself out, oh, oh, |
| чукав, чукав, мале, дури омалев. | čukav, čukav, male, duri omalev. | I knocked and knocked, mother, until I wore myself out. |
| На мустак ми, мале, оќит падна, оф, оф, | Na mustak mi, male, oḱit padna, of, of, | A longing fell on my moustache, mother, oh, oh, |
| на мустак ми, мале, оќит падна, | na mustak mi, male, oḱit padna, | a longing fell on my moustache, mother, |
| па се качив, мале, на ѕидчето, оф, оф, | pa se kačiv, male, na dzidčeto, of, of, | so I climbed, mother, onto the little wall, oh, oh, |
| им се пикнав, мале, низ пенџерчето. | im se piknav, male, niz pendžerčeto. | I squeezed in, mother, through the little window. |
| Па ѝ ступнав, мале, на грлцето, оф, оф, | Pa ì stupnav, male, na grlceto, of, of, | Then I stepped, mother, on her little throat, oh, oh, |
| па ѓерданот, мале, ждринг ждринготна. | pa ǵerdanot, male, ždring ždringotna. | and the necklace, mother, went clink clink. |
| Се разбуди, мале, стара ѝ мајка, оф, оф, | Se razbudi, male, stara ì majka, of, of, | Her old mother woke up, mother, oh, oh, |
| - Што ти ѓердан, ќерко, ждринг ждринготна? | - Što ti ǵerdan, ḱerko, ždring ždringotna? | - Why did your necklace go clink, daughter? |
| - Ме прескочи, мале, црната мачка, оф, оф, | - Me preskoči, male, crnata mačka, of, of, | - The black cat, mother, jumped over me, oh, oh, |
| ме прескочи, мале, црната мачка. | me preskoči, male, crnata mačka. | the black cat, mother, jumped over me. |
| - Не ми беше, ќерко, црната мачка, оф, оф, | - Ne mi beše, ḱerko, crnata mačka, of, of, | - It wasn't the black cat, daughter, oh, oh, |
| туку беше, ќерко, Славе ашикот. | tuku beše, ḱerko, Slave ašikot. | it was, daughter, Slave the lover. |
Translator's notes
Traditional comic song. 'Синојка им' (my reading: last night, at their house) and 'оќит падна' (my reading: an urge/passion landed on my moustache) are guesses.
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