Песна 902
Стојан си стадо пасеше
Stojan si stado paseše · Stojan was grazing his flock
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Стојан си стадо пасеше | Stojan si stado paseše | Stojan was grazing his flock |
| горе на Пирин Планина. | gore na Pirin Planina. | up on Pirin mountain. |
| Меден си кавал свиреше, | Meden si kaval svireše, | He played his honeyed kaval, |
| свиреше, уз кавал збореше. | svireše, uz kaval zboreše. | played, and spoke through the kaval. |
| - Стојане, море, овчаре, | - Stojane, more, ovčare, | - Stojan, hey, shepherd, |
| девет години си овчар, | devet godini si ovčar, | nine years you have been a shepherd, |
| никому беда не стори, | nikomu beda ne stori, | you did no harm to anyone, |
| но вчера беда направи. | no včera beda napravi. | but yesterday you did harm. |
| На паша јагне не даде, | Na paša jagne ne dade, | You did not give the pasha a lamb, |
| а паша ми се закани: | a paša mi se zakani: | and the pasha threatened me: |
| мајка ми ќе ја заколе, | majka mi ḱe ja zakole, | he will slaughter my mother, |
| татко ми ќе го погуби, | tatko mi ḱe go pogubi, | he will destroy my father, |
| сестра ми ќе ја потурчи, | sestra mi ḱe ja poturči, | he will turn my sister into a Turk, |
| а либе ќе ми заљуби. | a libe ḱe mi zaljubi. | and he will make my sweetheart fall in love with him. |
Translator's notes
Traditional. The last line 'а либе ќе ми заљуби' is my reading (probably 'and will take my love' or make her fall for him); the speaker of the second stanza is unclear.
Listen
Performers on Pesna.org: Васка Илиева, Емил Ристосков
Audio samples on Pesna.org
Lyrics: Pesna.org (folk lyrics in the public domain; site content CC BY). View on Pesna.org