Песна 954
Огледала се Ангелина
Ogledala se Angelina · Angelina looked at herself in the mirror
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Огледала се Ангелина | Ogledala se Angelina | Angelina looked in the mirror, |
| сама си се огледала, | sama si se ogledala, | she looked at herself alone, |
| сама си се аресала. | sama si se aresala. | she admired herself alone. |
| - Как' сам бела, ем црвена, | - Kak' sam bela, em crvena, | - How white I am, and rosy too, |
| малку да бев повисочка. | malku da bev povisočka. | if only I were a little taller. |
| Главените - разглавувам, | Glavenite - razglavuvam, | The engaged ones - I break their engagements, |
| женените - разженувам. | ženenite - razženuvam. | the married ones - I unmarry. |
| Женените - разженувам, | Ženenite - razženuvam, | The married ones - I unmarry, |
| поповето - распопувам. | popoveto - raspopuvam. | the priests - I unfrock. |
Translator's notes
Origin unclear. 'аресала' meaning 'took a liking to herself' is my reading from Turkish 'beğenmek'. The coined verbs разглавувам, разженувам, распопувам are playful and I render them by sense.
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