Песна 980
Богата Сава, богата
Bogata Sava, bogata · Rich Sava, Rich
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Богата Сава, богата, | Bogata Sava, bogata, | Rich Sava, rich, |
| од пиле млеко, мори, имала, | od pile mleko, mori, imala, | she had bird's milk, hey, |
| од пиле млеко имала, | od pile mleko imala, | she had bird's milk, |
| од срце рожба, мори, немала. | od srce rožba, mori, nemala. | she had no child of her heart, hey. |
| Турила камен на срце, | Turila kamen na srce, | She put a stone on her heart, |
| носила девет, мори, месеци. | nosila devet, mori, meseci. | she carried for nine, hey, months. |
| Исткала свила, пелени, | Istkala svila, peleni, | She wove silk, swaddling clothes, |
| купила лулки, мори, сребрени, | kupila lulki, mori, srebreni, | she bought cradles, hey, of silver, |
| викнала нунко, владика, | viknala nunko, vladika, | she called the godfather, the bishop, |
| Савино дете, леле, да крстат. | Savino dete, lele, da krstat. | to baptize Sava's child, oh. |
| Кога во црква појдоја, | Koga vo crkva pojdoja, | When they went to church, |
| сите ми деца, леле, вриснаја. | site mi deca, lele, vrisnaja. | all the children, oh, screamed. |
| Сите ми деца плачеа, | Site mi deca plačea, | All the children cried, |
| Савино дете, леле, не плаче. | Savino dete, lele, ne plače. | Sava's child, oh, does not cry. |
| Кога ми дома дојдоја, | Koga mi doma dojdoja, | When they came home, |
| Сава пред порти, леле, истрча, | Sava pred porti, lele, istrča, | Sava ran out, oh, before the gate, |
| и си го нунко запраша: | i si go nunko zapraša: | and asked the godfather: |
| - Нунко ле, нунко море, владико, | - Nunko le, nunko more, vladiko, | - Godfather, hey godfather, bishop, |
| какво му име кладовте? | kakvo mu ime kladovte? | what name did you give him? |
| - Саво ле, Саво леле, богата. | - Savo le, Savo lele, bogata. | - Sava, oh Sava, oh, rich one. |
| Саво ле, Саво богата, | Savo le, Savo bogata, | Sava, oh Sava, rich one, |
| пусто да ти е, мори, богатство! | pusto da ti e, mori, bogatstvo! | may your wealth be cursed, hey! |
| Нели е камен пак камен? | Neli e kamen pak kamen? | Isn't a stone just a stone? |
| Каменот, Саво мори, не плаче. | Kamenot, Savo mori, ne plače. | A stone, Sava, hey, does not cry. |
Translator's notes
Traditional. Sava's baby is apparently a stone child, which is my reading of the last stanza; the ending 'Саво ле, Саво леле, богата' as the godfather's answer is also my reading.
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