Песна 995
Марике мори, бела вардарке
Marike mori, bela vardarke · Marika, hey, white girl of the Vardar
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| - Марике мори, бела вардарке, | - Marike mori, bela vardarke, | - Marika, hey, white girl of the Vardar, |
| бела вардарке, лична скопјанке. | bela vardarke, lična skopjanke. | white girl of the Vardar, lovely girl of Skopje. |
| Што ти се очи Маре крвави, | Što ti se oči Mare krvavi, | Why are your eyes bloodshot, Mara, |
| што си плакала, што си жалела? | što si plakala, što si žalela? | why have you cried, why have you grieved? |
| Дали те Маре мајка карала, | Dali te Mare majka karala, | Did your mother scold you, Mara, |
| или те Маре татко истепал? | ili te Mare tatko istepal? | or did your father beat you? |
| - Ниту ме либе мајка карала, | - Nitu me libe majka karala, | - Neither did my mother scold me, dear, |
| ниту ме либе татко истепал. | nitu me libe tatko istepal. | nor did my father beat me. |
| Туку сум чула либе разбрала, | Tuku sum čula libe razbrala, | But I have heard, dear, and found out, |
| дека со друго либе се жениш. | deka so drugo libe se ženiš. | that you are marrying another sweetheart. |
| Дека се жениш, мене оставаш, | Deka se ženiš, mene ostavaš, | That you are marrying, leaving me, |
| затоа либе јас сум плакала. | zatoa libe jas sum plakala. | that is why, dear, I have cried. |
Translator's notes
Traditional urban song; origin unclear. The speaker labels in the last two stanzas are my reading.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Васка Илиева
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