Песна 1026
Ој зелено, Зеленико
Oj zeleno, Zeleniko · Oh green one, Green Plant
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| - Ој зелено, Зеленико, | - Oj zeleno, Zeleniko, | - Oh green one, Green Plant, |
| што си толку овенала? | što si tolku ovenala? | why have you wilted so much? |
| Дали те слана осланила | Dali te slana oslanila | Did the frost frost you |
| или те роса оросила? | ili te rosa orosila? | or did the dew wet you? |
| - Ниту ме слана осланила, | - Nitu me slana oslanila, | - Neither did the frost frost me, |
| ниту ме роса оросила, | nitu me rosa orosila, | nor did the dew wet me, |
| туку ме мајка армасала | tuku me majka armasala | but my mother betrothed me |
| за едно момче што не го љубам. | za edno momče što ne go ljubam. | to a boy whom I do not love. |
Translator's notes
Traditional dialogue between a person and a wilted plant (a metaphor for the unhappy bride). 'Зеленико' I render as a name 'Green Plant', my reading.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Ѓорѓи Желчевски, Кевсер Селимова, Кирил Манчевски, Наум Петрески, Стојан Џаџев
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