Песна 1122
Ова е село
Ova e selo · This is a village
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Ова е село, | Ova e selo, | This is a village, |
| големо село | golemo selo | a big village, |
| дејгиди село, де. | dejgidi selo, de. | dejgidi village, hey. |
| Двеста се куќи, | Dvesta se kuḱi, | Two hundred are the houses, |
| триста се моми, | trista se momi, | three hundred the girls, |
| дејгиди моми, де. | dejgidi momi, de. | dejgidi girls, hey. |
| Заљубил Иљо | Zaljubil Iljo | Iljo fell in love |
| до три ми моми | do tri mi momi | with as many as three girls, |
| дејгиди моми, де. | dejgidi momi, de. | dejgidi girls, hey. |
| Прва му дава | Prva mu dava | The first gives him |
| ѕевгар волови, | dzevgar volovi, | a pair of oxen, |
| дејгиди јунак, де. | dejgidi junak, de. | dejgidi hero, hey. |
| Втора му дава, | Vtora mu dava, | The second gives him |
| тоа рамно поле, | toa ramno pole, | that flat field, |
| дејгиди моме, де. | dejgidi mome, de. | dejgidi girl, hey. |
| Трета му дава | Treta mu dava | The third gives him |
| тоа бело лице, | toa belo lice, | that fair face, |
| дејгиди јунак, де. | dejgidi junak, de. | dejgidi hero, hey. |
Translator's notes
'Дејгиди' is a refrain word I do not know (kept as 'dejgidi', possibly a dialect or Turkish-derived exclamation). Origin unclear.
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