Песна 1169

Овчар свири мамо

Ovčar sviri mamo · The Shepherd Plays, Mother

English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker

Овчар свири мамо, овчар свири,Ovčar sviri mamo, ovčar sviri,The shepherd plays, mother, the shepherd plays,
овчар свири доле в' поле, де.ovčar sviri dole v' pole, de.the shepherd plays down in the field, hey.
Доле в' поле, мамо, доле в' поле,Dole v' pole, mamo, dole v' pole,Down in the field, mother, down in the field,
доле в' поле, во чаирето.dole v' pole, vo čaireto.down in the field, in the meadow.
Јас ќе одам мамо, јас ќе одам,Jas ḱe odam mamo, jas ḱe odam,I will go, mother, I will go,
јас ќе одам доле в' поле де.jas ḱe odam dole v' pole de.I will go down to the field, hey.
Да ме чекаш мамо, да ме чекаш,Da me čekaš mamo, da me čekaš,Wait for me, mother, wait for me,
да ме чекаш до година де.da me čekaš do godina de.wait for me for a year, hey.
До година мамо, до година,Do godina mamo, do godina,For a year, mother, for a year,
до година с' младо момче де.do godina s' mlado momče de.for a year, with a young lad, hey.
С' младо момче мамо, с' младо момче,S' mlado momče mamo, s' mlado momče,With a young lad, mother, with a young lad,
с' младо момче, со машко дете.s' mlado momče, so maško dete.with a young lad, a male child.
Translator's notes

The last stanza is my reading: 'with a young lad' seems to mean she will return with a baby son; the sense is not fully certain.

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Performers on Pesna.org: Виолета Митева, Иван Узунов

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