Песна 1172
Јанка низ гора врвеше
Janka niz gora vrveše · Yanka walked through the forest
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Јанка низ гора врвеше | Janka niz gora vrveše | Yanka walked through the forest |
| и на гората збореше: | i na gorata zboreše: | and spoke to the forest: |
| - Горо ле, горо зелена, | - Goro le, goro zelena, | - Forest, hey green forest, |
| горо ле, горо убава, | goro le, goro ubava, | forest, hey lovely forest, |
| мина ли горо низ тебе | mina li goro niz tebe | has he passed through you, |
| млад Гоце Делчев војвода? | mlad Goce Delčev vojvoda? | young Goce Delchev the voivode? |
| Гората трае, не збори | Gorata trae, ne zbori | The forest is silent, does not speak, |
| на Јанка не одговара. | na Janka ne odgovara. | it does not answer Yanka. |
| Кога би гора зборела, | Koga bi gora zborela, | If the forest could speak, |
| не би ја секла секира, | ne bi ja sekla sekira, | the axe would not cut it, |
| нит' би ја стада газеле. | nit' bi ja stada gazele. | nor would herds of gazelles trample it. |
Translator's notes
Traditional-style song about the revolutionary Goce Delchev; origin unclear. 'трае, не збори' is my reading: 'keeps silent'.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Добри Ставревски, Јанко Узунов
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Lyrics: Pesna.org (folk lyrics in the public domain; site content CC BY). View on Pesna.org