Песна 1190
Море зедов жена многу млада
More zedov žena mnogu mlada · Hey, I Took a Very Young Wife
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| Море зедов жена многу млада, | More zedov žena mnogu mlada, | Hey, I took a very young wife, |
| море многу млада, со два заба. | more mnogu mlada, so dva zaba. | hey, very young, with two teeth. |
| Море зедов жена многу млада, | More zedov žena mnogu mlada, | Hey, I took a very young wife, |
| море многу млада, со два заба. | more mnogu mlada, so dva zaba. | hey, very young, with two teeth. |
| Море кога дојде, прекар стави, | More koga dojde, prekar stavi, | Hey, when she came, she gave nicknames, |
| море на свекрва: „стара гарагачка“. | more na svekrva: „stara garagačka“. | hey, to the mother-in-law: 'old magpie'. |
| Море на свекрва: „стара гарагачка“, | More na svekrva: „stara garagačka“, | Hey, to the mother-in-law: 'old magpie', |
| море на свекорот: „старо вампириште“. | more na svekorot: „staro vampirište“. | hey, to the father-in-law: 'old vampire'. |
| Море виде плевна, се зачуди, | More vide plevna, se začudi, | Hey, she saw the barn, was amazed, |
| море што е оваа убавина? | more što e ovaa ubavina? | hey, what is this beauty? |
| Море виде зелник, се зачуди, | More vide zelnik, se začudi, | Hey, she saw the pie-kitchen, was amazed, |
| море што е ова, вртен, сучен? | more što e ova, vrten, sučen? | hey, what is this, twisted, rolled? |
| Море виде разбој, се зачуди, | More vide razboj, se začudi, | Hey, she saw the loom, was amazed, |
| море што е ова, шкрипни, рипни? | more što e ova, škripni, ripni? | hey, what is this, creak and jump? |
| Море што е ова, шкрипни, рипни, | More što e ova, škripni, ripni, | Hey, what is this, creak and jump, |
| море шкрипни, рипни, в' среде чукни. | more škripni, ripni, v' srede čukni. | hey, creak and jump, bang in the middle. |
Translator's notes
Traditional humorous song. 'Гарагачка' (magpie) and 'зелник' (a savory pie, here the place or dish) are my reading; the last verses are a joke about the new bride not knowing household things.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Блага Видец, Благој Петров - Караѓуле, Васка Илиева, Кочо Петровски
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