Песна 1205
Ај смо шетале
Aj smo šetale · We went strolling
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Ај смо шетале, мили мои мори, | Aj smo šetale, mili moi mori, | Oh, we went strolling, my dear ones, hey, |
| смо шетале, браќа мои, | smo šetale, braḱa moi, | we went strolling, my brothers, |
| Гора, Света ле Гора, браќа мои. | Gora, Sveta le Gora, braḱa moi. | to the Mountain, the Holy Mountain, my brothers. |
| Ај там' видовме, мили мои мори, | Aj tam' vidovme, mili moi mori, | Oh, there we saw, my dear ones, hey, |
| там' видовме браќа мои, | tam' vidovme braḱa moi, | there we saw, my brothers, |
| црква Хиландара, браќа мои. | crkva Hilandara, braḱa moi. | the church of Hilandar, my brothers. |
| Ај, у црквата, мили мои мори, | Aj, u crkvata, mili moi mori, | Oh, in the church, my dear ones, hey, |
| у црквата, браќа мои, | u crkvata, braḱa moi, | in the church, my brothers, |
| попој, калуѓери, браќа мои. | popoj, kaluǵeri, braḱa moi. | priests, monks, my brothers. |
| Ај ми ги пејат, мили мои мори, | Aj mi gi pejat, mili moi mori, | Oh, they sing to us, my dear ones, hey, |
| ми ги пејат, браќа мои, | mi gi pejat, braḱa moi, | they sing to us, my brothers, |
| книги старославни браќа мои. | knigi staroslavni braḱa moi. | old Slavonic books, my brothers. |
Translator's notes
Traditional. 'ми ги пејат ... книги старославни' I read as 'they sing for us from Old Slavonic books'; 'попој' is my reading of 'popovi' (priests).
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Performers on Pesna.org: Елена Мукаетова, Радио студио Скопје
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Lyrics: Pesna.org (folk lyrics in the public domain; site content CC BY). View on Pesna.org