Песна 1212
Нејќум, нејќум
Nejḱum, nejḱum · I Don't Want, I Don't Want
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Нејќум, нејќум, нејќум леле нејќум, | Nejḱum, nejḱum, nejḱum lele nejḱum, | I don't want, I don't want, I don't want, oh dear, I don't want, |
| свекор и свекрва, аман аман. | svekor i svekrva, aman aman. | father-in-law and mother-in-law, mercy, mercy. |
| Нејќум, нејќум, нејќум леле, нејќум, | Nejḱum, nejḱum, nejḱum lele, nejḱum, | I don't want, I don't want, I don't want, oh dear, I don't want, |
| золви золвини, аман аман. | zolvi zolvini, aman aman. | the husband's sisters-in-law, mercy, mercy. |
| Нејќум, нејќум, нејќум леле, нејќум, | Nejḱum, nejḱum, nejḱum lele, nejḱum, | I don't want, I don't want, I don't want, oh dear, I don't want, |
| велој, первези, аман аман. | veloj, pervezi, aman aman. | the husband's brother's wife, the ornaments, mercy, mercy. |
| Туку сакам, туку леле сакам, | Tuku sakam, tuku lele sakam, | But I want, but oh dear I want, |
| ерген, лудото, аман аман, | ergen, ludoto, aman aman, | a bachelor, the foolish one, mercy, mercy, |
| ерген, лудото. | ergen, ludoto. | a bachelor, the foolish one. |
Translator's notes
Traditional-sounding; origin unclear. 'Велој, первези' is my reading as 'sister-in-law (велој) and ornaments/frames (первези)'; unsure of this line.
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