Песна 1213
Имам момче како лешник
Imam momče kako lešnik · I Have a Lad Like a Hazelnut
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Имам момче како лешник, ха, | Imam momče kako lešnik, ha, | I have a lad like a hazelnut, ha, |
| што си месив зелен зелник, | što si mesiv zelen zelnik, | who kneaded a green-cabbage pie, |
| леле бре, бре, бре, бре. | lele bre, bre, bre, bre. | oh my, bre, bre, bre, bre. |
| Си отидив на орање, ха, | Si otidiv na oranje, ha, | I went off to plough, ha, |
| то го видов на ридчето, | to go vidov na ridčeto, | and I saw him on the little hill, |
| леле бре, бре, бре, бре. | lele bre, bre, bre, bre. | oh my, bre, bre, bre, bre. |
| Си го зедов во скутале, ха, | Si go zedov vo skutale, ha, | I took him in my apron, ha, |
| си го однесов дури дома, | si go odnesov duri doma, | I carried him all the way home, |
| леле бре, бре, бре, бре. | lele bre, bre, bre, bre. | oh my, bre, bre, bre, bre. |
| Си го ставив во амбарот, ха, | Si go staviv vo ambarot, ha, | I put him in the granary, ha, |
| кај што беа пусти глувци, | kaj što bea pusti gluvci, | where the wretched mice were, |
| леле бре, бре, бре, бре. | lele bre, bre, bre, bre. | oh my, bre, bre, bre, bre. |
| Му изгризаа двете уши, ха, | Mu izgrizaa dvete uši, ha, | They gnawed off both his ears, ha, |
| си останав без лешник момче, | si ostanav bez lešnik momče, | and I was left without my hazelnut lad, |
| леле бре, бре, бре, бре. | lele bre, bre, bre, bre. | oh my, bre, bre, bre, bre. |
Translator's notes
Traditional humorous song; the lad seems to be a hazelnut, which the mice eat, my reading. 'Месив зелен зелник' (kneaded a green zelnik) is slightly odd, my reading.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Вера Филипова, Драгица Николова
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