Песна 1217
Зачукале дајрињата
Začukale dajrinjata · They Struck Up the Tambourines
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Зачукале дајрињата, | Začukale dajrinjata, | They struck up the tambourines, |
| дајрињата, аман кеманињата. | dajrinjata, aman kemaninjata. | the tambourines, oh, the violins. |
| Прво оро, сè девојки, | Prvo oro, sè devojki, | First dance, all girls, |
| сè девојки, аман дукатлии. | sè devojki, aman dukatlii. | all girls, oh, with gold coins. |
| Второ оро, сè невести, | Vtoro oro, sè nevesti, | Second dance, all young brides, |
| сè невести, аман шалварести. | sè nevesti, aman šalvaresti. | all young brides, oh, in baggy trousers. |
| Трето оро, сè момчиња, | Treto oro, sè momčinja, | Third dance, all lads, |
| сè момчиња, аман мустаќлии. | sè momčinja, aman mustaḱlii. | all lads, oh, with moustaches. |
| - Еј, девојки, дукатлии, | - Ej, devojki, dukatlii, | - Hey, girls with gold coins, |
| фрлајте ги, аман дукатите, | frlajte gi, aman dukatite, | throw them down, oh, your coins, |
| да платеме, аман, дајрињата. | da plateme, aman, dajrinjata. | so we can pay, oh, for the tambourines. |
| - Еј, момчиња, мустаќлии, | - Ej, momčinja, mustaḱlii, | - Hey, lads with moustaches, |
| фрлајте ги, аман мустаќите, | frlajte gi, aman mustaḱite, | throw them down, oh, your moustaches, |
| да платеме, аман, дајрињата. | da plateme, aman, dajrinjata. | so we can pay, oh, for the tambourines. |
Translator's notes
Traditional-sounding dance song; origin unclear. 'Throw your moustaches' as payment is a joke line, my reading.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Мирвет Беловска, Радио студио Скопје
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