Песна 1219
Ленче бре душо, слана е паднала
Lenče bre dušo, slana e padnala · Flax, my dear, frost has fallen
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Ленче бре душо, | Lenče bre dušo, | Flax, hey dear, |
| слана е паднала. | slana e padnala. | frost has fallen. |
| Па ми потфатила, | Pa mi potfatila, | And it has begun to cover |
| големата нива. | golemata niva. | the big field. |
| Коња до колена, | Konja do kolena, | A horse up to the knee, |
| мома до ѓердана. | moma do ǵerdana. | a girl up to the neck. |
| Мома до ѓердана, | Moma do ǵerdana, | A girl up to the neck, |
| момче до рамена. | momče do ramena. | a lad up to the shoulders. |
Translator's notes
Traditional-sounding. The last two couplets look like a riddle or measuring image (how high the flax grows); that is my reading, not confirmed.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Борис Ангелковски, Радио студио Скопје
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