Песна 1233
Еј ти куме
Ej ti kume · Hey, you godfather
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Еоо, еј ти куме ооо, | Eoo, ej ti kume ooo, | Eoo, hey you godfather ooo, |
| куме господине, еј ти куме, | kume gospodine, ej ti kume, | godfather, sir, hey you godfather, |
| еооо, куме господине ооо. | eooo, kume gospodine ooo. | eooo, godfather, sir ooo. |
| Еооо, нели мина ооо, | Eooo, neli mina ooo, | Eooo, did you not pass ooo, |
| низ гора зелена нели мина, | niz gora zelena neli mina, | through the green forest, did you not pass, |
| еооо, низ гора зелена ооо. | eooo, niz gora zelena ooo. | eooo, through the green forest ooo. |
| Еоо, нели виде ооо, | Eoo, neli vide ooo, | Eoo, did you not see ooo, |
| дрво разгрането, нели виде, | drvo razgraneto, neli vide, | the branching tree, did you not see, |
| еоо, дрво разгрането ооо. | eoo, drvo razgraneto ooo. | eoo, the branching tree ooo. |
| Еоо, разгрането ооо, | Eoo, razgraneto ooo, | Eoo, branching ooo, |
| тело расц'втено, оо разгрането, | telo rasc'vteno, oo razgraneto, | the body in bloom, oo branching, |
| еоо, тело расц'втено ооо. | eoo, telo rasc'vteno ooo. | eoo, the body in bloom ooo. |
Translator's notes
A drawn-out song with sung vowel fillers (eoo, ooo) kept as is; 'тело расц'втено' I render literally as 'body in bloom'.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Александар Арабаџиев, Симона Танушевска
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