Песна 1250
Божинче, девојче мори
Božinče, devojče mori · Bozhinche, Girl, Hey
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| - Божинче, девојче мори, | - Božinče, devojče mori, | - Little Bozhinche, girl, hey, |
| тужиш ли за мене? | tužiš li za mene? | do you grieve for me? |
| - Тужу, лудо, тужу, | - Tužu, ludo, tužu, | - I grieve, my crazy love, I grieve, |
| нема шта да чину. | nema šta da činu. | there is nothing to be done. |
| Едну мајку имам, море, | Ednu majku imam, more, | I have one mother, oh, |
| арно да гу немам. | arno da gu nemam. | I wish I did not have her. |
| Ја појду за воду, море, | Ja pojdu za vodu, more, | I go for water, oh, |
| и она по мене. | i ona po mene. | and she follows me. |
| Ја појду на лојзе, море, | Ja pojdu na lojze, more, | I go to the vineyards, oh, |
| и она по мене. | i ona po mene. | and she follows me. |
| Ја појду на лојзе, море, | Ja pojdu na lojze, more, | I go to the vineyards, oh, |
| и она по мене. | i ona po mene. | and she follows me. |
| И мајка ми има, море, | I majka mi ima, more, | And my mother has, oh, |
| триесет алтани. | trieset altani. | thirty gold coins. |
| Алтани ги дава, море, | Altani gi dava, more, | She gives the coins, oh, |
| мене не ме дава. | mene ne me dava. | but she does not give me away. |
Translator's notes
Southern/Pirin-type dialect forms (гу, шта, чину, појду). 'Божинче' is a girl's name or pet name (my reading); 'алтани' I read as gold coins, the dowry money.
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