Песна 1331
У вој двор
U voj dvor · In This Courtyard
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| (Лазарска песна) | (Lazarska pesna) | (Lazar's song) |
| У вој двор има млад јунак, | U voj dvor ima mlad junak, | In this courtyard there is a young hero, |
| у вој двор има млад ју- | u voj dvor ima mlad ju- | in this courtyard there is a young he- |
| На есен ќе се ожени, | Na esen ḱe se oženi, | In autumn he will marry, |
| на есен ќе се оже- | na esen ḱe se ože- | in autumn he will mar- |
| На есен, каде Митровден, | Na esen, kade Mitrovden, | In autumn, around St Demetrius' Day, |
| на есен, каде Митро- | na esen, kade Mitro- | in autumn, around St Deme- |
| Со ситна бела пченица, | So sitna bela pčenica, | With fine white wheat, |
| со ситна бела пчени- | so sitna bela pčeni- | with fine white wh- |
| Со рујно вино црвено, | So rujno vino crveno, | With ruddy red wine, |
| со рујно вино црве- | so rujno vino crve- | with ruddy red wi- |
| Со лута бела ракија, | So luta bela rakija, | With strong white brandy, |
| со лута бела раки- | so luta bela raki- | with strong white bran- |
| иииии! | iiiii! | iiiii! |
Translator's notes
Traditional Lazarice custom song; words are deliberately cut off at the end of each second line (the singers break off a syllable), so the cut-off English lines mirror that. My reading: 'вој' is a short form of 'овој'.
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Performers on Pesna.org: Selyani Macedonian Folklore Group
Audio samples on Pesna.org
Lyrics: Pesna.org (folk lyrics in the public domain; site content CC BY). View on Pesna.org