Песна 1336
Ој Јоване
Oj Jovane · Oh Jovan
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Ој Јоване зару домаќине, | Oj Jovane zaru domaḱine, | Oh Jovan, indeed, master of the house, |
| кај куќа ти зару река течи, | kaj kuḱa ti zaru reka teči, | by your house, indeed, a river flows, |
| во реката зару крива врба, | vo rekata zaru kriva vrba, | in the river, indeed, a crooked willow, |
| на врбата зару три седела, | na vrbata zaru tri sedela, | on the willow, indeed, three sat, |
| во седела зару три билбили, | vo sedela zaru tri bilbili, | in the seat, indeed, three nightingales, |
| први пее зару за поручок, | prvi pee zaru za poručok, | the first sings, indeed, for the midday meal, |
| втори пее зару за ужина, | vtori pee zaru za užina, | the second sings, indeed, for the afternoon snack, |
| трети пее зару за вечера: | treti pee zaru za večera: | the third sings, indeed, for supper: |
| - Кој ни даде со сито, | - Koj ni dade so sito, | - Whoever gave us with a sieve, |
| зару да е ситна година, | zaru da e sitna godina, | indeed, may the year be fine-grained, |
| зару да е ситна година. | zaru da e sitna godina. | indeed, may the year be fine-grained. |
Translator's notes
Part of the Lazarica (St Lazarus) ritual songs. 'зару' is a filler particle, here rendered 'indeed' (my reading); 'во седела' is unclear, I read it as a variant of 'седеле' (sat).
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Performers on Pesna.org: Selyani Macedonian Folklore Group
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Lyrics: Pesna.org (folk lyrics in the public domain; site content CC BY). View on Pesna.org