Песна 1349
Невен китка
Neven kitka · Marigold Bouquet
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Невен китка невенова леле, | Neven kitka nevenova lele, | A marigold bouquet, oh my, |
| невен китка невенова, | neven kitka nevenova, | a marigold bouquet, |
| в' Цариграда наберена леле, | v' Carigrada naberena lele, | picked in Constantinople, oh my, |
| в' Цариграда наберена. | v' Carigrada naberena. | picked in Constantinople. |
| Преко море префрлена леле, | Preko more prefrlena lele, | Thrown across the sea, oh my, |
| преко море префрлена, | preko more prefrlena, | thrown across the sea, |
| на момите наречена леле, | na momite narečena lele, | intended for the girls, oh my, |
| на момите наречена. | na momite narečena. | intended for the girls. |
| А момите болни лежат леле, | A momite bolni ležat lele, | And the girls lie sick, oh my, |
| а момите болни лежат, | a momite bolni ležat, | and the girls lie sick, |
| болни лежат, ич не можат леле, | bolni ležat, ič ne možat lele, | lie sick, cannot at all, oh my, |
| болни лежат, ич не можат. | bolni ležat, ič ne možat. | lie sick, cannot at all. |
| Елеци им ју терзии леле, | Eleci im ju terzii lele, | Their vests the tailors, oh my, |
| елеци им ју терзии, | eleci im ju terzii, | their vests the tailors, |
| сошиени, непробани леле, | sošieni, neprobani lele, | sewn, untried, oh my, |
| сошиени, непробани. | sošieni, neprobani. | sewn, untried. |
| Непробани, неплатени леле, | Neprobani, neplateni lele, | Untried, unpaid, oh my, |
| непробани, неплатени, | neprobani, neplateni, | untried, unpaid, |
| неплатени, неносени леле, | neplateni, nenoseni lele, | unpaid, unworn, oh my, |
| неплатени, неносени. | neplateni, nenoseni. | unpaid, unworn. |
Translator's notes
Traditional. 'Елеци им ју терзии' is my reading (the tailors have made them vests, with 'ју' as a dialect particle I am unsure of); 'ич не можат' I read as 'cannot at all'.
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