Песна 1350

Мори моме Солуненке

Mori mome Solunenke · Hey, girl from Salonica

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Мори моме СолуненкеMori mome SolunenkeHey, girl from Salonica,
блазе нему кој те има.blaze nemu koj te ima.blessed is he who has you.
Мори моме СолуненкеMori mome SolunenkeHey, girl from Salonica,
блазе него кој те има.blaze nego koj te ima.blessed is he who has you.
Тешко и горко кој те нема,Teško i gorko koj te nema,Hard and bitter for him who doesn't have you,
така му и на мојва душа.taka mu i na mojva duša.so it is for my soul too.
Тешко и горко кој те немаTeško i gorko koj te nemaHard and bitter for him who doesn't have you,
така му и на мојва душа.taka mu i na mojva duša.so it is for my soul too.
Сечи моме русите косиSeči mome rusite kosiCut, girl, your blond hair,
прави скала да се качам.pravi skala da se kačam.make a ladder for me to climb.
Сечи моме русите коси,Seči mome rusite kosi,Cut, girl, your blond hair,
прави скала да се качам.pravi skala da se kačam.make a ladder for me to climb.
Да се качам, да те видам,Da se kačam, da te vidam,So that I climb, to see you,
раскопчана, распетлана.raskopčana, raspetlana.unbuttoned, with hair undone.
Да се качам да те видам,Da se kačam da te vidam,So that I climb to see you,
раскопчана распетлана.raskopčana raspetlana.unbuttoned, with hair undone.
Дека спиеш гола и боса,Deka spieš gola i bosa,Where you sleep bare and barefoot,
распашана, гологлава,raspašana, gologlava,unbelted, bareheaded,
руси коси растурени.rusi kosi rastureni.blond hair spread loose.
Translator's notes

Traditional love song. 'Распетлана' I render 'with hair undone' (my reading, literally 'unlooped'); 'Дека' I read as 'where'.

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Performers on Pesna.org: Зарина Првасевда, Мегленки

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