Песна 1360
Сношти поминав мамо, заминав
Snošti pominav mamo, zaminav · Last Night I Passed By, Mother
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| - Сношти поминав мамо, заминав, | - Snošti pominav mamo, zaminav, | - Last night I passed by, mother, I went, |
| крај студен бистар мамо, кладенец, | kraj studen bistar mamo, kladenec, | beside a cold clear, mother, well, |
| крај студен бистар мамо, кладенец. | kraj studen bistar mamo, kladenec. | beside a cold clear, mother, well. |
| Там' најдов моме, мамо, малечко, | Tam' najdov mome, mamo, malečko, | There I found a girl, mother, a little one, |
| студена вода, мамо, пиеше, | studena voda, mamo, pieše, | she was drinking cold water, mother, |
| бело си лице, мамо, миеше. | belo si lice, mamo, mieše. | she was washing her white face, mother. |
| Иди ја, мила мамо, посакај, | Idi ja, mila mamo, posakaj, | Go, dear mother, and ask for her, |
| дали ќе ти ја дадат за мене, | dali ḱe ti ja dadat za mene, | whether they will give her to you for me, |
| дали ќе ти ја дадат за мене? | dali ḱe ti ja dadat za mene? | whether they will give her to you for me? |
| - Мала е, сине море, Стојане, | - Mala e, sine more, Stojane, | - She is small, my son, hey, Stojan, |
| не знае куќа, синко, да гледа, | ne znae kuḱa, sinko, da gleda, | she does not know, son, how to keep house, |
| не знае куќа, синко, да гледа. | ne znae kuḱa, sinko, da gleda. | she does not know, son, how to keep house. |
| - Гавраните се, мамо, големи, | - Gavranite se, mamo, golemi, | - The ravens, mother, are big, |
| други му гнездо, мамо, правеа, | drugi mu gnezdo, mamo, pravea, | others made a nest for him, mother, |
| други му пилци, мамо, гледаа. | drugi mu pilci, mamo, gledaa. | others tended his chicks, mother. |
| Славејче пиле, мамо, малечко, | Slavejče pile, mamo, malečko, | The nightingale is a small bird, mother, |
| само си гнездо, мамо, правеше, | samo si gnezdo, mamo, praveše, | it made its own nest, mother, |
| само си гнездо, мамо, правеше. | samo si gnezdo, mamo, praveše. | it made its own nest, mother. |
Translator's notes
Traditional. The raven/nightingale verse is a metaphor (the small girl can manage by herself); 'му' in the raven lines is my reading as 'for him'.
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