Песна 1405

Мерак имав да те земам

Merak imav da te zemam · I longed to take you

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English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker

Мерак имав, мерак имав	Merak imav, merak imav	I had a longing, I had a longing
тебе да те земам.	tebe da te zemam.	to take you.

Пратив стројник, пратив стројник,	Prativ strojnik, prativ strojnik,	I sent a wedding steward, I sent a wedding steward,
не ми те дадоја.	ne mi te dadoja.	they did not give you to me.

Стројник дојде, стројник рече	Strojnik dojde, strojnik reče	The steward came, the steward said
не ми ја даваја.	ne mi ja davaja.	they are not giving her to me.

Мерак пројде, мерак пројде,	Merak projde, merak projde,	The longing passed, the longing passed,
тебе не те зедов.	tebe ne te zedov.	I did not take you.

Translator's notes

'стројник' is my reading of a wedding-related go-between; the verb forms in -ја (дадоја, даваја) are dialect. Origin unclear, looks traditional.

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Performers on Pesna.org: Цветан Јошевски

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