Песна 1451
Ах, ти младост
Ah, ti mladost · Ah, you youth
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Сега сум без тебе, | Sega sum bez tebe, | Now I am without you, |
| ладни ноќи се надвиснале. | ladni noḱi se nadvisnale. | cold nights have closed in. |
| Спомени само имаме, | Spomeni samo imame, | We only have memories, |
| години душа стегнале. | godini duša stegnale. | years have tightened the soul. |
| Ах, ти младост, чудна си ми била, | Ah, ti mladost, čudna si mi bila, | Ah, you youth, you were strange to me, |
| јас се свртев, ти ми избега. | jas se svrtev, ti mi izbega. | I turned around, you ran away from me. |
| Колку вино, песни, солзи, смеа, | Kolku vino, pesni, solzi, smea, | How much wine, songs, tears, laughter, |
| тебе сум ти дарил за век да те имам. | tebe sum ti daril za vek da te imam. | I gave to you so I would have you forever. |
| Помислив на тебе, | Pomisliv na tebe, | I thought of you, |
| две-три солзи ко да паднале. | dve-tri solzi ko da padnale. | two or three tears seem to have fallen. |
| Сокаци гледам исти се, | Sokaci gledam isti se, | I look at the alleys, they are the same, |
| само други се заљубиле. | samo drugi se zaljubile. | only others have fallen in love. |
| Ах, ти младост, чудна си ми била, | Ah, ti mladost, čudna si mi bila, | Ah, you youth, you were strange to me, |
| јас се свртев, ти ми избега. | jas se svrtev, ti mi izbega. | I turned around, you ran away from me. |
| Колку вино, песни, солзи, смеа, | Kolku vino, pesni, solzi, smea, | How much wine, songs, tears, laughter, |
| тебе сум ти дарил за век да те имам. | tebe sum ti daril za vek da te imam. | I gave to you so I would have you forever. |
Translator's notes
Modern sounding, origin unclear (no author I can name). 'ко да паднале' is my reading ('as if fallen').
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Performers on Pesna.org: Ѓоко Дончев
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