Песна 1479

Поленка чукај на порти

Polenka čukaj na porti · Polenka, knock at the gate

English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker

Поленка чукај на порти,Polenka čukaj na porti,Polenka, knock at the gate,
достум тривели,dostum triveli,dostum triveli (refrain),
да не те чујат комшиите,da ne te čujat komšiite,so the neighbours don't hear you,
јагне галено.jagne galeno.my pampered lamb.
Комшии ми са бабите,Komšii mi sa babite,The neighbours are the grandmothers,
достум тривели,dostum triveli,dostum triveli (refrain),
бабите, мојте душманки,babite, mojte dušmanki,the grannies, my enemies,
јагне галено.jagne galeno.my pampered lamb.
Они ќе кажат на мама,Oni ḱe kažat na mama,They will tell mother,
достум тривели,dostum triveli,dostum triveli (refrain),
мама ќе каже на тате,mama ḱe kaže na tate,mother will tell father,
јагне галено.jagne galeno.my pampered lamb.
Та ќе ме младо ј'ожениTa ḱe me mlado j'oženiAnd they will marry me off young,
достум тривели,dostum triveli,dostum triveli (refrain),
та ќе ме даде далеко,ta ḱe me dade daleko,and give me away far off,
јагне галено.jagne galeno.my pampered lamb.
Далеко, село Чифлико,Daleko, selo Čifliko,Far away, the village of Chifliko,
достум тривели,dostum triveli,dostum triveli (refrain),
да не мож' да се виждаме,da ne mož' da se viždame,so that we cannot see each other,
јагне галено.jagne galeno.my pampered lamb.
Translator's notes

Origin unclear, treated as traditional. The refrain 'достум тривели' is left untranslated because I am unsure of its meaning (possibly 'my friend' plus a nonsense word); 'ј'ожени' is my reading of a contracted dialect form.

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