Песна 1480
Маго, Маго вакло пиле
Mago, Mago vaklo pile · Mago, Mago, dark-eyed chick
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Маго, Маго мари, вакло пиле, | Mago, Mago mari, vaklo pile, | Mago, Mago, hey, dark-eyed chick, |
| не ти реков мари еднаш и два', | ne ti rekov mari ednaš i dva', | did I not tell you, hey, once or twice, |
| еднаш и двајс', мари, тријсте пати. | ednaš i dvajs', mari, trijste pati. | once or twenty, hey, three hundred times. |
| Не излази Маго ношно време, | Ne izlazi Mago nošno vreme, | Do not go out, Mago, at night time, |
| ношно време, Маго, по сокаци, | nošno vreme, Mago, po sokaci, | night time, Mago, in the alleys, |
| по сокаци Маго, низ Пехчево. | po sokaci Mago, niz Pehčevo. | in the alleys, Mago, through Pehchevo. |
| Ќе те фанат Маго колџиите, | Ḱe te fanat Mago koldžiite, | The night guards will catch you, Mago, |
| ќе фанат Маго, ќе те срамат. | ḱe fanat Mago, ḱe te sramat. | they will catch you, Mago, they will shame you. |
| Ќе ти врзат Маго бели раце, | Ḱe ti vrzat Mago beli race, | They will tie your white hands, Mago, |
| бели раце, Маго, наопако. | beli race, Mago, naopako. | your white hands, Mago, behind your back. |
Translator's notes
Traditional, origin unclear; Pehchevo is a town in eastern Macedonia. 'Двајс'/'тријсте' are shortened forms of twenty and three hundred; 'колџии' as night guards is my reading.
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