Песна 1494
Сношти излегов на балкон Ленче
Snošti izlegov na balkon Lenče · Last night I went out on the balcony, Lenche
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| - Сношти излегов на балкон Ленче, | - Snošti izlegov na balkon Lenče, | - Last night I went out on the balcony, Lenche, |
| чудо си видов големо. | čudo si vidov golemo. | I saw a great wonder. |
| Чудо си видов големо, Ленче, | Čudo si vidov golemo, Lenče, | A great wonder I saw, Lenche, |
| кај што те тебе вршеа. | kaj što te tebe vršea. | where they were handling you. |
| Кај што тебе вршеа, Ленче, | Kaj što tebe vršea, Lenče, | Where they were handling you, Lenche, |
| кај што ти прстен менваја. | kaj što ti prsten menvaja. | where they exchanged a ring with you. |
| Дал' стројници беа, | Dal' strojnici bea, | Were they bridesmen, |
| дал' девери беа, | dal' deveri bea, | were they best men, |
| ил' беше твоето либе? | il' beše tvoeto libe? | or was it your sweetheart? |
| - Ни стројници беа, | - Ni strojnici bea, | - They were not bridesmen, |
| ни девери беа, | ni deveri bea, | they were not best men, |
| ни беше моето либе. | ni beše moeto libe. | nor was it my sweetheart. |
| Мајкеви беа браќа ѝ, лудо, | Majkevi bea braḱa ì, ludo, | They were her mother's brothers, dear, |
| мене ми беа вујчеви. | mene mi bea vujčevi. | to me they were maternal uncles. |
| - Кога ти беа вујчеви, Ленче, | - Koga ti bea vujčevi, Lenče, | - If they were your uncles, Lenche, |
| зошто на порти стоеше | zošto na porti stoeše | why did you stand at the gate |
| со жолти чевли на нозе, Ленче, | so žolti čevli na noze, Lenče, | in yellow shoes on your feet, Lenche, |
| со зелен венец на глава? | so zelen venec na glava? | with a green wreath on your head? |
Translator's notes
Traditional, origin unclear. 'Вршеа' is my reading ('were handling / betrothing you'); the exact verb is unsure. The line 'Мајкеви беа браќа ѝ' is also my reading, and who 'her' refers to is unclear.
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