Песна 1500
Иде моме од бањата
Ide mome od banjata · A girl comes from the bathhouse
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Иде моме џанам од бањата, | Ide mome džanam od banjata, | A girl is coming, dear, from the bathhouse, |
| измиено џанам, исчешлано. | izmieno džanam, isčešlano. | washed, dear, and combed. |
| Руси коси џанам по рамена, | Rusi kosi džanam po ramena, | Her fair hair, dear, over her shoulders, |
| ситно и дробно џанам заплетено. | sitno i drobno džanam zapleteno. | finely and thickly, dear, braided. |
| Сретна лудо џанам рудо јагне, | Sretna ludo džanam rudo jagne, | She met a lad, dear, a fleecy lamb, |
| не знаеше џанам да го јаде. | ne znaeše džanam da go jade. | he did not know, dear, how to eat it. |
| Си го пушти џанам во планина, | Si go pušti džanam vo planina, | She let it go, dear, into the mountain, |
| да си пасе џанам детелина. | da si pase džanam detelina. | to graze, dear, on clover. |
Translator's notes
Traditional, origin unclear. The third stanza is ambiguous; 'рудо јагне' (fleecy or ruddy lamb) is my reading, and who lets the lamb go in the last stanza is also my reading (the girl).
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