Песна 1502
Месечино мајрудо
Mesečino majrudo · Moon, Mother-Moon
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Месечино мајрудо леле | Mesečino majrudo lele | Moon, mother-moon, oh dear, |
| не огревај пенџеру леле | ne ogrevaj pendžeru lele | do not warm the window, oh dear, |
| дур' да лудо вечера. | dur' da ludo večera. | while the fool has his supper. |
| Дур' да лудо вечера, леле, | Dur' da ludo večera, lele, | While the fool has his supper, oh dear, |
| коњи му се в' ливаѓе, | konji mu se v' livaǵe, | his horses are in the meadow, |
| во девојка кључеви. | vo devojka ključevi. | the keys are with the girl. |
| Девојка ми заспала леле, | Devojka mi zaspala lele, | The girl fell asleep, oh dear, |
| во црвени трендафил, | vo crveni trendafil, | in the red rose, |
| под расцутен јоргован. | pod rascuten jorgovan. | under the blossoming lilac. |
| Јоргован ми цутеше, леле, | Jorgovan mi cuteše, lele, | The lilac was blooming, oh dear, |
| на лику е капеше, | na liku e kapeše, | it was dripping on her face, |
| момче е го береше. | momče e go bereše. | the lad was picking it. |
| Момче е го береше леле, | Momče e go bereše lele, | The lad was picking it, oh dear, |
| со свилено шамивче, | so svileno šamivče, | with a silk kerchief, |
| на глава је редеше. | na glava je redeše. | he was arranging it on her head. |
Translator's notes
Dialect is heavy and several lines are my reading: 'мајрудо' (possibly 'mother-moon' or an epithet), 'лудо' (fool/young one), 'на лику е капеше' and 'је редеше'. Traditional, no author named.
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