Песна 1521

Бој се бие на Пирин планина

Boj se bie na Pirin planina · A battle is fought on Pirin mountain

English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker

Бој се бие на Пирин планина,Boj se bie na Pirin planina,A battle is fought on Pirin mountain,
та се бијат три дни и три ноќи.ta se bijat tri dni i tri noḱi.they fight for three days and three nights.
Таму паднаа три илјади души,Tamu padnaa tri iljadi duši,There three thousand souls fell,
најнапреде стојанова глава.najnaprede stojanova glava.foremost of all Stojan's head.
Та го дочула старата му мајка,Ta go dočula starata mu majka,His old mother heard of it,
та отиде на река Вардара.ta otide na reka Vardara.and went to the river Vardar.
Ем го мие, ем го мие ли,Em go mie, em go mie li,She washes it, she washes it,
ем го жално реди, их!em go žalno redi, ih!and sadly lays it out, oh!
Translator's notes

Traditional-style song, origin unclear. 'Го мие' and 'го реди' refer to the head of Stojan (my reading); 'реди' could also mean 'arranges' as in preparing the dead.

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Performers on Pesna.org: Иринка Бујуклиева

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