Песна 1536
Каљо ле, Каљо Калино
Kaljo le, Kaljo Kalino · Oh Kalja, Kalja Kalina
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Каљо ле, Каљо Калино, | Kaljo le, Kaljo Kalino, | Oh Kalja, Kalja Kalina, |
| разболела се Калина. | razbolela se Kalina. | Kalina fell ill. |
| Разболела се Калина | Razbolela se Kalina | Kalina fell ill |
| сред лето, среде полето. | sred leto, srede poleto. | in midsummer, in the middle of the field. |
| Сред лето, среде полето | Sred leto, srede poleto | In midsummer, in the middle of the field |
| никоја рода при неа, | nikoja roda pri nea, | no relative near her, |
| сал' едно пиле шарено. | sal' edno pile šareno. | only one speckled bird. |
| Каља му вели, говори. | Kalja mu veli, govori. | Kalja speaks to it, says. |
| Каља му вели, говори: | Kalja mu veli, govori: | Kalja speaks to it, says: |
| - Абре ле пиле шарено. | - Abre le pile šareno. | - Hey you, speckled bird, |
| Дали ме чекаш да станам, | Dali me čekaš da stanam, | are you waiting for me to get up, |
| или ме чекаш да умрам? | ili me čekaš da umram? | or are you waiting for me to die? |
Translator's notes
Traditional, origin unclear. 'Каља' is a short form of the name Калина. 'Абре' is a Turkish-origin interjection, here roughly 'hey you'.
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