Песна 1543
Сонце ми е застанало
Sonce mi e zastanalo · The Sun Has Stood Still
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Сонце ми е застанало | Sonce mi e zastanalo | The sun has stood still |
| на сред небо, на пладнина. | na sred nebo, na pladnina. | in the middle of the sky, at noon. |
| И си гледа чудно чудо: | I si gleda čudno čudo: | And it looks upon a strange wonder: |
| сестра брата препродава. | sestra brata preprodava. | a sister reselling her brother. |
| Сестра брата препродава | Sestra brata preprodava | A sister reselling her brother |
| за белило, ем црвило. | za belilo, em crvilo. | for whitening and rouge. |
| За белило, ем црвило | Za belilo, em crvilo | For whitening and rouge |
| и шарено огледало. | i šareno ogledalo. | and a colorful mirror. |
Translator's notes
Traditional. 'Чудно чудо' is an emphatic 'strange wonder'. Meaning of the sister selling her brother for cosmetics is as written; no further interpretation added.
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