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| Попова ќерка | Popova ḱerka | The priest's daughter |
| Чула се прочула, џанам, чула се прочула | Čula se pročula, džanam, čula se pročula | She became famous, my dear, she became famous |
| чула се прочула, џанам, чула се прочула | čula se pročula, džanam, čula se pročula | She became famous, my dear, she became famous |
| чула се прочула, џанам, поповата ќерка | čula se pročula, džanam, popovata ḱerka | She became famous, my dear, the priest's daughter |
| чула се прочула, џанам, поповата ќерка. | čula se pročula, džanam, popovata ḱerka. | She became famous, my dear, the priest's daughter. |
| Поповата ќерка, џанам, поповата ќерка | Popovata ḱerka, džanam, popovata ḱerka | The priest's daughter, my dear, the priest's daughter |
| поповата ќерка, џанам, поповата ќерка | popovata ḱerka, džanam, popovata ḱerka | The priest's daughter, my dear, the priest's daughter |
| поповата ќерка, џанам, 'ногу работела | popovata ḱerka, džanam, 'nogu rabotela | The priest's daughter, my dear, she was working hard |
| 'ногу работела, џанам, скалите метела. | 'nogu rabotela, džanam, skalite metela. | She was working hard, my dear, she was sweeping the stairs. |
| Скалите метела, џанам, скалите метела | Skalite metela, džanam, skalite metela | She swept the stairs, my dear, the stairs were swept |
| скалите метела, џанам, скалите метела | skalite metela, džanam, skalite metela | She swept the stairs, my dear, the stairs were swept |
| скалите метела, џанам, малку леб јадела | skalite metela, džanam, malku leb jadela | She swept the stairs, my dear, she ate a little bread |
| скалите метела, џанам, малку леб јадела. | skalite metela, džanam, malku leb jadela. | She swept the stairs, my dear, she ate a little bread. |
| Малку леб јадела, џанам, малку леб јадела | Malku leb jadela, džanam, malku leb jadela | She ate a little bread, my dear, she ate a little bread |
| малку леб јадела, џанам, малку леб јадела | malku leb jadela, džanam, malku leb jadela | She ate a little bread, my dear, she ate a little bread |
| малку леб јадела, џанам, на ден девет фурни | malku leb jadela, džanam, na den devet furni | She ate a little bread, my dear, nine ovens a day |
| на ден девет фурни, џанам и по еден зелник. | na den devet furni, džanam i po eden zelnik. | Nine ovens a day, my dear and one zelnik1. |
| Зелникот ѝ беше, џанам, зелникот ѝ беше | Zelnikot ì beše, džanam, zelnikot ì beše | Her zelnik was, my dear, her zelnik was |
| зелникот ѝ беше, џанам, зелникот ѝ беше | zelnikot ì beše, džanam, zelnikot ì beše | Her zelnik was, my dear, her zelnik was |
| зелникот ѝ беше, џанам, колку наш'то гумно | zelnikot ì beše, džanam, kolku naš'to gumno | Her zelnik was, my dear, as big as our threshing floor, |
| зелникот ѝ беше, џанам, колку наш'то гумно. | zelnikot ì beše, džanam, kolku naš'to gumno. | Her zelnik was, my dear, as big as our threshing floor. |
| Витките му беа, џанам, витките му беа | Vitkite mu bea, džanam, vitkite mu bea | The zelnik's crust was, my dear, the zelnik's crust was |
| витките му беа, џанам, витките му беа | vitkite mu bea, džanam, vitkite mu bea | The zelnik's crust was, my dear, the zelnik's crust was |
| витките му беа, џанам, колку наш'те греди | vitkite mu bea, džanam, kolku naš'te gredi | The zelnik's crust was, my dear, as big as our house's beams |
| витките му беа, џанам, колку наш'те греди. | vitkite mu bea, džanam, kolku naš'te gredi. | The zelnik's crust was, my dear, as big as our house's beams. |
| Средето му беше, џанам, средето му беше | Sredeto mu beše, džanam, sredeto mu beše | The zelnik's middle was, my dear, the zelnik's middle was |
| средето му беше, џанам, средето му беше | sredeto mu beše, džanam, sredeto mu beše | The zelnik's middle was, my dear, the zelnik's middle was |
| средето му беше, џанам, бивол да пропадне | sredeto mu beše, džanam, bivol da propadne | The zelnik's middle was, my dear, big enough to fit an ox |
| средето му беше, џанам, бивол да пропадне. | sredeto mu beše, džanam, bivol da propadne. | The zelnik's middle was, my dear, big enough to fit an ox. |
| Бивол да пропадне, џанам, бивол да пропадне | Bivol da propadne, džanam, bivol da propadne | Big enough to fit an ox, my dear, big enough to fit an ox |
| бивол да пропадне, џанам, бивол да пропадне | bivol da propadne, džanam, bivol da propadne | Big enough to fit an ox, my dear, big enough to fit an ox |
| бивол да пропадне, џанам и да не испадне | bivol da propadne, džanam i da ne ispadne | Big enough to fit an ox, my dear, and get lost in it |
| бивол да пропадне, џанам и да не испадне. | bivol da propadne, džanam i da ne ispadne. | Big enough to fit an ox, my dear, and get lost in it. |
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Performers on Pesna.org: Илија Аргиров, Милен Тасков, Петранка Костадинова, Akrites Almopias, Almopia, Ot izvora, Philoproodos Association of Edessa Alexander the Great, Rithmos Melodia, The Natives, Χάλκινα Ηχοχρώματα (Bronze Tones)
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