Zitat von Übersetzung
Ko li miluje, milo moje,
Who is caressing my dear one
Ko li usne te, snene budi,
Who is waking those sleepy lips
ne zaboravi ime moje,
Do not forget my name
kada krene da,
da te ljubi, klasje moje ne spavaj.
When the wheat starts kissing you, don't sleep
Njega ljubi, mene uspavaj.
Kiss it, put me to sleep
Ne lomi mi led, vodu nema,
Don't break the ice, it has no water
ne soli mi ranu, suza nema,
Don't place salt on my wound, there are no tears
ko li zaigra oro moje,
who is dancing my 'oro' (traditional dance)
neka ne igra za nas dvoje,
may they not dance for the two of us
klasje moje, mene uspavaj.
My wheat, put me to sleep
Nuna nej,
nuna nuna nuna nuna nuna nej,
Nuna ney... (what a mother says to a baby when trying to put it to sleep)
na Vidovdan probudi me, da ga opet pogledam.
Wake me on St.Vitus' day, so I look at him again
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