Da me Molat, ne se Jenam/Ain't Gonna Marry Blues

    Folk Song


    Makedonska Narodna Pesen/A Macedonian Folk Song
     
    Da me molat, ne se jenam, Ain't gonna marry, don't you sweat
    da me molat, da me kolat They can plead or take my head.
    Ne, ne-e-e, ne se jenam ne. No, oh no, I ain't gonna go.
     
    Te go brat mi se ojeni When my brother took a wife
    I ot jena gla' ne krena. Never found peace in life.
    Ne, ne-e-e, ne se jenam, ne. No, oh no, I ain't gonna go.
     
    Ako zema mlada moma If I take her young and charming
    neke se zavqrti doma. She'd be screwing instead of farming.
    Ne, ne-e-e, ne se jenam, ne. No, oh no, I ain't gonna go.
     
    Ako zema jena stara If I take some old disgrace
    de na noke ke me kara. She'd be always on my case.
    Ne, ne-e-e, ne se jenam, ne. No, oh no, I ain't gonna go.
     
    Ako zema udovica If a widow grabs my witts
    ke donese mnogo deca She would come with buncha kids.
    Ne, ne-e-e, ne se jenam, ne. No, oh no, I ain't gonna go.
     
    Ako zema selsko chedo If I take some country han
    ke mi vika "meden dedo" She would call me "my ol' man".
    Ne, ne-e-e, ne se jenam, ne. No, oh no, I ain't gonna go.
     
    Ako zema ostavena If I marry a divorced
    neke sedi ni dva dena. In a day she'll split ,of course.
    Ne, ne-e-e, ne se jenam ne. No, oh no, I ain't gonna go.
     
    Ako zema gradska moma If I take a gal from town
    ke me izkara ot doma. She would boss my ass around.
    Ne, ne-e-e, ne se jenam, ne. No, oh no, I ain't gonna go.
    Translated into English by Ivan Vassilev.
    The song was performed by Dimitar Dushev and Zhika Nikolich and accompanied by
    The Nasko Dzhorlev Ensemble off the CD, SONGS OF A MACEDONIAN GIPSY (Monitor
    Records)

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