AJD' NA LIJEVO

(Croatie)          

Ajd' na lijevo, ajd' na desno,
ajd' na ono isto mjesto.
Let's go left, let's go right,
let's dance in place.
Nit' na lijevo, nit' na desno,
već na ono isto mjesto.
Neither left nor right,
but in the very same place.
Moja nana, stari davo,
pod tarabom dr'jema
My mama, the old devil,
is napping by the fence
da uvati mene s lolom.
Bolje da me nema.
to catch me with my boyfriend.
Better that I'm gone.
Sjela cura kraj jarčića
uvatila šarančića.
A girl sat down by the creek
and caught a little carp.
Šarančić se frlja, frlja,
hoće mala da nadrlja.
The carp wriggled and wriggled.
The girl wanted to fool around.
Dodi, diko, zarana,
ispeću ti šarana.
Come early in the morning, dear,
I'll bake you a carp.
Ispeću ti ribu malu
od šarana glavu
I'll bake you a little ¯sh
out of the head of a carp.
Dodi, draga, okolo
ja ću priko bašte.
Come by, sweetheart,
I'll be on the other side of the garden.
/ Pa ćemo se poljubiti
moje milo ranče. /
And we'll kiss a little,
my darling.

Source : MIT Folk Dance Club.

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