-Stojna

When his mother saw him, she cried Stojane,

“What have you done, my son?

She was waiting for you to return from that damned tavern.”

Stojan drew a knife from his belt, turned it on himself, and said to his mother,

“Rejoice, mother, rejoice now without a son and daughter-in-law.”

-Stara Panoukla

Go, Tina, go, dear, go to the fountains,

To fill your can, Tina, with water,

To wash your hair, Tina, your blond hair.

There you met, Tina, there you met, dear, an old woman.

It wasn’t, Tina, it wasn’t, dear, an old woman.

It was, Tina, it was the plague, it was, Tina, dear, the dreaded Panukla.

She takes them, Tina, she takes them, dear, the young children.

Young children, Tina, young children, dear, young children, unmarried.

-Dzemo*

Come on, Dzemo, crush your foes, trapped and wild Dzemo

Under the pear tree.

A bottle of rakija rests beside him, his rifle poised before him

Come on, Dzemo, trapped Dzemo, battle-shaken Dzemo

Under the pear tree.

* This song describes the downfall of Dzhemail Aga by Micko Krstevski - Porechki (1855 - 1909),

Which was in revenge for an older encounter when Dzhemail Aga beat Micko’s father with a sword

Until the sword broke and then charged Micko a hefty penalty for the broken sword.