Jampolsko Pajdusko (Gjura Beli Belo Platno) [Bulgaria] song lyrics

Gjura beli belo platno,

Na rekata pod durvoto.

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/Ej he he he a ha ha ha

O ho ho ho i hi hi hi / x2

Ps ps p•s p•s jihu!

/ Promukno ga, natopa ga. / x2

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Pa dotece mutna voda,

Ta otvlece belo platno.

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/ Ohno Gjura za platnoto. / x2

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Lele male za platnoto,

Sto sum tkala tri godini.

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Translation

Gjura was bleaching white cloth,

At the river under a tree.

She wrung it and soaked it.

And then muddy water came along,

And carried away the white cloth.

Gjura groaned for the cloth.

Oh Mama, the cloth that,

I spent three years weaving!