/ Kriči, kriči, tičk, na suhem grmeku. / Chirp, chirp little bird, on the dry branch.
/ Kaj je tebi, a moj tiček, kaj si tak turoben? / What’s the matter, my little bird, why are you so sad?
/ Kaj si zgubil dragu, kaj te je lubila? / Did you lose your sweetheart who loved you?
/ Kaj je tebe a moj tiček, draga ostavila? / Did your sweetheart leave you, my little bird?
/ Nije mene moja draga ostavila. / My dear sweetheart did not leave me.
/ Nije mene moja mila draga ostavila. / My dear sweetheart did not leave me.
/ Već sam zgubil krila, nem’rem poleteti. / I have lost my wings, I can no longer fly.
/ Već sam zgubil laka krila, nemrem poleteti. / I have lost my light wings, I can no longer fly. /
/ Zato tebe, draga, v jesen nem’rem zeti. / That’s why, darling, I can’t marry you this fall.
/ Zato tebe, mila draga, v jesen nem’rem zeti. /That’s why, darling, I can’t marry you this fall.
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