Recenski kamen reka zagreda
pârvo sa libe gec zabureva //
gec zabureva, zor pribaleva.
Ja si mi dajte deno si galem
deno si galem da si go zemam
ja si ma mene ziv zaburete
ziv zaburete, zdrav pogrebete
saj dolu dolu v malkana rjaka
deno sa zbirat malkine momi //
malkine momi platno da beljat.
A STONE IN THE RIVER
Just as a large stone blocks a river,
so it's hard to forget your first love,
hard to forget, hard to get over the pain [of parting].
Either marry me to the one I love,
let me marry my true love,
or just forget about me completely
and bury me alive
right down here in the little river
where the girls gather
to bleach their cloth.