Songs

Natiahli na prštek tenučkú obrúčku,
They put on a small finger a thin wedding ring,
obkrútili prštek, zaputnali rúčku;
Encircling it, they chained the small hand;
zaputnali rúčku, srdce zaviazali,
They chained the small hand, they tied the heart,
moje potešenie do klietky mi dali,
They put my delight into a cage,
moje potešenie do klietky mi dali.
They put my delight into a cage.

Do klietky mi dali piera trblietanie,
They put into a cage the sparkling of feathers,
očiek ligotanie, piesne štebotanie.
The glimmering of small eyes, the chirping of a song.
Ústa sladké cudzím bozkom spečatili,
They sealed the sweet lips with a stranger kiss,
chodník zakázali, vrátka zatvorili;
They blocked the path, they closed the gate;
aby sa už viacej nikdy nezviazalo,
So that already would never be tied up anymore,
čo bolo zviazané, čo sa rado malo:
What was tied up, what was happily tied,
aby ma už viacej nikdy neobjala
So that already would never embrace me
najkrajšia obrúčka — rúčka tvoja malá,
The most beautiful wedding ring: your little hand
rúčka tvoja malá.
Your little hand.