THE BALKANARAMA SHEET MUSIC ARCHIVE
Trâgnal mi Jane Sandanski
This is not the well-known song of the same name on Ethel Raim and Marty Koenig's "In the Shadow of the Mountain" LP. There are many Pirin songs about the famous guerrilla fighter Jane Sandanski, all pretty much in the same vein. This one's a pretty urban lesno arranged by Kiril Stefanov, with a different melody and lyrics. The lyrics, translated for us by Martha Forsyth, use â for the Bulgarian unstressed vowel.
 
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Trâgnal mi Jane, Jane Sandanski
Trâgnal mi Jane, Jane Sandanski
Niz taja gora le, zelena
Niz taja Pirin le, planina

Niz taja gora, gora zelena
Niz taja Pirin, Pirin planina
Sâs verna vrana le, kobilka
Sâs tenka pushka le, na ramo

V Melnika grada Jane da ide
V Melnika grada Jane da ide
Druzhina da si le, nameri
Druzhina verna le, sgovorna

Ta da si fanat borba narodna
Ta da si fanat borba narodna
S turskite vârli le, dushmani
S turskite vârli le, dushmani
Jane Sandanski set out
Jane Sandanski set out
through the green forest
on Pirin mountain

Through the green forest
on Pirin mountain
on his faithful, raven-black mare
with his slender rifle on his shoulder.

Jane was headed for the town of Melnik
Jane was headed for the town of Melnik
to find a faithful band of companions
to find a band of sworn companions

To take up the people's fight
to take up the people's fight
against the Turks,
those fierce enemies.

Source: "Narodni pesni ot Pirinskaja kraj," Kiril Stefanov, Sofia 1980. Translation: Martha Forsyth.