Ми подари птицата песна (The Bird Gave Me a Song) was first sung on Golden Nightingale in 1973 by Snezana Serafimovska.
The music and lyrics were written by Pero Milenkovski, and the arrangement was done by Kiril Makedonski.
It is a song that celebrates nature and the motherland, fostering feelings of love towards them both.
Ми подари птицата песна
Ми подари пролетта сонце
Јас насмевка нежна ѝ пратив.
А сега во срцево мое
Радоста цвета, се злати.
Татковино, поле ширно
Цвет во китна гора.
Татковино, море, река
Сјајна мајска зора.
Ми подари животот детство
Насмеана булка во пролет
Татковино, чекај ме, идам
Силен ќе бидам и голем.
Татковино, поле ширно
Цвет во китна гора.
Татковино, море, река
Сјајна мајска зора.
Ми подари птицата песна
ѝ запеа на нежно гласот.
Па така се распеав и јас
Славејче лично сум гласно.
The Bird Gave Me a Song
The spring gave me a sun
And I sent it back a smile
Now my heart with joy is filled
And it is blossoming awhile.
Motherland, my wide field
Flower in an adorned mount shown
Motherland, sea, river
Delightful May dawn.
Life gave me childhood
A smiling poppy in spring
Motherland, wait, I’m coming
I shall be strong and big.
Motherland, my wide field
Flower in an adorned mount shown
Motherland, sea, river
Delightful May dawn.
The bird gave me a song
Its voice sang gently, proud
So I started singing too
I am a nightingale pretty and loud.
Motherland, my wide field
Flower in adorned mount shown
Motherland, sea, river
Delightful May dawn.
Listen to the song here (audio only):
