Jojau dzienelį || All day I rode

Описание: Lithuanian folk song. This version has been passed down informally, and its regional roots are not precisely known.

Performed by: Ugnė Danielė Reikalaitė and Eglė Girskaitė
Recorded by: Albinas Plėšnys
Recorded in: Vilnius, Lithuania, 2024

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LYRICS:

Jojau dzienelį, tamsių naktelį,
Neb'randa žirgelis viešo kelalio,
Neb'randa žirgelis viešo kelal.

O kai surado viešų kelalį,
Po manim žirgelis neb'nustovėjo,
Po manim žirgelis neb'nustovėj.

Neb'nustovėjo ir šokinėjo,
O mano mergelė miego norėjo,
O mano mergelė miego norėj.

Numik mergele nor valandėlę,
Iš vargų, iš bėdų, iš rūpestėlio,
Iš vargų, iš bėdų, iš rūpestėl.

Nor atsigulsiu, bet neužmigsiu,
Mislysiu dūmosiu kur bernužėlis,
Mislysiu, dūmosiu kur bernužėl.

Ar Vilniaus mieste, ar Varšuvėlėj,
Ar slaunam kaimely pas motinėlę,
Ar slaunam kaimely pas motinėl.

Nei Vilniaus mieste, nei Varšuvėlėj,
Tik slaunam kaimely pas motinėlę,
Tik slaunam kaimely pas motinėl.


TRANSLATION:

All day I rode, all through the dark night,
My horse could no longer find the main road,
My horse could no longer find the main road.

But when it finally found the main road,
My horse beneath me could no longer stand still,
My horse beneath me could no longer stand still.

It couldn’t stand still, it began to prance,
While my lassie grew tired and longed for sleep,
While my lassie grew tired and longed for sleep.

Sleep, oh lassie, for but an hour,
Away from your troubles, your cares, your woes,
Away from your troubles, your cares, your woes.

Even if I lay down, I won’t fall asleep,
I’ll wonder and ponder where my dear lad is,
I’ll wonder and ponder where my dear lad is.

Is he in Vilnius or down in Warsaw,
Or in the sweet village at his mother’s home,
Or in the sweet village at his mother’s home?

Not in Vilnius, nor down in Warsaw,
Just in the sweet village at his mother’s home,
Just in the sweet village at his mother’s home.