2020.08.19.
Oh, in rows are lining up the Kochani gendarme
1. Oh, in rows they are lining up, mother, in rows they are lining up,the Kochani gendarme, dear mother, the Kochani gendarme.
Oh, they will go, mother, they will go,
by the Kriva Reka, dear mother, by the Kriva Reka.
Oh, they will search for, mother, they will search for,
Iljo the bandit, dear mother, Iljo the bandit.
2. Oh, he wasn’t, Iljo, he wasn’t,
by the Kriva Reka, dear mother, by the Kriva Reka.
Oh, but he was, Iljo, but he was,
in the city of Thessaloniki, dear mother, in a cold tavern.
3. Oh, Iljo was drinking, mother, Iljo was drinking,
wine and brandy, dear mother, wine and brandy.
Oh, he was served by, mother, he was served by,
a Macedonian girl, dear mother, a Macedonian girl.
4. Oh, they understood him, mother, they understood him,
the wretched spies, dear mother, the wretched spies.
Oh, they surrounded, mother, they surrounded,
the cold tavern, dear mother, the cold tavern.
5. Oh, when he saw, mother, when he saw,
Iljo the bandit, dear mother, Iljo the bandit.
Oh, so he took out, mother, he took out,
bombs and cartridges, dear mother, bombs and cartridges.
Oh, so he beat them, mother, he beat them,
all the pursuers, dear mother, all the pursuers