Albanian

[Alboz]

I have been in love with you
since I was a little child.

Don’t you have
any mercy?
How could you leave me
and marry another man?

My eyes are looking at you
while they cry and flow like a stream.

Oh you heart of mine
How could you stand it?
Burn my soul,
burn.

[Alboz]

From childhood in love
embracing each other
Our hearts never falling apart
one another forever loved

Our wedding is beautiful
the crowning of love
Oh heart sing ceaselessly
beautiful songs of happiness

Like the most precious dream
this day we wished upon
Our hearts never falling apart
one another forever sought

Brightest day, the most pure
today is dawning for me
The whole nature is singing
the most beautiful song of our hearts

[Alboz]

I grew up among these mountains
with sheep and lambs
with nightingales among the groves
after bell, plays and joys
like my eagle

O smell of flower and grass
o come let's play friends
o the field in joy dressed
o white flowers burst in laughs
o the mountain trembles, what's going on?
the shepherdess play with joy

Tolling are many bells
mountain stream torrents
up in the sky covered snow mountains
where love comes with great yearnings
today a flute is on fire

[Alboz]

Zare oh rose
how you cheated us oh Zare
how beautiful you are

Zare come out of the house
the friends are waiting for you oh Zare
how beautiful you are

Zare come out at the fig's tree
your lover is waiting oh Zare
how beautiful you are

Zare come out at the mountain
your friend is waiting oh Zare
how beautiful you are

[Alboz]

You gifted me that smile, that in loneliness I dream
You gifted me that smile and filled me with happiness

Nothing is left in me, now I've lost everything
The love and joy disappeared in me

I remember that date, with tears of love
I live in that embrace, that was a gift of yours

Times passed forlorn, years in between us
You ran far away so, without telling me where you are

[Alboz]

I didn't think i would love you
with all my heart like the young ones
to see you every night in my sleep
i didn't think i would, i didn't think i would

When you weren't here
your memory lit my soul
and the emptyness made me love you more
oh my dear

I loved you, i love you
like i have never loved before
My love, you are to me
the friend with whom i can stand tall

Listen, listen to how
my song bursts today for you
for you who always brought joy to my heart
listen to it

And years will go by
with kids around our house
Gray hair will show our love
our happiness

[Alboz]

For a year and a half
we have loved each other little girl
and no one knew it.

No one knew it
only you little girl
and my soul.

Only you little girl and my soul
until the day I put a ring
on your finger.

[Alboz]

Cry brave ones, cry all your tears
the sun that enlightened us is gone.
I went by your home, you were not there.
I went to the well, but I didn’t see you.

I searched the whole neighbourhood
nobody could tell me where you were.
A dark mist came to my eyes
my knees got weak, my blood ran cold.

I went home to warm my soul
but I felt like a homeless bird.
Cry brave ones, cry all your tears
the sun that enlightened us is gone.

[Alboz]

Sleep don’t come easy tonight
The moon alone keeps me company
I cry for you my lover, I do
Why don’t you come around no more ?
I don’t know what to do.

Can’t see you through these tears
Come, come to ease my soul.

My eyes wet with tears for you
don’t you ache for me the least ?
I beg you moon, please help me
find the man, I love so dearly.

[Alboz]

When I had a flower in my hand
I thought I would hold it forever
But like e butterfly the flower flew away
And I couldn’t even sense its perfume

When I had this flower in my hand
I didn’t know how to cherish it
The night came so fast
I was unaware