Kopala studienku

Kopala studienku

Kopala studienku, pozerala do nej,
či je tak hlboká, ako je široká,
skočila by do nej, ej, skočila by do nej.

A na tej studienke napájala páva,
povedzže mi, milá, holubienka sivá,
kohože si panna, ej, kohože si panna?

A ja ti nepoviem, lebo sama neviem,
prídi na večer k nám, mamky sa opýtam,
potom ti ja poviem, ej, potom ti ja poviem.

She was digging a well

She was digging a well, she was looking into it,
whether it is as deep, as it is wide,
she'd jump into it, oh, she'd jump into it.
 
And from that well she let a peacock drink,
tell me dear gray dove,
whose maiden am I, oh, whose maiden am I?¹
 
Do not ask, 'cause i don't know myself,
come over in the evening, come over in the evening,
you'll get to know from mother, oh, you'll get to know from mother.

^{1Text switches from 3rd person singing about the girl, to the girl singing about herself in 1st person.}