Jovano, Jovanke,

Kraj vardaro sedish mori,

Bello platno belish,

Bello platno belish dusho,

Se nagore gledash.

Jovano, jovanke,

Jas te tebe cekam mori,

Doma da mi dojdes,

A ti ne doadas duso,

Srce moje jovano.

Jovano, jovanke,

Tvojata majka mori,

Tebe ne te pusta,

So mene da dojdes duso,

Srce moje jovano.

Translation

Jovano, Jovanke,

You sit by the Vardar, Bleaching your white linen,

Bleaching your white linen, my dear,

Looking at the hills.

Jovano, Jovanke,

I'm waiting for you,

To come to my home,

And you don't come, my dear,

My heart, Jovano.

Jovano, Jovanke,

Your mother, won't let you go,

Come to me, my dear,

My heart, Jovano.

:))