Bulgarian term
Море малка моме
Море малка моме
Море Митра пее на реката Митре ле
Море на реката до гората Митре ле
Море йоздол иде лудо младо Митре ле
море лудо младо конче води Митре ле
Ено хо...
Море лудо младо конче язди Митре ле
Море конче язди, мома люби Митре ле
| 3 +2 | Hey, little young girl |
Yassen Tounev
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| 3 +1 | Lo! Little Lass, ... |
Yavor Dimitrov
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Mar 13, 2007 23:14: Yassen Tounev changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Hemuss, Efrosina Perry, Yassen Tounev
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Proposed translations
Bulgaria
Quality by default!
Native in: Russian 
, Bulgarian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, English to Russian, Bulgarian to English, and 3 more.
Hey, little young girl
We cannot be sure about the 100% correctness. It's an authentic folklore song from Shopsko or Macedonia, - Western-Southwertern part of Bulgaria. "Море" is a kind of emphatic exclamation, often met in songs from this region, but 'hey" is not the correct English word , standing for it. It's practically untranslatable, and its roots go to pagan Slavonic beliefs before Christianity. "Малка моме" stands for a young unmarried teenage girl of 14-15. National folklore of all European peoples often has its roots in Pre-Christian era, say Finnish Kalevala, or Russian Slovo o Polku Igoreve, so the translation sometimes cannot express the real meaning. The level of expression is much higher- it's the level of Divine Energy (we enter into deep philosophical aspects).
Best regards and success in folklore translation.
Yassen
Bulgaria
A creative flair for words
Native in: Bulgarian (Variant: Standard-Bulgaria) 
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English
Lo! Little Lass, ...
I'd say you need the alliteration effect here, three words starting with an "L" to match the three Bulgarian M's thus lending a musical air to it.
IMHO, even though 'Lo' is outdated, it would give the target phrase an authentic folk tinge.
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Note added at 2 days9 hrs (2007-03-15 22:05:39 GMT)
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The last sentence should read:
IMHO, even though 'Lo' is outdated, so is the Bulgarian 'море'. I'd think 'Lo' would give the target phrase an authentic folk tinge.
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