Czech to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature poem

Of course, there should be a "hachek" over the "c," but I am unaware how to do that on this site. At any rate, this poem was written in the early 20th century about the writer's origins in Bohemia. I've translated it and have had others translate it, but there seems to be no agreement about this term. The poem begins: "O, ty milý Strmilove / splodilo se dítko v Tobe. / Drahné casy zrodila chudá máti, / povila te, tísní v luzko vlozila te..." My own translation would be something like "For a long time a poor mother was giving birth [i.e. was in labor]." But others have suggested "Drahné casy" should be translated as "In good times," "With great hopes," etc. My old Czech dictionaries, however, define "drahný" as "long-lasting," "much," "many," etc. Any suggestions?