Miscellaneous (not lyrics) SR/CR/BH <-> EN Translations

hi, i got stuck on some words in a folk-song from medjimurje (covered by azra btw.),
maybe you could help me out, i bolded what i don't know.

Grad se beli preko Balatina
...Kre grada se bijele ovce pasu
...Nje mi zvraća mlada djevojčica

i da ovaj stih iz "fa fa fa" isto nemrem skuzit

"potmulo je stenjao moj grad"

eh ak ti nemres skuzit kak bi ja?

But last one is not so difficult..

potmuo -la; potmulo a. muffled, hollow (of a sound); ~ glas a muffled voice; ~la grmljavina rumble of (far-off) thunder

"potmulo je stenjao moj grad" = my city moaned hollowly

"Kre grada" = I think I can only guess it must mean - by; next (kraj grada)

"zvracati" sounds very Slovenian so .. here is what I've found:

zvráčati se prihajati iz pokončnega položaja na tla zlasti v ležeči položaj: otroci so se zvračali v sneg / stoletne smreke so se zvračale na tla

but of course I have no clue what is Nje mi zvraca... svracati? vracati?

As for Balatin.. it should be a town - click

well, thanks that you tried

i thought 'grad se beli' was supposed to mean that the sun rises and the town 'becomes bright', and that the sun rises over (preko) the "baladin/paladin". but that sentence doesn't really make sense if "baladin/paladin" is the name of a town. :S

Originally Posted by Spring

"zvracati" sounds very Slovenian so .. here is what I've found:

zvráčati se prihajati iz pokončnega položaja na tla zlasti v ležeči položaj: otroci so se zvračali v sneg / stoletne smreke so se zvračale na tla

but of course I have no clue what is Nje mi zvraca... svracati? vracati?

oh yeah, maybe it's the girl returns with the sheep

hmmmm yep.. might be returning them home..

maybe:

the white sheep are grazing by the town
a young girl is (herding) watching over them

You know.. this reminded me of something that always bugged me - "Prijehavsi u Zagreb..." but it sounds soooo amazing and I love that song and Azra in general (here are some of my translations - click)

what bugs you, that word ?
well, i knew that it would pay off once that i studied russian for one year.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ехать

ok, next one, what is parajlija (plavi orkestar song) ?
someone who has money? 'para' ?

yep..

parajlija = bogatun

It's even in Morton Benson
parajlija = rich person

So... it's:

When I visited (went to) Zagreb... Gosh I love that song and especially the opening ..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9H6GjG62MI

yeah, but together with the preposition "pri" it means that he has just finished travelling, so "when i arrived in zagreb".
also fits with the video of the song, he just steps out of the train.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYmVNGCsTJw

p.s.
i just found this in a russian dictionary:
http://www.rustran.com/promt.php4?st...FC%0D%0A%0D%0A

i only wonder why he uses russian words ?

Yes that link is better cause the other was as confusing as my ideas about prijehavsi.... It totally always sounded like in the video lol but I was never sure if he meant it like - arrived or traveled

Thanks

I don't know why he used that word (maybe cause it sounds so mighty ) and whether they use it somewhere in Croatia

n.p., the only times i ever heard that word was in that song and in my russian lessons...maybe it's macedonian?

btw. i also have troubles to understand two lines in that song, does he say "dah usne vrele visnje...." or "dok usne vrele visnje..." ?
and this one: "rec divje u hladu borova da ... vlaski ... ?

i think it's dah usne.. (though it makes little sense.. )

rec dvije u hladu borova da kvarni vlaski tip razgovara sa bludnicom i nije neki cin..

Teska su to vremena bila kad sam isla u srednju skolu.. nije bilo kompjutera i lyrics sajtova (ne ovoliko kao sada ) pa nije bilo lako izlomatati se sa Dzonijevim tekstovima.. . Milion puta sam premotavala na taj deo sa kvarnim tipom i bludnicom.. .
ali sad je druga prica mada vidim da i na netu ima raznih verzija tog teksta..

I think we need to move this talk in some Azra topic : ) click

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Mimiii ... ? what happened? lol

What does "masala" mean?

hm.. mašala is a Turkish loan word.. here's an explanation that I've found on the net:

Masha'Allah

Definition: "As God has willed" ("whatever Allah wills")-- this phrase is used when admiring or praising something or someone, in recognition that all good things come from God and are blessings from Him.
Pronunciation: ma-shah-Allah
Alternate Spellings: mashallah
Examples: What a cute baby, masha'Allah!

mašasla! = napokon! = bravo! = great!

Hvala you two! Mašala!

Hi,

How can I say this sentence in serbian language?

I hope he was a great teacher for you (pl) ...

Thanks!

I hope he was a great teacher for you (pl) ...
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Nadam se da vam je (on) bio odličan učitelj

what means nisam dobro, dobra sam in english?? Thanks

nisam dobro, dobra sam = I'm not well, I'm good

nisam dobro, dobro sam = I'm not well, I'm well

nisam dobro = I'm not feeling well