Serbian...

Dear All,

My boyfriend is Bosnian guy and his birthday is coming on the days. I'm preparing a special video to congradulate him and it will be surprise for him. This video containes the pictures from Banja Luka, the city where he was born in Bosnia, and some pictures from his past life... It will come along with very tender and sincere wishes.

But this video will not be complete without very beautiful romantic song, do you agree? That's why i looking for the proper song. As I know my boyfriend likes very much such singers like Goran Bregovic, Bijelo Dugme, etc. So, it has to be his native famous song.

I do not know which song will match perfectly to this video? Could you be so kind to recommend me some proper songs?

Thank you in advance for your help!

With best regards,
Kseniya

I'd say Prljavo Kazaliste - Ako trazis nekog.. [if you look for someone]

If you want i can upload this song for you.. its beautiful

Adrienne, it would be great if you can post the translation of this song, even partly, to let me understand its sense.
Thanks a lot for your help!
Kind regards,
Kseniya

Ako trazis nekoga
If you're looking for someone
Nekoga za setanje
someone for a walk
Onda ja sam covjek za tebe
than I'm the man for you
Imam sedam milja duge korake
I have seven miles long steps
Lake kao oblake
as easy as clouds

Ako trazis nekoga
If you're looking for someone
Nekoga za plakanje
someone for crying
Onda ja sam rame za tebe
than I'm the shoulder for you

Uzmi me
Take me
To je sudbina
That is the destiny
Ima zena koje zakljucaju srce poput dragog kamena
there are women that lock their hearts like a diamond

Ako trazis nekoga
If you're looking for someone
Nekoga za cuvanje
Someone for keeping
Onda imam ruke za tebe
than I have the hands for you
I za tvoje vrelo celo, dlanove
And for your hot forehead,hands
Meke kao jastuke
soft like pillows

Ako trazis nekoga
If you're looking for someone
Nekoga za zauvjek
Someone for forever
Onda tvoj sam covjek oduvjek
Than I'm your man ever since


Believe me,you won't be wrong with this song!It's sooo beautiful,and so precious to me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqeinDdA8Cw]
and here's the video,I hope you like it.
If you want it,I can post you the link for you...

edit(I remembered some more):Also,song "Moj bijeli labude" from "Prljavo Kazaliste" is also very beautiful an brings so many emotions,but it's a little bit sad,and that's why maybe it isn't for birthday...
And "Novi Fosili-Za ona dobra stara vremena" would be an excellent solution!!Here's the video of that song- YouTube - novi fosili - za dobra stara vremena

Well angeliki_sr has done the job
I can only upload it on sendspace now for you to download it

And here's the download link, hope you enjoy the song --> Prljavo Kazaliste - Ako trazis nekog

I really think its the perfect one for the ocasion

Originally Posted by Adrienne

I really think its the perfect one for the ocasion

I agree.

Angeliki_sr, thanks a lot for the translation!
Adrienne, thank you very much for the song! It's really beautiful and I like it very much!

But I think this song doesn't match to my video presentation... I suppose it should be a kind of love song where the woman is singing to a man or talking about her feelings. Or it might be the song where the man is telling the story about someone's feelings.

It would be easier to understand what I need exactly, if I'll give you more details. So, here is the story.

I'm Ukrainian girl and he is Bosnian man. We have significant age difference; he is 15 years older then me. His life was full of changes, it was sharp and hard; he got over success and wealth, failures and losses, pain and misery, impressions and true feelings… He was living in more than 10 countries, he knows different people and traditions; he is experienced in relations and he knows women very well! He was married and his daughter is just a little bit younger than me… He looks strong but he is vulnerable in his heart, he has the richest soul and beautiful inner world. We are different, but we have a lot of common things, his values are completely according with mine. He took a long way before we met each other, and it was the love from the first sight!

So, I see the right song for my video presentation should be the story about a mature and experienced man, who is in love again with young and beautiful lady, and it’s probably the most beautiful and genuine feelings he ever got! Another kind of song is might be something like confession of a woman to her only man, and promise to be for him everything, and to stay with him forever, it also might be declaration of love… Otherwise, it should be a love song with romantic melody, and it has to bring a very light and sentimental mood. And this song should bring the breath-taking passion, of course!
So, what do you think on it? Can we find the best solution?

Thanks in advance!
With kind regards, Kseniya.

It might be Oliver Dragojevic - Vjeruj mi

Cijeli moj život kao gomila slika razbacanih po stolu,
MY WHOLE LIFE IS AS A BUNCH OF PICTURES THROWN ON THE TABLE
Ti si moj album u kojem su sve one pronašle mjesto.
YOU'RE MY ALBUM WHERE ALL OF THEM FOUND THE PLACE
I znam da nema više traženja
AND I KNOW THAT THERE IS NO MORE SEEKING
Jer ja sam u tebi pronašao sve,
BECAUSE I FOUND EVERYTHING IN YOU
Sve ono što nikad,u nijednoj nisam.
EVERYTHING THAT I HAVENT FOUND IN ANY OTHER WOMAN
I zato ostani uz mene ovu noć,
SO STAY WITH ME THIS NIGHT
Ti znat ćeš da sam ja za tebe
YOU WILL KNOW THAT I'M FOR YOU
I da ću uvijek biti tvoj...
AND I WILL ALWAYS BE YOURS

vjeruj mi kad ti kažem da te volim,
BELIEVE ME WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU
kad ti kažem da u tebi imam sve,
WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I HAVE EVERYTHING IN YOU
vjeruj mi, ja cu odsad uvijek biti samo tvoj,
BELIEVE ME, FROM NOW I WILL ONLY BE YOURS
zauvijek tvoj, vjeruj mi..
FOREVER YOURS, BELIEVE ME

this is the man singing, its beautiful song

Oliver Dragojevic - Sto to bjese ljubav [what is love]

Gdje li si se dosad skrivala?
WHERE WERE YOU HIDING TIL NOW?
Znam, negdje si uzivala
I KNOW YOU ENJOYED SOMEWHERE
Kad god dosla, dobrodosla mi
WHENEVER YOU COME, YOU'RE WELCOME
Jer jedno za drugo mi smo stvoreni
BECAUSE WE'RE MADE FOR EACH OTHER

Ja odavno nikog ne ljubim
I DONT KISS ANYONE FOR A LONG TIME
I spreman sam sve da izgubim
AND I'M READY TO LOSE EVERYTHING
Kad god dosla, dobrodosla mi
WHENEVER YOU COME, YOU'RE WELCOME
Jer jedno za drugo mi smo stvoreni
BECAUSE WE'RE MADE FOR EACH OTHER

Podsjeti me sto to bjese ljubav
REMIND ME WHAT IS LOVE
I bar na tren biti zaljubljen
AND AT LEAST FOR A MOMENT BEING IN LOVE
Sto to bjese, sto to bjese ljubav
WHAT IS, WHAT IS LOVE
I bar na tren biti zaljubljen
AND AT LEAST FOR A MOMENT BEING IN LOVE

Ja odavno nikog ne ljubim
I DONT KISS ANYONE FOR A LONG TIME
I spreman sam sve da izgubim
AND I'M READY TO LOSE ALL
Kad god dosla, dobrodosla mi
WHENEVER YOU COME, YOU'RE WELCOME
Jer jedno za drugo mi smo stvoreni
BECAUSE WE'RE MADE FOR EACH OTHER

Another nice song, man singing

Neverne Bebe - Da ima nas

Korak iznad duge
STEP ABOVE THE RAINBOW
tanka linija
THIN LINE
opet svoje misli
MY THOUGHTS AGAIN
govorim na glas
I SAY OUT LOUD
koliko cu **** oterati strah
HOW MANY TIMES WILL I MAKE THE FEAR GO AWAY
samo da si tu
ONLY THAT YOU'RE HERE
i da ima nas...
AND THAT THERE IS THE TWO OF US

Veca sam od snova
I'M BIGGER THAN DREAMS
korak ili dva
STEP OR TWO
koliko je samo kilometara
HOW MANY KILOMETARS THERE IS
pravim te od svega
I MAKE YOU OUT OF EVERYTHING
sto mi neko da
THAT SOMEONE GIVES TO ME
nek nam dobar vetar snove pogura.
LET THE GOOD WIND PUSH ON OUR DREAMS


Pogledaj u sunce
LOOK AT THE SUN
iznad oblaka
ABOVE THE CLOUDS
to sto tamo vidis, to smo ti i ja
WHAT YOU CAN SEE THERE, THAT IS YOU AND I
Pogledaj u nebo
LOOK AT THE SKY
pogledaj u san
LOOK AT THE DREAM
to se zove ljubav, to smo ti i ja
THAT IS THE LOVE, THAT'S YOU AND ME

Opet mi o svemu
ABOUT EVERYTHING AGAIN
pricaj na sav glas
TAK TO ME OUT OF LOUD
ponekad o sreci,
SOMETIMES ABOUT HAPPINESS
da li ima nas...
IF WE STILL EXIST
sve dane boje kupicu,
I WILL BUY ALL DAYS
bas sve reci
ALL THE WORDS
sto se nikad ne cuju,
THAT CANT BE HEARD
sve grane sto nam dusu spajaju
ALL THE BRANCHES THAT CONNCET OUR SOUL
toliko te volim
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
samo da si tu...
JUST STAY HERE

This is the woman singing, also very nice song
hope you like them

Here are these songs for you to download it:

Oliver Dragojevic - Vjeruj mi

Oliver Dragojevic - Sto to bjese ljubav

Neverne Bebe - Da ima nas

oh i love these 2 songs by oliver dragojevic, just listening to them on youtube^^

and can someone please translate these 2 songs?

Aca Lukas - Spavaj Beograde

Tama grli Sumadiju ispod Avale
sve su srece i sve tuge
davno zaspale
samo nije ona
sto me svuda pratila
dok me nije
u Srbiju opet vratila

Sto granica presao sam
gradova bez broja
al' me nisu prevarili
ja znam svetla tvoja
sve ulice tvoje pamtim, splavove, kafane
zelim da se tebi vratim
pre nego sto svane

Ref. 2x
Devet zivota sam potrosio s nogu
spavaj, Beograde
kad vec ja ne mogu

Sto granica presao sam
gradova bez broja
al' me nisu prevarili
ja znam svetla tvoja
sve ulice tvoje pamtim, splavove, kafane
zelim da se tebi vratim
pre nego sto svane

Ref.

Tvoj dah ko andjeo
zauvek me prati
ne mogu umreti
dok ti se ne vratim

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Ceca - Bruka

O, pa ti to meni namerno
radis, pa ti to meni namerno
zbog nje novu otvaras flasu
mesto meni njoj punis casu

Ref.
Bruka, pijete
a meni je muka
sta ce na njoj tvoja ruka
kako ti ne dosadi

Bruka, pijete
a meni je muka
hajde reci da je volis
ako ti se ne gadi

O, pa ti to meni namerno
radis, pa ti to meni namerno
za nju pice slatko i hladno
meni toplo, jeftino, jadno

Spavaj Beograde
Sleep Belgrade

Tama grli Sumadiju ispod Avale
The darkness is hugging Sumadija beneath the Avala
sve su srece i sve tuge
all happiness and all sorrows
davno zaspale
have gone to sleep long ago
samo nije ona
only she didn't
sto me svuda pratila
(the one) that followed me everywhere
dok me nije
until she
u Srbiju opet vratila
returned me to Serbia

Sto granica presao sam
I've crossed a hundred boundaries
gradova bez broja
cities without number
al' me nisu prevarili
but they haven't cheated me
ja znam svetla tvoja
I know your lights
sve ulice tvoje pamtim, splavove, kafane
I remember all your streets,rafts and taverns
zelim da se tebi vratim
I want to come back to you
pre nego sto svane
before the new day comes

Ref. 2x
Chorus 2x
Devet zivota sam potrosio s nogu
I've lost nine lifes on my legs*
spavaj, Beograde
Sleep,Belgrade
kad vec ja ne mogu
when I can;t

Sto granica presao sam
I've crossed a hundred boundaries
gradova bez broja
cities without number
al' me nisu prevarili
but they haven't cheated me
ja znam svetla tvoja
I know your lights
sve ulice tvoje pamtim, splavove, kafane
I remember all your streets,rafts and taverns
zelim da se tebi vratim
I want to come back to you
pre nego sto svane

Ref.
Chorus

Tvoj dah ko andjeo
Your breath like an angel
zauvek me prati
follows me forever
ne mogu umreti
I can't die
dok ti se ne vratim
until I come back to you

*this expression "s nogu"-"on legs" is usually used when someone is leaving and he drinks the last drink while he's standing=he drinks it "on legs".Do you understand now that phrase?

"Sumadija" is a region in Serbia,in my opinion the most beutiful. Å*umadija - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Belgrade is beneath "Avala"-a gorgeous mountain. Avala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This links will complete you this song....Hope you like it....

Bruka
Scandal

O, pa ti to meni namerno
O,you are purposely
radis, pa ti to meni namerno
doing it,you're purposey doing it to me
zbog nje novu otvaras flasu
you're opening a new bottle for her
mesto meni njoj punis casu
insted of me you're filling her glass

Ref.
Chorus
Bruka, pijete
Scandal,you're drinking
a meni je muka
and I'm feeling sick
sta ce na njoj tvoja ruka
what is your hand doing on her
kako ti ne dosadi
how don't you get bored

Bruka, pijete
Scandal,you're drinking
a meni je muka
and I'm feeling sick
hajde reci da je volis
come on tell that you love her
ako ti se ne gadi
if she doesn't make you sick

O, pa ti to meni namerno
O,you are purposely
radis, pa ti to meni namerno
doing it,you're purposey doing it to me
za nju pice slatko i hladno
for her a drink,sweet and cold
meni toplo, jeftino, jadno
to me the hot one,cheap and poor.

Her you are.

puno hvala angeliki, for the translations and clarifications! ^^ yep, i get the 'on legs' , we actually have kinda similar phrase in finnish.

btw do u know any other songs that are about Beograd? i only know Ceca's Beograd and this Spavaj Beograde. i'd just like to hear

Maybe Zdravko Colic-April in Belgrade....

Adrienne, I'm impressed... Such beautiful songs, they are exactly what I need!!!

Thank you so much, Adrienne, it's impossible to explain how is your help important for me!!! Tell me please, what can I do for you to express my deepest gratitude? Do not hesitate to ask me if you may need something.

One more question to you, Adrienne. I found the original lyrics of the song "Vjeruj Mi" of Oliver Dragojevic and would you be so kind to complete the translation:

Kažem ti nemoj a želim te više od svega na svijetu.
Kažem ti spavaja trebam te budnu baš noćas do kraja.
I ako volim kad me poslušaš tada poželi, da učinš po svom,
da odem od te noći u beskraj do raja.

Vjeruj mi kad ti kažem da te volim,
Kad ti kažem da u tebi imam sve,
Vjeruj mi ja ću odsad uvijek biti samo tvoj,
Zauvijek tvoj ljubavi...

Impatiently waiting for the translation!
Thanks in advance!

Kažem ti nemoj a želim te više od svega na svijetu.
I tell you 'don't' but I want you more than anything on the world
Kažem ti spavaja trebam te budnu baš noćas do kraja.
I tell you 'sleep' but I need you awake till the end exactly tonight.
I ako volim kad me poslušaš tada poželi, da učinš po svom,
Although I like when you listen to me,then,you wish to do it your way,
da odem od te noći u beskraj do raja.
That I leave tonight, to infinity, to heaven.

Vjeruj mi kad ti kažem da te volim,
Believe me when I say that I love you,
Kad ti kažem da u tebi imam sve,
When I say that I have everything in you
Vjeruj mi ja ću odsad uvijek biti samo tvoj,
Believe me and from now on I'll be only yours forever
Zauvijek tvoj ljubavi...
Forever yours my love...

I'm not Adrienne but I hope I helped