Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian Translations

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Ceca - Necu dugo

Kupi mi kartu u jednom smeru
al' uvek imaj u ljubav veru

Ne zatvaraj za mnom ni srce ni vrata
pozeli mi srecu i nista drugo
Ne placi za mnom ne idi necu dugo

A ako me vetar zivota odnese
gde nesrecni stoje svi jedno uz drugo
cekaj me i pati samo ne, nemoj dugo

U kofer stavi par svoji stvari
da ih sa mojim sudbina spari

A kada te vrati trenutak krivice
a hladan ti vetar siba u lice

grli me i ljubi moja tugo, nisi dugo

Tad spustices glavu na ranjene grudi
i pitaces srce da l' prasta il' sudi

i plakacu ko kisa moja tugo, nisam dugo


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Ceca - Dokaz

Imas ruke kao svestenik
a srce bez milosti,
tvoja ruka zna da miluje
al' ne zna da oprosti

Dokaz, ja sam ti zivi dokaz
kad dvoje ljubav ubiju
samo jedan kaznu snosi

Dokaz, dacu ti zivi dokaz
kada ti budu javili
da voda nesto nosi

Imas lice kao andjeo
a krv ti je necista
krevet ti na cvece mirise
a dusa na zgarista


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Ceca - Od Tebe Ne Znam Da Se Oporavim

Na podu sklupcana sedim celu noc
od straha ne mrdam i ne pokrecem
jer cim ustanem o tvoje stvari
udaram se i zaplicem

Da bar sam pijana otreznila bih se
da sam poludela, izlecila bih se
al' bez tebe sam nemocna da idem
a da ne posrcem

Od tebe ne znam da se oporavim
sto kvario si ne znam da popravim
pruzam ti ruke da ih milujes
pre smrti da me jos jednom ubijes

Odjednom stize me
sve od cega sam ko luda bezala
svih ovih godina i naglas zovem te
da me opet prevaris i ostavis

Da bar sam pijana razumela bih to
al' trezna nesrecu dozivam nocas
promenio si me, gotova sam
obuzelo me je zlo


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Luna - Lagano

Da istinu znas
ne bi to preboleo
ne bi se kraj mene, sreco
nikad vise ni budio

Da istinu znam
ne bi to prebolela
ne bi se kraj tebe, sreco
nikad vise ni probudila

I lagano bitku gubimo
i lagano padamo na dno

Ova svila pod nama, ovaj jastuk mirisni
ova srca u grudima znaju sve
ostajem a odlazim, odlazim a ostajem
putujem a ne idem nikuda

Da oci govore
sto moje usne ne smeju
video bi da je nasa sreca
odavno na prodaju

A vidim, ni ti
nisi nista hrabriji
jer i tvoje srce krije
tajnu o izdaji


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Slavica Cukteras - Nije mi dobro

Nije mi dobro
svakim danom je sve gore
vrati mi, Boze
ono sto nekad bilo je moje

Bilo je opasno
nikada mi dosadno
nadasve opsadno
i nije cudo da trazim jos

Nije mi dobro
i ne znam kako da pocnem
sa starom metodom
da se hranim zabranjenim vocem

Moje drugarice
na rukama rukavice
sakrile modrice
od tudjih dodira

Prevaricu sebe samu
kada krenem s njim pod ruku
ali nisam to u stanju
kad o tebi rec provuku

Prolazice mnogi dani
prolazice i godine
sto su meni odabrani
ne da zivim, vec da ginem

Ceca - Necu dugo
~ I Wont Be Long

Buy me a one way ticket
but always believe in love

Don't close after me the door nor the heart
wish me luck and nothing else
Don't cry after me don't go I wont be long

And if the wind of life takes me away
where miserable stand one beside another
wait for me and suffer but not, not for long

And in the suitcase put some of your things
so that the destiny would bring them together with mine

And when a moment of guilt brings you back
and a cold wind strikes your face

hold me and kiss me my sorrow, you haven't for a long time

You will bow down your head on wounded chest then
and ask your heart if it forgives or judges

and I will cry like rain my sadness, I haven't for long

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Ceca - Dokaz
~ Proof

You have hands like a priest
and heart with no mercy
your hand knows how to caress
but not how to forgive

Proof, I am a living proof
that when two people kill love
only one of them serves the sentence

Proof, I will give you a living proof
when they tell you
that the water carries something

You have angel's face
but your blood is impure
your bed smells like flowers
but soul like site of a fire

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Ceca - Od tebe ne znam da se oporavim
~ I Don't Know How To Recover From You

Curled up on the floor I'm sitting all night
out of fear I don't move and I don't start
because the moment I get up,
I stumble upon your things and trip

If only I was drunk, I'd sober up
If I was crazy, I'd get cured
but without you I'm helpless to move
without tripping

I don't know how to recover from you
what you broke I don't know how to fix
I give you my hands to caress them
before death to kill me once more

All of a sudden it comes to me
all that I used to run away from like crazy
all these years and I call you out loud
to cheat on me and leave me again

If only I was drunk, I'd understand
but sober I'm calling out for misery tonight
you've changed me, I'm finished
the evil took over me

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Luna - Lagano
~ Slowly

If you really knew
you wouldn't get over it
you wouldn't beside me, hun
ever even wake up again

If I knew the truth
I wouldn't get over it
I wouldn't beside you hun
ever even wake up again

And slowly we are losing the battle
and slowly we are hitting bottom

This silk under us, this smelly pillow
these hearts in chests, know it all
I'm staying but leaving, leaving but staying
traveling but not going anywhere


If eyes could speak
what my lips are afraid to
you would see that our happiness
has, since long ago, been on sale

And I see, even you
are not any braver
because your heart also hides
a secret about betrayal

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Slavica Cukteras - Nije mi dobro
~ I am not feeling well

I'm not feeling well
it's getting worse every day
give back, God
what used to be mine

It was risky
I was never bored
above all besieged
no wonder I want more

I'm not feeling well
and I don't know how to start
with the old method
to live on forbidden froot

My friends
gloves on hands
hid bruises
from strangers touches

I will cheat on myself
when I go arm in arm with him
but I'm not able to do that
when they take back their words about you

Many days will pass
years will also pass
chosen for me
not to live, but to be killed

thanx a lot Spring !!!

No probs! Any time!

some more ceca

Rekom bez vode

Bilo je vatri, nijedna da ogreje
belih snegova, nijedan da zaveje
suvom rekom bez vode zivot mi ode
na mostu ne platis, platis na cupriji
jer senka sudbine uvek te prati
i da ti nekog istog ko ti

Ref.
Ko mi te je poslao
nece nazad da te primi
nekome si suvisan
sto bas meni jedini

Tesko mi je voleti te
tesko ti je biti zena
al' od svega je najteze
za tebe biti rodjena

Bilo je tajni, nijedna da ispliva
i slatkog raja, drugi da uziva
na vetru staklenih krila ptica sam bila
na mostu ne platis, platis na cupriji
jer senka sudbine uvek te prati
i da ti nekog istog ko ti

Ref.

Odavno nisam pitanje cula
zasto se ne smejes, mala
pa se nasmejem tek da ne bih plakala
2x

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Pile

Ovo je svet za pametnije,
ovo je put za neke hrabrije
A moje srce je pile
drhti od straha kada grmi
košto svila na kadrmi
A moje srce je pile
pokislo žuto i malo
što je kraj orla jednog zaspalo

Nije da nije bio ti blizu niti će ko
a ja sam sa svakim otišla predaleko
al nestigneš nigdje kada te slome i sruše ti sve
leti dalje sam dole ne gledaj me
Moje suze prema tebi padaju
moje suze prema tebi padaju
moje suze padaju na gore

Ovo je svet za neke važnije,
ovo je put za neke snažnije
A moje srce je pile
drhti od straha kada grmi
košto svila na kadrmi
A moje srce je pile
pokislo žuto i malo
što je kraj orla jednog zaspalo

Rekom bez vode/By river without water

Bilo je vatri, nijedna da ogreje//There were fires,none of them wormed
belih snegova, nijedan da zaveje//white snows,but never blizzard(?!)
suvom rekom bez vode zivot mi ode//my life went by dry river without water
na mostu ne platis, platis na cupriji//you don't pay on bridge,but you pay on cuprija
jer senka sudbine uvek te prati/because shadow of destiny is always following you
i da ti nekog istog ko ti//and gives you someone who is like yourself

Ref.
Ko mi te je poslao//How sent you to me
nece nazad da te primi//doesn't want you back
nekome si suvisan//you are redunant for someone
sto bas meni jedini//why are you the only one for me

Tesko mi je voleti te//It's hard for me to love you
tesko ti je biti zena//it's hard to be a woman
al' od svega je najteze//but the hardest of all is
za tebe biti rodjena//be born for you(like "to be one for you")

Bilo je tajni, nijedna da ispliva//There were some secrets,but none of them exsposed
i slatkog raja, drugi da uziva//and sweet heaven,for someone else to enjoy
na vetru staklenih krila ptica sam bila//I was a bird on wind of glass wings
na mostu ne platis, platis na cupriji//you don't pay on bridge,but you pay on cuprija
jer senka sudbine uvek te prati//because shadow of destiny is always following you
i da ti nekog istog ko ti//and gives you someone who is like yourself

Ref.

Odavno nisam pitanje cula//I haven't heard for a long time question
zasto se ne smejes, mala//"Why don't you smile,"little"?"
pa se nasmejem tek da ne bih plakala//so I smile to stop myself crying
2x


*it's little bridge,and this is a sentence used in serbian to desribe that you have to pay for something once
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Pile/*

Ovo je svet za pametnije//This is a world for smater
ovo je put za neke hrabrije//this is a world for someone braver

A moje srce je pile drhti od straha kada grmi//And my heart is a little chicken,chaking of fear when it's thunder
nezno k'o svila na kaldrmi//gently like silk on cobble
a moje srce je pile pokislo, zuto i malo//and my heart is little chicken,soggy,yellow and small
sto je kraj orla jednom zaspalo//which fall asleep by one eagle once

Ref.
Nijedan nije ti bio ni blizu niti ce ko//Nobody wasn't near you(like similar to you,that good like you),and nobody will ever be
a ja sam sa svakim otisla predaleko//and I "went" with everyone too far
al' ne stignes nigde kada te slome i sruse ti sve//by you don't arrive anywhere when they brake you and disrupt you everything
leti dalje sam, dole ne gledaj, ne//fly by yourself forwards,don't look down,no

Moje suze prema tebi padaju//My tears are falling on you**
moje suze prema tebi padaju//My tears are falling on you
moje suze padaju na gore//my tears are falling up

Ovo je svet za neke vaznije//This is a world for someone more important
ovo je put za neke snaznije//this is a road for someone more powerful

**this is stupid construction even on serbian...

soory,I did this in a hurry,but I can't do better now..

since we're on a ceca song roll, can anyone help me with these song? lol

doktor
Juce sam bila prvi put kod doktora
i cik pogodi sta mi je rekao
ostavi tu budalu, svaki drugi bi
se takvoj zeni vec odavno predao

Od tada nocu skitam, spavam ceo dan
kazu mi da sam nacisto posrnula
kafane, diskoteke, zurke, splavovi
ma ja sam samoj sebi u lice pljunula

Ref. 2x
Dok u znoju bilo koju
nocas negde mazis
ja bih opet bila tepih
po kome ti gazis

Danas sam bila drugi put kod doktora
i dao mi je neke roze pilule
nema te doze, nema sile, magije
sto bi sa moga srca cini skinule

Ponekad nekog sretnem, odlepim za tren
pomislim ima nade, mozda proslo je
ali se djavo javi u gorem obliku
jer moja ljubav stvarno besmrtna je

Ref. 2x

39,2
Tu na vratima gde zivim
mesto imena mi pise sama
na moj talenat za ljubav
kao da je pala neka tama

Laku noc, laku noc samoco idem
a ti nisi pozvana
laku noc, znas da doci cu ti opet
u to budi sigurna

Tu na vratima gde zivim
mesto imena mi pise kuda
samo telo mi je ovde
srce mi je kao nekad svuda

Laku noc, laku noc samoco idem
a ti nisi pozvana
laku noc, znas da doci cu ti opet
u to budi sigurna

Ref.
39 sa 2
nije ti dobro a izlazis napolje
toliko topla sam ja
s koliko nula pise se tuga
znam ja najbolje, znam ja najbolje

Nije ti dobro a izlazis napolje
s koliko nula pise se tuga

Tu na vratima gde zivim
mesto imena mi pise sama
na moj talenat za ljubav
kao da je pala neka tama

Laku noc, laku noc samoco idem
a ti nisi pozvana
laku noc, znas da doci cu ti opet
u to budi sigurna

Ref.

Znam ja najbolje

nevaljala
Mesec dana spavam sama
sta bi ti na mestu mom
zasto da mi bude sveto
sto je tebi dobro s njom

Plave noci u satenu
i mleko od kokosa
bolje bi ti bilo sa mnom
al' ti nemas ukusa

Ref.
Ti volis nju a tebe ja
o da li to ona zna
ma i da zna nek mi te da
jer nocas sam nevaljala

Svako vece s duhovima
spavam i kad imam s kim
jer iz ove lude glave
ne znam da te izbacim

Plave noci u satenu
i mleko od kokosa
bolje bi ti bilo sa mnom
al' ti nemas ukusa

Ref.

Ceca - Doktor
~ Doctor

For the first time yesterday, I went to see a doctor
and guess what he told me
leave that fool, every other guy
would've surrendered to woman like you long ago

Since then, I wander at nights, sleep during days
they tell me I lost it completely
cafes, bars, parties, rafts
well I even spitted in my own face

Chorus 2x
While in sweat you caress
a random one somewhere tonight
I would always be a carpet
on which you step

Today I went to see the doctor for the second time
and he gave me some rose pills
theres no doze, no force, magic
that could remove the spells from my heart

Sometimes I meet someone, lose it in a sec
I think there is hope, maybe it's over
but the devil comes back worse than ever
because my love is really immortal

39,2

There on the door where I live
instead of my name, it says- alone
it's like on my talent for love
a darkness has fallen

Good night, goodnight loneliness I'm leaving
and you are not invited
good night, you know that I will come to you again
you can be sure of that

There on the door where I live
instead of my name, it says- where
just my body is here
but my hart is, like it used to be, everywhere

Good night, good night loneliness I'm leaving
and you are not invited
good night, you know that I will come to you again
you can be sure of that

Chorus
39 point 2
you are not well but you are going out
I am so hot
with how many zeros is sorrow spelled
I know the best, I know the best

you are not well but you are going out
with how many zeros is sorrow spelled

There on the door where I live
instead of my name, it says- alone
it's like on my talent for love
a darkness has fallen

Good night, good night loneliness. I'm leaving
and you are not invited
good night, you know that I will come to you again
you can be sure of that

Chorus

I know the best
(3x)

Nevaljala
~ Naughty

I've been sleeping alone for a month
what would you do if you were me
why should it be sacred to me
that being with her makes you feel good

Blue nights in satin
and cocoa milk
you would be better off with me
but you have no taste

Chorus
You love her and I love you
aw does she know that
well even if she knows
she should give you to me
because tonight I am naughty

Every night with ghosts
I sleep even when I have someone else
because I can't get you out of this crazy head

Blue nights in satin
and cocoa milk
you would be better off with me
but you have no taste

Chorus

thanks alot!

thanks again, y

I'm joining the group of Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian translators.Fell free to ask!

Here's something new to translate seems like seka aleksic is my favorite at the moment

Balkan

Puno srce prazan sto
nema dalje to je to
svega ima bice jos
ovaj zivot nije los

Daj da casi vidim dno
nema dalje to je to
drugi mogu ko i pre
samo da nam zavide

Ref. 2x
Bas svi, nek cuju svi
ovu pesmu sto pali kafanu
bas svi, nek cuju svi
kako se veseli na Balkanu

Razbi jednu sto da ne
gde je jedna tu i dve
ja za dinar dajem sto
nema dalje to je to

Nek noc ova vredi pet
nek se cudi ceo svet
nek se vidi ko je ko
nema dalje to je to

Ref. 2x

Ma ovo pesma nije
to je cudo
neka nam ove noci
bude ludo

Sta mogu kad mi srce
nije stena
ovo je ono pravo
dalje nema

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and then there are some parts in "Da sam musko" that i dont completely get:


Lutala bih sve do zore rane
zbog mene bi radile kafane
zene bi mi dolazile same
da sam musko bila bih bez mane
....
A da ova pamet ostane
pamet ostane
pamet ostane
....

Hej da sam musko trideset sekundi
ti bi dragi pao vec u prvoj rundi
za sve one obmane i lazi
dobio bih sta ti gresna dusa trazi, oooo

here u are

Balkan//Balkan

Puno srce prazan sto//Full heart,empty table
nema dalje to je to//nothing further,that's it
svega ima bice jos//there is everything,there will be more(or we have everything,we'll have more)
ovaj zivot nije los//this life isn't bad

Daj da casi vidim dno//Give me glass to see its bottom
nema dalje to je to //nothing further,that's it
drugi mogu ko i pre //other only can,like before
samo da nam zavide //just to envy us(or be jealous of us)

Ref. 2x
Bas svi, nek cuju svi//Everyone,let everyone hear
ovu pesmu sto pali kafanu //this song that "fires" cafe(it's more like saloon,or bar)
bas svi, nek cuju svi//everyone,let everyone hear
kako se veseli na Balkanu //how is "cheering"(amusing,having fun)on Balkan

Razbi jednu sto da ne//Break one,why not
gde je jedna tu i dve //where is one,there is second
ja za dinar dajem sto//I give hundred dinars for one dinar(dinar is currency in Serbia)
nema dalje to je to//nothing further,that's it

Nek noc ova vredi pet //Let this night worth for five
nek se cudi ceo svet//let all world wonder
nek se vidi ko je ko //let's see who is who
nema dalje to je to //nothing further,that's it

Ref. 2x

Ma ovo pesma nije //This is not a song
to je cudo//it's a miracle
neka nam ove noci //this night, let us
bude ludo //have a crazy time

Sta mogu kad mi srce //What can I do when my heart
nije stena //isn't a rock
ovo je ono pravo//this is the real thing
dalje nema//nothing further

***I know this sounds really stupid..but on serbian also this lyrics don't have some special meaning
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and then there are some parts in "Da sam musko" that i dont completely get:


Lutala bih sve do zore rane //I would loaf untill early dawn
zbog mene bi radile kafane//all bars would work because of me
zene bi mi dolazile same //women would approach me
da sam musko bila bih bez mane//if I am a man,I would be without demerit(fault,defect)
....
A da ova pamet ostane //and to keep this mind(like intelegency..)
pamet ostane//keep this mind
pamet ostane//keep this mind
....

Hej da sam musko trideset sekundi//Hey,If I am man
ti bi dragi pao vec u prvoj rundi//darling,you would "fall" in first round
za sve one obmane i lazi//for all those frauds and lies
dobio bih sta ti gresna dusa trazi, oooo//you would get what your sinful soul is looking for

haha, you were fast, hvala! ^^

you're welcome..

and I forgot to write it there..this "nema dalje//nothing further" it's like...there is nothing more me(or we) can do..

u redu, thanks for making that clearer

and btw, the lyrics of balkan really dont make much sense like you said :P but odlicna pesma je

well..I don't like that kind of music,but it's cheerfull

Hello There,

I have a national radio show called the daily Planet in Australia and am featuring a Sevdalinka CD this week called Sevdalinka:Sarajevo Love Songs.

I am desperate to get some songs translated - the first one I'm presenting today in an hour and twenty minutes - if you don't have time for a full translation, can you send me a sense of it or a translation of the song title?

thanking you in advance,

Lucky Oceans

SINI JARKO SA ISTOKA SUNCE
(pjevala Azemina Grbić)


Sini jarko sa istoka sunce,
Pa obasjaj moje blijedo lice,
Jer ja jesam jedna, ovog svijeta b'jedna,
Koja stradam ljubeći.

Nekada sam najsretnija bila,
Kad na ljubav nisam ni mislila.
A sad srce plače, tuguje sve jače,
Otkad dragog ne vidi.

Moj dragane, zar ne vidiš mene,
Kako moje jadno srce vehne?
Drugoj prsten kuješ, mene sahranjuješ,
Zar ja moram umr'jeti?!

Lucky oceans,when you sent the message,in Serbia was 5 am...We were sleeping.Sorry.
Do you still need the translation?