Translation of the song lyrics Balada O Smrti - Arsen Dedic

Balada O Smrti (original)

Srce moje, primiče se zima
I kosa tvoja gubi sjaj i sijedi
Kao nad krovom sivi pramen dima
Kada u tami nestaje i blijedi
U sve polako uvlači se studen
I sve smo tiši, sve nas više nema
To sunce prži jedan snježni grumen
To noć se duga u daljini sprema
Još malo sati, još koja minuta
I nešto suza, nešto tihog plača
Izgubljen se putnik sa daleka puta
Umoran i sretan u zavičaj vraća
Tako ćemo i mi sad na kraju muke
Kad nas više ništa na svijetu ne dijeli
Jedno drugom nijemo, blago stisnut ruke
Kao da nas čeka opet život cijeli
I usnuti sretni, smireni i blagi
K’o visoka stabla u šumskoj tišini
Jedno drugom dobri, jedno drugom vjerni
Kao mornar brodu u strašnoj dubini

Balada O Smrti (translation)

My heart, winter is approaching
And your hair loses its shine and turns gray
Like a gray plume of smoke over the roof
When in darkness it disappears and fades
Cold is slowly creeping into everything
And we are getting quieter, we are all gone
That sun burns a snowball
That night is long in the distance
A few more hours, a few more minutes
And some tears, some quiet crying
A passenger from a long journey is lost
Tired and happy, he returns to his homeland
So will we now at the end of the ordeal
When nothing in the world divides us anymore
Silently, hands clasped to each other
It's as if our whole life is waiting for us again
And sleep happy, calm and gentle
Like tall trees in the silence of the forest
Good to one another, faithful to one another
Like a sailor on a ship in terrible depths