Translation of the song lyrics Kapetane Moj - Josipa Lisac

Kapetane Moj (original)

Vec dugo me pustas gledat' niz pucinu
I proklinjat' srecu koju more nosi
Darujuc' mu puste i besane noci
Gdje mi tuga plete svud srebro po kosi
Kapetane moj…
Znam, tebi je more prva ljubav bila
A ja sam tek bljesak znacila u mraku
Da bih kad se magla ispred broda digla
Ostala ko pjena na njegovu tragu
Kapetane moj…
I starim tako sama od broda do broda
U zelji da te zagrlim, izljubim
Iako dobro znadem da svakim te danom
Sa brazdom broda nepovratno gubim…
Kapetane moj…
Al' kad se bez zelja doma k meni vratis
Toj posljednjoj luci, sto te mirno ceka
Ni spaziti neces da uz tebe nije
Ona mlada zena, vec starica neka…
Kapetane moj…

Kapetane Moj (translation)

You've been watching me down the open sea for a long time
And curse the happiness that the sea brings
Giving him empty and sleepless nights
Where sorrow weaves silver all over my hair
My captain…
I know, the sea was your first love
And I only meant a flash in the dark
That when the fog in front of the ship rose
She remained like foam on his trail
My captain…
And I grow so old alone from ship to ship
Wanting to hug you, kiss you
Although I know very well that every day
With the furrow of the ship I lose irretrievably…
My captain…
But when you come home to me without a wish
That last port, which awaits you peacefully
You won't even notice he's not with you
That young woman, but an old woman…
My captain…