Translation of the song lyrics Nocturno - Oliver Dragojevic, Stjepan Hauser

Nocturno (original)

Ne dam vjetru, ne dam nikom
Da te prati, s tobom dise
Da se kiti tvojom slikom
Tjeram vjetar, tjeram kise
Svatko nosi svoje breme
I u srcu ljubav sklanja
Podji spati, vec je vrijeme:
«Budi dobra, lijepo sanjaj.»
Ne dam vjetru da te dira
Ne dam kisi da te kvasi
Samo noc nek tiho svira
Samo vecer nek te krasi
Sve ce zvijezde s tobom leci
Pune tajnih putovanja
Prije sna ti moram reci:
«Budi dobra, lijepo sanjaj.»
Sve ti mogu nocas dati
Sve sto kriju obecanja
Tiho biju nocni sati:
«Budi dobra, lijepo sanjaj.»

Nocturno (translation)

I yield you neither to the wind nor any soul alive,
No breath but mine shall travel by your side,
No stranger's gaze may wreathe itself in you—
I hound the wind, I send the rains away.
Each mortal bears a shadowed weight, alone,
And shelters love, deep-buried in the heart;
Now take your rest—night's threshold waits for you:
"Be gentle, sleep, let dreams be bright."
I do not grant the wind the right to touch you,
Nor rain to weave cold silver in your hair,
Let only night compose its quiet music,
Let only dusk adorn you, soft and rare.
All stars will nestle close to you this evening,
Swollen with secrets from far-off, hidden lands,
Before you drift, this must be spoken softly:
"Be gentle, sleep, let dreams be bright."
Tonight I could bestow on you all things,
All that is hoarded in the vault of promise,
Night’s measured pulse beats softly in the silence:
"Be gentle, sleep, let dreams be bright."