Translation of the song lyrics Zvir - Oliver Dragojevic

Zvir (original)

Odri i misli moje lipe
I skupi pepeo na dlan
Poði tamo di si sama
Zakopaj ga pod stopala
Ni po muke se zajubit
A volit triba, triba moæ i znat
Nek ti vodilja je ljubav
A moja eja rukohvat
Na, na, na, na, na.
Ni po muke se zajubit
A volit triba, triba moæ i znat
Nek ti vodilja je ljubav
A moja eja rukohvat
Na, na, na, na, na.
Ovu zvir, ta u meni spava
Boje ne diraj i ne pitaj kako je
Ovu zvir, ta u meni drima
Nitko ne mo e umirit kao ti, Nitko kao ti
Na, na, na, na, na.
Nitko ne mo e umirit kao ti, Nitko kao ti

Zvir (translation)

Abandon, and let your thoughts graze in my linden shade,
And gather the ashes, warm and grey, upon your palm,
Go then, where solitude braids your silence,
Inter the embers deep beneath your tread—
It is no torment, falling beneath love’s wing,
But loving—one must wield and fathom its power,
Let love be your lantern in this wavering dusk,
And my seagull—your handrail over chasms of air,
Na, na, na, na, na.
It is no torment, falling beneath love’s wing,
But loving—one must wield and fathom its power,
Let love be your lantern in this wavering dusk,
And my seagull—your handrail over chasms of air,
Na, na, na, na, na.
Behold the beast, dormant in the shadow of my ribs,
Disturb not its hues, nor inquire after its weather,
This beast—still as snow in me, awaiting your touch,
No hand can calm the wild as yours, no other so true,
Na, na, na, na, na.
No hand can calm the wild as yours, no other so true