| U noći gluvoj tek gard pada | In the deaf hush of night, only my armor slips away, |
| Ruke pustim kada vidim sebe | I loosen my hands as I meet the mirror of myself, |
| Sve se manje čuje tvoj glas | Your voice, a distant bell, grows fainter with each dusk, |
| U naručje me uzmi, Slađana | Draw me to your breast, Slađana, cradle me in shadow, |
| Lik razbijen, gorak, tako sam | My visage, shattered, bitter as wormwood, alone, |
| Kaže zbog mene | She says—because of me, |
| Zbog mene | For me alone, |
| Voljiva sam svaku noć | Each night, I am a lantern kindling longing’s fire, |
| Dok vole sakato | While they court the maimed, |
| Šta to masa vrela krije? | What molten secret thrums in the heart of this crowd? |
| Neću više ni da pijem | No more will I drink from oblivion’s cup, |
| Varljivo dok svaku noć | Nightly, with tricksome grace, |
| Izgledam bahato | I wear my arrogance like a borrowed cloak, |
| Šta to masa krije? | What hush does the multitude conceal? |
| Neću ni da pijem | I will not drink, |
| Samo snimi me — o, daj | Just capture my form—oh, grant me this, |
| Šta to vidiš - o, kada | What is it you witness—oh, when |
| Ti se čini — o, daj | It seems to you—oh, grant me |
| Samo sipni, ma zalud je | Just pour, though all is vanity, |
| Tripuješ, e? Jedva dišem | Are you lost in visions? I can scarcely breathe, |
| Kada skinem sve sa sebe | When I bare myself of every disguise, |
| Gorak razbijen, zaveden | Broken, bitter, led astray— |
| Kao zbog mene | As if for me, |
| Zbog mene | For me alone, |
| Voljiva sam svaku noć | Each night, I am a lantern kindling longing’s fire, |
| Dok vole sakato | While they court the maimed, |
| Šta to masa vrela krije? | What molten secret thrums in the heart of this crowd? |
| Neću više ni da pijem | No more will I drink from oblivion’s cup, |
| Varljivo dok svaku noć | Nightly, with tricksome grace, |
| Izgledam bahato | I wear my arrogance like a borrowed cloak, |
| Šta to masa krije? | What hush does the multitude conceal? |
| Neću ni da pijem | I will not drink, |
| Uzmi me sva | Take all of me, |
| Uzimam sve | I claim all, |
| Ne mari za | Care not for the world, |
| Uzmi me sva | Take all of me, |
| Uzimam sve | I claim all, |
| Ne mari za | Care not for the world, |
| Neka svira Du-Du-A, e bebo! | Let the Du-Du-A sound, ah darling! |
| Nešto drugo, Du-Du-A, e bebo! | Something other, Du-Du-A, ah darling! |