Translation of the song lyrics Ne Varaj Me - Marko Perković Thompson

Ne Varaj Me (original)

Na brdu baklje mirišu
Koraci u mraku nestaju
Pogledaj lice dječije
Da li te sjeti na mene
Zastave slobode vijore
Čaure se dječije igračke
Iza rijeke pored granice
Ljubim sliku svete djevice
Ne varaj me sa golubom u rukama
Sloboda je stvorena u mukama
Ne varaj me sa golubom u rukama
Sloboda je stvorena u mukama
Stvorena u mukama
Ljudi se vesele i tuguju
Poljupci mi tvoji ostaju
Gluhonijemi himnu pjevaju
Domovini ime spominju
Ne varaj me sa golubom u rukama
Sloboda je stvorena u mukama
Ne varaj me sa golubom u rukama
Sloboda je stvorena u mukama
Stvorena u mukama

Ne Varaj Me (translation)

Upon the hill, torches breathe their incense,
Steps dissolve like dew in the hush of night,
Gaze upon the child's unclouded visage,
Does it awaken memory’s soft delight?
Banners of freedom shimmer in the dawn,
Spent shells—children’s toys strewn upon the grass,
Beyond the river, close to the border’s spine,
I press my lips to the holy Virgin’s glass,
Do not deceive me, dove glittering in your palm,
Freedom is forged in the anvil of pain,
Do not deceive me, dove glittering in your palm,
Freedom is forged in the anvil of pain,
Born of anguish,
Men celebrate and mourn by candlelight,
Your kisses—embers that do not die,
The mute and deaf raise anthems in the night,
And whisper the name of the homeland, nigh,
Do not deceive me, dove glittering in your palm,
Freedom is forged in the anvil of pain,
Do not deceive me, dove glittering in your palm,
Freedom is forged in the anvil of pain,
Born of anguish