| Ovdje su nekada, mala, stajali
| They used to stand here, baby
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| Stari vitezi i u isto ovo nebo gledali,
| The old knights also looked at this same sky,
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| Proroèanstvo èekali
| Prophecy awaited
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| Kose im posta e sijede, a maèevi rðavi
| Their hair is gray and their swords are rusty
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| Uhode su bili svuda poslali,
| Spies were sent everywhere,
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| Veliku, sjajnu gozbu spremili
| They prepared a big, great feast
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| Pjevaèe i lijepe gospe doveli,
| Singers and beautiful ladies brought,
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| Al' strepnja iz srca ne odlazi
| But anxiety from the heart does not go away
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| Konji su bili nemirni.
| The horses were restless.
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| Ratnici èvrsto stezali koplja, æutali i èekali
| The warriors drew their spears tightly, kept silent, and waited
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| Kad æe jedna zvijezda
| When will one star
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| Na nebu nad Balkanom jaèe zasjati
| It shines brighter in the sky over the Balkans
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| A noæas su ljudi iza li na trg,
| And last night people came out to the square,
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| Iza li na trg i poèeli govoriti,
| And he went out into the square, and began to speak.
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| Dok u noæi svijetle ljemovi,
| While the lights are on at night,
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| ljemovi i pendreci
| braids and batons
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| Na betonu razbacane stvari,
| Stuffed things on the concrete,
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| Cipele, ta ne i barjaci
| Shoes, not flags
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| Kunem ti se mala jedna zvijezda nad Balkanom
| I swear to you, one little star over the Balkans
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| Poèe jaèe sijati
| It began to shine brighter
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| Sinoæ, mala, èudan san sam usnio,
| Last night, baby, I had a strange dream,
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| Oru je skriveno u sijenu i zamak to je gorio
| Oru was hidden in the hay and the castle was burning it
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| Vatre u umi, èuli su se bubnjevi, a
| Fires in the mind, drums were heard, a
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| Jedna zvijezda nad Balkanom poèe jaèe sijati
| One star over the Balkans began to shine brighter
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| Kuæa druga Radivoja svijetli na brijegu,
| The house of another Radivoje shines on the hill,
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| On ima poneku sijedu i trbuh veliki
| He has some gray hair and a big belly
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| On jede bombone i èisti pi tolje na terasi
| He eats candy and cleans drinks on the terrace
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| Jedne ljetnje veèeri
| One summer evening
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| Ograda visoka i psi su pu teni
| The fence is high and the dogs are on the road
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| Popio je tonu tableta ali san neæe na oèi
| He took a ton of pills, but sleep is not in his eyes
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| Doveli su mu klinku iz grada ali on je neæe dotaæi
| They brought him a kid from town, but he won't touch her
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| Sinoæ, mala, èudan san sam usnio,
| Last night, baby, I had a strange dream,
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| Oru je skriveno u sijenu i zamak to je gorio
| Oru was hidden in the hay and the castle was burning it
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| Vatre u umi, èuli su se bubnjevi, a
| Fires in the mind, drums were heard, a
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| Jedna zvijezda na nebu nad Balkanom poèe jaèe sijati | A star in the sky over the Balkans began to shine brighter |