Translation of the song lyrics Kažeš Da Ti Nekad Izgledam K'O Dunav - Zdravko Colic

Kažeš Da Ti Nekad Izgledam K'O Dunav (original)

Kažeš da ti nekad
Izgledam k’o Dunav
Stižem mutan
Nepoznat i sam
Oko mene svud` ravnica
Tuđe zemlje, tuđa lica
Prošli dani, svjetla u daljini
Tuga, radost, istina i laž
Ljudi čudni i smiješni
Ljudi sretni i griješni
I ne traži da budem ti robom
I ne spremaj mi zamke, ni okov
Jer ja rušim sve brane pred sobom
Uvijek nastavljam sam svojim tokom
Hej, slobodo, lijepa ptico
Hej, živote, slatka tajno
Hej, daljine, dalje hajd’mo
Sve do Crnog Mora
Koje znači kraj…
Kažeš da ti nekad
Izgledam k’o Dunav
Stižem mutan
Nepoznat i sam
Nosim miris planina
Miris žita i vina
I ne traži da budem ti robom
I ne spremaj mi zamke, ni okov
Jer ja rušim sve brane pred sobom
Uvijek nastavljam sam svojim tokom
Hej, slobodo, lijepa ptico
Hej, živote, slatka tajno
Hej, daljine, dalje hajd’mo
Sve do Crnog Mora
Koje znači kraj…

(translation)

You say you used to
I look like the Danube
I'm arriving muddy
Unknown and alone
There are plains all around me
Other people's countries, other people's faces
Gone are the days, the lights in the distance
Sadness, joy, truth and lies
People weird and funny
People happy and sinful
And don't ask me to be your slave
And don't set traps for me, not shackles
Because I tear down all the dams in front of me
I always continue on my own
Hey, freedom, beautiful bird
Hey, lives, sweet secret
Hey, distances, let's move on
All the way to the Black Sea
Which means the end…
You say you used to
I look like the Danube
I'm arriving muddy
Unknown and alone
I carry the scent of the mountains
The smell of grain and wine
And don't ask me to be your slave
And don't set traps for me, not shackles
Because I tear down all the dams in front of me
I always continue on my own
Hey, freedom, beautiful bird
Hey, lives, sweet secret
Hey, distances, let's move on
All the way to the Black Sea
Which means the end…