Bi Je Pisnik - Oliver Dragojević Übersetzung ins Englische

Bi Je Pisnik

Bi je pisnik, sva mu fala:
Galeb najde svoju hrid,
Laina je spokoj dala,
A staðuni vièni slid.

Bi je pisnik, sad ga nima:
Dan je teak, grub i siv,
Ma jo grmi bombardina
Ka da je jo uvik iv.

Bi je pisnik - i te kaki!
Infian u lipi stih;
Piva ga je èovik svaki
Uz flautu i uz mih.

Bi je pisnik, bi je pravi;
Kua je èa vridi svit.
Ivot je u pismu stavi,
A u glavi bi mu Split.

Bi je pisnik, dite grada:
I bez njega, njegov dil,
Lira, cvit i balustrada
Cileg je u vere zbi.

I Was a Poet

I was a poet, and thank you all:
The seagull finds its own cliff,
calm was granted by the sea,
and the seasons follow each other.

I was a poet, but now I'm gone:
The day is dark, grim and gray,
yet the bombing still roars
As if it were still alive.

I was a poet - and what a poet!
I turned tears into a beautiful verse;
Every man sang it
accompanied by a flute and an accordion.

I was a poet, I was a true artist;
Where art is worth the world.
I wrote life in a letter,
And Split was always on my mind.

I was a poet, a child of the city:
Even without me, my work,
Lyra, flowers and balustrades
Will remain forever true.