Lyrics and translation Zdravko Čolić - Kažeš da ti nekad izgledam k'o Dunav

Kažeš da ti nekad izgledam k'o Dunav

Kazes da ti nekad izgledam ko Dunav,
Stizem mutan, nepoznat i sam.
Oko mene svud ravnica, tudje zemlje, tudja lica.
Prosli dani, svjetla u daljini,
Tuga, radost, istina i laz.
Ljudi cudni i smijesni,
Ljudi sretni i grijesni.
I ne trazi da budem ti robom!
I ne spremaj mi zamke tim okom!
Jer ja rusim sve brane pred sobom.
Uvijek nastavljam sam svojim tokom.
Hej, SLOBODO!
Lijepa ptico.
Hej, ZIVOTE!
Slatka tajno.
Hej, DALJINE...
Dalje hajd'mo sve do Crnog mora
Koje znaci kraj.
Kazes da ti nekad izgledam ko Dunav,
Stizem mutan, nepoznat i sam.
Nosim miris planina,
Miris zita i vina.

You Say I Sometimes Look Like the Danube

You say I sometimes look like the Danube,
I arrive murky, unknown, and alone.
All around me, a flatland, foreign lands, foreign faces.
Days gone by, lights in the distance,
Sorrow, joy, truth, and lies.
People strange and funny,
People happy and sinful.
And don't ask me to be your servant!
And don't set traps for me with that eye!
Because I break down all the barriers before me.
I always continue alone, in my own way.
Hey, FREEDOM!
Beautiful bird.
Hey, LIFE!
Sweet mystery.
Hey, DISTANCES...
Let's go further, to the Black Sea.
Where the journey ends.
You say I sometimes look like the Danube,
I arrive murky, unknown, and alone.
I carry the scent of the mountains,
The scent of wheat and wine.