Paroles et traduction Oliver Dragojević - Mama

Mama

Tvoje mudre riči pamtin
U ditinjstvo kad se vratin.
O Mama! O Mama!
Ča je cukar, ča je sol
Ča su gušti, ča je bol?
O Mama!

Pravu rič si uvik znala
Pusta mladost kad je cvala.
O Mama! O Mama!
Ča je kripost, ča je grih
Ča su suze, ča je smih?
O Mama!

U vonju lancuna i friškoga kruva
Još ćutin te;
Kraj ognjišta stara u sjeni šudara
Još slušan te;
Na gustidi žednoj kad usta su suva
Još vidin te.
I iz duše nek otme se krik.
O Mama!
Ti si izvor i ponor i štit;
Ti si plamen i rana i lik
Ti zemja i jubav i cvit.
O Mama!

Tvoje riči zlata vride
Kroz nevere dok me slide.
O Mama! O Mama!
Ča je čovik, ča je zvir
Ča su zvona, ča je pir?
O Mama!

Mother

I remember your wise words
When I return to my childhood.
O Mother! O Mother!
What is sugar, what is salt
What is bitter, what is pain?
O Mother!

You always knew the right words
When my reckless youth bloomed.
O Mother! O Mother!
What is virtue, what is sin
What are tears, what is laughter?
O Mother!

In the smell of lavender and fresh bread
I still feel you;
By the fireside, old, in the shade of the tree
I still hear you;
On a thirsty plain when my lips are dry
I still see you.
And a cry escapes from my soul.
O Mother!
You are the source and the abyss and the shield;
You are the flame and the wound and the image
You are the earth and the love and the flower.
O Mother!

Your words are worth gold
As they guide me through storms.
O Mother! O Mother!
What is man, what is beast
What are bells, what is a feast?
O Mother!