Paroles et traduction Tereza Kesovija - Balada O Zelenom Kralju

Balada O Zelenom Kralju

Vitak i raskošno zelen
Okrenut morskoj pučini
Sveđ ko′ vječiti stražar
Osamljen kralj na strmini
Gledala sam kako raste
Kako se vjetrima smije
Krunom dodiruje oblak
Vodu iz kamena pije
Odjednom je bilo crveno
Ko', kad se zora rodi
Poslije je prašina crna
Letjela prema vodi
Nema ga više, zelenog kralja
Čempresa moga, nema ga više
Ranjena stijena još pamti druga
Sjećanje njeno isprat će kiše
Galeb je kriknuo – bol
Kada se razlio plamen
Umjesto zelenog kralja
Sad samo – crni kamen
Valovi tuku o stijene
Tiho, tiho, sve tiše
Dozivlju zelenog kralja
Ma njega nema više

Ballad of the Green King

Slender and luxuriously green
Turned towards the sea
Standing like an eternal guardian
Lonely king on the cliff
I watched him grow
How he laughed at the winds
His crown touches the cloud
He drinks water from the stone
Suddenly it was red
Like when dawn is born
After that, black dust
Flew towards the water
He's gone, the green king
My cypress, he's gone
The wounded rock still remembers another
His memory will be washed away by the rains
The seagull cried - pain
When the flame spread
Instead of the green king
Now only - black stone
Waves beat against the rocks
Quiet, quiet, ever quieter
Calling out to the green king
But he's gone