Translation of the song Kad bi samo ljubit znala artist Oliver Dragojević

Sve godine duge, duge,

All these long long years

Ja te volim, ja te želim,

I ve loved you, I ve wanted you

Dok ljubih ja usput druge,

While I kissed others along the way

Dođem, dajem, pa se selim!

I come, I give and I leave (lit.move away)

Sve godine duge, mračne,

All the long dark years

Ja te želim, ja te molim,

I ve wanted you I ve begged you

I podnosim kiše mračne,

and I endured the dark rains

Pa te čekam, pa te volim!

and I waited, and I loved you

Kad bi samo ljubit znala,

If you only knew how to love

Ti bi meni odmah dala,

You would share it with me right away

Jednu noć i malo duše,

one night a little piece of your soul

Pa neka se drugi guše!

and leave the others breathless

Kad bi samo ljubit znala,

If you only knew how to love

Ti bi meni odmah dala,

You would share it with me right away

Cjelov blag i toplu ruku,

A gentle kiss and a warm hand

Pa neka se drugi tuku!

and let the others fight!

Kad bi samo ljubit znala! ....

If you only knew how to love...

Sve godine duge, ružne,

All the long ugly years

Ja te volim, mislim na te,

I ve loved you, thought of you

I neka su bile tužne,

Even though they were sad

Vrijedilo je jer je za te!

It was worth it, because it was for you!!

Sve godine ti si s drugim,

All these years you've been with another

A ja čekam jer će proći,

While I just wonder (lit wait) if it'll end

U noćima dugim, dugim,

During the long long nights

Ti ćeš ipak meni doći!

you'll still come to me!!