Translation of the song Ništa nova artist Oliver Dragojević

Croatian (Chakavian dialect)

Ništa nova

English translation

Same Old

Ništa nova, ništa nova

Same old, same old

posli fešte kisne vala

It rains in the bay after the party

u pitaru lipi snova

Inside a pot of beautiful dreams

cilo lito tu si stala

You stayed there the whole summer

raštimane sad su ure

Now all the clocks are broken

zatvorene gnjiju škure

Window shutters rot closed

sad životu, punon zima

Now our bow is turned to

okrenuta nan je prova

Life, full of winters

odrišena već je cima

The rope is already unleashed

ništa nova, ništa nova

Same old, same old

Pala je u more stina

Rock fell into the sea

i prozebli grdelini

And goldfinches are freezing

uz gradele, kraj komina

By the barbecue grill, next to the fire place

nima ko da te zamini

There's no one to replace you

i dok jugo stalno jača

And while the southerly keeps getting stronger

oko kuće reste drača

Weeds grow around the house

sve se sprema da podivja

Everything is about to get wild

a mi kano stara bova

And we're like an old floating device

plutamo bez pravog cilja

Floating without a real goal

ništa nova, ništa nova

Same old, same old

Uzalud privrčen foje

I turn newspaper in vain

ča će reč mi na sva justa

What will they tell me from the top of their voice

svi govore bit će boje

Everyone says it'll get better

barbirija već je pusta

Barbershop is already empty

vaja vrime niz skaline

Time is rolling down the stairs

vonj mižerje i morbine

The smell of misery and longing

i briškulu dikod baci

And here and there someone plays cards

klapa ča još ni gotova

The gang that's not done yet

da ostari po bonaci

To get old when the sea is calm

ništa nova, ništa nova

Same old, same old

Finili su pusti kanti

Whole lotta songs ended

i promukla već je klapa

And the singers are hoarse already

i po dobru svak te panti

And everyone remembers you for good

stareć s nama sve do ščapa

Getting old with us all the way to the cane

naresle su nove plime

New tides grew

popucale surgadine

Anchors broke

još se pine dugi vali

Long waves still foaming

i po mistu reve tovar

And you can hear a donkey in the village

jarboli u more pali

Masts fell into the sea

ništa nova, ništa nova

Same old, same old

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