Translation of the song Rojena Valo artist Oliver Dragojević

Croatian (Chakavian dialect)

Rojena Valo

English translation

Home Cove

Ka niki piz je sta na srcu mome

It is like I have a weight on my heart

I grop u grlu svaku rič mi kida

And a knot in my throat tearing apart my every word

Dok tebe gledan di za punton toneš

While I look at you submerging behind the cape

Rojena valo, srce san ti prida

Home cove, I gave my heart to you

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[Refrain]

A brod me nosi i gre sve daje

And the ship carries me further and further

I sve ča vridi sve manje traje

And everything worthwhile lasts shorter and shorter

A brod me nosi i blidi žalo

And the ship carries me and the beach fades

U more tone sve ča je cvalo

Everything that used to blossom is sinking into the sea

I nek je proklet 'ko mi tebe ote

And cursed be the one who took you from me

Rojena valo, rojena valo, lipi moj živote

My home cove, home cove, my beautiful life

Ka prinčipesa bila si i traješ

You were like a princess and you keep on

A to ča čeka da je bilo škivat

And if it was only possible to evade what awaits

Jer sjaš ka uvik i nam lipost daješ

Cause you shine as ever, giving us beauty

Rojena valo, komu sada pivat?

My home cove, whom to sing to now?