Translation of the song Mlada Jelka ljubi Janka artist Serbian Folk

Mlada Jelka ljubi Janka

Young Jelka loves Janko

Kao život svoj,

Like her life,

A što tajno ti ne dođeš

Why don't you come to me secretly,

meni Janko moj?

my Janko?

Ja bih doš'o mlada Jelko,

I'd come, oh, young Jelka,

ali ne smijem,

but I mustn't,

Svud je straža naokolo

A (father's) guard is everywhere beside me,

pazi na mene.

it watches me out.

Dođi Janko, dođi dušo,

Come, oh, Janko, come, oh, honey,

Dođi k' meni ti

Come to me,

Jer ja bez tebe živjet' neću

Because I won't live without you,

Moram umrijeti

I have to die.

Stražu oca nemilosna

I'm gonna deceive

prevariću ja.

the guard of my disgraceful father.

Niko nas neće probuditi

No one won't wake us up

Iz duboka sna.

From the deep dream.

Kad je bilo pola noći

At midnight

čamac plovljaše,

a boat was sailing,

A u čamcu mlada Jelka

And in the boat, young Jelka

Janka ljubljaše

was kissing Janko.