Translation of the song Balada o valceru artist Kićo Slabinac
Balada o valceru
The Waltz Ballad
Stavila je podsuknju i široki pas
She wore an underskirt and a wide belt
I svilenu haljinu na svoj vitki stas
And a silk dress on her thin stature
Počešljala kosu, prebacila šal
She made her hair, threw a scarf over
Sa strepnjom je pošla na svoj prvi bal
She went to her first ball in anxiety
Bila je lijepa, najljepša od svih
She was beautiful, more beautiful than any other
U svome plesu zanosna k’o stih
Enchanting like a verse when dancing
Ljepota njena je slavila svoj pir
Her beauty held its celebration
Svu noć ju valcer nosio k’o vir
Waltz carried her around like a whirlpool
Nježno je ušla u momačke sne
She softly entered into dreams of young men
Tko zna koliki su patili zbog nje
Who knows how many suffered on her account
A birala je mnogo k’o ljepotice sve
And she picked a lot like all beauties
I ne vidje pravog kad bio je kraj nje
And did not see the right one when he was next to her
Bila je lijepa, najljepša od svih
She was beautiful, more beautiful than any other
U svome plesu zanosna k’o stih
Enchanting like a verse when dancing
Još samo noću obuzmu je sni
It is only in the night that dreams overcome her
Kako uz valcer odlaze sad svi
About everyone leaving with a waltz
A danas u samoći
And today in solitude
Sa srebrom u kosi
With silver in her hair
Sluša ritam sata i prebire sjećanja
She listens to clock ticking and counts memories
K’o zrnca od zlata
Like they're golden crumbs