Translation of the song Hotel Balkan artist Zdravko Čolić

Sunčana strana, sunce budi me

It's a sunny room, the sun is waking me

e, nema te, tu kraj mene

Eh you are not here, beside me

Sad nemam kome da se povjerim

Now I have no one to confide in

a srce bi da otvorim

And I want to open my heart

Šutim, šta da pričam

I'm silent, what can I say

nemam s kim

I have no one to talk to

jer kad pričam ja se rastužim

For if I talk, I become disheartened

Svaka bez tebe soba miriše

Every room without you has a scent

il' premalo, il' previše

Either too weak or too strong

Žene su lijepe, al' drugačije

Women are beautiful, but different

il' ničije, il' svačije

Belonging to no one, or everyone

Soba ima raznih, ima svih

There all kinds of rooms

al' najviše praznih momačkih

Especially those of bachelors

REF. 2x

[Chorus 2x]

Hotel Balkan, rano ujutru,

Hotel Balkan, early morning

a mi više nismo tu

But we aren't here anymore

Hotel Balkan, služba buđenja

Hotel Balkan, morning service

nisam tu, nisi tu, nisam tu, nisi tu,

I'm not here, you're not here, I'm not here, you're not here

u hotel Balkan se vraćam u snu

Hotel Balkan I return to you in my dreams

E, kad mi druga kafu nalije

Eh, when another pours my coffee

sve prolije dok nalije

She spills it all over

A, kad mi tvoja ruka dolije

And when you hand pours in the extra

milina me svog oblije

Pleasure floods my being

Pijem, al' ne pijem

I drink, but I do not drink

nemam s kim

I have no one with

jer kad pijem ja se rastužim

For when I drink I become disheartened

Svaka bez tebe soba miriše

Every room without you has a scent

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Soba ima raznih, ima svih

There all kinds of rooms

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REF. 3x

[Chorus 3x]