Translation of the song Mangupska artist Zdravko Čolić
Mangupska
Playa Song
Suva drva odozdo
Dry wood on the top,
A sirova odozgo
and raw beneath.
Ti si cura mamina
You're a mommy's girl
Ne pušta te danima.
She won't let you out for days.
To mama radi sve
It is all your mom's doing
Baca mi mađije.
- casting spells on me.
Ko to radi protiv nas
Who is working against us?
Ko da svira kontrabas
As if playing contrabass?
Neka malo odmori
Give me a break -
Nisam ni ja najgori.
I am not the worst guy around!
To mam radi sve
It is all your mom's doing
Baca mi mađije.
- casting spells on me.
Stalno me nervira
She gets on my nerves,
Pa mi baksuzira
keeps cursing me,
Ona me ne voli
she really does not like me
Ta boga ne moli
-- has no fear of God,
Samo da pokvari sve.
just wants to ruin everything.
Mama, i za vas i za nas
Mom, both for you and for us
Ova veza je spas
this relationship is a deliverance.
Mama, sta ću sa vama?
Mom, what shall I do with you?
Mama, ili Da ili Ne
Mom - it's either a 'yes' or a 'no',
To ne zanima me
but not what I care for.
Ne znam, mama
I don't know, mom,
Sta ću sa vama.
what what shall I do with you?
Suva drva odozdo
Dry wood on the top,
A sirova odozgo
and raw beneath.
Cijelu noć ih palili
Tried to light it up all night,
Nismo se zapalili.
but it never set on fire.
Šibice smo kresali
We struck a few matches,
Malo smo zaplesali
we danced a little...
Drva su se dimila
There was some smoke,
Ti se nisi primila.
but you never gave in... :o)