Translation of the song Zelena si rijeka bila artist Zdravko Čolić

Zelena si rijeka bila

May the river be green

širila si svoja krila

May its wings be wide open

mnogo više ti si htjela

You want so much

ali ipak nisi smjela

But it can't be yet

o mala, moja mala, još ne

Oh, little one, my little one, not yet

Nosili te vjetri ludi

The wind is blowing out of control

srcu što te silno ljubi

In this heart that loves so intensively

nosili te hladni vali

The cold waves are also blowing

da bi tebe meni dali

So you can give it to me

o mala, moja mala, još ne

Oh, little one, my little one, not yet

Daj mi ruke sad

Give me your hand now

da te vodim ja

So I can guide you

vremena ima, mala

We have time, little one

još smo mladi mi

We are still young

za sve doč'će dan

For the days to come.