Translation of the song Švet Ivane o' moga Trogira artist Croatian Folk

Croatian (Chakavian dialect)

Švet Ivane o' moga Trogira

English translation

St. John of my Trogir*

Švet Ivane o' moga Trogira,

St. John of my Trogir

providi mi lipoga mladića.

Provide me a handsome young man

Koj' ne puši, dimi španjulete

Who doesn't smoke cigarettes

koj' ne igra karte, šija šete.

Who doesn't play cards nor morra**

Koj' ne pije ni botiju vina

Who doesn't drink, not even a bottle of wine

koj' ne ide potaj put kažina.

Who doesn't go to the brothel stealthily

Ako mi ga taka ne providiš,

If you don't provide him to be like that

u crikvu me višje nećeš vidit.

You won't see me in the church anymore

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