Croatian (Kajkavian dialect)
Zorja moja, zorja
English translation
Dawn, my dawn
Zorja moja, zorja! Ne shajaj mi rano
Dawn, my dawn! Don't come to me early
Ne shajaj mi rano, počekaj me malko x2
Don't come to me early, wait a little for me x2
Dok si ja dragomu košulju sašijem
While I sew a shirt for my beloved
Svilom sakojačkom, kosom djevojačkom x2
With all kinds of silk, with maidenly hair x2
Jeste gdje vidjeli mojega dragoga?
Have you seen my beloved one anywhere?
Jesmo ga vidjeli prek crljenog morja
Yes, we saw him across the red sea
Prek crljenog morja, otkud shaja zorja,
Across the red sea, from where the dawn comes,
Njegov plavi klobuk po moru plovio.
His blue hat floated on the sea.