Translation of the song Sebi sam bila i rat i brat artist Vesna Zmijanac

Kada iza sebe pogledam

When I look into my past*

sebi sam bila i rat i brat

I was my own war and brother

niko mi ruku pružio

nobody lent me a hand

kada me život rušio

when life knocked me down

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I sto put se digla iz pepela

And a hundred times I've raised myself out of the ashes

i sve do neba letela

and flown all the way up to the sky

sebi sam bila i kazna i sud

I was my own punishment and courtroom

ali sama sam birala put

but I still chose my own path

Kada iza sebe pogledam

When I look into my past

život vazdan i smeh i plač

Life was always laughter and tears

a srce uvek najveće

but the heart is always largest

kada je duši najteže

when it is the hardest for the soul.

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Kad iza sebe pogledam

When I look into my past

zamke života i noć i dan

the traps of life and night and day

oluje mira ne daju

storms that wouldn't cease

samo na mene čekaju

were waiting just for me.

I opet k'o ptica iz pepela

And again like a bird rising from the ashes

ja bih do neba letela

I would fly up to the sky

i bila sebi i gazda i sud

and would be my own boss and courtroom

ali sama ću birati put

but I will choose my own path.

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