Translation of the song Tako je Stipa volio Anu artist Maja Blagdan
Tako je Stipa volio Anu
That is How Stipa Loved Ana
Zaljubio se Stipa Zvonarev,
Stipa1 the Bell-ringers2 fell in love,
Kao što davna priča veli,
As the old story goes,
Horvata starog, jedinu Anu
With the old Horvat's only daughter Ana
Zavolio je srcem cijelim
He loved with his whole heart
Nedjelja sveta, s jeseni rane
Holly Sunday, early autumn
Na šoru su se ponovno sreli
They met up again on the street
I Stipa reče, držeć joj ruke
And Stipa said, holding her hand
Ostani sa mnom život cijeli
Stay with me for the whole life
Ljubav je vječna i o njoj priče kruže
Love is eternal and stories are told about it
Dan danas stari reći znaju
Still today the old people use to say
Kad dvoje sretnih ruke si pruže
When two happy people reach out to one another
Tako je Stipa volio Anu
That is how Stipa loved Ana
Sagradili su kućicu malu
They built a small house
Na zemlji što im Zvonar dao
On the land which Bell-ringer gave them
Imali konje, Cvetka i Alu
They had horses - Cvetka and Ala
I psa što Garov se zvao
And a dog named Garov
Kažu da život mazio nije
They say life wasn't easy on them
Ni nju ni njega, ni troje mali'
Neither him and her, nor the three little ones
Al' sretni skupa uvijek su bili,
But they were always happy together
Za ništa drugo nisu znali
They knew nothing else
Ljubav je vječna i o njoj priče kruže
Love is eternal and stories are told about it
Dan danas stari reći znaju
Still today the old people use to say
Kad dvoje sretnih ruke si pruže
When two happy people reach out to one another
Tako je Stipa volio Anu
That is how Stipa loved Ana
Stari su bili i on i ona,
They were old, both him and her
A djeca već im otišla davno
And their children left long before
Jednoga dana zazvone zvona
One day bells rang
I Stipa pusti suzu za Anom
And Stipa shed a tear for Ana
Te noći pas je cvilio tiho
Dog quietly squealed that night
Kao da želi otjerat' tugu
As if he wants to chase sadness away
Izjutra rano, Stipa Zvonarev
Early in the morning, Stipa the Bell-ringer
Opet je Ani pružio ruku
Reached out to Ana again
Ljubav je vječna i o njoj priče kruže
Love is eternal and stories are told about it
Dan danas stari reći znaju
Still today the old people use to say
Kad dvoje sretnih ruke si pruže
When two happy people reach out to one another
Tako je Stipa volio Anu
That is how Stipa loved Ana