Translation of the song Junaci sa Košare artist Sestre Santrač

Naslov: Junaci sa Košare

HEADLINE: Heroes from Košare (engl.: Koshare)

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Jedne noći hladne

line 1: One cold night,

Zima kad je bila,

line 2: when it was winter,

Srpkinja je majka

line 3: (a) serbian mother

Čekala svog sina.

line 4: waited for her son.

Čekala je sina,

line 5: She waited for the son

Molila se Bogu,

line 6: and she prayed to God,

S’ Košara da dođe

line 7: May he come from Koshare

Donese slobodu.

line 8: and (may he) bring freedom.

Al’ umesto njega,

line 9: But instead of him

Pismo joj je stiglo,

line 10: a letter arrived to her,

Od sina junaka

line 11: from (her) hero son

I na noge diglo.

line 12: and brought her up to her feet. //comment: she stood up from shock)

S’ ovog boja majko

// comment: Mother is reading the letter...

Povratka mi nema,

line 13: From this battle, mother

Ko Košare čuva

line 14: there is no return for me,

Zna da zlo se sprema.

line 15: who guard Koshare

Ja ti majko živ se

line 17: I will not come back

Vratit’ kući neću,

line 18: alive home to you my mother,

I sad već u crkvi

line 19: And already now, in the church

Zapali mi sveću.

line 20: Light a candle for me.

Da Bog meni pokoj

line 21: May God give me peace

S’ junacima poda,

line 22: (together) with the (other) heroes,

Skupom cenom majko

line 23: (With) a high price

Plaća se sloboda.

line 24: freedom (has to be) paid mother.

A sina mog uči

line 25: And/But teach my son

I ovo mu kaži,

line 26: And tell him this:

Tvoj je otac sine

line 27: (My) son your father,

Na nebeskoj straži.

line 28: is on heavenly watch...

Tamo gde je Lazar

line 29: There where (emperor) Lazar lies,

Svoju glavu dao

line 30: who gave (sacrificed) his head

Na Kosmetu svetom

line 31: on the holy Kosovo,

I tata je pao.

line 32: (there) your dad fell too.

Pa je sada sine

line 33: So now my son,

Kraj Miloša stao

line 34: he stands beside Miloš

A Hristos mu odmah

line 35: And (Jesus) Christ

Carstvo večno dao.

line 36: gave him his eternal kingdom.

Ko ne pamti podvig

line 37: (Those) Who does not remember feat

S’ Košara junaka

line 38: of Koshare heroes

Nek’ ga stigne kletva

line 39: should be cursed

Kosovskih junaka.

line 40: by the Kosovo heroes.