For three winters I have whispered your name/ Tri sam ti zime šaptala ime



Odlazim mili,                                                   I'm leaving my dear,
sretni smo bili,                                                  we had been happy,
dok smo se voljeli,                                             while loving one another,
ti mirno sanaj                                                     so  sleep peacefully,
za mene ne brini.                                                and don't worry about me.
....
Tri sam ti zime šaptala ime                                  For three winters I have whispered your name
sliku ljubila                                                         and kissed your image
zbog tebe sve sam napustila                                because of you I have left everything
nevjerna ljubavi                                                  unfaithful love*

                                    lyrics from a song of a Croatian group Magazin, translated by me

Koliko god ismijavali Magazin i njihove stihotvorne mogućnosti, ponekad znam naletiti na neki stih koji me natjera na razmišljanje, istina ova je pjesma iz davnih dana ove grupe kad je pjevala  prva prema mnogima i najbolja pjevačica. Zapravo sjetila sam se ove pjesme zbog jedne novije (ruske) koja joj nije nimalo nalik po izvedbi i vrsti glazbe, ali opet tekst me neodoljivo podsjeća na nju. Fotografija je valjda dokaz da me se nekad može pronaći i na snijegu, koliko god bila zimogrozna moram priznati kako je snijeg zimi jedna od najljepših stvari.

This quite old lyrics came to my mind as I compared them with another song that is quite different but it has the same theme, it could be said, and three winters seems to be the magic word. Anyhow, here is one photo that proves that sometimes I do venture into snow covered territories. Cold phobic as I am, I have to admit that there are not that many things more beautiful then snow in the winter.

Comments

  1. Lilli2 December 2013 at 16:29

    Che bel testo Ivana! Ed hai ragione, la neve è la cosa più bella in inverno, vorrei che anche da me nevicasse!:) Un bacio!

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  2. Alexandra Zakharova3 December 2013 at 01:48

    I agree, snow in winter is really beautiful and the nature covered with snow looks magnificent. I like that photo of you, its so so pretty!

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  3. Unknown3 December 2013 at 02:12

    Nekoć daaaavno su oni imali super pjesmuljaka :)

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  4. Unknown3 December 2013 at 03:47

    Volim tu pesmu ali mene nekako podseća na more i leto :)

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  5. Unknown3 December 2013 at 05:13

    Stunning post!!!
    Kisses
    Francy&Stef
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  6. The Dainty Dolls House3 December 2013 at 06:11

    so beautiful doll x

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