Pod granama jorgovana

iz knjige Stihom kroz život (2010.) · uglazbljena pjesma

Beneath the Lilac Boughs

from the book Through Life in Verse (2010) · set to music

U baščici tvojoj maloj,dok sam rosno cvijeće brao,ljubio ti lice bijelo,kosu tvoju milovao.

In your little garden, darling,as I picked the dewy flowers,I would kiss your fair face fondlyand caress your hair for hours.

Pod granama jorgovana,u zvjezdanoj tihoj noći,dok je ruža mirisala,ljubio sam tvoje oči.

Underneath the lilac branches,in the hush of starlit splendour,while the rose was breathing fragrance,your dear eyes I kissed so tender.

Na rastanku punom sreće,dok si ljubav meni dala,budilo se rosno cvijeće,zora nam se radovala.

At our joyful, sweet leave-taking,as your love you were bestowing,dewy flowers were awaking,and the dawn with joy was glowing.

Uto zvijezde izblijedješe,mjesec mudro zažmirio,pa se i on sa Danicomu ljubavni kutak skrio.

Then the stars grew pale and faded,and the wise old moon was winking;and he too, with his Danica,to a lovers' nook went slinking.

Translator's note. Set to music by Renato Lukić and sung by Nevenka Fiala at the Zlatne žice Slavonije festival in Požega, 1994. Danica is the Morning Star (Venus), who in Croatian folk song is the moon's beloved.