Olivera - Đorđe Balašević

Na pragu svojih dvadesetih

Bio sam laka roba

Bile su moderne barabe onih dana

Ne želim svega ni da se setim

Hteo sam, eto, sve da probam

Zvalo me zabranjeno voće s raznih grana

Sad žalim, da

Al` šta sam znao ja?

Ti si bila još devojčica

Leteo je kao leptir, tvoj čuperak…

Drugi bi sve

Imalo smisao

Drukčije bih život disao

Da sam znao da postojiš Olivera…

Možda sam, a da nisam znao

Pred isti izlog s` tobom stao

Možda smo zajedno iz voza negde sišli?

Možda si sasvim blizu bila

Ulicom mojom prolazila

I možda smo se na trenutak mimoišli?

Sad žalim, da

Al` šta sam znao ja?

Ti si bila još devojčica …

Daleko od mog oka i mog pera

Drugi bi sve

Imalo smisao

Ne bih svakoj pesme pisao

Da sam znao da postojiš Olivera…

Drugi bi sve

Imalo smisao

Ja bih iz te gužve zbrisao

I nikom ne bi bilo jasno šta ja to smeram

Znao bih gde

Da sebi nađem mir

Skrio se u tajni manastir

I čekao da ti odrasteš Olivera…

On the verge of his twenties

I was an easy commodity

They were modern-day bastards

I don't even want to remember everything

I wanted to try everything

I was forbidden fruit from various branches

Now I'm sorry, yes

But what did I know?

You were still a girl

He flew like a butterfly, your tuft…

Others would do everything

It made sense

I would breathe life differently

If I only knew you were Oliver…

Maybe I did without knowing it

He stopped in front of the same shop window

Maybe we got off the train together somewhere?

Maybe you were quite close

She was walking down my street

And maybe we missed each other for a moment?

Now I'm sorry, yes

But what did I know?

You were still a girl…

Away from my eye and my pen

Others would do everything

It made sense

I wouldn't write every song

If I only knew you were Oliver…

Others would do everything

It made sense

I would get out of that mess

And it would not be clear to anyone what I am up to

I would know where

To find peace for myself

He hid in a secret monastery

And waited for you to grow up Oliver…