2019.01.20.
There's so many of us, Mashallah
When one [day] everyoneleaves us alone, leaves
when the ćevap
gets put onto our flag, hey
yellow quinces1, when our anthem starts playing
how beautiful it will be, [oh] neighbor
Hase2, Osim, Pape, Škija
Zaim, Himzo, Safet, Beba
Brega, Čola, Lepa Brena
do we need anyone?
Zuko Džumhur, Sidran, Tifa
Davor, Kindže and the others
Dino Merlin, Bebek, Đuro
do we miss anyone?
Chorus
Left, east, right, west, we in the middle
we just export soul to the surroundings
when this small country is mentioned
oh, then even for something small you can say mashallah3
Vaha, Šantić and Emina
Josip, Zlatko, Ćiro, Hanka
Behka, Ljuca, Bijelo Dugme
Barbarez and Edo Maajka
Then Šerbo and Dalapa
Silvana and Mata Hari
The Nobel [Prize]4, Vučko5, the Oscar6
all is with us in our pantry
Chorus 2x
Tarik Millionaire7, then
Momo and Uzeir8, in a pair
Džinović and K. Monteno
Fink and Balić in Mostar
Razija and Hadžifejz
then Žera, Loša, Nada Pani
Juve9-Zlatan, Bayern10-Hasan
Suljo, Mujo, Fata, stop
There's so many of us, Mashallah
- 1. This is referring to a famous folk song, 'Žute dunje'
- 2. The rest of the song is mostly listing famous people from Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 3. Literally 'God willed it' in Arabic, but in Bosnian it is often used to describe something astonishing
- 4. Referring to Nobel Prize won by Bosnian author Ivo Andrić
- 5. Official mascot of the 1984 Winter Olympics held in Sarajevo
- 6. Won by Bosnian director Danis Tanović in 2002
- 7. Referring to Tarik Filipović, famous host of the Croatian version of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'
- 8. Two iconic towers in Sarajevo
- 9. Short for Juventus F.C.
- 10. Short for FC Bayern München