A sad adio
Oliver Dragojevic · Other Songs - Oliver Dragojevic
ulice nase ostace bez sunca
covjek ispratice zenu
dugo na vjetru jos stajace sam
Jednom odlazi svako
putem svog zivota
na rastanku samo srce kaze
ja cu se vratiti
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A sad adio, a sad adio
i ko zna gdje, i ko zna kad
a sad adio, a sad adio
i ko zna gdje, i ko zna kad
Gledam nepoznata lica
svaki taj covjek ja bih mog'o biti
gledam, ljube se i placu
putuju s nadom, ja odlazim sam
Gledam oci djecaku
vraca se djetinjstvo
ugasena svjetla na peronu
takva si mladosti
Ref.
Gledam jer zelim sve da pamtim
nebo, kamen i ptice u letu
gledam i kad zatvorim oci
bicemo zajedno u dalekom svetu
Beskrajne ravnice gledam
pozdravljam te, zemljo, zemljo moja
ti ces me cekati, jedina ti
A sad adio
Oliver Dragojević's "A sad adio" stands as a quintessential example of Yugoslav folk music, blending traditional acoustic instrumentation with a deeply emotive vocal delivery. Recorded during the artist's prolific period in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the track exemplifies the genre's characteristic melancholy and storytelling prowess. Dragojević, often referred to as the "King of Folk," utilized his voice to convey complex narratives of love, loss, and rural life, a tradition central to the Yugoslav folk revival. The song's enduring appeal lies in its authentic performance style and its ability to resonate with listeners through universal themes of longing, captured within the raw, unpolished aesthetic typical of the era's independent recordings.