Otrov
Jelena Rozga · Other Songs - Jelena Rozga
dokaz da je zivot lijep
a sad cekam zadnje
jutro da nam svane
Prevara mirise
svakog dana vise
odavno vec znaju svi
ah, ti luda zeno, igras na posteno
Tu pricu znaju cak i vrapci
a samo nisam znala ja
jer sam ga voljela do bola
a on u bolu mome uziva
Ref.
'Ko te zna, dobro zna
s drugom da si
gdje sam ja, gdje sam ja u toj bajci
prvo slozi, zavedi pa baci
ne znam valjda, takvi su muskarci
'Ko te zna, dobro zna
s drugom gdje si
nemoj reci da nisi kad jesi
cini mi se da sanse su slabe
ne znam valjda, takve su barabe
Otrov je u medu, vino je u ledu
sada je na tebe red
uvijas mi glatko
ne vjeruj u slatko
Ref. 2x
The sting of discovering an affair
The betrayal in “Otrov” (“Poison”) is painful partly because everyone else seems to have known about it before the narrator did. Jelena Rozga sings from the moment of discovering a partner's infidelity, moving from shock toward a sharper recognition of how much has been hidden. The poison metaphor captures a love that once felt life-giving but now leaves only damage behind.
The song was released ahead of Rozga's 2016 album *Moderna žena*. Its polished Croatian pop arrangement carries a dramatic lyric written in the direct, emotionally vivid style associated with the album's songwriting team. On the record, “Otrov” sits among songs that explore complicated relationships while giving the woman at the center a clear point of view.
No dependable chart peak for this specific song is established here, though the album itself became a major commercial release in Croatia. “Otrov” is a strong example of Rozga's ability to pair a glossy pop sound with the sting of a betrayal narrative. The song's focus is not only the affair, but the humiliation of realizing that the truth was common knowledge except to the person most affected.