Na tuđem jeziku
Original (Spanish)
Llegué sin nada, solo fe y acento,Argentino, perdido en el Adriático lento.Me dijeron dobrodošao, sonreí sin entender,▸ DÓ-bro-do-shao · welcomePero pronto aprendí lo que cuesta caer bien.
Sjedni, pričaj, smiri stvari,▸ SIÉD-ni · PRÍ-chai · SMÍ-ri STVÁ-ri · sit down, talk, calm things downPeleas cruzadas en la mesa familiar.Govore brzo, gritan sin parar,▸ GÓ-vo-re BËR-zo · they talk fastYo traduzco miradas que no sé explicar.
Ne razumijem, pero escucho igual,▸ ne ra-ZÚ-mi-yem · I don't understandTengo que ser el fuerte, el neutral.Sve je na meni, todo pasa por mí,▸ sve ye na MÉ-ni · it's all on mePsicólogo gratis… na tuđem jeziku.▸ na TÚ-dyem YÉ-zi-ku · in a foreign tongue
Na tuđem jeziku,▸ na TÚ-dyem YÉ-zi-ku · in a foreign tongueAprendí a aguantar.Bez riječi,▸ bez RÍE-chi · without wordsCuando no podía hablar.Yo puse el cuerpo, puse la voz,Aunque no fuera mi guerra,I nije moj dom.▸ i NÍ-ye moi dom · and it isn't my home
Verano duro, camping y sol,Radim cijeli dan, sin descanso, sin control.▸ RÁ-dim TSIÉ-li dan · I work all dayEl padre habla, la madre también,Stalno svađe, nunca está bien.▸ STÁL-no SVÁ-dye · always fighting
Y yo diciendo "Let's calm down","We can talk, we can fix this now".Ellos gritan, yo traduzco paz,Pero el idioma no alcanza más.
"You need to understand""This is how we are""Don't take it personal""It's just family scars"
Y yo pensando:A tko sam ja?▸ a tko sam ya · and who am I?¿Y yo quién soy acá?
Na tuđem jeziku,▸ na TÚ-dyem YÉ-zi-ku · in a foreign tongueMe hice fuerte así.Gutam sve,▸ GÚ-tam sve · I swallow it allPero no me perdí.Aguanté el ruido, el calor,Pero nadie preguntaKako sam ja.▸ KÁ-ko sam ya · how I'm doing
Se terminó Europa, avión al sur,Argentina ljeto, esperaba luz.▸ LIÉ-to · summerMi vieja espera, mi gente también,Pero ella quiere estar lejos de él.
Ne poštuje, no sabe mirar,▸ ne PÓSH-tu-ye · she doesn't respectHladno ponašanje, todo le da igual.▸ JLÁD-no po-NÁ-sha-nie · cold behaviourNo quiere mesas, no quiere estar,Pokvarila put, me lo hizo pesar.▸ po-KVÁ-ri-la put · she ruined the trip
Yo crucé mares, crucé idiomas,Za nas, por nosotros, por la historia.▸ za nas · for usPero cuando tocó bancar al revés,Nije mogla, no supo entender.▸ NÍ-ye MÓ-gla · she couldn't
No era Croacia,No era Argentina.Era respeto.Era familia.
Na tuđem jeziku,▸ na TÚ-dyem YÉ-zi-ku · in a foreign tongueMe supe parar.Dosta je,▸ DÓS-ta ye · enoughNo voy a mendigar.No soy traductor de peleas sin fin,Soy un tipo leal,I to je to.▸ i to ye to · and that's that
Nisam kriv.▸ NÍ-sam kriv · I'm not to blameNisam slab.▸ NÍ-sam slab · I'm not weakSolo estaba hablandoNa tuđem jeziku.▸ na TÚ-dyem YÉ-zi-ku · in a foreign tongue
English
I arrived with nothing, just faith and an accent,an Argentine, lost in the slow Adriatic.They told me dobrodošao, welcome, I smiled without understanding,but I soon learned how much it costs to be liked.
Sjedni, pričaj, smiri stvari: sit down, talk, calm things down,crossfire fights at the family table.Govore brzo, they talk fast, they shout non-stop,I translate glances I can't explain.
Ne razumijem, I don't understand, but I listen anyway,I have to be the strong one, the neutral one.Sve je na meni, it's all on me, everything runs through me,a free therapist… na tuđem jeziku, in a foreign tongue.
Na tuđem jeziku, in a foreign tongue,I learned to endure.Bez riječi, without words,when I couldn't speak.I gave my body, I gave my voice,even though it wasn't my war,i nije moj dom, and it isn't my home.
A hard summer, campsite and sun,radim cijeli dan, I work all day, no rest, no control.The father talks, the mother too,stalno svađe, always fighting, nothing is ever right.
And there I am, saying "let's calm down","we can talk, we can fix this now".They shout, I translate peace,but language alone can't carry it anymore.
"You need to understand""This is how we are""Don't take it personal""It's just family scars"
And me, thinking:a tko sam ja? and who am I?and who am I here?
Na tuđem jeziku, in a foreign tongue,that's how I got strong.Gutam sve, I swallow it all,but I didn't lose myself.I took the noise, the heat,but nobody askskako sam ja, how I'm doing.
Europe was over, a plane south,an Argentine ljeto, a summer, I was hoping for light.My mum is waiting, my people too,but she wants to be far away from him.
Ne poštuje, she doesn't respect, she doesn't know how to look,hladno ponašanje, cold behaviour, nothing matters to her.She doesn't want the tables, she doesn't want to be there,pokvarila put, she ruined the trip, she made it heavy on me.
I crossed seas, I crossed languages,za nas, for us, for our story.But when it was my turn to be backed up,nije mogla, she couldn't, she didn't understand.
It wasn't Croatia,it wasn't Argentina.It was respect.It was family.
Na tuđem jeziku, in a foreign tongue,I learned to stand my ground.Dosta je, enough,I won't go begging.I'm not the translator of endless fights,I'm a loyal guy,i to je to, and that's that.
Nisam kriv. I'm not to blame.Nisam slab. I'm not weak.I was just speakingna tuđem jeziku, in a foreign tongue.