Jur večernjica gori

The Franciscan monastery with the church in town Vis on island Vis

Dalmatian klapa song originally form Dubrovnik.

JUR VEČERNJICA GORI	THE EVENING STAR ALREADY SHINES

Jur¹ večernjica² gori.	The evening star already shines.
Ko zlatni kalen³	Like a golden goblet
na nebeski dvori.	upon the heavenly court.

Jur večernjica sjala	The evening star shone
Blagoslov zadnji	My mother’s final blessing
majka meni dala.	she gave to me.

O, spominjem se	Oh, I remember
te mile moje majke	my dear beloved mother,
i djetinjstva mi	and my childhood days,
kano slatke bajke.	like a sweet fairy tale.

I njeno crno	And her dark eyes,
suzilo joj oko.	they wept.
Ti u svijet bijeli	Into the white world
odlaziš moj soko!	you go, my falcon!

Odi, al' znaj,	Go, but know this:
večernja⁴ kad zvoni	when the evening bells toll,
da tvoja majka	your mother still
zate suze roni⁵.	sheds tears for you.

O, spominjem se	Oh, I remember
te mile moje majke	my dear beloved mother,
i djetinjstva mi	and my childhood days,
kano slatke bajke.	like a sweet fairy tale.

¹jur = već ²večernjica = večernja zvijezda ³kalen = pehar ⁴večernja = večernja zvonjava ⁵suze roniti = intenzivno plakati

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