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Izumi Yamaguchi Japan singing Cetiri Staduna in Croatian
http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10011/1/Izumi-Yamaguchi-Japan-singing-Cetiri-Staduna-in-Croatian.html
By Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic
Published on 08/25/2010
 
  Izumi Yamaguchi, Japanese pop and jazz singer, surprized us all with her beautiful interpretation of a popular Croatian song Četiri stađuna (Four Seasons), which she sings in Croatian language. The song is orginally performed by Meri Cetinić, composed by Zdenko Runjić, and the lyrics written by Tomislav Zuppa.

Beautiful interpretation of a song originally sung by Meri Cetinić

 

 Izumi Yamaguchi, Japanese singer, performing Croatian song Četiri stađuna, ie Four Seasons, in Croatian.

 
Četiri stađuna

S rukom za ruku su čet'ri stađuna
moji se dani kroz vrime vuku
s teplim i ladnim život se miša
žari me sunce, pere me kiša.

S rukom za ruku su čet'ri stađuna
ča daje gazin, vrime mi biži
stađuni moji, još od početka
korak, po korak, kraju su bliži.

Stađuni, stađuni moji
di je sad ono proliće cvitno?
Stađuni, stađuni moji,
i lipo lito, vedro i sritno?
Dok jesen stare lišće na stazi
ruke mi stišću od zime mrazi.
Stađuni, stađuni moji,
stađuni.

S rukom za ruku su čet'ri stađuna
ko će izdurat, do kraja gazit?
Jedni će nestat ka' da ji nima
na me će pazit još samo zima.

 Four Seasons

Hand by hand four seasons go
my days through the time crawl
with warm and cold the life mingles
the sun burns me, and the rain washes me.

Hand by hand four seasons go
the more I walk, the more the time escapes
my seasons, from the beginning
step by step, are closer to the end.

Seasons, my seasons
where is now that flowery spring?
Seasons, my seasons,
where is the beautiful summer, clear and happy?
When the automn leaves on the trail fall
my hands are bitten by the winter frost.
Seasons, my seasons,
seasons.

Hand by hand four seasons go
who will endure, and tread to the end?
Some will disappear, as if they were not here
and only the winter will take care about me.

Četiri stađuna sung by Meri Cetinić, Croatia.
Composed by Zdenko Runjić, and the lyrics written by Tomislav Zuppa.

Dear Violi, many thanks for Your suggestion to translate the lyrics from Croatian into English.
The translation is very rough.

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