U Stambolu Na Bosforu

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U Stambolu na Bosforu
Bolan paša leži
Duša mu je na izmahu
Crnoj zemlji teži.

Molitva je njemu sveta,
Kada mujezin sa minareta
Uci na sav glas...
Allah ilallah selam alejkum.


Kad ste vjerno, sluge moje,
Služile moj harem,
Neka od vas svako uzme
Sedam žena barem.

Iz oka mu suza kanu,
Pa na minder mrtav panu,
Stari musliman...

Allah ilallah selam alejkum.

Kad je cula pašinica
Za tu tužnu vijest
Da se paša preselio
U ahiret svijet,

Iz oka joj suza kanu,
Pa na minder mrtva panu,
Ljubav pašina...

Allah ilallah selam alejkum.

In Istambul on the Bosphorus

In Istanbul on the Bosphorus,
The pasha lies sick.
His soul is on the decline,
And yearns for the black earth.

Prayer for him is holy,
When from the minaret, the muezzin
Calls out:
Allah ilallah, salaam aleikum.

Since, my servants, you have
Faithfully served my harem,
Let each one of you take
At least seven wives.

A tear dropped from his eye
And he fell dead on the divan,
The old Muslim...
Allah ilallah, salaam aleikum.

When the pasha’s wife
Heard about this sad news,
That the pasha had moved
Onto the afterlife,

A tear dropped from her eye
And she fell dead on the divan,
The pasha’s beloved...
Allah ilallah, salaam aleikum.