HIMZO POLOVINA - EMINA

EMINA LYRICS

Sinoć, kad se vratih iz topla hamama,
Prođoh pokraj bašte staroga imama;
Kad tamo, u bašti, u hladu jasmina,
S ibrikom u ruci stajaše Emina.

Ja kakva je, pusta! Tako mi imana,
Stid je ne bi bilo da je kod sultana!
Pa još kad se šeće i plećima kreće...
- Ni hodžin mi zapis više pomoć neće!...

Ja joj nazvah selam. Al' moga mi dina,
Ne šće ni da čuje lijepa Emina,
No u srebren ibrik zahitila vode
Pa po bašti đule zalivati ode;

S grana vjetar duhnu pa niz pleći puste
Rasplete joj one pletenice guste,
Zamirisa kosa ko zumbuli plavi,
A meni se krenu bururet u glavi!

Malo ne posrnuh, mojega mi dina,
No meni ne dođe lijepa Emina.
Samo me je jednom pogledala mrko,
Niti haje, alčak, što za njome crko'!...



HIMZO POLOVINA - EMINA - ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Last night, when I was returning from the warm hamam,
I passed by the garden of the old imam.
And there in the garden, in the shade of a jasmine plant,
Emina stood with an ibrik in her hand.

How beautiful she is! By my faith,
She wouldn't feel any shame even if she was before the sultan!
And how she walks, and how she moves her shoulders –
Not even a hodja's amulet could help me!

I said salaam to here, but by my faith,
The beautiful Emina didn't even want to hear it,
But instead she scooped water into the silver ibrik,
And went to water the roses in the garden.

From the branches a wind blew down across her shapely shoulders,
And unraveled her thick braids –
The aroma of blue hyacinths drifted from her hair,
And wild, giddy confusion filled my head!

By my faith, I almost stumbled,
But the beautiful Emina didn't come to me.
She only looked at me with a frown,
So mischievous, not caring that I'm crazy for her!