Montenegro 2018: Get to know Vanja Radovanović
Vanja Radovanović is this year’s Montenegrin represenantive at 63rd Eurovision Song Contest with the song “ Inje”.
He was selected as the country’s represenantive after he won Montevizija, the national selection process in February.
He was born on 28 October 1982 in Belgrade, Serbia (formerly Yugoslavia). His musical career kicked off in 2004, where he made his first appearance at “Music Festival Budva” . He participated in the same festival a year later with the song “Krila olovna”, which became a hit in Montenegro and Serbia. In 2006, he participated in Beovizija with his song “Kad me jednom za te ne bude”. He had participated in many festivals, released numerous singles, and even formed a band in 2007.
“Inje” lyrics:
Palo inje po nama
Ledi krv u žilama
A ti, srce, steglo baš
Te brzo zaboravljaš
Drhti ljubav kao prut
Usred ljeta zamrznut
Drhtim i ja, drhti vas
Otkada mi nema nas
Džaba jorgan tijelo grije
Promaja kroz dušu bije
Bogu dane otimam
Gubim i kad dobijam
Al’ kad niko ne vidi
Pustim srcu da mu svratiš ti
Živim tek po navici
Kao rob u samici
Al’ kad niko ne čuje
Pustim srce da se raduje
Ja i život, pas i mačka
Srce najskuplja mu igračka
Bogu dane otimam
Gubim i kad dobijam
Al’ kad niko ne vidi
Pustim srcu da mu svratiš ti
Živim tek po navici
Kao rob u samici
Al’ kad niko ne čuje
Pustim srce da se raduje
Palo inje
The lyrics in English:
Frost has formed between us
Blood in our veins freezes thus
Your heart is a dying ember
So you no longer remember
Love quivers like a tender leaf
Frozen in summer,defying belief,
I tremble too, all the way through
Since we were parted, me and you
In vain the quilt warms my bodywhole
A colddraught blows right through my soul
The days drag by as in a dream
Even when I win, I lose, it seems
But when no one is there to see
My heart will bid you visit me
I live my life by wornroutine
Like a slavealone, unseen
But when no oneis there to hear
My heart rejoices with a cheer
Me and life – like dog and cat
The heart the most treasured pet
The days drag by as in a dream
Even when I win, I lose, it seems
But when no one is there to see
My heart will bid you visit me
I live my life by worn routine
Like a slave alone, unseen
But when no one is there to hear
My heart rejoices with a cheer
Frost has formed
