Stari bagrem

"Stari bagrem" (Serbian Cyrillic: "Стари багрем", lit. "Old acacia") is a song written and performed by prominent Serb war singer Baja Mali Knindža.

"Стари багрем"
A still from the official music video
Song by Баја Мали Книнџа
from the album Коцкар без среће
English title	Old acacia
Released	1993 (1993)
Length	3:40
Label	SuperTon
Producer(s)	Цветин Тодоровић

Music and lyrics

This is a sad song about how the protagonist lost his lover forever and now he's desperately walking around a park and begging for her return.

Music video

The video starts with Baja smoking a cigarette. The scene then switches to him singing the chorus near a tree. Before the second verse, camera shows the tree from the bottom. It then shows Baja leaning on it from different perspectives. He sings the next verse and chorus near the same tree. Then, Baja walks around the park while the camera is following him. The video ends on a scene of Baja leaning on the tree

Lyrics

Lyrics: Kraj jedne stare krčme Gde cveta bagrem beo Tu sam je večeri jedne Sasvim slučajno sreo Hej, stari bagreme Reci joj kako skitam Reci joj da za nju pitam I da zbog nje plaču oka dva Reci joj, kad te molim Reci joj da je volim Da je volim kao nekada U krošnji starog bagrema Stalno pevale ptice A ja sam ljubio tada Prelepo njeno lice Hej, stari bagreme Reci joj kako skitam Reci joj da za nju pitam I da zbog nje plaču oka dva Reci joj, kad te molim Reci joj da je volim Da je volim kao nekada Negde je zauvek nestala Prošle su zime i leta Otkada nje mi nema Stari bagrem ne cveta Hej, stari bagreme Reci joj kako skitam Reci joj da za nju pitam I da zbog nje plaču oka dva Reci joj, kad te molim Reci joj da je volim Da je volim kao nekada

Lyrics (English): By an old tavern Where a white acacia blooms There, one evening I Met her completely by accident Hey, old acacia Tell her that I wander Tell her that I ask about her And that two eyes cry because of her Tell her, I beg you Tell her that I love her That I love her like I did before In the crown of the old acacia Birds used to sing constantly And back then I kissed Her beautiful face Hey, old acacia Tell her that I wander Tell her that I ask about her And that two eyes cry because of her Tell her, I beg you Tell her that I love her That I love her like I did before She had disappeared somewhere forever Winters and summers have passed Since she's been gone The old acacia does not bloom Hey, old acacia Tell her that I wander Tell her that I ask about her And that two eyes cry because of her Tell her, I beg you Tell her that I love her That I love her like I did before