Vratiće se Novak

"Vratiće se Novak" (Serbian Cyrillic: "Вратиће се Новак", lit. "Novak will return"), also known as "Crni gavran" (Serbian Cyrillic: "Црни гавран", lit. "Black raven"), is a song written and performed by Baja Mali Knindža. While it is not the first song to reference Baja's younger brother Novak, it is a song that is strictly dedicated to him. It is one of two songs to solely be about one in Baja's close circle with the other being "Jovo" from Rat i mir. Its official music video is also the first appearance of Novak, predating his debut on Braća sa Dinare.

"Вратиће се Новак"
A still from the official music video
Song by Баја Мали Книнџа
from the album Још се ништа не зна
English title	Novak will return
Released	1993 (1993)
Genre	Novokompovana
Length	3:30
Label	SuperTon
Producer(s)	Цветин Тодоровић

Music and lyrics

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Music video

The video starts off with 4 girls getting up from a bench smiling and dancing. Then Baja runs in, jumps on the table and starts dancing. While he sings about a raven(Crni gavran, crni gavran, raširio krila), he pretends to have wings and flaps them. He then sits down and puts a šubara(a hat worn by chetniks) on one of the girls. That scene keeps until the end of the chorus, where he puts the hat on another girl. The video then briefly switches to a picture of Novak in military uniform. The video then cuts to a scene where Baja and the girls are dancing near the bench. One of the girls is more energetic than others. When he repeats the chorus, he pretends to cry, while holding the hat. In the next scene one of the girls puts the hat on Baja, sitting on a table. The scenes then switch back and forth. The video ends with a camera zooming towards Baja and the girls smiling

Lyrics

Lyrics: Crni gavran, crni gavran raširio krila, pokraj kuće, pokraj kuće vojvode Momčila Majko moja, kako sam ti proklet, sad je Srpstvo napadnuto opet, majko moja, dosta ti je plača, vratiće se Novak sa minobacača Sa Dinare, sa Dinare sinuće sloboda, doneće je, doneće je Momčilo vojvoda Majko moja, kako sam ti proklet, sad je Srpstvo napadnuto opet, majko moja, dosta ti je plača, vratiće se Novak sa minobacača Oj Momčilo, oj Momčilo šubaru nakrivi, ima tvojih, ima tvojih Četana još živih Majko moja, kako sam ti proklet, sad je Srpstvo napadnuto opet, majko moja, dosta ti je plača, vratiće se Novak sa minobacača

Lyrics (English): A black raven, a black raven opened up his wings Towards the house, towards the house of vovjvoda Momčilo My mother, how cursed am I Serbhood is attacked again My mother, you have cried enough Novak will return with a mortar From Dinara, frm Dinara freedom will shine It will be brought, it will be brought by vojvoda Momčilo My mother, how cursed am I Serbhood is attacked again My mother, you have cried enough Novak will return with a mortar Oh Momčilo, oh Momčilo, tilt your šubara hat Your Chetniks are still alive My mother, how cursed am I Serbhood is attacked again My mother, you have cried enough Novak will return with a mortar