Mentions of lilies, hawthorn, and green meadows.
The Nazis reportedly closed the vents of the train cars to silence the singing. Musical Evolution: Goran Bregović Durdevdan Je a Ja Nisam
Prisoners were being transported by train to the Jasenovac concentration camp. Mentions of lilies, hawthorn, and green meadows
According to survivor accounts, a prisoner began singing about the spring he would never see. Mentions of lilies
The lyrics paint a picture of a world coming back to life while the narrator remains frozen in grief.
The version most famous today was adapted by Goran Bregović for Bijelo Dugme’s 1988 album Ćiribiribela .
