"Molitva" (English: Prayer) was the debut entry from Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, performed by Marija Šerifović. It was the country's first entry as an independent nation, having originally participated as Serbia and Montenegro.
After topping the vote in the semi finals, it won the Contest with 268 points and gave the country its first ever win. It was also the first winning entry since Dana International's song "Diva" to contain no lyrics in English.
Lyrics[]
Ni oka da sklopim
Postelja prazna tera san
A život se topi
I nestaje brzo, k’o dlanom o dlan
K’o razum da gubim
Jer stvarnost i ne primećujem
Još uvek te ljubim
Još uvek ti slepo verujem
K’o luda, ne znam kuda
Ljubavi se nove bojim
A dane žive rane
Više ne brojim
Molitva, kao žar na mojim usnama je
Molitva, mesto reči samo ime tvoje
Nebo zna, kao ja
Koliko puta sam ponovila
To nebo zna, baš kao ja
Da je ime tvoje moja jedina molitva
Al Bogu ne mogu
Lagati sve dok se molim
A lažem ako kažem
Da te ne volim
Molitva, kao žar na mojim usnama je
Molitva, mesto reči samo ime tvoje
Nebo zna, baš kao ja
Koliko puta sam ponovila
To nebo zna, baš kao ja
Da je ime tvoje moja molitva…
(Molitva, molitva)
I nebo zna, baš kao ja
Koliko puta sam ponovila
To nebo zna, baš kao ja
Da je ime tvoje moja jedina molitva
I can’t close my eyes
The empty bed chases sleep away
And my life is melting away
And disappearing quickly, in a split second
It seems I’m losing my mind
As I don’t even notice reality
I still love you
I still trust you blindly
Like crazy, I don’t know where to go
I’m afraid of a new love
And the days are like open wounds
I don’t count them any more
Prayer, like ardour on my lips
Prayer, just your name, instead of words
Heaven knows, just as I do
How many times I’ve repeated this
Heaven knows, just as I do
That your name is my only prayer
But I can’t lie to God
As long as I pray
And I’d be lying if I said
That I don’t love you
Prayer, like ardour on my lips
Prayer, just your name, instead of words
Heaven knows, just as I do
How many times I’ve repeated this
Heaven knows, just as I do
That your name is my prayer…
(Prayer, prayer)
And heaven knows, just as I do
How many times I’ve repeated this
Heaven knows, just as I do
That your name is my only prayer
Videos[]
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