At six years of age, Knez sang "Bio jednom jedan lav" on the Naša Radost Festival in Titograd, (now Podgorica). He was schooled in the same city. Whilst in high school, he began his first band, Visoka frekvencija (English: High Frequency), with guitarist, Leo Đokaj. With the band, he created the songs, "Da l' si ikada mene voljela" and "Kao magija". Later, he created The Moon Band, which appeared on the Montenegrin coast. He later created the Montenegro Band with his father, Milija Knežević.
Solo
In 1992, Knez began his solo career and appeared at the Belgrade Pop Festival, Mesam, with the song, "Da l' si ikada mene voljela". In that same year, Knez recorded his first album, Kao magija, with the help of former band member, guitarist Leo Đokaj and songwriters, Ljubo Jovović and Zlatko Jovović. In 1994, Knez recorded his second album, Iz dana u dan. In 1996, Knez recorded his third album, Automatic. This album was the highest-selling album. The biggest concert he had in his career was in Sava Center. In 1999, a compilation was released under the name, The Best of Knez, which included 18 old songs, 2 new songs, "Nijedna žena na svijetu" and "Ti ne znaš ko sam ja", and a remix of "Kao magija". In 2000, he competed in the Budva 2000 Festival with the song, Vjeruj, which won the first place. In 2001, Knez recorded his fourth album, Daleko, visoko. In 2003, Knez recorded his fifth album, Ti me znaš. He won the third place at the Music Festival Budva 2006.
In 2005, Knez recorded his sixth album, Vanilla.
Other
Parallel to his solo career, Knez wrote and produced songs for other performers. The most popular of these would be turbofolk superstar Ceca for whom Knez wrote three songs, including big hits "Mrtvo more" and "Usnula lepotice".
Discography
Kao magija (1994)
Iz dana u dan (1996)
Automatic (1996)
Daleko, visoko (2001)
Ti me znaš (2003)
Vanilla (2005)
Otrov i med (2008)
Compilations
The Best of Knez (1999)
Balade (2006)
External links:
http://www.knez.me
Adio
Knez Lyrics
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Nebo mi te uzelo
Još me boli što je boljelo
Dani su mi zidovi
Noći su mi okovi
Još ti služim moja ljubavi
Još te ne dam maglama sa planina
A ti kažeš pusti me, živ mi bio
Zaboravu predaj me, sad adio
Procvjetao ruzmarin,savio se bijeli krin
meni sve na tugu miriše
Probam da zaboravim, da na tebe ne mislim
Al za tobom srce uzdiše
Još te ne dam maglama sa planina
Još te ne dam vodama iz dubina
A ti kažeš pusti me, živ mi bio
Zaboravu predaj me, sad adio
Na,na,naj,na na….
Još te ne dam maglama sa planina
Još te ne dam vodama iz dubina
A ti kažeš pusti me, živ mi bio
Zaboravu predaj me, sad adio
The song "Adio" by Knez is a touching and emotional ballad about a lost love. The lyrics suggest that the singer's love has left him, and he is left with the memories and pain of the past. The first verse speaks to the idea that the heavens brought the love to him, but have now taken it away, leaving him with walls during the day and shackles at night. He still serves and loves his former partner, but the pain is still fresh in his mind.
The chorus is where the emotional climax of the song is reached. The singer is still holding on to their love, not willing to let it be taken by the mists from the mountains or the depths of the ocean. The love, however, begs for release, telling the singer that they should move on and forget about them with an emotional "adios". The second verse speaks again about the love's impact on the singer. The rosemary and lilies remind him of his past love, and he wishes that he can forget her but his heart still yearns for her, leaving him unable to move on.
All in all, "Adio" by Knez is a powerfully emotional song about lost love, the pain of letting go, and the desire to hold onto the past even when it's time to move onwards.
Line by Line Meaning
Nebo mi te donijelo
The sky brought you to me
Nebo mi te uzelo
The sky took you away from me
Još me boli što je boljelo
It still hurts me what hurt me before
Dani su mi zidovi
Days are my walls
Noći su mi okovi
Nights are my chains
Još ti služim moja ljubavi
I still serve you, my love
Još te ne dam maglama sa planina
I still don't give you to the fog on the mountains
Još te ne dam vodama iz dubina
I still don't give you to the waters from the depths
A ti kažeš pusti me, živ mi bio
And you say let me go, may you live
Zaboravu predaj me, sad adio
Surrender me to oblivion, now goodbye
Procvjetao ruzmarin, savio se bijeli krin
The rosemary blossomed, the white lily bowed
meni sve na tugu miriše
It all smells like sadness to me
Probam da zaboravim, da na tebe ne mislim
I try to forget, not to think about you
Al za tobom srce uzdiše
But my heart sighs for you
Na,na,naj,na na….
Na, na, naj, na, na….
Contributed by Isabella L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@EnclaveColonel
Nebo mi te donijelo, nebo mi te uzelo
Još me boli što je boljelo
Dani su mi zidovi, noći su mi okovi
Još ti služim moja ljubavi
Još te ne dam maglama sa planina
Još te ne dam vodama iz dubina
A ti kažeš pusti me, živ mi bio
Zaboravu predaj me, sad adio
Procvjetao ruzmarin, savio se bijeli krin
Meni sve na tugu miriše
Probam da zaboravim, da na tebe ne mislim
Al’ za tobom srce uzdiše
Još te ne dam maglama sa planina
Još te ne dam vodama iz dubina
A ti kažeš pusti me, živ mi bio
Zaboravu predaj me
Ah…
Još te ne dam maglama sa planina
Još te ne dam vodama iz dubina
A ti kažeš pusti me, živ mi bio
Zaboravu predaj me, sad adio
The sky brought you to me, the sky took you from me
What used to hurt still hurts me
My days are the walls, my nights are the shackles
I’m still serving you, my love
I still don’t give you to the mists of the mountains
I still don’t give you to the depths of the water
And you ask me to let you go, forever
To let you sink into oblivion and say goodbye
The rosemary has blossomed, the white lilies have bent
Everything smells like sorrow
I try to forget, to not think of you
But my heart is still pining for you
I still don’t give you to the mists of the mountains
I still don’t give you to the depths of the water
And you ask me to let you go, forever
To let you sink into oblivion
Ah…
I still don’t give you to the mists of the mountains
I still don’t give you to the depths of the water
And you ask me to let you go, forever
To let you sink into oblivion and say goodbye
@erisedeye
8 years later, ESC 2023 around the corner, and I can’t stop coming back to this masterpiece!!
@CookyMonzta
You and me both! I thought they would, at least, steal 2nd with what they put on the stage!
@SCV7_77
Totally Agree !!
@Bonjour_Philipp88
I'm Greek but I can sing it with out knowing the language 🙏❤️ I love this song
@gabikarvak
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@xdra31
You can’t beat a Balkan ballad in Eurovision, especially one as beautiful as this. One of the best!
@Raptuza
true
@MegaMisko123
Kada Zeljko Joksimovic napise tekst ne moze da bude lose ! Samo napred braco Crnogorci pozdrav iz Srbije ! :)
@neekostarlight2503
Misko mrzim vayne
:)
@marekknees4365
Super