Lepa Brena and her band "Slatki Greh" formed in 1982, gaining immediate success with their first album, which featured the hits "Čačak, Čačak," and "Ljubi me, Omere." The Yugoslav public quickly fell in love with the 21-year-old singer.
That success promptly reached unexpected heights with the release of their second album later that year, delighting the folk-loving masses with the enormous hits "Mile voli disko," "Duge noge" and "Dama iz Londona." They also achieved success with the song "Sitnije, Cile, sitnije," a contender for Eurovision '83.
In 1984 Brena returned with a new album and hit song "Bato, Bato." Her sexy new image, along with the band's more refined musical style, took her to even greater levels of stardom. They toured relentlessly in support of the album, which also spawned the hits "Bosanac," "Igraj Boro, moje oro" and "Moj je lola zvezda roken rola," amongst others. By now, the ensemble had become renowned for their catchy pop-folk stylings and fun lyrics (the object of Brena's affection in "Moj je lola..." is an Elvis Presley wannabe, whose obsession with rock music forces her to proudly declare her devotion to traditional folk: "Waltz? NO! Disco? NO! Kolo? YES!").
Over the course of the next three years, another three albums would follow, which collectively featured the hits "Šeik," "Mače moje," "Nežna žena," "Miki, Mićo," "Okrećeš mi leđa" and many more. In addition to these albums, she also teamed up with fellow singer, Miroslav Ilić, to record four duets, including the romantic "Jedan dan života." The highly successful collaboration also featured "Živela Jugoslavija," which was equally hated as much as it was loved, due to its overtly political subject matter (Brena made no attempt to hide her support of a united Yugoslavia, despite the sensitivity of the issue). This controversy, however, did not deter the star from performing the song at the opening ceremony of the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
By the end of 1986, Lepa Brena had become the most famous person in all of Yugoslavia, and had also well and truly cemented her status as a sex symbol. This success, however, showed no sign of waning, and in 1987 she continued to dominate popular culture with the release of her movie "Hajde da se volimo" ("Let's Love Each Other"), which featured songs from her album of the same name. With this release, her musical style took a gigantic leap forward, the songs containing a much more modern edge and stylish pop-infused production, without abandoning their traditional folk roots. The project was so successful that she went on to film parts 2 & 3 (in 1988 and 1990), each in support of a new album. This string of LP's produced an extraordinary number of hit songs, including "Hajde da se volimo", "Golube," "On ne voli me," "Udri Mujo," "Biseru beli," "Ja pripadam samo tebi," "Zaželi sreću drugima," and "Čik pogodi." In addition to these was the beautiful "Jablane," written by Dino Merlin (a hugely successful singer/songwriter) as well as "Jugoslovenka," another controversial collaboration, this time with three male singers, each from different parts of Yugoslavia (Alen Islamović, Vlado Kalember and Danijel Popović).
After releasing yet another album, "Zaljubiška," in 1991, Brena took a well-earned break from her hectic touring and recording schedule, leaving war-torn Yugoslavia to start a family with new husband, tennis player Slobodan Živojinović in the United States.
She returned to audiences in 1994 with a highly successful solo album (her first without Slatki Greh), which featured one of her biggest hits to date, "Ja nemam drugi dom" ("I Have No Other Home"). The song, her personal favourite, is a touching ode to her first son, Stefan, and also (one would suspect) a reference to the disintegration of her beloved homeland ("I have no other home, but the home inside your heart").
Two more solo albums followed; "Kazna Božija" (1995) and "Šta je bilo, bilo je," (1996) the latter featuring the songs "Luda za tobom" and "Ti si moj greh," which would become two of the most successful songs of her career. After another three-year hiatus, the year 2000 saw Lepa Brena reuniting with "Slatki Greh" for one last project, an upbeat collection of songs, reminiscent of their earlier material.
After 8 years absence from showbiz, Lepa Brena returned in 2008 with album "Uđi slobodno...". New album was released on 29 June 2008. It contains 10 new songs, nine written by Brena's old song-writer Marina Tucaković and Aleksandar Milić Mili. A total of 300,000 copies sold. Album contains hits: Uđi Slobodno, Pazi kome zavidiš, Kuća Laži...
16th Lepa Brena album was released in presale on 20th July 2011, while the regular sale starts on 20th August 2011. The album includes nine songs. Its first edition was printed in 200,000 copies. Albums lead single "Metak sa posvetom" was written by Petar Grašo....
Her song "Čik pogodi" has a Romanian version sung by Adrian Copilul & Stana Izbasa and a Remix with all three.
Today she lives in Belgrade, Serbia.
Ti si moj greh
Lepa Brena Lyrics
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I nikad ona jedina
A srcu mom si
Svetinja i robija
Samo za korak ili dva
Opet mi bezis kao pre
Moja te suza ne stize
Ti si moj greh
I sto me manje volis, vise bolis
Ti si moj greh
Koji mi krade uzdahe
Ti si moj greh
Samo zbog tebe hocu, u samocu
Prastam ti sve
Jednom se voli, jednom umire
I zadnji voz ne prolazi
A talas bez tebe dolazi
Uvek u gluvi nocni sat
Ja gubim rat
Samo za korak ili dva
Opet mi bezis kao pre
Moja te suza ne stize
I ne brise
Ti si moj greh
I sto me manje volis, vise bolis
Ti si moj greh
Koji mi krade uzdahe
Ti si moj greh
Samo zbog tebe hocu, u samocu
Prastam ti sve
Jednom se voli, jednom umire
Ti si moj greh
I sto me manje volis, vise bolis
Ti si moj greh
Koji mi krade uzdahe
Ti si moj greh
Samo zbog tebe hocu, u samocu
Prastam ti sve
Jednom se voli, jednom umire
In the song "Ti si moj greh" by Lepa Brena, the artist expresses her deep love for someone who doesn't seem to reciprocate her feelings fully. The lyrics convey a sense of desperation and longing as Brena describes the person as her "sin" or her "wrongdoing," but also as her everything. The repetition of the chorus reinforces the idea of her love being a burden and a source of pain, yet something she is unable to let go of.
The first verse describes how she is the last and not the first love of this person, which causes her to feel like she is not enough for him, and how her heart is a slave to him. She then talks about how she chases after him, but he slips away from her. In the second verse, she talks about how the world doesn't seem to be the same without him, and how she always loses the battle when it comes to him.
Overall, the song portrays a toxic and addictive love that the artist cannot seem to escape from, even though it causes her pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Za tebe ja sam poslednja
I am always the last option for you
I nikad ona jedina
You never loved me as the only one
A srcu mom si
But in my heart, you are everything
Svetinja i robija
You're my sacred love and my imprisonment
Samo za korak ili dva
You're always just a step or two away
Opet mi bezis kao pre
You keep running away from me like you used to
Moja te suza ne stize
My tears never catch up to you
I ne briše
And they don't wipe away my pain
Ti si moj greh
You are my sin
I sto me manje volis, vise bolis
The less you love me, the more I hurt
Koji mi krade uzdahe
You steal my breath away
Samo zbog tebe hocu, u samocu
Only because of you, I want to be alone
Prastam ti sve
I forgive you for everything
Jednom se voli, jednom umire
We only love and die once
I zadnji voz ne prolazi
Even the last train doesn't pass
A talas bez tebe dolazi
The wave comes without you
Uvek u gluvi nocni sat
Always at the deaf night hour
Ja gubim rat
I lose the battle
Writer(s): Petar Stokanovic
Contributed by Evelyn T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Teodorazhrnv
Za tebe ja sam poslednja
I nikad ona jedina
A srcu mom si
Svetinja i robija
Samo za korak ili dva
Opet mi bezis kao pre
Moja te suza ne stize
I ne briše
Ti si moj greh
I sto me manje volis, vise bolis
Ti si moj greh
Koji mi krade uzdahe
Ti si moj greh
Samo zbog tebe hocu, u samocu
Prastam ti sve
Jednom se voli, jednom umire
I zadnji voz ne prolazi
A talas bez tebe dolazi
Uvek u gluvi nocni sat
Ja gubim rat
Samo za korak ili dva
Opet mi bezis kao pre
Moja te suza ne stize
I ne brise
Ti si moj greh
I sto me manje volis, vise bolis
Ti si moj greh
Koji mi krade uzdahe
Ti si moj…
@vdimitrova6007
Боже. Като дете съм слушала тази песен. След толкова години все още е една от най-любимите ми песни. Вечен хит!! Поздрави от България 🇧🇬.
@barsak2
Прекрасни времена бяха. По цял ден бяхме навън, а вечер се събираха всички след работа за “по едно” и малко сръПско! 😊❤
@cnytmrt3992
Çocukken bende dinlerdim
@juksenmaljoku7559
🎉
@kayvarga9575
Brena je bila Katy Perry 20.veka like ko se slaze.
@isabelaqueen2670
Kay Varga lice dosta
@marinmaderic1128
Ne mozes usporedit Brenu sa Katy Perry. Brena je za nju avion i za vecinu.
@stefanb8454
Katty Perry je Lepa Brena 21. veka, samo tako može, mada ni to nije baš oke
@valentinarudelic7555
Brena je 7265272828848263849028367285383892627949372992746371927377 puta bolja od Kety Perry
@alminjoNo1
Ma nadmasila je sve danasanje jos prije 30 god. Kraljica!