Sanja Ilić & Balkanika are a Serbian band. They play traditional music from… Read Full Bio ↴Sanja Ilić & Balkanika are a Serbian band. They play traditional music from the Balkans combined with modern elements. Their opus comprises old music tunes from the Balkans with splendid musicians playing traditional instruments, performing music which conjures the atmosphere of the Balkans region, in a new attire for the new millennium.

Aleksandar-Sanja Ilić is one of the most famous composers of pop and rock music of former Yugoslavia, and, nowadays - Serbia. His career started in the band San in Belgrade. He has composed songs for almost all major singers. Many of his compositions won the title "The Hit of the Year". He has won many awards at festivals in former Yugoslavia.

With the band Aska, he participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, held in Harrogate, United Kingdom. Their song, "Halo, halo" ("Hello, Hello"), ended 14th, being awarded with 21 points.

Sanja Ilić writes music for theatre, film and television, and his instrumental music "Delta Project" is the all-time most frequently broadcast and best selling project of instrumental music in former Yugoslavia.

Writing music scores for theatre performances also brought songs which have become very popular and have outlived the performances for which they had been written, as, for instance, "Plava ptica" ("The Blue Bird"). Sanja has also worked with actors who sing, and has made a significant opus in that field. Each year at the Herceg Novi Music Festival (Montenegro), the first evening of the festival is reserved for actors. This musical spectacle is designed by Sanja Ilić. In April 1999, during the bombardment of Serbia, he composed the song "Moj grad još peva..." ("My City is Still Singing..."), referring to Belgrade. The performing artists were the very actors who had for years been cooperating with Sanja. Recently, he has been obsessed with ethnic music of the Balkans, which resulted in his writing the original music for the BALKAN 2000 project.

Korana
Sanja Ilić & Balkanika Lyrics

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Svet je naš
i vreme prestaje da žuri
kad si sa mnom ti.

Svet je naš
i s'osmehom se budim
zato što postojiš ti.

Sve je jasnije,
sunce sija drugačije.

Svet je naš
i nova deca s' nama stvaraju bolji svet.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to SANJA ILIĆ & BALKANIKA's song Korana are a beautiful and romantic expression of the power of love to transform the world. The first two lines, "Svet je naš / i vreme prestaje da žuri" (The world is ours / and time stops rushing), convey the sense of being lost in the moment with a loved one, where nothing else matters and time seems to stand still. This feeling is further emphasized in the third line, "kad si sa mnom ti" (when you're with me), as if the very presence of the beloved is enough to make time stand still.

The second half of the verse, "Svet je naš / i s'osmehom se budim / zato što postojiš ti" (The world is ours / and I wake up with a smile / because you exist), is a declaration of the joy that love brings to life. The singer wakes up with a smile on their face because they know that their beloved exists, and that knowledge brings them happiness.

The final two lines of the verse, "Sve je jasnije, / sunce sija drugačije" (Everything is clearer, / the sun shines differently), suggest that love has the power to bring clarity to life and make things seem brighter and more beautiful. The singer is clearly in a state of euphoria because of their love, and the world around them seems transformed by it.

Line by Line Meaning

Svet je naš
The world belongs to us and we have a sense of ownership about it.

i vreme prestaje da žuri
Time seems to slow down and life becomes more peaceful when we're together.

kad si sa mnom ti.
Everything feels more complete and meaningful when we're in each other's presence.

S'osmehom se budim
I wake up with a smile on my face because of the happiness you bring me.

zato što postojiš ti.
Because you exist, I feel grateful for the beauty and joy you bring into my life.

Sve je jasnije,
As time goes on, everything becomes clearer and more obvious.

sunce sija drugačije.
Even the sun seems to shine brighter and more beautifully because of our love.

nova deca s' nama stvaraju bolji svet.
Together, we can create a better world for future generations to come.

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