26 years since Dražen Petrović passed away.
Tears still appear when this date comes.
https://youtu.be/RvKhmBZSV_U
As the song dedicated to you says:
"Life flies Captain."
But you are always in our hearts.
TP for the link. He was a special player.
Do you by chance have a translation of the song lyrics?
I tried my best to translate it.
And it was a very intense translating for me, it really struck me this year.
Life flies, Captain
When the words are lacking,
When there are fewer of us.
Šibenik's song, (Šibenik is Dražen's hometown, roughly pronounced: She-ben-ique)
Will come back to us all.
There are less tears now,
But don't you anger.
Our broken soul,
Feels in our chest.
Life flies, Captain
Youths runs away, scars on our hearts.
While from our church tower
Still Gods ring echoes.
You left your kindness to everyone.
For some good kids at the Baldekin.
Note: Baldekin was Dražen's and overall Šibenik's famous outdoor court. He spent 1000's of hours there.
When on Sundays choir meets
In a kala. (Kala is a narrow stone street, typical for Dalmatia and Šibenik)
Everyone recalls of you,
They miss their Captain.
And days circle,
As a basketball, as luck.
You told the most beautiful story,
About youth.
Life flies, Captain.
Youths runs away, scars on our hearts.
While from our church tower
Still Gods ring echoes.
You left your kindness for everyone.
For your Šibenik, a gold from Baldekin.
(Author: Nikola Bosilj)
Baldekin now, with the VW golf that his father bought out for him from Sarajevo basketball club in '83.
Great video of his plays throughout his career, with appropriate music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZf6m5gR-Jk