Yes, He Is Small

About the Track

“Yes, He Is Small” (Da on je mali) is a dynamic pop-rock song from the album “Dajte mi dajte bure vina” by the Sarajevo-based band Baron i Crna ovca. The track captures the essence of the 1980s Sarajevo music scene, blending emotional storytelling with a solid rock arrangement.

Production and Recording

Recorded and mixed at the legendary “BLAP” Studio during June and July 1988 at the Skenderija Youth Center in Sarajevo. The album was produced by Brano Likić, with Zoran Šebedžija as the sound engineer.

Lyrics (English Translation)

I caught you with another by chance, you stopped and quietly sighed,
And begged me to forgive you, restlessness and fear were in your eyes.
Ready for anything then, you were lying, weren’t you?
Tired and angry, I wanted to disappear anywhere.
You held my hand tightly and poured out a sea of lies,
It hurt me to tears and struck me like never before.
Ready for anything then, you were lying, weren’t you?
Tired and angry, I wanted to disappear anywhere.

Chorus:
“No, never again,” you said for the hundredth time,
“But he is so small, why are you mad at him?”
“No, never again,” you said for the hundredth time,
“But he is so small, why are you mad at him?”

I caught you with another by chance, you stopped and quietly sighed,
And begged me to forgive you, restlessness and fear were in your eyes.
Ready for anything then, you were lying, weren’t you?
Tired and angry, I wanted to disappear anywhere.
You held my hand tightly and poured out a sea of lies,
It hurt me to tears and struck me like never before.
Ready for anything then, you were lying, weren’t you?
Tired and angry, I wanted to disappear anywhere.

Chorus (repetition):
“No, never again,” you said for the hundredth time,
“But he is so small, why are you mad at him?”
“No, never again,” you said for the hundredth time,
“But he is so small, why are you mad at him?”
“No, never again,” you said for the hundredth time,
“But he is so small, why are you mad at him?”

Lineup

• Sejo Bajraktarević: Vocals and Drums
• D. Arslanagić: Keyboards
• A. Bešo, Leazy: Guitars
• K. Mešanović, Keno: Bass
• S. Popović, Pop: Organ