Djordje Balasevic - Boze, Boze... - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Djordje Balasevic - Boze, Boze...




Boze, Boze...
God, God...
Boze, Boze
God, God
Di bas ja, od svih sretnih cigana
Look at me, of all the happy gypsies
Da se rodim bas kad zadremas
I happened to be born right when you dozed off
Da me ne blagoslovis nikad ni ne
You never blessed me, not even once
Oslovis
Addressed me
Dok za nekim, makar kakvim
While you cleaned up a market
Vasar raspremas
for someone, some nobody
24 dinara duzan sam kod mlinara
I owe the miller 24 dinars
Kod kovaca ne smem svracati
I can't go near the blacksmith
Juri me ducandzija
The grocer is after me
Svicka za mnom kamdzija
The candlemaker flickers after me
Jedva imam svirce placati
I hardly have enough to pay the musicians
Za mnom cika, za mnom potraga
Behind me, the search
A preda mnom put za dovraga
But ahead of me, the road to goodness
Bar da mi je ficok rakije
If only I had a bottle of brandy
Tu bi moglo da se sakrije
I could hide in there
Jos kad onda svirci nagare
And when the drums play
Sve cu dati, sve cu propiti
I'll give everything, I'll spend everything
Samo necu moje malo magare
But I won't give up my little donkey
S belegom na levoj kopiti
With the white spot on its left hoof
Niko mene ne zna slusati
Nobody listens to me
Ko moj verni drugar usati
Like my faithful friend who can endure suffering
Zamnom ici i sanjariti
To follow me and dream
A ne kvariti
And not spoil it
Boze, Boze
God, God
Di bas ja od svih spretnih cigana
Look at me, of all the clever gypsies
Naspram zvezda da se zagubim
I got lost among the stars
Dok sam konje pojio vrag je drum
While I watered the horses, the devil
Prespojio
Blocked the path
On je hteo da se u nju belu zaljubim
He wanted me to fall in love with that white one
Samo ako ista znam
Only if I know her
Onda znam da budem sam
Then I know I'll be alone
Tu sam isti na mog ujaka
There I'm just like my uncle
Lula i kabanica, britva i brojanica
Pipe and coat, razor and rosary
A prijatelja ko u kurjaka
And friends like a raven
Ref.
Ref.
Za mnom cika, za mnom potraga
Behind me, the search
A preda mnom put za dovraga
But ahead of me, the road to goodness
Bar da mi je ficok rakije
If only I had a bottle of brandy
Tu bi moglo da se sakrije
I could hide in there
Pa kad svirci nagare
When the drums play
Zadnji gros cu propiti
I'll spend my last penny
Ali ne dam magare
But I won't give up the donkey
S belegom na levoj kopiti
With the white spot on its left hoof
Di je da je neka je
Where is it, let it be somewhere
Samo nek daleka je
Just let it be far away
Da je duze trajalo
If it lasted longer
Ne bi valjalo
It wouldn't be good
Boze, Boze
God, God
Di bas ja od svih gresnih cigana
Look at me, of all the sinful gypsies
Da padnem na sitnim gresima
I fall for silly sins
Ne das mi je videti i to od ruke ide ti
You don't let me see it, and it's your fault
Mora da je besposleno na nebesima
Heaven must be idle
Sticu sutra do mraka
I'll reach the clouds by tomorrow
Do komsijskog oblaka
To the neighborly cloud
Pod njim cu se opet roditi
Under it I'll be born again
Nisi ti na nebu sam
You're not alone in heaven
Bogova je povazdan
It's the gods' feast day
S nekim cu se vec nagoditi
I'll make a deal with someone
Ref.
Ref.
Kog sad ljubi sanjiva
Who does the dreamy one love now
Kad se dan razdanjiva
When the day breaks
Kom sad zamke postavlja
For whom does she set traps
Kog li nocas ostavlja
Who does she leave tonight





Writer(s): đorđe Balašević


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