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

Boze, Boze...

Boze, Boze
Di bas ja, od svih sretnih cigana
Da se rodim bas kad zadremas
Da me ne blagoslovis nikad ni ne
Oslovis
Dok za nekim, makar kakvim
Vasar raspremas

24 dinara duzan sam kod mlinara
Kod kovaca ne smem svracati
Juri me ducandzija
Svicka za mnom kamdzija
Jedva imam svirce placati

Za mnom cika, za mnom potraga
A preda mnom put za dovraga
Bar da mi je ficok rakije
Tu bi moglo da se sakrije

Jos kad onda svirci nagare
Sve cu dati, sve cu propiti
Samo necu moje malo magare
S belegom na levoj kopiti

Niko mene ne zna slusati
Ko moj verni drugar usati
Zamnom ici i sanjariti
A ne kvariti

Boze, Boze
Di bas ja od svih spretnih cigana
Naspram zvezda da se zagubim
Dok sam konje pojio vrag je drum
Prespojio
On je hteo da se u nju belu zaljubim

Samo ako ista znam
Onda znam da budem sam
Tu sam isti na mog ujaka
Lula i kabanica, britva i brojanica
A prijatelja ko u kurjaka

Ref.
Za mnom cika, za mnom potraga
A preda mnom put za dovraga
Bar da mi je ficok rakije
Tu bi moglo da se sakrije

Pa kad svirci nagare
Zadnji gros cu propiti
Ali ne dam magare
S belegom na levoj kopiti

Di je da je neka je
Samo nek daleka je
Da je duze trajalo
Ne bi valjalo

Boze, Boze
Di bas ja od svih gresnih cigana
Da padnem na sitnim gresima
Ne das mi je videti i to od ruke ide ti
Mora da je besposleno na nebesima

Sticu sutra do mraka
Do komsijskog oblaka
Pod njim cu se opet roditi
Nisi ti na nebu sam
Bogova je povazdan
S nekim cu se vec nagoditi

Ref.

Kog sad ljubi sanjiva
Kad se dan razdanjiva
Kom sad zamke postavlja
Kog li nocas ostavlja

God, God...

God, God
Look at me, of all the happy gypsies
I happened to be born right when you dozed off
You never blessed me, not even once
Addressed me
While you cleaned up a market
for someone, some nobody

I owe the miller 24 dinars
I can't go near the blacksmith
The grocer is after me
The candlemaker flickers after me
I hardly have enough to pay the musicians

Behind me, the search
But ahead of me, the road to goodness
If only I had a bottle of brandy
I could hide in there

And when the drums play
I'll give everything, I'll spend everything
But I won't give up my little donkey
With the white spot on its left hoof

Nobody listens to me
Like my faithful friend who can endure suffering
To follow me and dream
And not spoil it

God, God
Look at me, of all the clever gypsies
I got lost among the stars
While I watered the horses, the devil
Blocked the path
He wanted me to fall in love with that white one

Only if I know her
Then I know I'll be alone
There I'm just like my uncle
Pipe and coat, razor and rosary
And friends like a raven

Ref.
Behind me, the search
But ahead of me, the road to goodness
If only I had a bottle of brandy
I could hide in there

When the drums play
I'll spend my last penny
But I won't give up the donkey
With the white spot on its left hoof

Where is it, let it be somewhere
Just let it be far away
If it lasted longer
It wouldn't be good

God, God
Look at me, of all the sinful gypsies
I fall for silly sins
You don't let me see it, and it's your fault
Heaven must be idle

I'll reach the clouds by tomorrow
To the neighborly cloud
Under it I'll be born again
You're not alone in heaven
It's the gods' feast day
I'll make a deal with someone

Ref.

Who does the dreamy one love now
When the day breaks
For whom does she set traps
Who does she leave tonight