Karel Zich - Životopis - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Karel Zich - Životopis




Životopis
Biography
Měl ho prý každý rád
Everybody loved him, or so they say
A byl dáván za příklad
And he was set up as an example
Jak vypadá správný žák
Of what an upstanding student should look like
Ten mámin mazlíček
Mommy's little darling
Měl v tváři ďolíček
Had dimples on his face
Byl vychvalován do oblak.
He was praised to high heaven.
Ty to někam dotáhneš
You'll make something of yourself
Uvidíš jednoho dne
Just you wait and see
Slýchával dál ze všech stran
He kept hearing from all sides
Spolužáci potají
His classmates would secretly
Na kytary drnkají
Strum the guitars
Těm se vyhýbej a těch se straň.
You should stay away from them and their kind.
Chvíli zkoušel štěstí jako manekýn
He tried his luck as a fashion model for a while
Závistivě stál před plakáty kin
He'd stand before the posters of movie stars
Sám protloukal se životem, ó
With envy in his heart, poor boy
v Melodii stal se kritikem.
Until he became a critic in Melody.
Každý kdo na nástroj hrál
Everyone who played an instrument
Ten se skrýval, ten se bál
Would hide, they were afraid
Když s tužkou vešel do sálu
When he walked into a concert hall
A měl v tváří ďolíčky
With his dimpled face
Když hvězdičkoval písničky
When he star-rated the songs
A hvězdiček těch dával pomálu.
And he didn't rate many songs at all.
Že se vždycky řídil radou zkušených
That he always followed the advice of experienced people
Tak vůbec neznal žádný fór a smích
That's why he never knew how to have any fun or laugh
A jestli kliku budem mít, ó
And if we're lucky, oh boy
Tak nikdy neuslyší tenhle hit, ó
We'll never hear this hit song, oh
Tak nikdy neuslyší tenhle hit.
We'll never hear this hit song.






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