Paroles et traduction Djordje Balasevic - Ladjarska serenata

Ladjarska serenata

Da od silnih briga Bog posustane
Pa me zamoli da ga odmenim
Ne bi bilo lepo da mu dok ne ustane
Svet na bolje promenim

Ipak, kad vec drzim zezlo cudesno
Zavar′o bih trag kakvim gromom plamenim
A dotle bih reku skren'o malko udesno
Starim drumom kamenim

Pa da kroz moj salas ladje prolaze
I od djerma jos stanu trubiti
Da ti bar s basamka gledam obraze
Kad ih ne smem ljubiti

Pa da me u sluzbu sam car pri′vati
Teget mundir knap, dugmad dukati
Da se kad medaljon krenes pokazivati
Nemas cime brukati

Pa da i tvoj baba podavije rep
I da drugi list pocne listati
Jel'te, gospon-matroz, moze l' ovaj slep
Pod vas oraj pristati

Malen je sobicak srce bekrije
Jednu jedinu moze primiti
Al′ bez brige, sve da santa nebo prekrije
Ti imas di prezimiti

Sad utuli fenjer, sakri sibicu
Mesecev cu prah tek da istrunim
Da u mraku lovim zlatnu ribicu
Da joj zelju ispunim

Ship's Serenade

When God grows weary from great worries
And asks me to relieve him
It wouldn't be right if, until he can stand
I won't change the world for the better

Yet, since I hold the magic wand
I would conceal the trace with some thunderous lightning
And in the meantime, I would turn the river slightly to the right
On an old stony road

So that ships sail through my cottage
And trumpets sound from the rafts
So that I can look at your face at least from the deck
Since I can't kiss it

So that the Tsar himself employs me
A tight uniform with golden buttons
So that when you start showing off your locket
You have nothing to brag about

So that your grandmother tucks her tail
And starts reading another newspaper
Can a blind man like this,
Oh sailor, land at your plow

The room of a bohemian's heart is small
It can only fit one person
But don't worry,
You have a place to spend the winter

Now put out the lamp, hide the matches
I'll just sprinkle moon dust
To catch a golden fish in the dark
To fulfill its wish