Paroles et traduction Eliots - Zārki

Zārki

(Es atceros) Savu pirmo darba busu
Uz to lūžņu kaudzi man bij' traka dusma
Nodzīts līdz kaušanai kā pajūga lops
Pazūd robi, nevar kopā dabūt zobus
Plus, katru trešo dienu juka sajūgs nost
Tad vēl decembra vidū ņēma salūza logs -
Sak, lai nav pa karstu, kad tu brauc pa Krasta
Sejā ielido gabals no augļu kastes

(Es atceros) Ar Melikolu pofigā
Braucām meitenēs sapuvušā moskvičā
Mūsu šoferis bija vecais kodējs Elmārs
Kas kunga dūšā brauca ļoti letāli
Smīns sejā, cīga zobā, čība dod pa pedāli
Cauri caurumaino grīdu leca oļi sejā
Viens čalis, kas vēl bij tajā trakajā hajā
Satika nākamo sievu savu vakarā tajā

(Es atceros) Sapuvušo ekipāžu
Kurā policisti veda mūs ar Janku pāris
Kvartālus tālāk uz bankomātu
Tad kad apturēja mūs ar Jankas mammas vāģi
Man bij pāris lati kartē, stipendijas nauda
Lai izpestītu draugu -- biju hlamā todien -
Attiecīgi kods tika garām nospiests
Trīsreiz, policistiem lamājoties

No neskaitāmiem zārkiem esmu izkāpis dzīvs
Un man nav vēlēšanās tādos vairāk vispār līst
Bet kabatā džinkst vecas miskastes atslēgas un ar "Rīgas Satiksmi" nekur nevar paspēt -
Man vajag nopirkt auto, kas ir mazāk izjāts drīz

(Es atceros) Kristapa BMW
Kam dzinējs uzgāja gaisā kā TNT
Motoreļļa pludo -- pie visiem jodiem!
Balti dūmi veļās pāri visiem žogiem
Bembis turpina iet uz kādiem diviem stobriem
Tātad izskatās, tomēr, mēs tiksim uz kodienu
No rīta vēl pat sanāca kaut kā to pielauzt
Pielekt, lai brauktu pēc kaut kā ko iegrauzt

(Es atceros) Sajātus smagos
Šefiem par tiem bij' pārāk pajāt lai labotu
Lai sakrātu baronus, pahāju pa smago
Kabeļu kamoli karājas abos paneļa galos --
Vai nu pazūd lampas vai pagriezieni
Vai hidropastiprinātajs uz pagrieziena
Dabūt to žūksni man patīk pēc vella
Dēļ tā es mēdzu stūrēt pat mašīnas no elles

(Es atceros) Briesmīgu universāli...
Kā mēs varējām rīkoties tik suicidāli?
Kā tas neaizdegās? Brīnums, vecīt
Starteris dzirksteļo kā brīnumsvecīte
Pie benzīna sūces, bet prikols viss
Ir tas, ka bremžu nav. Pat simbolisku
Kad pakaļā bākuguns mirgoja zilā
Čalis bremzēja ar zolēm Flintstonu stilā

(Es atceros) Padomju trofejas
Ar kurām sīkie laukos vagoja šosejas-
Moskviči, žiguļi, zapiņi un opeļi
Kadeti - kārlīši ar mazgadīgu šoferi
Toreiz desmitiem bij' letālu mašīnu
Tur nevaidzēja tiesības un nekādu papīru
Gadiem opis kopa ar gādīgām rokām
Lai mazdēls ieliktu grāvī vai kokā

Nekāp zārkā x 6
Ja tu kāp, dotu Dievs, kaut tu tiktu ārā
Nekāp zārkā x 6
Ja tu kāp, dotu Dievs, kaut tu tiktu ārā

No neskaitāmiem zārkiem esmu izkāpis dzīvs
Un man nav vēlēšanās tādos vairāk vispār līst
Bet kabatā džinkst vecas miskastes atslēgas un ar "Rīgas Satiksmi" nekur nevar paspēt -
Man vajag nopirkt auto, kas ir mazāk izjāts drīz

Coffins

(I remember) My first work van
I was furious at that heap of junk
Driven to slaughter like a draft animal
Gears disappear, teeth can't mesh
Plus, every third day the clutch would fall apart
Then in the middle of December the window broke -
Like, so you don't get too hot when you drive along Krasta
A piece of a fruit crate flies in your face

(I remember) With Melikols, we didn't care
We drove for girls in a rotten Moskvich
Our driver was old coder Elmārs
Who drove very lethally, bless his soul
Grin on his face, cigarette in his teeth, foot on the pedal
Stones flew in our faces through the holey floor
One guy, who was still on that crazy high
Met his future wife that evening

(I remember) The rotten crew car
In which the cops took me and Jankis a couple
Blocks away to the ATM
When they stopped us with Jankis' mom's car
I had a few lats on my card, scholarship money
To save a friend -- I was screwed that day -
Accordingly, the code was entered wrong
Three times, while cursing the cops

I've gotten out of countless coffins alive
And I have no desire to get into any more at all
But my pocket jingles with old junk keys and you can't get anywhere on time with "Rīgas Satiksme" -
I need to buy a car that's less beaten up soon

(I remember) Kristaps' BMW
Whose engine blew up like TNT
Engine oil is flowing -- damn it all!
White smoke billows over all the fences
The Beemer keeps going on like two cylinders
So it looks like we'll make it to the codeine after all
In the morning we even managed to fix it somehow
Jump start it to go get something to munch on

(I remember) Heavy feelings
The bosses didn't care enough to fix them
To save up some barons, I shoveled the heavy stuff
Cable bundles hang at both ends of the panel --
Either the lights or the turn signals disappear
Or the power steering on the turn
I like to get that noise, damn it
That's why I even like to steer cars from hell

(I remember) A terrible station wagon...
How could we act so suicidally?
How did it not catch fire? It's a miracle, dude
The starter sparks like a sparkler
With a gasoline leak, but the best part is
There are no brakes. Not even symbolic ones
When the flashing light blinked blue behind us
The guy braked with his soles, Flintstones style

(I remember) Soviet trophies
With which the youngsters roamed the highways in the countryside -
Moskviches, Zhiguli, Zaporozhets and Opels
Kadetts - little cars with underage drivers
Back then, dozens of cars were lethal
You didn't need a license or any papers
For years, grandpa took care of them with loving hands
So his grandson could put it in a ditch or a tree

Don't get in a coffin x 6
If you do, God grant you get out
Don't get in a coffin x 6
If you do, God grant you get out

I've gotten out of countless coffins alive
And I have no desire to get into any more at all
But my pocket jingles with old junk keys and you can't get anywhere on time with "Rīgas Satiksme" -
I need to buy a car that's less beaten up soon