Paroles et traduction Zabranjeno Pusenje - Hajle Selasije

Hajle Selasije

Obuko sam bijelu kapicu
I crveni šal
Učitelj je rek'o:
"Dolazi nam car!"
Mnogo ljudi čekalo je
Gosta iz daljina
Čaršijom da prođe
Crna limuzina

Prošao je mirno,
Gledajući svijet
Uhvativši tek po neki
Dobačeni cvijet
Zbog njega su nene
Sebi sjekle vene
Zbog njega su raste
Zarasle u kraste

Haile Selasije, car Afrike i Azije
Haile, Haile, Haile Selasije!

Bio je to divan čovjek
Omiljen od mase
Mudar kao Gandhi
I lijep kao Nasser
Od svih naših prijatelja
Bio je najveći
Vodio svoj narod
Bogatstvu i sreći

Haile Selasije, car Afrike i Azije
Haile, Haile, Haile Selasije!

Haile Selassie

I wore a white cap
And a red scarf
The teacher said:
"The emperor is coming!"
Many people were waiting
Guests from afar
To parade through the market
A black limousine

He passed by serenely
Observing the world
Catching only a few
Of the flowers thrown his way
Women slit
Their own wrists for him
For him girls
Infected with scabies

Haile Selassie, emperor of Africa and Asia
Haile, Haile, Haile Selassie!

He was a great man
Loved by the masses
A sage like Gandhi
And as handsome as Nasser
Of all our friends
He was the greatest
He led his people
To fortune and happiness

Haile Selassie, emperor of Africa and Asia
Haile, Haile, Haile Selassie!