Paroles et traduction Đorđe Balašević - Saputnik

Saputnik

Na granici sam bio posle ponoći
Mrak je moja boja, tu nema pomoći
Carinik, još dečak
Klimnuo mi glavom, zvaničan i krut
I samo lupio pečat
Sve u redu, laku noć i sretan put
Put se odmotava k'o dugi sivi šal
Sutra će se stare koke picnuti za bal
Takav dan se pamti
Petnaest godina u vetar poslatih
Dolaze svi maturanti
Al' će neki neke teško poznati
Dosadne proslave
Mi dođu kao kazna
Ali svejedno idem
Možda najzad saznam
Gde je moja pegava
Dugo me izbegava
Nije mi se javila, nikad više
Magija je prestala
Negde mi je nestala
Kao leptiri pre kiše
Gde je moja Peggy Sue?
Nije ovde, rekli su
Oni su odselili, nemoj zvati
Ostao je samo lik
Mali verni saputnik
Mali svitac srebrni
Da me prati
Promiču dani kao jablani uz drum
Jutro već miriše na vanilu i na rum
Gde su, kako se drže
Baš da vidim šta je s dobrim đacima
Oni se potroše brže
Mi smo nekad bili generacija
Dosadne proslave
Mi dođu kao kazna
Ali svejedno idem
Možda najzad saznam
Gde je moja pegava
Dugo me izbegava
Nije mi se javila, nikad više
Magija je prestala
Negde mi je nestala
Kao leptiri pre kiše
Gde je moja Peggy Sue?
Nije ovde, rekli su
Oni su odselili, nemoj zvati
Ostao je samo lik
Mali verni saputnik
Mali svitac srebrni
Da me prati

Satellite

I arrived at the border just after midnight
Darkness is my color, there's no help for it
The customs officer was just a boy
He nodded slightly at me, officious and cold
And just stamped my passport
Everything's in order, good night, and have a safe trip
The road unwinds like a long gray scarf
Tomorrow the old hens will dress up for a ball
Such a day is unforgettable
Fifteen years I've let pass by like wind
All the graduates are coming
But some will have a hard time recognizing each other
Tedious celebrations
We come as punishment
But I'll go anyway
Maybe I'll finally find out
Where my freckled girl is
She's been avoiding me for a long time
She hasn't answered my calls, ever since
The magic has stopped
She vanished somewhere
Like butterflies before rain
Where is my Peggy Sue?
She's not here, they said
They moved away, don't call
All that's left is an image
A small, faithful satellite
A tiny silver scroll
To follow me
The days pass by like apple trees along the road
The morning already smells of vanilla and rum
Where are they, how are they doing
I'd like to see what became of the good students
They burn out faster
Once, we were a generation
Tedious celebrations
We come as punishment
But I'll go anyway
Maybe I'll finally find out
Where my freckled girl is
She's been avoiding me for a long time
She hasn't answered my calls, ever since
The magic has stopped
She vanished somewhere
Like butterflies before rain
Where is my Peggy Sue?
She's not here, they said
They moved away, don't call
All that's left is an image
A small, faithful satellite
A tiny silver scroll
To follow me