Za treću smenu - Đorđe Balašević traduction en anglais

Za treću smenu

Vidis li gde sam to sad, u kom sam dobu?
Cudne mi ptice, da znas, snovima jezde.
Jer, jos sam suvise mlad da mislim o grobu,
A vec sam suvise star da brojim zvezde...

Cujes tisinu, taj zvuk? prolazi vreme.
Zuji i preti kroz noc, drhti k'o kobra.
Nemoj da nacinjes sad ozbiljne teme,
Dodji, skupi se tu i budi dobra...

Pa naspi jos jednu, za vecite krivce,
Za balansere,
Ne boj se, imam ja prilican cug.
Naspi jos jednu, za umorne livce,
Za proletere,
Veceras treca smena vraca tudji dug...

Skoro ce svanuti dan, jos jedan praznik.
Svi su ti plavi k'o san, svi su ti isti.
Budis se retko u sest, samo po kazni,
Kad moras negde na put ili na ispit...

Pa naspi jos jednu...

Ponekad tragam i ja, za zlatnim runom.
Mozda cu sanjati dim, vatru i celik.
Nisi ti kriva za to, ma volim te puno.
Hajde sad, daj mi pred san poljubac velik...

Pa naspi jos jednu...

Pa naspi jos jednu, za vecite krivce,
Za balansere,
Naspi jos jednu za moje drugare.

Naspi jos jednu, za umorne livce,
Za proletere, naspi jos jednu za trecu smenu...

For the Third Shift

Do you see where I am now, in what time?
Strange birds, you know, ride their dreams.
Because, I'm still too young to think about the grave,
But I'm already too old to count the stars...

Do you hear the silence, that sound? time is passing.
It buzzes and threatens through the night, trembles like a cobra.
Don't start serious subjects now,
Come, get close and be good...

So pour me another, for the eternal sinners,
For the balancers,
Don't worry, I have a decent chug.
Pour me another, for the tired foundrymen,
For the proletarians,
Tonight the third shift repays an alien debt...

Day will soon dawn, another holiday.
They are all blue like a dream, they are all the same.
You rarely wake up at six, only as a punishment,
When you have to go somewhere or take an exam...

So pour me another...

Sometimes I search too, for the golden fleece.
Maybe I will dream of smoke, fire and steel.
You are not to blame for this, though I love you dearly.
Come on now, give me a big kiss before bed...

So pour me another...

So pour me another, for the eternal sinners,
For the balancers,
Pour me another for my friends.

Pour me another, for the tired foundrymen,
For the proletarians, pour me another for the third shift...