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Čovjek starog kova

Moja nagrada za uspjeh što bih postig'o u školi
Bila je da se mogu igrat' s dedinim pištoljem
Još osjećam pod rukom sedef, zvijezdu, hladno gvožđe
Dok vraća ga u kasu i nježno uljem prođe

Jedan dan je doš'o, kaže, ima film na rijeci bitka
Bit će slavni glumci u Skenderiji kraj Tita
Obećali karte, poslali ih nisu
Al' dječje suze, deda, lako se i brišu

Možda tako je i bolje, tješila nas stara
Ionako pali bi u bandak da ste vidjeli Maršala
Skenderija u svjetlu, mi u parku tu sa strane
Ali je vječno punog srca 'ko poživi slavne dane

Deda, deda, moj si heroj, čovjek častan, starog kova
Neki drugi bitni ljudi sada sjede tamo
Deda, Maršal je već star, deda, Maršal nije kriv
Što ne sjeća se više 'ko je onda bio s njim

U srednjoj mal najebah da me van nogiraju
Kažu da sam psov'o Titu, psov'o Jugoslaviju
Glupi plakat u nevakat, Maršal leži u Ljubljani
Zasjedao komitet škole, moji teški dani

Deda doš'o da me vadi, pištolj, odora iz rata
Razgovor sa dišom biješe vrlo kratak
Pravi omladinac vazda piše antidržavne parole
Đe si bio četeres' treće, jebo li te patak

Dobro ste i prošli, tješila nas stara
I baš ti se naš'o zajebavati Maršala
Gimnazija u mraku, mi pušimo sa strane
Al' je vazda punog srca 'ko preživi teške dane

Deda, deda, moj si heroj, čovjek častan, starog kova
Neki drugi bitni ljudi sada sjede tamo
Deda, Maršal je već star, deda, Maršal nije kriv
Što ne sjeća se više 'ko je onda bio s njim

Deda, deda, moj si heroj, čovjek častan, starog kova
Neki drugi bitni ljudi danas sjede tamo
I sad kad te nema, ja te osjećam, ja znam
Da si tu kraj mene, da ne jurišam sam

Deda, deda

Man of the Old Guard

My reward for the success I'd achieve in school
Was being allowed to play with my grandpa's pistol
I still feel the mother-of-pearl, the star, the cold steel under my hand
As he puts it back in its case and gently oils it

One day he came, saying there's a film about a battle on the river
Famous actors will be there, in Skenderija, near Tito
They promised tickets, but they never sent them
But children's tears, grandpa said, are easily wiped away

Maybe it's for the best, the old woman consoled us
You would have fainted anyway if you'd seen the Marshal
Skenderija in lights, we're here in the park, off to the side
But his heart is eternally full, like someone who's lived through glorious days

Grandpa, grandpa, you're my hero, an honorable man, of the old guard
Some other important people are sitting there now
Grandpa, the Marshal is old now, grandpa, the Marshal is not to blame
That he no longer remembers who was with him back then

In high school, I almost got kicked out
They said I cursed Tito, cursed Yugoslavia
A stupid poster at the wrong time, the Marshal lies in Ljubljana
The school committee convened, my difficult days

Grandpa came to bail me out, pistol, uniform from the war
The conversation with the principal was very short
A true youth always writes anti-state slogans
Where were you in '43, you darn fool

You got off easy, the old woman consoled us
And you just had to mess with the Marshal
High school in the dark, we're smoking off to the side
But his heart is always full, like someone who survives difficult days

Grandpa, grandpa, you're my hero, an honorable man, of the old guard
Some other important people are sitting there now
Grandpa, the Marshal is old now, grandpa, the Marshal is not to blame
That he no longer remembers who was with him back then

Grandpa, grandpa, you're my hero, an honorable man, of the old guard
Some other important people are sitting there today
And now that you're gone, I feel you, I know
That you're here beside me, that I'm not fighting alone

Grandpa, grandpa