Текст и перевод песни Petr Spaleny - Hráč

Hráč

Dnes i číst jsem byl líný
Přelouskal jsem pár stránek
A pak mi klesla víčka
V ten moment už jsem spal
Sen dostavil se náhle
Vyšel rovnou z téhle knížky
Že jsem potkal hráče
A on mi povídal

Chlapče ten kdo umí hrát
Musí číst lidem v tvářích
Poznat o co kráčí
A co chtějí v očích skrýt
Vím v čem ty děláš chyby
Chtěl bys víc než můžeš ztratit
Ten kdo prohrál musí platit
Tak nech si poradit

Na botách jen prach a bláto
Ten kdo psal tenhle román
Neměl vůbec ponětí
Jak mně to unaví
Hned bych s Tebou chlapče měnil
Jestli chceš tak aspoň chvíli
Buď obávaným hráčem
A měj nohy toulavý

Život je hrou vyhranou
Když zvedneš sázky
Doufej a nevzdávej
Hraj klidně dál
Štěstí má svou cenu
Kterou držíš ve svých dlaních
Kdybys malou chvíli pustil
Zač bys potom stál

Každý hráč má návod
Jak žít do sta roků
Pozná co má zahodit
A pozná co má vzít
Vždyť každá dlaň je smolná
A každá dlaň má štístko
Jen jedna věc ti už nepatří
Nad hlavou střechu mít

A v tom mě přešel spánek
Já zvednul hlavu z knížky
Koukám na obrázek
Jak se mi podobá
A v temné noci v dálce
Mi kdosi říká: "Díky"
A já v tu chvíli nepoznal
Byl to on a nebo já

Život je hrou vyhranou
Když zvedneš sázky
Doufej a nevzdávej
Hraj klidně dál
Štěstí má svou cenu
Kterou držíš ve svých dlaních
Kdybys malou chvíli pustil
Zač bys potom stál

Život je hrou vyhranou (vyhranou)
Když zvedneš sázky (zvedneš sázky)
Doufej a nevzdávej
Hraj klidně dál
Štěstí má svou cenu
Kterou držíš ve svých dlaních
Kdybys malou chvíli pustil
Zač bys potom stál

Život je hrou vyhranou
Když zvedneš sázky
Doufej a nevzdávej
Hraj klidně dál
Štěstí má svou cenu
Kterou držíš ve svých dlaních
Kdybys malou chvíli pustil
Zač bys potom stál

The Gambler

Today, even reading felt like a chore,
I skimmed through a few pages, dear,
And then my eyelids grew sore,
In that moment, I was asleep, my dear.
A dream came suddenly near,
Straight out of this very book, it's clear,
I met a gambler, standing here,
And he said to me, my dear:

"Boy, the one who knows how to play,
Must read the faces in the fray,
Know what they're after, come what may,
And what they try to hide away.
I know where you make your mistakes, my sweet,
You want more than you can keep,
The one who loses has to weep,
So let me give you some advice to reap."

On my boots, just dust and mud,
The one who wrote this novel, stud,
Had no idea, understood,
How much it wearied and subdued.
I'd trade places with you, boy, I would,
If you want, even for a little while, understood,
Be a feared gambler, bad and good,
And have feet that love to roam and brood."

Life is a game already won,
When you raise the stakes, my precious one,
Hope and don't give up, never run,
Just keep playing on, having fun.
Luck has its price, everyone,
Which you hold within your palms, begun,
If you let go, even for a little while, undone,
What would you be standing for, then, none?"

Every gambler has a guide,
How to live to a hundred, stride,
Knows what to discard, confide,
And knows what to keep inside.
Every hand is unlucky, tied,
And every hand has luck beside,
Only one thing you can't abide,
Having a roof over your head, implied."

And then my sleep came to pass,
I lifted my head from the book, alas,
Looking at a picture in a glass,
How it resembled me, so crass.
And in the dark night, far and vast,
Someone whispers "Thanks" so fast,
And in that moment, overcast,
I didn't know if it was him or I at last.

Life is a game already won,
When you raise the stakes, my precious one,
Hope and don't give up, never run,
Just keep playing on, having fun.
Luck has its price, everyone,
Which you hold within your palms, begun,
If you let go, even for a little while, undone,
What would you be standing for, then, none?"

Life is a game already won (already won),
When you raise the stakes (raise the stakes), my precious one,
Hope and don't give up, never run,
Just keep playing on, having fun.
Luck has its price, everyone,
Which you hold within your palms, begun,
If you let go, even for a little while, undone,
What would you be standing for, then, none?"

Life is a game already won,
When you raise the stakes, my precious one,
Hope and don't give up, never run,
Just keep playing on, having fun.
Luck has its price, everyone,
Which you hold within your palms, begun,
If you let go, even for a little while, undone,
What would you be standing for, then, none?"