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In avenue de Neuilly

In
There’s a butcher’s shop,
And when I go to the city
I always pass it by.
 
The big open window
Shines of such a red blood,
On white marble plates
Smokes freshly butchered meat.
 
Today, was hanging on that glass door
A heart, of a calf I think,
Wrapped up in embossed paper
It seemed to me it was shaking in the cold.
 
Then my quick thoughts dashed
To the old marketplace on ,
Where rows of bright windows
Are beheld by women and children.
 
There is hanged in the window of the bookshop
A small book in a thin cover.
It is a torn-out heart
Dangling there to its hook.
 

The Poet's Song

I haven't trudged through mud
I myself have been the mud trudged through
All that I want is to, by the well
Just wash myself, for so long --
Wash myself until I die
Clean water, clean water and sand
The well winch will bend
Like God's warm elbow
 
So I want to throw up blood
And vomit out that snake that's inside me
So that I'd be allowed to go to the meadows
And tend sheep with my sister
To craft reed flutes with my brother
And climb up church towers to ring the bell
And to persuade God
To take me as an angel
 
I haven't had to clean out muck
I myself have been the muck that's been cleaned out
All that I want is for my mother
To sit beside me by the well
Mother, let your hands be a towel
A white towel, white towel, cool linen
I, your son, have fought, mother
My heart is as heavy as lead
 
So I want to throw up blood
And vomit out that snake that's inside me
So that I'd be allowed to go to the meadows
And tend sheep with my sister
To craft reed flutes with my brother
And climb up church towers to ring the bell
And to persuade God
To take me as an angel
 

Kako si mogla da nas ostaviš

Kako si mogla da odeš tako neočekivano
Mi smo čekali, mi smo čekali
Tebe, ali ti si nas napustila
Trebali smo te, ja sam te trebao
 
Hej, ne znam kako je to biti ovisan o tabletama
Ali znam kako je to biti svjedok, to ubija
Mama mi je rekla da me voli, ja mislim da ovo nije stvarno
Razmišljam o tebi kada osetim taj miris cigarete, da
Dobrodošla na dno pakla
Kažu da je bol zatvor, pusti me iz moje ćelije
Kažeš da si ponosna na mene, ali ne poznaješ me tako dobro
Sjedim u svojoj sobi, suze teku niz moje lice i vrištim
U svoje jastuke, ti kažeš da dolaziš po nas
Zatim zoveš samo minutu poslije da kažeš da ne dolaziš, ponižen sam
U sobi sam s roditeljem kojeg jedva poznajem
Neka gospođa nas gleda u kutu dok nešto bileži
Ne razumem mama, zar ne želiš da gledaš svoju decu kako rastu?
Valjda su tablete važnije, sve šta moraš da kažeš je 'ne'
Ne razumem, mama, zar ne želiš? I dalje ćeš konzumirati te tablete koje te ubijaju
Znam da si otišla, ali te još uvek osećam
 
Zašto si nas ostavila? Zašto si nas ostavila ovde?
Kako si mogla da nas ostaviš ovde?
Kako si mogla da nas ostaviš? Zašto si nas ostavila? Oh
Hej
 
Imam ovu sliku u svojoj sobi i ubija me
Ali ja ne trebam sliku svoje majke, trebam pravu stvar
Neki odnos je nešto šta mi nikad nećemo da imamo
Zašto se osećam kao da sam izgubio nešto šta nisam nikada imao?
Trebala si biti tamo kad sam maturirao
Da mi kažeš da me voliš i da mi čestitaš, no umjesto toga ti si nas pustila da čekamo kraj prozora
Gdje si, majko?
Premladi smo da bi razumeli, gde si, ha?
Da, znam da te droge drže u zatočeništvu
Mogu to videti u tvojim očima, zarobile su tvoj um
Neki kažu da je zabavno napušiti se, ali ja se ne smejem
I ono šta ti ne razumeš i šta ne kapiraš je
Da nisam bio ništa nego klinac, koji nije mogao da to razume
Neću da kažem da ti opraštam jer to se nije desilo
Mislio sam da ću možda s vremenom da se osećam bolje
Ako si stvarno marila za mene, pa gde si onda?
 
Zašto si nas ostavila? Zašto si nas ostavila ovde?
Kako si mogla da nas ostaviš ovde?
Kako si nas mogla da nas ostaviš? Zašto si nas ostavila? Oh
Hej
 
Naš posledni razgovor, ti i ja smo sedeli u dnevnoj sobi
Govorio sam ti o svojoj muzici i donio ti nešto od nje da poslušaš
Počela si da plačeš, govorila mi 'to nisi ti'
Par tedana posle, izgleda da si pevala drugačiju pesmu
Uzela si te tablete po posledni put, zar ne?
Uzele su te od nas jednom, valjda su se vratile da te dovrše
Isplakao sam svoje oči u studiju, teško je
Muzika je jedino mesto gde mogu da idem da razgovaram s toobm
Trebala je sva snaga u meni da ne vrištim na tvom sprovodu
Sedeo sam u svojoj stolici, ta osoba koja je govorila je bila sažaljiva
Da si bar bila tamo, mama, ali svaki put kada zamislim tvoju sliku
Sve što osećam je bol, mrzim način na koji te se sećam
Našli su te na podu, videlo se da si se osećala prazno
Dala si sve šta si imala, i svoj život tim bočicama s tabletama
Ne znam da li me čuješ ili ne, ali ako još uvek gledaš, mama!
 
Zašto si nas ostavila? Zašto si nas ostavila ovde?
Kako si mogla da nas ostaviš ovde?
Kako si mogla da nas ostaviš? Zašto si nas ostavila? Oh
Hej
 
Nekad razmišljam o
Nekad razmišljam o stvarima kao, znaš
Kada budem imao decu, ja sam kao...
Ti nećeš da budeš tamo, znaš?
Nećeš da budeš tamo za išta od toga
I ja više nikada neću da te vidim
Nekada želim da sam te samo nazvao
Nekada želim da sam samo podigao slušalicu
Da si bar tu
Mislim, trebala si da budeš tu za nas
Trebala si da budeš tu!
Te tablete su te uzele, zar ne?
Te tablete su te uzele, zar ne?
Da si bar tu...
 

Probably

Probably tomorrow will be spring.
I know, the calendar will not deceive.
How much it will bring,
The one who understands it?
 
Not everyone can honestly love.
This gift endued not many.
A moment can stop all,
Leaving a faint trace on a way.
 
It's so hard to stay alive,
Trying to be standing in this crowding.
Probably become someone else,
There's no chance in this life way.
 

Ojdejl (Ostavite Me Na Miru)

Pogledajte se
Sjajno se osecate
Vi ne mozete da se suzdrzite
Vi morate da budete
Savrseni u tome
Zar to nije sjajan osecaj
Jedete govna
Pustam, neka ide
 
(Refren:)
Zasto me jednostavno ne ostavite na miru.
Moje srce ce puci od ovog pada.
Drzim se za sitne stvari.
I osecam svu mrznju koju donose.
Zasto me jednostavno ne ostavite na miru.
 
Kakva picka
Mislis da si tako jak
Uzimam ovo sranje
Sve sto sam imao je bila
Ljubav u meni
Bilo je tako dobro
Ali, to nije bilo dovoljno
Pocepali ste to na komade
 
(Refren)
 
Svo nepostovanje
Svo licemerje
Sva sranja koja ste trpeli zbog mene
Vi ste takva govna
Obicni otpadnici
Sisate zivot iz mene
Picko, bezi od mene
ODMAH!!!
 
(Refren)
 
Ostavite me na miru!
Ostavite me na miru!
Ostavite me na miru!
Jebeno me ostavite na miru!
 
''When i'm layin'
I'm still tryin'
Concentratin'
On dyin' yeah'' - Layne Staley (1967-2002)

Violence, the kind that kills with words

It's in the eyes of a lost dog without a collar1,
in the heart of a man humiliated by a woman.
It's in the city, plastered on the walls,
idiotic slogans whispered by people.
 
And in the poor child as he watches his father going away,
in the searing memory of the love he's being deprived of.
It's in the voice, it's in the gestures.
You only have to whisper about it, and it will do the rest!
 
Violence, the kind that kills with words
Violence, the kind that shoots you down with a camera
Violence, the kind that won't say its name,
that will never be sorry
that murders in silence...
 
It's printed on an immigrant passport
It's displayed on photo prints2,
it's in the fear, it's in the cry,
in the eye of the victor and in his contempt.
 
It's in the hand of the one who expects it less.
Yesterday or tomorrow, it's still there.
The distant friendship, the hurtful pity,
there it holds true to all its promises.
 
(chorus)
 
It dwells in mud,
gossips and lie.
It's inside every one of us,
like a disease eating at us:
Violence!
 
(chorus)
 

• 1. refers to a famous novel of the 50's (Lost Dogs Without Collars), about juvenile delinquents being helped by a dedicated case worker
• 2. lit. 'silver paper', meant as a metonymy for photographs

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brave shine

At the bottom of this restless dream
I've been lying for eternity and
A wish in my left hand
Has faded
 
I still linger in this desolate world
Of endless rains and dying hopes
In my right hand there's a memory
As empty as my soul
 
But when my strength is failing
You put your faith in me
Again I'll stand up for the things that you and I hold dear
Once again our hearts entwine, as I put my life on the line
 
Brave shine
When I reach my hand you're my savior light
On the night that left me scarred you saved my life
At the tip of the blade you hold aloft I
See the oath you swore to me
To never let me go till the end of time
Your brave shine
 
In this nebula it's you and me,
Embraced by the blue undying gleam
Of the silent stars that we have lit up
 
And again our blazing hearts collide,
As I watch this uneasy night slip by
A forgotten child was lead astray
In search for distant light
 
When fear is taking over
And I'm feeling defeated
Your voice will give me strength, restore my faith in everything
So just take me by the hand, we will fight until the end
 
Break down
When the sky collapses, we will stand as one
On this endless night you are my breaking dawn
There's a promise we've made to each other
Of beautiful undying dream
Let's keep it deep within forevermore
 
All the little things we cherish,
They will never fade away
Now I know what means the most,
So I'll seize a brand new day
And light up another dawn
 
Brave shine
When I reach my hand you're my savior light
On the night that left me scarred you saved my life
Now my tears have dried and I see clearly,
See the oath I swore to you
To always pull you through till the end of time
My brave shine
 

And There Is Heaven On Your Lips

And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
 
Nothing but the light
The light of this morning
Will lead your way in this world
The light of this morning
Of the fire that conceived you
The first glance and the first blood
 
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
 
The light of this morning
Of the fire that conceived you
It is born blue
It dies without having unfolded
In the field of an evocative body
The first words of joy
The first glance and the first blood
The first blood
 
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
 
Nothing but the light
The light of this morning
Will lead your way in this world
The light of this morning
Of the fire that conceived you
The first glance and the first blood
The first words of joy
Throw your blaze
Under veils of dew
 
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
 
Nothing but the light
The light of this morning
Will lead your way in this world
The light of this morning
Of the fire that conceived you
The first glance and the first blood
 
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
And there is heaven on your lips
 
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Your Girl-friends

[Verse 1]
She doesn't have sentiments, Oy oy, oy oy.
And so many compliments*, Oy oy oy oy oy
When she calls me, I come, no longer (I) throw away the tie.
And she's beautiful and also baker*, and a bit ghetto*,
and she has character, (it's) son of a...*
 
She doesn't drink, and doesn't smoke, she doesn't want trouble.
She waits for the sun to rise, so she could sunbathe.
Not on her lonesome, cause it ain't fun.
 
[Chorus]
So tell me
Where are all your girlfriends, I wanna see hands (up).
Tell me what will be the end with you, I no longer get down on my knees.
Hopa, (she) does to me hopa,*
Tell me what will be with her, what will be with you girls.
What's this, tell me what's this?
(She) does me 'chiqi chiqi dam dam' like this all day.
 
[Verse 2]
If I don't answer her, Oy oy, Oy oy.
It comes (to her) in waves, raises up, Oy oy oy oy oy.
Game of thrones, game of tongues,
A kiss and cutie, go sleep.
Don't get mad go take a smoke say Amen,
She doesn't want to get married.
 
What will you do when the day comes,
When you'll be on your way to the wedding canopy?
if she'll run away that depends on her mood,
and the nature of that time.
She'll hit the jackpot.
 
[Chorus]
So tell me
Where are all your girlfriends, I wanna see hands (up).
Tell me what will be the end with you, I no longer get down on my knees.
Hopa, (she) does to me hopa,*
Tell me what will be with her, what will be with you girls.
What's this, tell me what's this?
(She) does me 'chiqi chiqi dam dam' like this all day.
 

The Garaventa

1
In the harbor of Genoa, a ship is docked from time immemorial, an old warship used as an underage rieducational institute. Its name is ‟Garaventa”.
 
The Garaventa lies still in the harbor,
and so it’s been for many years, motionless through time,
fastened to the earth by strong hawsers
and to the mud of the sea bottom by strong chains.
The Garaventa is never setting sail,
the Garaventa is never setting sail.
 
A seagull is flying, playing with the wind,
white clouds are chasing after one another in the sky.
Days pass, and months, and seasons,
the cargo hold is full of curses.
The Garaventa is never setting sail,
the Garaventa is never setting sail.
 
The screw is still, it’s a withered clover
caught in the grips of a hundred braids of seashells,
the deck is washed by tear drops,
the darkness is broken by a single lament.
The Garaventa is never setting sail,
the Garaventa is never setting sail.
 
Look: in the dark of the hatchway,
a thousand hopes lie buried,
they are waiting for a ribbon of light from the deck,
and in the meantime they are rotting miserably.
The Garaventa is never setting sail,
the Garaventa is never setting sail.
 
The Garaventa lies still in the harbor,
and so it’s been for many years, motionless through time,
fastened to the earth by strong hawsers
and to the mud of the sea bottom by strong chains.
The Garaventa is never setting sail,
the Garaventa is never setting sail.
 

• 1.
  {Garaventa Redemption School}

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Friends from Another Place

Don't you disrespect me, little man!
No one can erase me, or break me
My world has rules
And friends from another place
(Friends from another place)
 
That's just an echo, gentlemen
A little something we have here in Louisiana
Just a cheap trick, I wouldn't worry
 
Let your bodies rest, let your heads detach
If you'll relax I could do for you, anything I desire
 
The future is clear to me, I'll change it if you want
If I'll look into your souls
[You do have a soul, don't you, Lawrence?]
Dreams will come true
 
I got voodoo
I got hoodoo
I got many things to tell
And friends in another place
(Friends in another place)
 
The card, the card, the card will tell
The past, the present, and of course the future
Pick three - from my hand
Come and let's take a peek at the future
 
Now, he traveled just to see me
You can tell he's sensitive and royal
[I'm a royal myself on my mother's side]
He lives with style, but his pocket lacks
We need to find him a woman whose father's a millionaire
 
[Your mom and dad aren't supporting you, playboy?]
[Eh... too bad, but true]
[Now you wanna get hitched, but hitching ties you down.
You wanna be free, hop from place to place.
But you know, freedom costs.]
Greens, greens are missing
It's all in the cards, a sweet and green future
 
I don't have too much time for the little man
You've been controlled you whole life
Those who control you are your mother, your sister and your brother as well
And if you'll get married then - your wife will control you right away
In the card you can clearly see a future
Where you are the man you always dreamed of being
 
[Let's shake hands. Come on boys.
Won't you shake - a poor sinner's hand? Yes...!]
 
Now's the moment!
(Now's the moment)
Now's THE moment!
Super transformation
(Super transformation)
Hypno-reformation
(Hypno-reformation)
Transmogrification-duper
 
Can you feel it
Your body's changing, every part of you is being replaced
Are you happy?
But if you're not, don't blame me
{Blame} my friends from another place
 
Anything you wanted!
To lose it all!
 

Delusion

There is a feeling deep inside me
That I cannot name
I run randomly in the streets
Along with the horizon
And time throws large shades
There is no beginning and no goal
No thought is wasted
I already think way too much
 
And you dance upon my heart
Without ever showing me your face
I cannot live without you
However I do not recognise you
 
I love you
 
And even though I sometimes say
That I have found you
It was mostly only a delusion
That disappeared in sinister night
And I feel in my soul
That I have never really been loved
I keep walking in the streets
Because I know there is you
 

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The spring kissed

The spring kissed
smoothly, the grove,
and the new green sprouted,
as a green haze.
 
Clouds were passing by,
over the juvenile field...
I saw the leaves trembling,
the fresh April's rains.
 
Under that florid almond tree,
all filled with flowers,
-I remembered- I have cursed,
my loveless youth.
 
Today, in the middle age,
I've stopped to meditate:
''Never-lived youth,
who will dream of you again?''
 
Just learning.

Whatever

These days, whatever you say, it’s boring
Even when we’re together, honestly, I yawn
You ain’t funny to me no more
Even when you talk and spit
I don’t really feel anything
 
You keep trying to get my attention
But I can’t focus, for real
I’m just looking at people passing by
Whatever you say, it doesn’t come into my ear
Maybe I was blind at first
 
(Adults say) that women have hearts like reeds
(In my eyes) everything about you is just whatever
(From one to ten) I don’t like anything about you
(From your head to your toe), you’re just whatever
 
I have no feelings for you
You’re really just whatever
You have no charm, no attraction
You’re so boring
You’re really just whatever
Whatever you do, my eyes won’t go to you
 
You’re just whatever whatever (eh eh eh)
Really whatever whatever (eh eh eh)
More and more whatever whatever (eh eh eh)
Really whatever whatever
Whatever you do, you’re whatever
 
I’m different from others
But I was blind about you for all this time
So maybe you thought I was easy
My heart isn’t moving at all
I have no feelings even till the sun comes up
Whether it’s day or night, you’ve never made me tremble
 
(Adults say) that women have hearts like reeds
(In my eyes) everything about you is just whatever
(From one to ten) I don’t like anything about you
(From your head to your toe), you’re just whatever
 
I have no feelings for you
You’re really just whatever
You have no charm, no attraction
You’re so boring
You’re really just whatever
Whatever you do, my eyes won’t go to you
 
You’re just whatever whatever (eh eh eh)
Really whatever whatever (eh eh eh)
More and more whatever whatever (eh eh eh)
Really whatever whatever
Whatever you do, you’re whatever
 

Try to hollow out my life

Rushing into the stylish skyscraper
His patron-ish look is my target
Sadistic
How vulgar!
Devouring the costly landscape
I want everything, night view ornaments and all
Romantic
I expect nothing in return
 
Even Sherlock Holmes was intimidated by me
Try to hollow out my life
 
It's always alright, that's alright
I know what you need
How wonderful!
It's top secret
Maybe it's alright, that's alright
Let me see a stolen love
I don't care what becomes of me
I'll take a rain check on making a compromise
 
My aim is to stab the heartless guy who labeled me a withered bitch
Drastic
No hesitation at all
 
Even Friedrich Nietzsche seduced me
Try to hollow out my life
 
It's always alright, that's alright
Take me down right now
What wonders await me?
Maybe it's alright, that's alright
Something is wrong with my love
But it's you who wanted to see me, right?
 
I had only one purpose
The end justifies the means
I totally dazzled your eyes
I keep a snake with sharp fangs in the back of my mind
In a flash, I can kill you in your sleep
 
Turn the emerald green ocean into crimson with my blood
Try to hollow out my life
 
It's always alright, that's alright
Thank you for amusing me
I'm just killing time
Maybe it's alright, that's alright
Now you don't bring me love
I'll never ever see you again
Put it on my tab
Keep the change
 

Memory

No matter how hard I try to forget you
I can’t erase the memories we shared
I try to watch TV to take my mind off you
But why am I crying over this breakup scene?
I put on the perfume you liked
Wore the dress you said was pretty
And went to the cafe we used to go to a lot
But now you’re not here
I don’t think I’m ready for this thing
I’m not ready, after you left, I’m just a blank sheet of paper
Whatever I do, boy I feel so empty
Me without you, I can’t even imagine
 
I remember the old days, when I watch TV
I remember the old days, when I listen to music
I remember again, when I have a drink
How are you doing these days?
I remember the old days, it’s driving me crazy
I keep remembering because I miss you
Tears fall and memories wash over me
imma sing a song
like this NaNaNaNaNa
 
Making you into a memory (I hate it)
Forgetting you, why is it so hard? (why why why)
Even now, I’m still reminiscing
But love is leaving me, more and more
I don’t even put on make-up anymore
There’s no use
You used to call me pretty
But you’re not here anymore
It’s different from before
Repetition of emptiness
My days that were busy because of you
My days that gave me butterflies
Now have no excitement, zero
It changed, became burnt ashes
 
I remember the old days, when I watch TV
I remember the old days, when I listen to music
I remember again, when I have a drink
How are you doing these days?
I remember the old days, it’s driving me crazy
I keep remembering because I miss you
Tears fall and memories wash over me
imma sing a song
like this NaNaNaNaNa
 
Memories with you
Now become old recollections
But only for me
Do you miss me and think of me too?
 
I remember the old days, when I watch TV
I remember the old days, when I listen to music
I remember again, when I have a drink
How are you doing these days?
I remember the old days, it’s driving me crazy
I keep remembering because I miss you
Tears fall and memories wash over me
imma sing a song
like this NaNaNaNaNa
 

Mediterranean

I'm human and I know nothing
And maybe I'd be able to tell you more
If I were light shining
In your eyes
If I were a deer or an ash tree,
For you, I'd come down among the people
For you, I want his body
That bothers me less and less
 
(Chorus)
It's good I didn't arise
From some kiss, earlier
Or after your breath
That I'm here, next to you
It's good I got caught up
In this short visit on earth
In the same world with you
Where ever you are, I know you are
 
Because if I were a deer ar an ash tree in the mountain
For you, I'd come down among the people
For you, I want this body
That bothers me less and less
 
(Chorus)
 
Because if I were a deer ar an ash tree in the mountain
Maybe I'd be able to tell you more
This way, I long for this body
In your hands
 

Air carnation

Like the air carnation,
that's how she was,
just like the flower.
pinned in my heart.
Oh, how much I cried
because she left me!
Like the air carnation,
just like the flower,
that's how she was.
 
In this region,
just like an ombu 1.
alone and without flower,
that's how I was.
And captured by grief,
through the years I lived,
just like an ombú
in this region.
 
And all my branches
were getting dry,
when one afternoon
she looked for my shade.
A bird sung
in my branches,
and the tree, without flowers,
got its bloom.
 
But a happy traveller,
-damn traveller-
crossed the country side,
and, in his arms, she left me,
and I remained
flowerless, once again.
The one that cross was the wind,
the wind of the Pampa 2.
that took her away.
 
(It repeats from the beginning)
 
Like the air carnation,
that's how she was,
just like the flower.
 

Navigator

Do what you want, but don't deny me
Make an acceptable excuse
You can think what you want, but don't fool yourself
I wasn't born to see the world falls apart
 
I don't need to hear your thoughts
Everything around says that it's the end
Say what you want, but don't wait for me
Cause this time I won't try to convince you of anything
 
I want, uh uh uh
To swim through the waves of happiness
I have, uh uh uh
The strong log like a navigator
I want, uh uh uh
To taste the honey of freedom
I have, uh uh uh
My bare feet like a fisherman
 
You're gonna meet me at the corner
And gonna ask me how I'm doing
I'm just gonna tell you anything
I don't need you to look after me anymore
 
You're gonna watch me walking down the street
I don't have time to waste
Now, my eyes are swimming in other waters
I don't need you to cry for me anymore
 
I want, uh uh uh
To swim through the waves of happiness
I have, uh uh uh
The strong log like a navigator
I want, uh uh uh
To taste the honey of freedom
I have, uh uh uh
My bare feet like a fisherman
 

You threw me out

You threw me out
You threw me out here
Into this small city
 
With bare feet I stagger around here
You threw me here into the midst of the dead
I have no relatives, I am a stranger
 
With bare feet I stagger around here
I am missing you
 
You are far away, but sorrows are close by
 

Burning the Ships

I woke up, happily to her
And I gave myself to her darkness
In the clock, time passes
No one is coming to wake me
 
How early it is to die like this
There are so many things left for me to do
Don't suffer, no. That it wasn't worth it.
 
Without understand, the radio even plays
With a voice of a disconnected reality
The cold skin, there won't be any more pain.
I'm killing because of love.
 
My eyelids are getting heavier and heavier
And the curing sentence of the city
Will fill my room
Don't think, no. That it wasn't worth it.
 
A cricket robbed me of my voice
And today it sings to you from the garden
I burned the ships, and I didn't leave
A door to leave.
 
The empty bottle on the light table.
A letter to my lover.
Asking for forgiveness. Don't suffer, no.
Sorry, don't think, no.
Sorry, don't continue, no.
That it wasn't worth it.
 

A heavy rain's about to fall

Where have you been, my blue-eyed son?
Where have you been, my little child?
I climbed to the mountaintop, and further
I went on the main road, and crawled
Into the deep forests, where I hid
Went to the ocean coast that died on me
Went into the grave that's always waiting for me
 
Very soon, very soon, very soon, very soon
A heavy rain's about to fall
 
And what did you see there, my blue-eyed son?
Yes what did you see there my little child?
I saw a fox, and a wolf waiting for him
I saw a golden path, that no man can walk upon
A black wing, flowing with the waters
A man with a hammer, wounding his hands
A saw a dream, walking on crutches
A man without tongue, talking all the time
And a sleeping boy with a rifle and sword
 
Very soon, very soon, yes very soon, very soon
A heavy rain's about to fall
 
What will you do now, my blue-eyed son ?
Yes what will you do now, my little child?
Now I will go down, for the rain is in the storm
Now I will go, deep into the forest
Where there are people without hands
And the shit is rising there, inundating the waters
And dead pigeons, covered with olive leaves
And a hangman's face staring out of every house
There everything is ugly, and a soul without value
The color is black, and the Zero is King
I want to tell, and breathe
And think, and bring it all here
So that everyone can see it
Stand all by myself against the sea that drowned me
And remember the song that I knew and once sang
 
Very soon, very soon, yes very soon, very soon
A heavy rain's about to fall
 
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. (Prov 25:3 KJV)

The crossing

It's this girl
who emerges from slumbering lakes
where green is translucent.
Water turns into swamp and leaves turn grey.
 
And yet everything there
is as we pictured it.
 
We, the offended, we, the frightened,
feeling with our senses the one we feared so much.
 
Freezing and at rest
we let ourselves slide
into the beign who can only embrace us
in order to better smother us.
 
Tears on our cheeks,
the privilege of those who haven't sunk yet.
 
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Spasi me

Spasi me od mene
Produži i ostavi me
Nisam sigurna da ti trebam
Zato ne plači zbog mene
 
Spasi me od mene
Produži i ostavi me
Nisam sigurna da ti trebam
Zato ne plači zbog mene
 
Ako želiš da ostaneš da odrastaš sa mnom
Ako želiš da odeš, ja sam ta koja ti treba
Ako želiš da ostaneš da odrastaš sa mnom
Ako želiš da odeš, ja sam ta koja ti treba
 
Ako želiš da ostaneš da odrastaš sa mnom
Ako želiš da odeš, ja sam ta koja ti treba
Ako želiš da ostaneš da odrastaš sa mnom
Ako želiš da odeš, ja sam ta koja ti treba
 
Spasi me od mene
Izvedi me van da dišem
Ovog puta sam spremna
Spremna da pobegnem
Ukrug se okrećem
U kavezu sam, zato mi pomozi da poletim
Gore, ka nebu, osećajući se ushićeno
Vidim mesec i srce mi je puno
Vidim mesec i srce mi je puno
 
Ako želiš da ostaneš da odrastaš sa mnom
Ako želiš da odeš, ja sam ta koja ti treba
Ako želiš da ostaneš da odrastaš sa mnom
Ako želiš da odeš, ja sam ta koja ti treba
 
Ako želiš da ostaneš da odrastaš sa mnom
Ako želiš da odeš, ja sam ta koja ti treba
Ako želiš da ostaneš da odrastaš sa mnom
Ako želiš da odeš, ja sam ta koja ti treba
 

Be My Friend, Be My Brother

At the place where I'm going to
There were many before me
They left a trail, left a tree,
Left a stone at my feet.
And what will I leave behind
Will I leave anything?
I can't see my own steps
And who will see them tomorrow?
 
Be my friend, be my brother
Lend me a hand when I'll call out
Be my friend, be my brother
Lend me a hand at times of trouble
I am your brother, don't forget it
Be my friend, be my brother.
 
At the place where I'm going to
There were women, there were men
And there was great love
Will I find it?
They left me no mark
No sighs and no flowers
They left me nothing
But brothers and friends.
 
Be my friend, be my brother
Lend me a hand when I'll call out
Be my friend, be my brother
Lend me a hand at times of trouble
I am your brother, don't forget it
Be my friend, be my brother.
 
At the place where I'm going to
I'm careful not to break
I'm careful not to step
I'm careful not to remember.
And I'm good when you're with me
And so are you and so are you
It's here to stay after I'm gone
The friendship that once was.
 
Be my friend, be my brother
Lend me a hand when I'll call out
Be my friend, be my brother
Lend me a hand at times of trouble
I am your brother, don't forget it
Be my friend, be my brother.
 

Be My Friend, Be My Brother

At the place where I'm going to
There were many before me.
They left a trail, left a tree,
Left a stone at my feet,
And what will I leave behind,
Will I leave anything?
I can't see my own steps!
I can't see my own steps,
And who will see them tomorrow?
 
Be my friend, be my brother,
Lend me a hand when I'll call out,
Be my friend, be my brother,
Lend me a hand at times of trouble,
I am your brother, don't forget it!
Be my friend, be my...
 
At the place where I'm going to
There were women, there were men,
And there was great love,
Will I find it?
They left me nothing
No sighs and no flowers.
They left me nothing!
They left me nothing,
But brothers and friends.
 
Be my friend, be my brother,
Lend me a hand when I'll call out,
Be my friend, be my brother,
Lend me a hand at times of trouble,
I am your brother, don't forget it!
Be my friend, be my brother.
 
At the place where I'm going to
I'm careful not to break,
Not to step, not to remember,
And I'm good when you're with me
And so are you and so are you.
 
I can't see my own steps!
I can't see my own steps,
And who will see them tomorrow?
 
Be my friend, be my brother,
Lend me a hand when I'll call out,
Be my friend, be my brother,
Lend me a hand at times of trouble,
I am your brother, don't forget it!
Be my friend, be my brother.
 
At the place where I'm going to...
 

Making it through winter

While others involve themselves in love,
make unreasonable promises to one another and show off a lot,
for me the distant future is the day after tomorrow.
 
Petty horizon, for some obscure reason I can't see any farther.
???1
I turn my self off
people who open their hearts to me
It's not like I found that funny, no, I don't
I believe in passion, but, without explanations, I trace my steps back
 
That's why I'm proud, so proud that we made it through winter.
I never had enough of you, I saw nothing of the cold.
Oh I like it, I like it, I like it, it drives me to despair.
(I'm) proud and lost at the same time.
 
While others picture themselves as
inventors and precursors on that matter,
I have a certification for mediocrity.
I might as well skip my turn, I had and still have other priorities.
Soon as you take my hand I am a prisonner
If you whisper (sweet words) to me
I stare into space.
I don't give a tuppenny toss about the language of love
because I reject its provisions2,
for instance having a single opinion for both on all things.
 
That's why I'm proud, so proud that we made it through winter.
I never had enough of you, I saw nothing of the cold.
Oh I like it, I like it, I like it, it drives me to despair.
(I'm) proud and lost at the same time.
 
While others torment themselves in love,
negociating, arguing and lying to one another,
I break my records on a calendar3
since I'm wandering with my distant future after February
And so I'm proud, so proud that we made it through winter.
I never had enough of you, I saw nothing of the cold.
Oh I like it, I like it, I like it, it drives me to despair.
(I'm) proud and lost at the same time.
 

• 1. lit. 'my heart looks into it(self) [to see] whether it drags on/elongates'. Either his heart does an introspection, or it's about the horizon in the previous line. The sentence makes no sense whatsoever to me. Your guess will be as good as mine
• 2. that's 'clauses', as if the language of love was a contract. That's one lame metaphor
• 3. a convoluted way of saying this love story lasts longer than ususal

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Игра плакања

Знам све што треба да се зна
о игри плакања,
играо сам ја штошта игара плакања.
Прво дођу пољупци,
онда дођу уздаси,
а онда, пре него што
схватиш где си,
изговараш „збогом“.
 
Једног дана, ускоро, рећи ћу месецу
за игру плакања,
па ако он зна за њу,
можда ће ми објаснити
зашто срце боли,
зашто сузе теку
и шта човек да учини
 
да не буде тужан
када љубав нестане.
 
Прво дођу пољупци,
онда дођу уздаси,
а онда, пре него што
схватиш где си,
изговараш „збогом“.
 
Нећу више да играм игру плакања,
нећу више да играм игру плакања...
 
(превео Гаврило Дошен)
 

Your Song

I want to tell you something
But that something won't turn into words
Why is that?
Even if I try saying that I feel you are important
 
I want to tell you something
But that something won't turn into words
Why is that?
Even if I try saying that I feel you are important
 
I want to tell you something
But that something won't turn into words
I think of this and that but something's missing
It seems like a lie so I can't say it
 
All of the things 'for your sake'
I have a feeling were for my sake
'To be your feelings'
To start with that was already my own subjectivity
 
It's not that I'm intending to be contrary
But I end up feeling a contradiction to everything
Ahh What should I say to you
 
I thoroughly considered
If, after all, I meet you
Anything would be okay
That was my thought
Those feelings
I've wanted to turn them into words this whole time
I've been thinking that I want to convey them to you
 
I want to sing something to you
But I don't understand that something well
Why is that for me?
Your existence is like that
I want to sing something to you
But that something won't become a song
I puzzle over it and line up the words, but because it seems like a lie I can't sing it
 
'I love you' is wrong That's true that I do, but something's not right
'Thank you' is wrong I do think that but that's not all
'Sorry' is wrong 'Bye bye' is wrong It's wrong
What should I say to you
 
I thoroughly considered
If, after all, I meet you
Anything would be okay
My thought
However Hey, I want to tell you Something Hey, I want to sing
In the way that you gave me these feelings
 
I thoroughly considered
After all, it became this kind of song
There's no solution
There's also no emotionally touching message
However, since I surely didn't fully convey it
I'll continue singing
Someday it all It all Will get to you Until that day
 

Happy and healthy

I'll vanish, I'll disappear
I'll find myself, you'll lose me
I'll be dispassionate for good
But maybe if you look for me
I can regret it
And even accept dating you
Because I'm happy and healthy
Very happy and healthy
 
Sometimes I think it's over
That you'll never like me
Sometimes yes, sometimes no
 
I already asked for my heart
But it only increases confusion
Sometimes no, sometimes yes
 
You can call that I'll not answer
I'll take revenge, I'll make you suffer
You'll see, I'll drive you crazy
I'll mistreat you to learn
But I can regret it
And even accept dating you
Because I'm happy and healthy
Very happy and healthy
 

The key of success

The key of success
is to keep us sleeping
eating packed rubbish,
pulling daisy petals,
crying with the drama.
 
The key of success,
so they feel calm
all together,
playing Who, sir? Me, sir?
From the couch
looking at the screen
never complain,
never say enough.
 
It's the key of success
The key of success
The key of success
The key of success
 
'Do you swear with honor and patriotism
to defend us whenever they want?'
Yes, yes, yes
 
The key of success
is to keep us sleeping,
the key of success,
is to keep them calm.
All together
eating rubbish,
looking at the screen
crying with the drama.
 

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Кад отпевам моје песме теби

Кад отпевам моје песме теби нећу више певати,
јер било би светогрђе да певам неком другом.
Толико смо труда уложили
да остваримо наше снове, ти и ја,
да не бих могао да их поново делим с неким,
радије бих умро.
Већ ме и сама помисао колико сам дубоко
и искрено волео, наводи да схватим
да никада не бих могао поново да певам,
никада, никада не бих могао поново да певам,
осим теби.
 
(превео Гаврило Дошен)