0.5 promila
0.5 Per Mille
Ujesen se svadbe praveuz obilje rujnog vina.Svaki otac raduje se,kada ženi svoga sina.
Autumn's when the weddings come,with red wine for everyone;every father's heart is gladwhen he marries off his son.
Te su stare običaje,vjekovima provodili.Skupljali se dični ljudi,da bi ljubav proslavili.
Those old customs folk had keptdown the ages, year by year:worthy people gathered roundto give love a hearty cheer.
Za večerom dragi svati,mladence bi darivali,nakon dobrog zalogaja,zdravice bi ispijali.
At the supper, wedding guestsshowered gifts on bride and groom;after they had eaten well,toasts were drunk around the room.
A glazba bi svojim tonom,svu ljepotu svadbi dala,to veselje i ljepota,do zore bi potrajala.
And the music of the bandmade the wedding fine and bright;all that merriment and beautylasted on till morning light.
Da bi potom pošli kući,u veselju rastajali.O ljepoti ove svadbe,danima bi raspravljali.
Then at last they'd set off home,parting happy on their way;of the beauty of that weddingthey'd be talking many a day.
A sada je nešto drugo:Nema više piva, vina,ni veselja nema onog,što se pamti od starina.
But now things are not the same:no more beer, no wine to pour,and that merriment is gonethat we've known since days of yore.
Izglasan je u Saboru,o prometu zakon novi,pa svadbena uživanja,mogu biti samo snovi.
Parliament has voted througha new law on traffic, soall the pleasures of a weddingnow are dreams of long ago.
Za večerom sad razmišljaš:Da li smiješ flašu tači?Jer idući autom kući,policajac će te naći.
At the supper now you wonder:dare you pour a glass or two?For as you drive home by car,a policeman's after you.
"Dobro jutro gospodine."Policajac će kazati."Jeste li večeras pili?Mi želimo sada znati."
"A good morning to you, sir,"so the officer will say."Have you had a drink tonight?We must know it right away."
Kad alkotest kaže svoje.Ako jesi štogod pio,bolje bi ti bilo, brale,da se nisi ni rodio.
When the breath test has its say,if you've had a drop, you'll mourn:you'd be better off, my brother,had you never once been born.
Vadi kune, kaznu platii vozačku moraš dati.U garaži bit će auto,šest mjeseci, moraš znati.
Out with kunas, fine to pay,hand your licence in today;in the garage sits your carsix whole months, and there to stay.
Ni nedjeljom sad za ručak,ja ne smijem ništa piti,jer ne mogu nikad znati,kad ću auto zatrebati.
Even with my Sunday lunchI can't touch a drop, oh no;for I never get to knowwhen I'll need the car to go.
Svi vinari u Hrvatskoj,šalju apel našoj Vladi,na procvatu vinske ceste,svojom snagom da poradi.
All the vintners of Croatiasend the Government a call:it should work with all its mightso the wine roads thrive for all.
Radi naših mladenaca,da bi svadba lijepa bila,vratite nam stari zakon,bar na nula-pet promila!
For the sake of our young couples,so each wedding's lovely still,give us back the law we had:at least zero point five per mille!
Valpovo, 25. 08. 2004.
Valpovo, August 25, 2004