Ja prodajem finu rakijicu
I'm Selling Fine Rakija
Ide Božić i Nova godina,gostoprimstvo naša je vrlina.
Now Christmas and the New Year both draw near,and hospitality's our virtue here.
Da bi mogli goste dočekati,dobru šljivu trebate imati.
To welcome guests as proper hosts will do,you need to have a good plum brandy, too.
A upravo takvu ja prodajem,o Božiću jeftinije dajem.
And that's the very kind I sell, you'll find;at Christmas I go cheaper, being kind.
Rakijici svatko se veselii štamlicu prije ručka želi.
Rakija gladdens everyone, it's true,and before lunch they'd like a shot or two.
Mili Bože, eto prave zgode,a kod mene rakije k'o vode.
Good Lord, now here's a real chance, you'll agree:there's rakija like water here with me!
Požurite, ponuda je zrela,jer je imam tek osam barela.
So hurry up, the offer's ripe, don't wait:the barrels that I've got are only eight!
Rakija je dva puta pečena,pa etilnog alkohola nema.
This rakija's distilled twice, and so cleanthat ethyl alcohol is nowhere seen!
Dvadesetak gradi ona ima,dobro grije i kad nije zima.
It's twenty-odd degrees, and there's no doubtit warms you well when winter's not about.
Tri je ljeta sad u srpnju bila,sve je do sad u buretu zrila.
Three summers old it turned in this July,in barrels ripening while time went by.
Lijepa, žuta, a miriši fino,ni sluga joj viski BALANTINO.
It's lovely, yellow, and its smell's a treat;Balantino whisky can't wash its feet!
Kakva VOTKA il' možda TEKILA,ni jedna joj ne bi ravna bila.
Some vodka, or tequila, at their best:not one of them could match it in a test.
Kad se pije ona nema reda,može prije i nakon objeda.
There are no rules for drinking it: it's finebefore, or after, any time you dine.
Najviše se rakijica voli,kada zubić nekoga zaboli.
And rakija is loved the most, it's known,when someone's little tooth begins to groan.
Bilo koji, to vam nema veze,makar onaj iz gornje proteze.
Whichever tooth, no matter which or where,even a false tooth from the top set there!
Ako netko želi da je proba,nek' se javi u rakijsko doba.
If anyone would like a taste, he maygive me a ring at rakija time of day.
Za praznike nek' se uslast pije,deset posto dajem jeftinije.
Through all the holidays, drink it with cheer:I'm selling it ten per cent cheaper here.
Ta akcija još i sada važi,pet eura za litru se traži.
And that sale's still on, it's valid yet:five euros for a litre's what I'll get.
Rakijicu nudim ovaj tjedan,na telefonuŠesto pedeset i dva –osamsto dvadeset i jedan.
This week I'm selling rakija, so runto the phone:six hundred and fifty-two -eight hundred and twenty-one.
Moj telefon ost'o je od prije,a rakija nek' se uslast pije.
My telephone's the old one, as last year,and let the rakija be drunk with cheer!
Valpovo, 11. 12. 2000.
Valpovo, December 11, 2000
Telefonski broj iz pjesme više nije u upotrebi.
The phone number in this poem is no longer in use.