Noge bose a cipele cure
Bare Feet and Leaky Shoes
Pukla mi je cipela na peti,pa mi stalno rupa na pameti.Rupu gledam, mislim sad je zgoda,pa popravim dok ne uđe voda.
My shoe's burst open at the heel behind,and so I've got a hole upon my mind.I eye the hole and think: now is the dayto fix it, before water finds its way.
Jednog dana oko četir' sata,ja pokucam šusteru na vrata.Al' kad tamo prelijepa Helena,šije, para i klince udara.
One day, round four o'clock, I went and knockedupon the cobbler's door, and I was shocked:instead, the lovely Helena was there,sewing, unpicking, hammering tacks with care.
Kakva je to majstorica bila,divna, mila, kao bajna vila.Milo gleda, slatko mi se smije,zar da ona moju rupu šije?
And what a master craftswoman was she!So sweet, so dear, a fairy, fair to see.Her look is fond, her smile goes to my soul;and she's the one who's going to sew my hole?
Stigla zima i sniježak je pao,cipele sam na popravak dao.Snaša Kata u kijer me zove,ja ne mogu, jer sam bosih nogu.
Then winter came, the snow fell, cold and chill;I'd left my shoes for mending with her still.Then Kata, the young wife, calls me to come round;I can't: my feet are bare upon the ground.
Čekaj Kato, u petak ću doći,dok mi budu gotove cipele.Onda ću se ja obuti moći,pa ću kidnut od ženice Jele.
Wait, Kata, I will come on Friday night,the moment I've my shoes back, heel and tip;then I'll be able to put them on all right,and give my little wife, Jela, the slip.
Ti pripremi rakiju i kavui postelju ugrij, dušo, meku.Ljubit ću ti usta, grudi, glavu,nek nam sati u ljubavi teku.
Get out the rakija and coffee, then,and warm the soft bed, darling, for us two;I'll kiss your mouth, your breasts, your head again,and let our hours in love flow sweetly through.
A kad bude zora zakucala,ljubit ću ti na rastanku oči.Ej cipele, nosite me brzo,dok još ima na vidiku noći!
And when the dawn comes knocking at the door,I'll kiss your eyes as we two say goodbye.Hey, shoes of mine, now carry me off fast,while there is still some night left in the sky!
Valpovo, 27. 12. 1996.
Valpovo, December 27, 1996