| Kolikrát jsem říkala ti,
| How many times have i told you
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| že to není pravda tati,
| that's not true dad
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| přece bych ti nelhala.
| I wouldn't lie to you.
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| Ten kluk co kolem nás chodí
| The boy walking around us
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| a občas mě doprovodí,
| and sometimes he accompanies me,
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| toho jsem nelíbala.
| I didn't like that.
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| Ten má, pane, jiné věci za lubem,
| He has other things, sir,
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| hrozně rád prý učil by se na buben.
| he would love to learn the drum.
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| Bubeník ten rytmus vede,
| The drummer keeps the rhythm,
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| a to každý nedovede,
| and not everyone can do that
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| říká snad už ze zvyku.
| he says, perhaps out of habit.
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| Ze školy, když jdeme domů,
| From school when we go home,
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| bubnuje do kůry stromů
| drums into the bark of trees
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| a tak dělá muziku.
| and so he makes music.
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| Ten má, pane, jiné věci za lubem,
| He has other things, sir,
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| hrozně rád prý učil by se na buben.
| he would love to learn the drum.
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| Bubeník ten rytmus vede,
| The drummer keeps the rhythm,
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| a to každý nedovede,
| and not everyone can do that
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| říká snad už ze zvyku.
| he says, perhaps out of habit.
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| Ze školy, když jdeme domů,
| From school when we go home,
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| bubnuje do kůry stromů
| drums into the bark of trees
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| a tak dělá muziku.
| and so he makes music.
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| Za buben by celou duši, věřte, dal,
| For a drum, the whole soul, believe me, would give,
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| a pro svou milou serenádu bubnoval. | and drummed for his kind serenade. |