Translation of the song lyrics Šank - Hladno Pivo

Šank (original)

Suputnik u kutiji, nacionalno prosječan
Ujutro pred polazak je progutao «Večernjak»
Sa njim lakše podnosi sve sitne poraze
Gužve na šalteru i ponižavanje
Ponekad se zapita zašto mu ime ne pamte
Kad tridesetak godina gradio je špalire
Možda je umoran, možda već prestar
Bole ga glasnice od skandiranja
Sad stoji ovdje naslonjen na šank
Veli mi da nema s kim popričati
Ma neka si nabavi nekog psa
Samo nek' mi skine ruku s ramena
Odozgo ga redovno tješe i dokazuju
Da njegov život i sav trud nisu bili uzalud
Ako već i nema para, pripadnik je svetog stada
Pa zašto da ga muče onda stvari zemaljske
Sad stoji ovdje naslonjen na šank…

(translation)

Companion in a box, national average
The morning before departure, he swallowed "Večernjak"
With him, it is easier to endure all small defeats
Crowds at the counter and humiliation
Sometimes he wondered why they didn't remember his name
When he was about thirty, he built trellis
Maybe he's tired, maybe he's too old
His vocal cords hurt from chanting
Now he is standing here leaning against the bar
He tells me he has no one to talk to
Get yourself a dog
Just get my hand off my shoulder
They regularly comfort and prove him from above
That his life and all his efforts were not in vain
If he doesn't have money already, he is a member of the holy flock
So why bother him then earthly things
Now he is standing here leaning against the bar…