| Byla hluboká noc,
| It was a deep night,
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| venku cizí pes vyl
| outside foreign dog howl
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| a já u okna stál a pil.
| and I stood at the window drinking.
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| Zřel jsem jen jeho stín,
| I only saw his shadow,
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| měl rozplizlý tvar
| it had a slippery shape
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| a vypadal jak Lomikar.
| and looked like Lomikar.
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| Do dne a do roka
| By day and by year
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| za zvuků baroka
| to the sounds of baroque
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| se rodí rokoko,
| rococo is born
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| do nocí hledíme
| we look into the night
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| a vlastně nevíme,
| and we don't really know
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| zda je to opravdu a nebo jenom tak na oko.
| whether it really is or just for the eye.
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| Do dne a do roka
| By day and by year
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| za zvuků rokoka
| to the sounds of rococo
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| se rodí secese,
| Art Nouveau is born,
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| do nocí hledíme,
| we look into the night
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| všichni tam musíme,
| we all have to go there
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| ale nechce se.
| but he doesn't want to.
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| Chtěl jsem okřiknout jej,
| I wanted to shout at him,
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| myslím psa v oné tmě,
| I mean the dog in the dark,
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| ale neměl jsem slov, jimiž to lze.
| but I had no words by which it was possible.
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| Vzal jsem do ruky kolt,
| I picked up a Colt,
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| jenž v mé komodě byl
| who was in my chest of drawers
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| a na černý stín jsem namířil.
| and I aimed at the black shadow.
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| Do dne a do roka
| By day and by year
|
| za zvuků baroka
| to the sounds of baroque
|
| se rodí rokoko,
| rococo is born
|
| do nocí hledíme
| we look into the night
|
| a vlastně nevíme,
| and we don't really know
|
| zda je to opravdu a nebo jenom tak na oko.
| whether it really is or just for the eye.
|
| Do dne a do roka
| By day and by year
|
| za zvuků rokoka
| to the sounds of rococo
|
| se rodí secese,
| Art Nouveau is born,
|
| do nocí hledíme,
| we look into the night
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| všichni tam musíme,
| we all have to go there
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| ale nechce se.
| but he doesn't want to.
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| Ruka chvěla se mi,
| My hand trembled
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| neboť z krbu šel mráz,
| for the frost came out of the hearth,
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| pak se na vteřinu zastavil čas.
| then time stopped for a second.
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| Tmě se zježila srst,
| The fur grew dark,
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| já ucítil strach,
| I felt scared
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| kdo má na spoušti prst je vrah.
| who has a finger on the trigger is a killer.
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| Do dne a do roka
| By day and by year
|
| za zvuků baroka
| to the sounds of baroque
|
| se rodí rokoko,
| rococo is born
|
| do nocí hledíme
| we look into the night
|
| a vlastně nevíme,
| and we don't really know
|
| zda je to opravdu a nebo jenom tak na oko.
| whether it really is or just for the eye.
|
| Do dne a do roka
| By day and by year
|
| za zvuků rokoka
| to the sounds of rococo
|
| se rodí secese,
| Art Nouveau is born,
|
| do nocí hledíme,
| we look into the night
|
| všichni tam musíme,
| we all have to go there
|
| ale nechce se.
| but he doesn't want to.
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| Výstřel protrhl tmu,
| The shot broke through the darkness,
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| jako rybářům síť,
| as fishermen's net,
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| jako sudičce řeč a niť.
| like a judge's speech and thread.
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| Té noci špatně jsem spal
| I slept badly that night
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| v záři voskových svic,
| in the glow of wax candles,
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| ráno tam, co byl plot, nebylo nic.
| in the morning there was nothing there, which was a fence.
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| Do dne a do roka
| By day and by year
|
| za zvuků baroka
| to the sounds of baroque
|
| se rodí rokoko,
| rococo is born
|
| do nocí hledíme
| we look into the night
|
| a vlastně nevíme,
| and we don't really know
|
| zda je to opravdu a nebo jenom tak na oko.
| whether it really is or just for the eye.
|
| Do dne a do roka
| By day and by year
|
| za zvuků rokoka
| to the sounds of rococo
|
| se rodí secese,
| Art Nouveau is born,
|
| do nocí hledíme,
| we look into the night
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| všichni tam musíme,
| we all have to go there
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| ale nechce se. | but he doesn't want to. |