Translation of the song lyrics Žalm 120. - Karel Kryl

Žalm 120. (original)

Vyhnaný dostal jsem útulek v porobě
V salaších ciziny bylo mi spáti
Opuštěn volal jsem, Pane můj, po tobě
Pane můj jediný, nedej mi lháti
Ačkoli k pokoji volaly rety mé
Ačkoli prosily o útěchu
Na hesla o boji změnili věty mé
Ti, jimž je násilí ku prospěchu

Žalm 120. (translation)

Exiled, I was given a shelter by the servants
I was asleep in the mountain huts abroad
Abandoned, I have called for you, my Lord
My only lord, don't lie to me
Although my lips called to the room
Although they begged for comfort
They turned my sentences into passwords about fighting
Those who benefit from violence