Lyrics of Maliganska - Đorđe Balašević

Maliganska (original)

Život baš i nije bog zna šta
Al' za svaki slučaj uvek uzmem šta mi da:
Frtalj leba, metar neba i pun šešir sna
Al' Đavo gleda da i njemu bude fino
Pa katkad sav taj džumbus umoči u vino
Dajte mi vino, vino nek se toči
Dok traju dani, a naročito noći
Jer tu je tuga, ta moja verna druga
A kad je tuga, onda treba da se cuga
Dajte mi vino, ja nemam drugih želja
Ni bližeg roda, ni boljih prijatelja
Jer tu je tuga, ta moja crna kuga
A kad je tuga, onda mora da se cuga
Sreću sam ko rukav izvrto
S' vrha brda svaka staza vodi nizbrdo
Malo ko je, čedo moje, tome izvrdo
Ali kad cugnem, ja lakše misli sredim
Znam, tu sam di sam, al' bar se manje jedim
S' jeseni, kad bagrem opadne
Potera me maler, štagod počnem propadne
Još mi se, u inat, ta što ne sme dopadne
E, stara rana se vida starim lekom
Dabome vinom, ta ne bi valjda mlekom?

(translation)

Life is not really God knows what
But just in case, I always take what to give me:
A loaf of bread, a meter of sky and a full hat of sleep
But the Devil is looking to be nice to him too
Well, sometimes you dip all that jumbo in wine
Give me wine, let the wine be poured
During the days, and especially the nights
Because there is sorrow, my faithful friend
And when there is sadness, then there should be booze
Give me wine, I have no other wishes
No closer relatives, no better friends
Because there is sadness, that black plague of mine
And when there is sadness, then there must be booze
Luckily, I'm upside down
From the top of the hill, each trail leads downhill
Few, my child, are too good for that
But when I drink, it's easier for me to sort out my thoughts
I know, I'm where I am, but at least I eat less
In the fall, when the acacia falls
The painter chases me, whatever I start fails
I still, in spite of myself, that we don't like it
Well, the old wound was seen with the old medicine
Of course with wine, wouldn't you like milk?