Lyrics of Pred Zadnji Sneg - Đorđe Balašević

Pred Zadnji Sneg (original)

Kad zadnju brazdu zaorem
Po tragu senke rodine
Procvaće zimske ružice
Po prvi put te godine
Naić'e studen atarom
Kao regiment oklopni
I biću samo mirna vlat
Kad okopni
Ja nemam nigdi nikoga
Al' moja priča, prosta je:
Štogod ih manje zavoleš
Menje ti njih nedostaje
I nisam kadar švindlati
Za sobom skele paliti
Da silom steknem nekog
Kom ću faliti
Obećo sam da te neću pominjati
Bogarati i sudbinu proklinjati
U varoš se preseliti
Orcati i veseliti
Obećo sam srca teška
Obećo sam… Al' jebešga
Kad zadnji čokot zagrnem pod skute Svetog Damjana
U bokal bistre plemenke zapašće trunka tamjana
Strahovi mladi umiru, priču sam kraju priveo
Još onda kada sam i njih nadživeo
Obećo sam da ću makar za beštiju
Da ću naći lepšu, bolju i veštiju
Nemeškinju, gospodičnu, ni po čemu tebi sličnu
I utom pašće i zadnji sneg, preko svih prvih snegova
A perce anđela je teg spram svih zemaljskih tegova
Spreman je onaj varati, olovni kantar skovati
Al' danas više ne bih trebo psovati

(translation)

When I plow the last furrow
Following in the footsteps of the shadow of the family
Winter roses will bloom
For the first time that year
Naic'e studen atarom
As an armored regiment
And I'll just be calm
When he digs
I have no one anywhere
But my story is simple:
The less you like them
You miss them less
And I'm not able to whine
Behind the scaffolding to burn
To gain someone by force
Who will I miss
I promised not to mention you
Rich and curse fate
Move to town
Orcati and rejoice
I promised hard hearts
I promised… Al 'fuck
When I wrap the last vine under the lap of St. Damian
A speck of incense will fall into the pitcher of the clear tribe
Young people's fears are dying, I brought the story to an end
Even when I outlived them
I promised to at least beast
That I will find more beautiful, better and more skillful
A German woman, miss, nothing like you
And then the last snow will fall, over all the first snows
And the feather of an angel is a weight against all earthly weights
He is ready to cheat, to forge lead scales
But I shouldn't swear today