Translation of the song lyrics Mrtvo More - Riblja Čorba

Mrtvo More (original)

Budim se ujutru mrtav i hladan
sedam u camac u ranu zoru
narod na obali ceka gladan
dok lovim ribu u mrtvom moru
Znojim se, kopam, mnogo sam vredan
moram da pomognem svome rodu
narod na pesku ceka zedan
dok u Sahari trazim vodu
Nasmesim se, al' za minut
budem tuzan i zabrinut
nasmesim se, al' ne vredi
osmeh se na licu sledi
Okov na rukama, jaram na vratu
kako da spasem zrtvene janjce
suznji cekaju u kazamatu
da im ziletom presecem lance
Zemlja je postala veliki bordel
sve su nas odveli na lobotomiju
mi smo prevazidjen, zastareli model
slomljenom nemaju sta da slomiju

Mrtvo More (translation)

I wake up in the morning dead and cold
seven in the boat at dawn
the people on the coast are waiting hungry
while fishing in the Dead Sea
I'm sweating, I'm digging, I'm very valuable
I have to help my family
the people on the sand are waiting
while in the Sahara I seek water
I smile, but in a minute
I will be sad and worried
I smile, but it's not worth it
a smile follows on his face
Shackles on hands, yoke on neck
how to save sacrificial lambs
the slaves are waiting in the casemate
to cut their chains with a razor
The country has become a big brothel
they took us all to a lobotomy
we are an obsolete, outdated model
to the broken they have nothing to break