Samo da rata nebude
(Đorđe Balašević)
Pijani momci prolaze duž naše tihe ulice,
oni u vojsku polaze, prate ih tužne curice,
brinu ih slutnje sulude - da rata ne bude!
Ne mogu da me ne sete suze na vrh tvog nosića
devetsto-osamdesete, ulice Brane Ćosića
i voza crnog k'o da s njim zauvek odlazim.
Znaš šta, neka mora sve potope,
nek se glečeri razvale, većni snegovi otope.
Pa šta, neka kiše ne prestaju,
neka gromovi polude, samo rata da ne bude!
Znaš šta, nek se doba preokrenu,
nek se zvezde uznemire, nek se planine pokrenu.
Pa šta, vetri nek pomahnitaju,
nek se vulkani probude, samo rata da ne bude!
K'o zlatni prah, oreol sna, oko malenih glavica
i naša ljubav nad njima čuva ih kao lavica.
Loše te vesti uzbude - da rata ne bude!
Znaš šta, neka mora sve potope,
nek se glečeri razvale, većni snegovi otope.
Pa šta, kiše neka ne prestaju,
neka gromovi polude, samo rata da ne bude!
Znaš šta, nek se doba preokrenu,
nek se zvezde uznemire, nek se planine pokrenu.
Pa šta, vetri nek pomahnitaju,
nek se vulkani probude, samo rata da ne bude!
Samo da rata ne bude, ludila među ljudima,
veliki nude zablude, plaše nas raznim čudima
i svakoj bajci naude - da rata ne bude!
Samo da rata ne bude, ludila među ljudima,
veliki nude zablude, plaše nas raznim čudima
i svakoj bajci naude - da rata ne bude!
Translation by chatgpt:
### Just Let There Be No War
*(Đorđe Balašević)*
Drunken boys pass along our quiet street,
they're heading off to the army, followed by sad girls,
troubled by insane premonitions—
**just let there be no war!**
I can't help but remember
the tears at the tip of your little nose,
the year nineteen-eighty, Brane Ćosić Street,
and the black train, as if I’m leaving forever with it.
You know what? Let the seas flood everything,
let the glaciers collapse, let the eternal snows melt.
So what? Let the rains never stop,
let the thunder go mad—
**just let there be no war!**
You know what? Let times be overturned,
let the stars be disturbed, let the mountains move.
So what? Let the winds go wild,
let the volcanoes awaken—
**just let there be no war!**
Like golden dust, a halo of dreams,
above little heads,
and our love watching over them
like a lioness.
Bad news stirs you—
**just let there be no war!**
You know what? Let the seas flood everything,
let the glaciers collapse, let the eternal snows melt.
So what? Let the rains never stop,
let the thunder go mad—
**just let there be no war!**
You know what? Let times be overturned,
let the stars be disturbed, let the mountains move.
So what? Let the winds go wild,
let the volcanoes awaken—
**just let there be no war!**
**Just let there be no war, no madness among people,**
the great ones feed us illusions,
they scare us with all sorts of wonders,
they ruin every fairytale—
**just let there be no war!**
**Just let there be no war, no madness among people,**
the great ones feed us illusions,
they scare us with all sorts of wonders,
they ruin every fairytale—
**just let there be no war!**
#nowar
