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Materina maza

Ima dete u selu,
Ime mu je laza,
Al ga zovu drukcije -
Materina maza.
 
Kad sva deca ustanu,
On i onda spava,
Kad mu kazu: ustani!
Njega boli glava
 
Ref
Lazo o Lazo
Materina mazo
Lazo o Lazo
Materina mazo
 
Kad ustane, ne ume
Da se sam obuce,
Ne sme da se umije,
Iste vode vruce.
 
Kad ga zulja cipela,
On cipelu tuce,
Tad ga ruka zaboli,
Pa onda jauce.
 
Kad mu dadu jabuku,
On bi hteo sljiva,
Kad mu pruze pogacu,
Onda bi koljiva.
 
Kad se malo ogrebe,
Place i zapeva:
Jao, jao, pomagaj,
Izic ce mi cleva!
 
Kad je suvo, zamesi
Blata pa se kalja,
Kad ga mati pokara,
Legne pa se valja.
 
Kad mu uspu tarane,
On bi jeo riba,
Kad se ribe najede,
Tad ga boli tiba.
 
Pa zato ga ne zovu
Po imenu: laza,
Vecem jadno, zalosno:
Materina maza!
 
Translation

Mama's Boy

There is a kid in the village,
His name is Roy,
But they call him differently -
Mama's boy.
 
When all kids get up,
he's still asleep,
When they say to him: get up!
he's got a headache
 
Chorus
Roy, oh, Roy
Mama's boy
Roy, oh, Roy
Mama's boy
 
When he gets up, he doesn't know
To put on his clothes on his own,
He's afraid to wash his face,
With that hot water.
 
When a shoe pinches him,
He beats the shoe,
Then his arm starts hurting
So, he starts to cry.
 
When they give him an apple,
He would want plums,
When they give him cake
He'd eat wheat.
 
When he scratches himself a bit
He cries and weeps:
Ouch, ouch, help me
My guts will fall out!
 
When it's dry, he makes
Some mud and gets all dirty,
When his mother tells him off,
he lays down and rolls over.
 
When they pour him dough pellets,
He'd eat fish,
When he eats enough fish,
Then his stomach hurts.
 
So, they don't call me
By his name: Roy,
But poorly, sadly:
Mama's boy!
 
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