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Перевод
Slovak
[Intro; Recitative]
Who is the prettiest one in the world, hmm?
The answer is simple - it's us, the Slovaks.
We are nice, hardworking, friendly, hospitable, tidy -
all the five important Ps
And Slovak has a nature of a dove,
he is brave, social, merry,
and he has a thing for family and the family life.
[Song]
From the New Year's Eve, I keep drinking non-stop,
On Epiphany I puke, and throw the Chistmas tree out of a window [1].
This is a way how I do it - my father did the same,
First he had beat up all my brothers, then me and my mum.
When I first got drunk, I was already 10 years old,
the destiny just put me into this bag -
digital watches for First Communion, bike for Confirmation [2],
and after that every weekend with some shots and smokes.
My first hoodie was a Kenvelo [3],
at that time nobody knew that they were Jews.
My first car - 120, with drum brakes [4],
One year after that, circular saw - minus 3 fingers.
Only one thing pains me - that the cesspit is full again,
And why the hell is Slovnaft a Hungarian gas station [5],
The Czechs have our Kofola [6], gipsy potatoes,
I'm not a racist - I mean the Slovakia Chips [7]
But I... hate the Gipsy and the faggot,
but love him, if he is a musician!
So don't be sad if you're not white -
and play me my favourite tune!
[Ref.]
I'm Slovak,
ordinary Slovak,
I love myself.
I'll give my son a foreign name or three,
the first will be the same as mine - I also have my first name after my dad,
I'll found a company, with name with suffix -ex:
Steelex, Shoex, Stovex, Idiotex. [8]
In my head I have a similar mess as in my kitchen.
But who cares! The porch is fine, and my hair looks OK.
My wife sleeps in the other room - she says I snore,
I am not addicted to alcohol, just pre-alcoholic my whole life.
Polish chicken [9] on hungarian style with egg barley [10]
1,2,3,4 bottles of Corgoň [11].
To be on the safe side, I don't keep my OCB 100 on the table [12].
In the evening I have to listen to the Marcin's jokes [13].
I would never give a tip to the waiter,
He doesn't like that? - He can go work somewhere else!
Nobody gave me something for free,
I would have a bare ass, if I didn't steal some.
Oh, a hole in the fence - I'll look through it on the world,
and then put a barbed wire around my plot, and enjoy life.
I'll make some potato dumplings [14], live like the pig in the hay,
while my wife goes to Austria to wipe the asses [15]
[Ref.]
I'm Slovak,
ordinary Slovak,
I love myself.
When they play my anthem - I puff up my chest.
When they start beating me - what can I do? I'll get used to it.
When I see wrongdoing, it isn't my fault.
For all my problems I blame you - you bastard!
Fucking neighbour, I hate him,
all the new stuff he has - he likes to show off.
He makes more money than me, and I can't take that.
But when I need help - I immediately call him [16].
I'll buy some of this stuff, who cares I don't have the money for it,
I'll take a 20 year loan, as my dad did.
On my back I'll get a cool tattoo,
and I'll stick to my life plan - win the Lotto.
And if it doesn't work out, I'll go back to my folks,
so she keeps making me fried food on lard.
I am adamant in not allowing foreigners into my homeland,
while I wait for a new medal from our golden Nastya [17].
[Ref.]
I'm Slovak,
ordinary Slovak,
I love myself.
michal.majek✕
Idioms from "Slovák"
| 1. | To be on the safe side |
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General: The song makes fun from the stereotypical "Slovak", who thinks of himself as the good dude, but is a xenophobic asshole in reality.
[1]: Epiphany (6.1.) is a national holiday in Slovakia, a lot of people take vacation from 1.1. to 6.1. Chugging the Christmas tree from the window of a housing project is a nasty (but efficient) way how to get rid of it on the last day of "holidays"
[2]: First Communion and Confirmation usually happen when the person is 9-10 and 15-16 years old, and even the non-religious kids are usually pushed into it by their (religious) grandparents, who often coerce the kids by some gifts.
[3]: Kenvelo is originally a Czech clothing company, whose hoodies were ubiquitous in the 90s. The company was then bought by an Israeli businessman.
[4]: Škoda 120 was probably the most common car in Czechoslovakia in the 80s, and the first car most Slovaks/Czechs have ever driven (translator included)
[5]: Slovnaft is the largest Slovak oil refinery, but it is owned by Hungarian Mol Group.
[6]: Kofola is the Czechoslovak most popular cola soft drink. Czech and Slovak companies were fighting for most of the 90s and 00s for the rights to use the brand. Czech companies won.
[7]: Slovakia Chips - popular brand of potato chips in Slovakia, but owned by a foreign company.
[8]: Companies with names ending on "-ex" were for some reason really common in 90s in Slovakia.
[9]: Polish meat that can be bought in Slovakia is usually the cheapest, but has often questionable quality.
[10]: Egg barley (tarhoňa), also called Slovak rice is a side dish popular in Slovakia and Hungary. Originally brought to the land by invading Ottoman soldiers.
[11]: Corgoň - worker class beer.
[12]: OCB 100 - large pack of cigarette paper. He doesn't want to put it on the table, because what if somebody would want to borrow some then?
[13]: Marcin - Slovak comedian known for not very intelligent humor.
[14]: Potato dumplings (halušky) - national Slovak dish.
[15]: Large amount (10000s) of Slovak women work in Austria as caretakers for elderly, working one-week shifts.
[16]: In the original he uses "prezváňať", which means to call on a cell phone, but letting it ring just once, so the other party would know who is calling without talking to him. (measure to save money, as no call occurs - used in 90s and 00s)
[17]: Nastya = Anastasiya Kuzminova, an originaly Russian biathlon skier, who was not allowed to compete in Russia (she wanted to have children, which was against the rules there). After that, she got Slovak citizenship, and competed very successfully under Slovak flag (3 gold and 3 silver from winter olympics)