Translation of the song Hajle Selasije artist Zabranjeno pušenje

Bosnian

Hajle Selasije

English translation

Haile Selassie

Obuko sam bijelu kapicu

I crveni šal

I put on a white hat

Učitelj je rek'o:

and red scarf

Dolazi nam car!

The teacher said:

Mnogo ljudi čekalo je

The emperor is coming!

Gosta iz daljina

Many people were waiting

Čaršijom da prođe

for the guest from the far

Crna limuzina

a black limo

Prošao je mirno,

He passed by quietly

Gledajući svijet

while watching the people

Uhvativši tek po neki

caught only some of

Dobačeni cvijet

the flowers thrown at him

Zbog njega su nene

girlies cut their wrists

Sebi sjekle vene

because of him

Zbog njega su raste

Because of him ...

Zarasle u kraste

turned into scabs

Haile Selasije, car Afrike i Azije

Haile Selassie, the emperor of Africa and Asia

Haile, Haile, Haile Selasije!

Haile, Haile, Haile Selassie!

Bio je to divan čovjek

It was a wonderful man

Omiljen od mase

loved by the crowd

Mudar kao Gandhi

as wise as Gandhi

I lijep kao Nasser

as beautiful as Nasser

Od svih naših prijatelja

Compared to all our friends

Bio je najveći

he was the best

Vodio svoj narod

He led his people

Bogatstvu i sreći

towards wealth and happiness