Translation of the song Ćaletova pesma artist Đorđe Balašević

Ne pitaj me nikad više

Don't ask me ever again

zašto neven ne miriše.

why marigold doesn't smell

Ne sećam se, to je priča duga

i don't remember,its a long story

Ne pitaj me tu pred svima

Don't ask me in front of everyone

šta to na dnu čaše ima

what's at the bottom of the glass

ne pitaj me nikad zašto cugam

don't ask me ever why i drink

Bolje da šešir nemam

It's better that i don't have a hat

pod njime đavo drema

underneath it the devil is resting

sneva i izvoljeva, đavo mi je kriv

sleeping and whining,i blame the devil

Budi me u zlo doba

He wakes me up in bad times

za njega red ne važi

for him rules don't apply

On mora sve da proba

he has to try it all

to đavo vino traži

the devil want's wine

Ne pijem što uzivam

I don't drink because i enjoy it

nit' što mi dobro stoji

nor because it makes me look good

pijem da njega napojim

i drink to get him drunk

Ne pitaj me, ne znam kaz'ti

Don't ask me,i can't say

di će koja zvezda pasti

where will each star fall

di će pasti dugme s mog kaputa

where eill my jackets button fall

Ne pitaj me što na kraju

Don't ask me why at the end

svi kerovi za mnom laju

all the dog's bark at me

ne pitaj me nikad zašto lutam

never ask me why i wander

Bolje da šešir nemam

It's better that i don't have a hat

pod njime đavo drema

underneath it the devil is resting

sneva i izvoljeva, đavo mi je kriv

sleeping and whining,i blame the devil

Budi me u zlo doba

He wakes me up in bad times

za njega red ne važi

for him rules don't apply

On mora sve da proba

he has to try it all

to đavo mesto traži.

the devil want's to fit in

Ne lutam sto uživam

I don't wander because i enjoy it

nit' miris druma volim

nor because i love the smell of the road

lutam da njega umorim

i wander to get him tired

Ne pitaj me dal' je zima

Don't ask me if it's winter

dok po rosi s ciganima

while under the rain with gypsies

brilijante za kravatu biram

i pick diomands for my tie

Ne pitaj me zašto ptice

Don't ask me why the birds

ne sleću na svake žice

don't land on every wire

ne pitaj me nikad zašto sviram

don't ask me why i play

Bolje da šešir nemam

It's better that i don't have a hat

pod njime đavo drema

underneath it the devil is resting

sneva i izvoljeva, đavo mi je kriv

sleeping and whining,i blame the devil

Budi me u zlo doba

He wakes me up in bad times

za njega red ne važi

for him rules don't apply

On mora sve da proba

he has to try it all

to đavo pesmu traži

the devil want's a song

Ne, ne sviram što uživam

I don't play because i enjoy it

nije to pesma prava

it's not the right song

sviram da njega uspavam

i play to get him to sleep