Translation of the song Mani me se, lepa Nasto artist Đorđe Balašević
Mani me se, lepa Nasto
Leave Me Alone, Pretty Nastya
Proganja me stalno Nastasja Kinski,
I'm being pursued by Nastassja Kinski
svaki dan mi dolazi u san.
Every day she comes into my dreams
Priča da me voli, baš ono, odistinski,
She tells me that she loves me, like really sincerely
i vene zbog mene.
And that she's languishing without me
Brine me pomalo ta lepa omladinka.
I'm slightly worried about this beautiful young woman
Ne mogu da odobrim njen stav.
I cannot approve of her stance
Nosi moju sliku k'o zaljubljena klinka,
She keeps my picture like some infatuated teenager
moju sliku u novčaniku.
My picture, in her wallet
Sve je to lepo i sve mi to laska,
It's all very nice and very flattering
al' mojoj faci ne pristaje maska.
But my face is not made for disguises
Ja na te stvari gledam starinski -
My views about those things are old-fashioned
mani me, drugarice Kinski!
Leave me alone, comrade Kinski
Nisi ti kriva, stvar ne primaj lično,
It's not your fault, don't take it personally
to su principi il' tu nešto slično.
It's about principles or something like that
Ja sam za drugu devojku rast'o,
I was born for another woman
mani se mene lepa Nasto.
Leave me alone, pretty Nastya
Ne mogu da shvatim šta nalazi na meni
I cannot understand what she sees on me
osim što sam visok, lep i plav?
Except that I'm tall, handsome and blond1
Čim joj nešto kažem, a ona porumeni
As soon as I open my mouth, her face turns red
pa skokne da me cmokne.
And she rushes to smooch me
Njen pogled ruši i obara s nogu
Her gaze sweeps men off their feet
al' ja se branim koliko već mogu.
But I'm resisting as best I can
Snažno me grli, sve grčko-rimski,
She hugs me strongly, all Greco-Roman2
htela bi da me ljubi filmski.
She wants to kiss me movie-style
Polako snajka, obustavi napad,
Slow down lassie, hold your fire
vrati se lepo na svoj truli zapad!
Just go back to your rotten West3
U Pariz - Teksas i među ljude-mačke,
To Paris, Texas and among Cat People
ja nigde ne mrdam iz Bačke!
I'm not going anywhere from Bačka4.