Translation of the song Nisam bio ja za nju artist Đorđe Balašević
Nisam bio ja za nju
I Wasn't Right For Her
Volela je klasiku i jazz,
She liked classic music and jazz
čitala je, pretežno, Perl Bak.
She mostly read Pearl Buck
Njen je praded bio ruski knez,
Her great-grandfather was a Russian prince
došao je sa Urala čak.
He came all the way from the Urals
Nisam bio ja za nju,
I wasn't right for her
nisam bio ja za nju.
I wasn't right for her
Ne, nikad nisam bio ja za nju,
No never was I right for her
nisam bio ja za nju.
I wasn't right for her
Prošla je, uglavnom, čitav svet,
She saw mostly the entire world
London, Pariz, Amsterdam i Rim.
London, Paris, Amsterdam and Rome
Vozila je plavi Renault 5,
She drove a blue Renault 5
ma, vozila je pristojno, sasvim.
She drove it quite decently
Al' ipak, nisam bio ja za nju,
But anyway, I wasn't right for her
nisam bio ja za nju.
I wasn't right for her
Nisam bio ja za nju,
I wasn't right for her
nisam bio ja za nju.
I wasn't right for her
Živela je kao sat.
She lived like a watch
Strogi plan za svaki dan.
A strict plan for every day
Želela je znati sve:
She wanted to know it all
šta se zbiva? Ko se muva?
What's happening, who's with whom?
Ja sam sasvim drugi tip,
I'm a completely different kind
o, tako divno slobodan,
Oh, so wonderfully free
baš ma briga za njen krem.
I don't give a damn about her jet set
Eto, to je to.
So, that's it
Baš i ne bi bio neki brak,
It wouldn't have been much of a marriage
kad je ženin idol - čika Freud,
When the wife's idol is uncle Freud
a njen suprug površan i lak,
While her husband is superficial and lightweight
fudbal, coca-cola i Pink Floyd.
Football, Coca Cola and Pink Floyd
O, mama, nisam bio ja za nju,
Oh, mama, I wasn't right for her
nisam bio ja za nju.
I wasn't right for her
Ne, stvarno, nisam bio ja za nju,
No, really, I wasn't right for her
nisam bio ja za nju.
I wasn't right for her
Sretnemo se ponekad.
We run into each other occasionally
Pita me šta radim sad,
She asks me what I'm doing now
ispriča mi ukratko,
She tells me in short lines
šta se zbiva, ko se muva.
What's happening, who's with whom
Kažem joj da tugujem,
I tell her that I grieve
kartam se i lumpujem,
Play cards and drink a lot
s oblacima drugujem,
Hang out with clouds
ona kaže: Sam si tome kriv.
She says: It's your own fault
Al' ipak, nisam bio ja za nju,
But anyway, I wasn't right for her
nisam bio ja za nju.
I wasn't right for her
Ne, stvarno, nisam bio ja za nju,
No, really, I wasn't right for her
nisam bio ja za nju.
I wasn't right for her