Lao Che - Życie jest jak tramwaj

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Life is like a tram

I can't come today, because I don't exist anymore[1].
Something has come up[2], I won't say "goodbye".
For some reason, I couldn't resist the charge of a certain tram.
I likely won't come today[3], because I died.

The motorman's movement was overly daring
The tram, unpardoning, striked and took my head away.
My head won't stand in any tram anymore.
Public transport are a blague[4]. Give me back my head bastards

I d-d-d-died, I d-d-d-died
I d-d-d-died, I d-d-d-died


And the Angels have warned [me]
Their wings were just like Messerschmitts
"Mister, be careful, or[5] you'll die,
and you'll be walking around killed[6]

And the Angels have warned [me]
Their wings were just like Messerschmitts
"Mister, be careful, or[5] you'll die,
and you'll be walking around killed[6]

I can't come today, because I don't exist anymore[1].
Something has come up[2], i won't say "goodbye"
For some reason, I couldn't resist the charge of a certain tram
I likely won't come today[3], because I died

A mediocre writer once said: "life is like a tram",
A mediocre writer said: "life is like a tram".
Life is like a tram, you ought to know when to leave it[7].
I could beat that bastard down, I swear to God.

[1] A bit more literally, "there's no me anymore", a lot more literally, "[it] doesn't have me anymore"
[2] Literally "something fell out of me".
[3] Literally "Today I likely won't fall [into something].
[4] Or maybe "public transport of grand", though I'm not sure what "grand" could refer to here.
[5] Rather than "or else you will/may die", it could also sort of mean "because you are going to die".
[6] It sounds awkward in Polish too. A more liberal translation would be "you'll be walking [around] dead", though this line seems to have no connotations regarding zombies.
[7] Literally "sit out [of it]". "Wysiąść"/"Wysiadać" can also colloquially mean "break down". Here it might also be alluding to dying.

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Życie jest jak tramwaj

Nie mogę dziś przyjść, bo już mnie nie ma.
Cos mi wypadło, nie powiem „do widzenia”.
Szarży pewnego tramwaju jakoś nie odparłem.
Dziś raczej nie wpadnę, bo umarłem.

Manewry motorniczy miał nazbyt brawurowe.
Tramwaj bez pardonu hulnął i odebrał mi głowę.
Więcej moja głowa w tramwaju nie postanie.
Komunalne linie granda. Oddać głowę, dranie

Uuuu umarłem, uuuu umarłem,
Uuuu umarłem, uuuu umarłem.

A ostrzegli anieli
Skrzydła mieli jak te messerschmitty
Niech pan uważa, bo pan umrze
I będzie pan chodził zabity.

A ostrzegli anieli
Skrzydła mieli jak te messerschmitty
Niech pan uważa, bo pan umrze
I będzie pan chodził zabity.

Nie mogę dziś przyjść, bo już mnie nie ma.
Cos mi wypadło, nie powiem „do widzenia”.
Szarży pewnego tramwaju jakoś nie odparłem.
Dziś raczej nie wpadnę, bo umarłem.

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