Wiesław Gołas - W Polskę idziemy

On working days we are as quiet as a moth,
On working days, we really don't care about that all.
And when you take it seriously, man, then... you know,
your got the a serious back pain or above..

On working days we are as dull and gray as the smoke,
and nothing will ever happen during those, because with whom?
And life as a too tight shirt - oppresses us,
Until we feel the urge and we go once in a while
We go through Poland, dear fellow colleagues,
We go through Poland,
Just before the first shot of vodka start buzz in your head
We drink the second.
Down to the bottom, as life rolls forwards,
For luck, for babies,
To my wife's good health.
to be or ... not be...
in that's a stupid muzzle,
In this beak - thirsty.
Previously the world was indifferent, now we care,
herring is eaten, a buddys are laughing, the girls are fading,
Our hands are screaming and our eyes are burning, shining like a flare.
Until dawn will drive us out in the new week, and in those gray days...

On working days , brother, you are slowly healing an hangover, heavy one,
the life continues, whether you are standing or you're lying down*.
On working days, your eyes are sticky and back hurts,
And you won't jump over your kidneys**, well... you guessed...

On working days, the fustian*** wives will snore at night,
And you try to wrap heavy head in the tight rug,
And in the morning you look at people with the wrong eye,
When something suddenly wakes up in you, and you start [drink].

We go through Poland, dear fellow colleagues,
We go through Poland,
before the vodka starts buzz in your head
We need more people .
Listen, compatriot,
Quiet!
Red poppies****, my heart and Homeland,
the shirt is ripped*****, here's the german bullet,
Here, look, a big scar.

Then we will dream colourful dream, a painted dream,
With a face cuddled into a pork chop, coated in******...
We are full of faith, (the head is heavy, heavy as lead ball),
That there is no power to ever beat us... ...falcons and eagles*******!

And then we will slow down again - and drink again,
And the public is respecting us, they admire us.
This fellow and that fellow are nicely smiling at us,
look how grows, our privilege of sacred cows.

So many guys are touched by us, and they lack the words,
A rubbish head - but what's a soul! a well-known thing,
then something is squeezing our belly and we want to cry,
Hey Polish people, give us kiss, and hold the line!


Left foot!********

We go through Poland, We go through Poland, dear fellow Poles,
Now, bloody hell, nobody's resting,
- rest while you're working.
It is just depressing, just sad and sorry when you're at work,
Now drinks with cheese,
redneck or a hero,
the Polish saturday alternative.

When next day wakes up and the titans with a hangover will get up
Again - through Poland! my dear brothers, no one condemns us.
No one will judge us, in Łomża or Nakło,
no one condemns us
and if we ever have ever missed this all,
No... ...there will be no lack of it...
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* this refers to polish drinkers sayin' "czy się stoi, czy się leży, 1000 złotych się należy" (Whether you are standing or lying, you should earn 1000 zlotys).
** this refers to Polish sayin' "wyżej dupy nie podskoczysz: (you won't jump higher than your rear) which means that's something is impossible to achive.
*** fustian wives this refers to very unatractive thick fustian underwear weared by women in cold winter nights.
**** this refers to Polish patriotic song "Red Poppies on Monte Cassino" which had status similiar to anathem. Song depicts the Polish contribution to the capture of Monte Cassino in Italy fighting against Germans during WWII.
***** the shirt is ripped... refers to famous Polish painting by Jan Matejko "Reytan - or fall of Poland". It depicts dramatic protest of Polish member of parliment in XVIIIc Tadeusz Reytan against the attempt to divide Polish State among Russia, Germany and Austria.
****** this is a Polish variety of pork breaded cutlet coated with breadcrumbs similar to Viennese schnitzel (but from pork meat). This is a typical Sunday dinner.
*******falcons and eagles refers to two separate symbols - eagle refers to national emblem of Poland (White Eagle) and falcons refer to polish-ukrainian folk song "hey Falcons" about a Ukrainian girl to whom a cossack, says goodbye for the last time before he is going to war. The tune was popular among Polish soldiers of WWII.
******** many lines in this song refers to army and Polish war history, especially to WWII. this history was fresh in Polish society when the song was written.