Pavel Stránský
Brother, close the door!
On August 21, 1968, the occupation of the Czech Republic by Warsaw Pact troops began. This happened after changes began in this country, which could have been the beginning of democratic processes. Many people emigrated from the Czech Republic after this occupation. among them was also later Karel Kryl, a poet and singer. This song is his work of art and is one of the most famous Czech forbidden songs of the time: youtu.be/10PQf_Vhzmg
English translation:
Brother, don't cry, those are not bogeymen,
you're old enough now, those are just soldiers,
they came in square, iron caravans.
With tears in our eyes, we look at each other,
stay with me brother, I fear for you,
on winding roads, brother, in thin boots.
It's raining and it's gone dark outside,
this night will not be a short one.
The wolf hungers for the lamb,
brother, have you closed the door?
Brother, don't cry, don't waste your tears,
swallow your curses and save your strength,
you mustn't blame me if we don't arrive.
Learn the song, it's not that difficult,
lean on me brother, the road is shattered,
we'll stumble on, we can't go back anymore.
It's raining and it's gone dark outside,
this night will not be a short one.
The wolf hungers for the lamb,
brother, close the door! Close the door!
Translator's comments:
I took a bit of artistic license with some of the translations to keep the flow of the speech more natural, so this is not a word for word translation (particularly in the first two paragraphs)
translator: soren
Photographed on a beautiful sim: ELVION - Woodland Realm
flickr group: www.flickr.com/groups/4127613@N25/
Brother, close the door!
On August 21, 1968, the occupation of the Czech Republic by Warsaw Pact troops began. This happened after changes began in this country, which could have been the beginning of democratic processes. Many people emigrated from the Czech Republic after this occupation. among them was also later Karel Kryl, a poet and singer. This song is his work of art and is one of the most famous Czech forbidden songs of the time: youtu.be/10PQf_Vhzmg
English translation:
Brother, don't cry, those are not bogeymen,
you're old enough now, those are just soldiers,
they came in square, iron caravans.
With tears in our eyes, we look at each other,
stay with me brother, I fear for you,
on winding roads, brother, in thin boots.
It's raining and it's gone dark outside,
this night will not be a short one.
The wolf hungers for the lamb,
brother, have you closed the door?
Brother, don't cry, don't waste your tears,
swallow your curses and save your strength,
you mustn't blame me if we don't arrive.
Learn the song, it's not that difficult,
lean on me brother, the road is shattered,
we'll stumble on, we can't go back anymore.
It's raining and it's gone dark outside,
this night will not be a short one.
The wolf hungers for the lamb,
brother, close the door! Close the door!
Translator's comments:
I took a bit of artistic license with some of the translations to keep the flow of the speech more natural, so this is not a word for word translation (particularly in the first two paragraphs)
translator: soren
Photographed on a beautiful sim: ELVION - Woodland Realm
flickr group: www.flickr.com/groups/4127613@N25/