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Maturity and the Worn-Out Vest: A Poetic Exploration of Life's Trials, Slides of Chinese Language

A collection of song lyrics by czech poets jiří šlitr and jiří suchý, exploring themes of maturity, life's trials, and the human condition. The lyrics express feelings of despair, hopelessness, and the longing for change, as the speakers contemplate the passage of time and the choices they have made. The text also includes a glossary of czech words and their english translations.

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2012/2013

Uploaded on 10/23/2013

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Download Maturity and the Worn-Out Vest: A Poetic Exploration of Life's Trials and more Slides Chinese Language in PDF only on Docsity! Léta dozrávání (Maturing age) Jiří Šlitr a Jiří Suchý Šlitr a Suchý Šlitr Suchý Až jednou: Then one time: Lehl jsem si na koleje, I lied down on the rails, neb jsem měl v duši because my soul was zas nějaký zmatek. again full of confusion. Ležel jsem dlouho; I lied down for a long time; vlak však stále nejel the train still wasn’t coming a pražce tlačily mě and the wooden planks were pushing do lopatek. into my shoulder blades. Dobytčí vlak The cattle train do městských jatek going into the town slaughterhouse měl ukončit mé trápení. was supposed to end my suffering. Byl všední den It was a weekday a přece svátek; and after all a holiday; dobytčí vlak měl zpoždění. the cattle train was delayed. Čekal jsem zdali I was waiting přítel se mi zjeví, whether my friend would appear, aby mě vyrval so that he would yank me smrti ze klína. out of Death’s lap. Nejde a nejde; He’s not coming and not coming; asi o tom neví, he probably doesn’t know about it, tak jsem se zved a šel jsem do kina. so I got up and went to the movies. „Život je pro mne obnošená vesta; “For me, life is a worn-out vest; na jeho nudu právem stěžuju si,“ of its dullness, I’m complaining about now,” to říká sotva jeden člověk ze sta hardly one person out of a hundred says that, a ostatní se divit musí. and the rest have to wonder. A proto kdo And that’s why, for the person si neví rady, who is at his wit’s end, ten ať se smíří s osudem. may he deal with his fate. My dokaváde budem tady, Until we’re still here, nikdy říkat nebudem: none of us will say, „Život je pro mne obnošená vesta, “For me, life is a worn-out vest, šedá a nudná, jak to račte znát.“ Gray and boring, as you please to know.” To říká sotva jeden člověk ze sta Hardly one person out of a hundred says that, a ostatní se musí smát. and the rest have to laugh. Nová slova I Vštříknu  vštříknout: to squirt, to inject Utrejch: poison Požil  požit: to enjoy Ožil  ožit: to survive Kulí  kulka: bullet Proženu  prohnát: to run through Vrazil  vrazit: 1. to bump, 2. to thrust, 3. to burst Facek  facka: slap Vrazit pár facek: to slap Vĕšel  vĕšet: to hang Mandle (sing. and plur.): almonds Polibky  polibek: kiss Cukrkandle  cukrkandl: rock candy Opĕt: again Objevil  objevit: to appear Náhle: suddenly, all of a sudden Nadávky  nadávka: bad name, term of abuse, insult Vyřklé  vyřknout: to come out with, to say
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