[bad word]  cenjeni sude, da dobro poznaješ ljude,
vi barem imate posla jer ćud je ćud a sud je sud.
 [bad word]  cenjena glavo, da si i učio pravo,
da svakom sudiš pošteno jer čast je čast a vlast je vlast.

I sve po zakonu, za to sam prvi,
ne bi bilo ove krvi da je bilo sve po zakonu!

Vlast je vlast,
i ja to poštujem, tu su paragrafi pa zagrabi
nek isto je i đavolu i đakonu,
pa nek se zna!

Nek' su mi gazili njivom, mojom se sladili šljivom,
uvek je lopova bilo jer ćuk je ćuk i vuk je vuk.
Nikada zlotvora dosta, suša mi uništi bostan
i led se prospe pred šetvu, al' led je led a red je red!

I prekardašilo, im'o sam bagremovu šumu
tamo dole prema [bad word] pa sam čekao.

Red je red!
Polako komšije! Ne može samo da se uđe,
da [bad word] #353;i tuđe, lepo sam im rekao.

Ne lomite mi bagrenje,
bez njih će me vetrovi oduvati.
Pustite ih, moraju mi čuvati
jednu tajnu zlatnu kao dukati:
ne lomite mi bagrenje, pod njima sam je ljubio,
bosonogu i odbeglu od sna.

Ljudi smo, cenjeni sude, pa neka bude šta bude,
žao mi marama crnih, al' plač je plač a mač je mač.
Ne pitaj šta bi sad bilo kad bi se ponovo zbilo,
ne pitaj da li se kajem, jer jed je jed a red je red!

I sve po zakonu, tu su paragrafi pa zagrabi
pošteno i za [bad word] i za [bad word] 

Red je red!
Sve ja to poštujem jer više bilo bi ubica
nego ptica koje odleću ka [bad word] 

Ne lomite mi bagrenje,
bez njih će me vetrovi oduvati.
Pustite ih, moraju mi čuvati
jednu tajnu zlatnu kao dukati:

ne lomite mi bagrenje, pod njima sam je ljubio.

O, zar moram da vam ponovim?

Okanite se njih jer sve ću da vas polomim!
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"Don’t Brake My Black Locusts"

I [bad word]  esteemed court, that you know people well,
you have that job, because nature is nature whereas court is court.
I [bad word]  esteemed honor, that you have studied the law,
that you judge everyone equally, because honor is honor whereas power is power.

And everything is by law, that’s why I am the first,
there wouldn’t be all this blood if it was all following the law!

Power is power,
and I respect that, there are statues so take some,
and let it be the same for the Devil and for the Deacon,
so let it be known!

Its one thing that they have crossed my field, and savored my plums,
there were always thieves, because owl is owl and wolf is wolf.
There is never end to evil-doers, the drought destroyed my melons,
and the ice spread before the harvest, but ice is ice whereas order is order!

And that was over the line, I had Black Locust forest,
down there near the road, so a waited.

Order is order!
Take it easy neighbors! You can’t just enter,
and break what isn’t yours, I told them nicely.

Don’t break my Black Locusts,
without them the winds will blow me away.
Leave them alone, they must keep for me,
one secret, golden like a coin:
don’t break my Black Locusts, I used to kiss her under them,
in her bare feet [bad word] from her dreams

We are all human, esteem court, so whatever may happen may happen,
I am sorry for black kerchiefs, but tears are tears whereas sword is sword.
Don’t ask what would be now if it were to happen again,
don’t ask if I have regrets, because rage is rage whereas order is order.

And everything is by law, there are statues so take some,
its all fair for [bad word] and betrayal.

Order is order!
I respect it all because otherwise there would be more murderers,
then birds flying toward the North.

Don’t break my Black Locusts,
without them the winds will blow me away.
Leave them alone, they must keep for me,
one secret, golden like a coin: