Us emene lääre Gygechaschte

Mani Matter

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FROM HIS EMPTY VIOLIN CASE	O PRÁZDNÉM HOUSLOVÉM FUTRÁLU

From his empty violin case	Vida prázdný futrál od houslí
he pulls his instrument	vytáhl nástroj ven,
and the case disappears	no a futrál byl fuč.

And he plays without bow	A on hrál beze smyčce
a song with no words	píseň beze slov,
and he wears a top hat	zdobil jej cylindr,
but below there's no head	však pod ním žádná hlava
and no neck and no body	ani krk ani hruď
no arms, no legs	ani ruce ani nohy,
he has lost them all in the war	o to vše přišel on ve válce.

And all that remains is his song	A tak zbývá pouze píseň,
only that still remains	ona jen zůstala,
because also a top hat	neb i ten cylindr
he has never owned.	byla jen představa.

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