{"id":6969,"date":"2017-02-28T23:20:22","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T23:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=6969"},"modified":"2017-03-01T15:01:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T15:01:45","slug":"lets-learn-a-polish-drinking-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/lets-learn-a-polish-drinking-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s learn a Polish drinking song!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cEurope\u00a0has\u00a0a great culture and an amazing history. Most important thing though is that people there know how to live! In America they\u2019ve forgotten all about it. I\u2019m afraid that the American culture is a disaster.\u201d\u00a0Johnny Depp<\/p>\n

I truly don’t think that American culture is a disaster, but I definitely agree that Poles know how to live! Now, if you attend a traditional Polish wedding, most likely you will hear some drinking songs as the band goes around the room and sings with all the guests. You don’t have to know the songs, but it is fun to know the words, so you can join in!<\/p>\n

\"MK<\/a>

Drinking songs at my wedding in Poland! So much fun!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Here is \u00a0one for you:) I tried to translate it as best as I could:)\u00a0This song is about a guy who doesn’t care about anything but his drink. He rejects his woman, his horse, and even on his death bed asks God to send him to where the Saints are drinking the beer!<\/p>\n

\u201cW piwnicznej izbie\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

W piwnicznej izbie siedz\u0119 sam<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nad kuflem pe\u0142nym piwa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oczyma wodz\u0119 tu i tam<\/strong><\/p>\n

A g\u0142owa mi si\u0119 kiwa.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ja nie dbam o czerwony nos<\/strong><\/p>\n

I o to \u017ce wci\u0105\u017c tyj\u0119<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ja bior\u0119 kufel w r\u0119ce swe<\/strong><\/p>\n

I pij\u0119 i pij\u0119 i pij\u0119<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the basement chamber I sit alone<\/p>\n

Over a mug full of beer<\/p>\n

Eyes rein here and there<\/p>\n

A head nods to me.<\/p>\n

I do not care about the red nose<\/p>\n

And that I’m getting fat<\/p>\n

I take a pint in my hand<\/p>\n

I drink and drink and drink<\/p>\n

A gdyby kto\u015b mi wyb\u00f3r da\u0142<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dziewczyn\u0119, konia, trunek<\/strong><\/p>\n

I rzek\u0142: wybieraj co chcesz sam<\/strong><\/p>\n

ja p\u0142ace za rachunek<\/strong><\/p>\n

Na pr\u00f3\u017cno dziewcz\u0119 wdzi\u0119czy si\u0119<\/strong><\/p>\n

A ko\u0144 wyci\u0105ga szyj\u0119<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ja bior\u0119 kufel w r\u0119ce swe<\/strong><\/p>\n

I pij\u0119 i pij\u0119 i pij\u0119<\/strong><\/p>\n

And if someone gave me a choice<\/p>\n

Girl, horse, liquor<\/p>\n

And he said, choose what you want yourself<\/p>\n

I pay the bill<\/p>\n

I don’t care about girl being flirty<\/p>\n

Or horse stretching out his the neck<\/p>\n

I take a pint in my hand<\/p>\n

I drink and drink and drink<\/p>\n

A gdy ju\u017c s\u0105du przyjdzie czas<\/strong><\/p>\n

I stan\u0119 u raju bram<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pok\u0142oni\u0119 si\u0119 tam nisko w pas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Odpowiem bez pardonu:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Rozkoszy wiele nie chc\u0119 zna\u0107<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wiedzie\u0107 gdzie si\u0119 kryj\u0105<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lecz tam mnie Panie Bo\u017ce wsad\u017a<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gdzie \u015bwi\u0119ci piwo pij\u0105<\/strong><\/p>\n

And when the judgement time comes<\/p>\n

I will stand at the gates of paradise<\/p>\n

I bow down there low<\/p>\n

I will answer without mercy:<\/p>\n

“Pleasures many I do not want to know<\/p>\n

Or where they are hidden<\/p>\n

But there please send me Lord<\/p>\n

Where saints are drinking beer.<\/p>\n