Kalasnjikov (Goran Bregovic)

Kalasnjikov is a song from Goran Bregović's soundtrack for the movie Underground by Emir Kusturica. It draws heavily from the rich Serbian and Bulgarian Romani music tradition.

Lyrics

Bum bum Allah vuran vurana, hey ya!
Bum bum yallah kýran kýrana, hey ya!

Hop de baþla muhtelif týraþa

Oh be anlaþýrýz paþa paþa
Salla kurusýký daða taþa
Kýz gibi bak kalaþnikof

Bum bum batan geminin mallarý
Sen aða ol ben paþa kollayalým imkanlarý

Ýn iþi, cin iþi deðil insan kiþi
Hem erkek hem diþi icabýnda

Bum bum hoþgeldiniz pazara, hey ya!
Bum bum aman gitmesin nazara, hey ya!

Buyrun ayaðýnýz alýþsýn
Maksat ortalýk karýþsýn
Tezgah tezgah üstüne kayýpsýn
Kýz gibi bak kalaþnikof

Bum bum batan geminin mallarý
Sen aða ol ben paþa kollayalým imkanlarý

Vur vur kafasýna kafasýna
çivi gibi çivi gibi çak çak

Bum bum Allah vuran vurana, hey ya!
Bum bum yallah kýran kýrana, hey ya!

Hop de baþla muhtelif týraþa
Oh be anlaþýrýz paþa paþa
Salla kurusýký daða taþa
Kýz gibi bak kalaþnikof

Bum bum batan geminin mallarý
Sen aða ol ben paþa kollayalým imkanlarý

Ýn iþi, cin iþi deðil insan kiþi
Hem erkek hem diþi icabýnda
Vur vur kafasýna kafasýna
çivi gibi çivi gibi çak çak

English Translation

Lord, nobody’s counting the shots
Nobody’s holding back the blows

Let’s go down to gibbering right away
Don’t worry, we’ll dig each other anyway
Let’s start bluster-blaster, since nobody’s around
See man, a brand new Kalashnikov

Let’s make a killing man it’s a real bargain price
I’m the ace-man, you’re the king, let’s stick to our scheme

No hocus-pocus here, it’s just a man made
Or woman made, thick as appropriate

Welcome to the market
Watch for the evil-eye

Come on it’s just a warm-up
A bit of commotion is all we need
Plot-counter-plot and you’re lost
See man, a brand new Kalashnikov

Let’s make a killing man it’s a real bargain price
I’m the ace-man, you’re the king, let’s stick to our scheme

Hit him on the head, just hit him
Pick up the hammer and nail it in, nail it in

Lord, nobody’s counting the shots
Nobody’s holding back the blows

Let’s go down to gibbering right away
Don’t worry, we’ll dig each other anyway
Let’s start bluster-blaster, since nobody’s around
See man, a brand new Kalashnikov

Let’s make a killing man it’s a real bargain price
I’m the ace-man, you’re the king, let’s stick to our scheme

No hocus-pocus here, it’s just a man made
Or woman made, thick as appropriate
Hit him on the head, just hit him
Pick up the hammer and nail it in, nail it in