by Adolf Heyduk (1835 - 1923)
Translation Singable translation by Constance Bache (1846 - 1903)

Co si přejí? Ej, co třeba
Language: Czech (Čeština) 
Co si přejí? Ej, co třeba:
víno, dohan, špek a chleba,
baltu, husle, fajku, páni,
rudé gatě v premování,
modrou vestu knoflík samý,
žluté čižmy s ostruhami,
jakých nemá leda král,
jež by srdce rozechvěly
a po celém světě zněly,
kdybych jimi zacengal,
povždy líp a povždy dál,
toulal bych se semo tamo,
ostatní by přišlo samo!

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Shall I tell you all I covet?
Language: English  after the Czech (Čeština) 
Shall I tell you all I covet?
Bread with bacon, o, I love it!
Good tobacco, wine, that's olden,
silken scarf with broideries golden,
sky-blue vest with buttons glittering,
yellow boots with bright spurs clattering,
such as only kings may wear.
Who would look so bold and dashing?
Gleaming sword and bright spurs clashing,
how the simple folk would stare!
Then I'd travel everywhere,
far and wide the whole earth roaming,
were but all I want forthcoming!

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From the Novák score.


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