Já jsem muzikant

folk song / traditional

Lyrics - Czech

(Folk song from Czechia)

Refrain
Já jsem muzikant a přicházím k vám z české země
my jsme muzikanti, přicházíme k vám.

1. Já umím hráti.
My umíme taky.
A to na housle.
Jak se na ně hraje?
Fidli, fidli, staré vidli,
fidli, fidli, housličky.
Fidli, fidli, staré vidli,
fidli, fidli, housličky.
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2. Já umím hráti.
My umíme taky.
A to na basu.
Jak se na ni hraje?
Stála basa u primasa,
za kamnama stála,
kdyz primaska zatopila,
basa sama hrála.
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3. Já umím hráti.
My umíme taky.
A to na trumpetu.
Jak se na ni hraje?
Já rád játra, ty rád játra
on rád játra, trumpeta.
Já rád játra, ty rád játra
on rád játra, trumpeta.
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4. Já umím hráti.
My umíme taky.
A to na bubínek.
Jak se na něj hraje?
Bumtarata, bumtarata
bumtarata bubínek.
Bumtarata, bumtarata
bumtarata bubínek.

English Translation - I am a Musician

Refrain
I am a musician and I come to you from the Czech Republic.
We are musicians, we come to you.

1. I can play.
We can too.
And that on the violin.
How do you play them?
Fidli, fidli, old pitchfork,
fiddle, fiddle, fiddle.
Fidli, fidli, old pitchfork,
fiddle, fiddle, fiddle.
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2. I can play.
We can too.
And on bass.
How to play it?
The bass stood by the primate*,
she stood behind the stove
in the kitchen,
the bass played itself.
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3. I can play.
We can too.
And that on the trumpet.
How to play it?
I like liver, you like liver
he likes liver, trumpet.
I like liver, you like liver
he likes liver, trumpet.
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4. I can play.
We can too.
And on the drum.
How to play it?
Boom, boom, boom
boomtarata drums.
Boom, boom, boom
boomtarata drums.

*town official

Some of the lyrics don’t seem to make sense, but they rhyme in Czech.