Prievan v peňaženke [English translation]

I guess it takes a special talent

To be always running dry with money1

No use wasting any more words

I’m one of those soft-hearted folks

Who are always penniless

I’m a faithful friend to every bank

But there’s still little cash in my wallet

Just a ten-halier coin, long invalid 2

The sad end of payslip days

My wallet is always empty3

I lose bank notes by the pound

My wallet is always empty

I can hear their distant laughter…

There might be a Bermuda triangle in my wallet

I can’t win this fight against nature

My blood pressure is low and my salary follows suit

My pockets are empty like those of a big-beat fan

My wallet is always empty

I lose bank notes by the pound

My wallet is always empty

I can hear their distant laughter…

I’m the ultimate currency expert

No success in my wallet4

Hey, bro, could you lend me a twenty?

I’ll be happy to return it later! (Maybe!)

My wallet is always empty

I lose bank notes by the pound

My wallet is always empty

I can hear their distant laughter…

1. literally “to always have pocket tuberculosis”2. a halier was a subunit of the Slovak koruna; 1 koruna = 100 haliers3. literally “there’s always draft wind in my wallet”4. literally “no greenery”