Kali – Falshiva (BG > EN)

Български to English please

Кали – Фалшива:

Не откраднах както казват
твоето сърце,
и не плаках както други
плачат днес за теб.
Не излъгах че умирам
и не те проклех
от раните не те намразих
мразя само мен.

Ще ти кажа как минава
всеки глупав ден,
как фалшива се събуждам
жалка и за мен.
По навик сега живея
все едно с кого
очите ми са вечно празни,
празни без любов.

Припев:
Лъжа цял живот,
ставам по - добра.
В чуждите легла
търся теб сега.
Лъжа цял живот
празен и фалшив,
как поне не се излъгах
че не ме боли. /x2

Ако сметна колко струват
моите лъжи,
ще си купя малко време
да се върнеш ти,
ако още беше вчера
щях да прокълна
лъжите си и твойте нощи
изгорени там.

Припев /x4

Кали – Фалшива (Fake):

Не откраднах както казват
I didn’t steal like they say (I did)
твоето сърце,
your heart
и не плаках както други
and I didn’t cry like the others
плачат днес за теб.
are crying today for you.
Не излъгах че умирам
I didn’t lie I was dying
и не те проклех
and I didn’t curse you
от раните не те намразих
I didn’t hate you for the wounds (you caused me)
мразя само мен.
I hate only myself

Ще ти кажа как минава
I will tell you how I spend (how it passes)
всеки глупав ден,
every stupid day,
как фалшива се събуждам
how I wake up - fake
жалка и за мен.
pathetic even to me.
По навик сега живея
By habit I live now
все едно с кого
regardless with whom (i.e. she doesn’t care with whom)
очите ми са вечно празни,
my eyes are always empty
празни без любов.
empty without love.

Припев:
Лъжа цял живот,
I lie all my life,
ставам по - добра.
I’m getting better at it.
В чуждите легла
In other people’s beds
търся теб сега.
I look for you now.
Лъжа цял живот
I lie all my life
празен и фалшив,
empty and fake (her life),
как поне не се излъгах
if I could have at least fooled myself
че не ме боли. /x2
that I’m not hurting.

Ако сметна колко струват
If I calculate how much they cost
моите лъжи,
my lies,
ще си купя малко време
I will buy myself some time
да се върнеш ти,
so you can come back,
Ако още беше вчера
If it was still yesterday
щях да прокълна
I would curse
лъжите си и твойте нощи
my lies and your nights
изгорени там.
burnt there.

I like these lyrics here to train my Bulgarian skills with help and control of your English version and will try to add one German version later. Thanks a lot for translation and translating notes, Narkissos!

This is a cover of Serbian song Minut Ljubavi by Tanja Savic.

Thanks citycat - I love Bulgarian covers of Serbian songs ;D

German try:

Кали – Фалшива (Fake):

Не откраднах както казват
I didn’t steal like they say (I did)
Ich habe nicht, wie sie (es) sagen,
твоето сърце,
your heart
dein Herz gestohlen
и не плаках както други
and I didn’t cry like the others
und ich habe nicht geweint, wie andere
плачат днес за теб.
are crying today for you.
heute um dich weinen
Не излъгах че умирам
I didn’t lie I was dying
Ich habe nicht vorgelogen, dass ich sterben würde
и не те проклех
and I didn’t curse you
und ich habe dich nicht verflucht
от раните не те намразих
I didn’t hate you for the wounds (you caused me)
Für die Wunden habe ich dich nicht zu hassen begonnen
мразя само мен.
I hate only myself
Ich hasse nur mich selbst

Ще ти кажа как минава
I will tell you how I spend (how it passes)
Ich werde dir sagen, wie ich
всеки глупав ден,
every stupid day,
jeden dämlichen Tag verstreichen lasse, (or: verbringe)
как фалшива се събуждам
how I wake up - fake
wie ich falsch aufwache (or: scheinbar aufwache)
жалка и за мен.
pathetic even to me.
jämmerlich sogar für mich.
По навик сега живея
By habit I live now
aus Gewohnheit lebe ich jetzt
все едно с кого
regardless with whom (i.e. she doesn’t care with whom)
mit wem auch immer
очите ми са вечно празни,
my eyes are always empty
meine Augen sind immer leer (or: mein Blick ist…)=
празни без любов.
empty without love.
leer ohne Liebe.

Припев:
Лъжа цял живот,
I lie all my life,
Ich lüge mein ganzes Leben,
ставам по - добра.
I’m getting better at it.
es geht mir besser
В чуждите легла
In other people’s beds
in fremden Betten
търся теб сега.
I look for you now.
such ich dich jetzt
Лъжа цял живот
I lie all my life
Ich lüge mein ganzes Leben
празен и фалшив,
empty and fake (her life),
leer und falsch.
как поне не се излъгах
if I could have at least fooled myself
(?wenn) ich mich wenigstens nicht (selbst) getäuscht hätte [or: ?belogen; I don’t understand quite the function of как here)
че не ме боли. /x2
that I’m not hurting.
dass ich mich nicht (?verletze). (?or: dass es mich nicht schmerzt)

Ако сметна колко струват
If I calculate how much they cost
Wenn ich berechne wieviel sie kosten
моите лъжи,
my lies,
meine Lügen
ще си купя малко време
I will buy myself some time
Ich werde etwas Zeit kaufen
да се върнеш ти,
so you can come back,
dass du zurückkommst (or: damit du wiederkommst)
Ако още беше вчера
If it was still yesterday
Wenn es noch Gestern wäre
щях да прокълна
I would curse
würde ich (sie) verfluchen
лъжите си и твойте нощи
my lies and your nights
meine Lügen und deine Nächte
изгорени там.
burnt there.
die dort verbrannt sind.

как поне не се излъгах --->word for word it is:how at least I didn't lie to myself

This is confusing in English.Because she really means:I wish I'd lied to myself/convinced myself or I wish I'd managed to fool myself that I'm not hurting.

че не ме боли = that I’m not hurting/that it's not hurting me/that I don't feel (the) pain----> My German is very rusty but ''dass es mich nicht schmerzt'' sounds better to me.

Useful at all?

Sorry Narkissos, you are really very attentive and I would gladly like to give you a response, but my head smokes like a chimney. Tonight it's to late for my bad Bulgarian. I'll try to understand tomorrow. I can catch no more thoughts in my mind now.

Especially the doubled negation causes me trouble: как поне не се излъгах че не ме боли

I understand the meaning because of your English translation and explanations now, but I can't read it in the original so far.

I hope the enlightenment comes with dawn

Bye for now and many thanks!

One rule you have to remember is that we always have double negation. For example in english when you ask someone "What are you doing" he says "I don't do anything" or "I do nothing" but in bulgarian we say "Не правя нищо, which in english means literally "I don't do nothing".

Mozart, mitko92 is making a very good point.It's probably the double negation that's giving you a headache.
And you're always welcome.

Originally Posted by mitko92

One rule you have to remember is that we always have double negation. For example in english when you ask someone "What are you doing" he says "I don't do anything" or "I do nothing" but in bulgarian we say "Не правя нищо, which in english means literally "I don't do nothing".

Originally Posted by Narkissos

It's probably the double negation that's giving you a headache.

Thank you both very much. Maybe two troubles are interfering here, that make my feel for language failing. A simple double negation such as "Не правя нищо" is not such a big problem for German native speakers, since it occurs also in German regional dialects and non-written or non-standard language, similar to English ("We don't need no education. We don't need no mind control"). But in connection with "как" I'm really despairing of the sentence "как поне не се излъгах че не ме боли"

Now I checked a further BG > DE dictionary and found "как не те видях" translated to "warum habe ich dich nicht gesehen" (why did I not see you) and to "wie konnte es kommen, dass ich dich nicht gesehen habe" (how could it come, that I did not see you).

Can I translate "как поне не се излъгах че не ме боли" to "warum habe ich mich nicht wenigstens (selbst) belogen, dass es mich nicht schmerzt" ("why did I not lie myself at least, that it doesn't hurts me")?

Or is this wrong

Originally Posted by Sofijski Mozart

Now I checked a further BG > DE dictionary and found "как не те видях" translated to "warum habe ich dich nicht gesehen" (why did I not see you) and to "wie konnte es kommen, dass ich dich nicht gesehen habe" (how could it come, that I did not see you).

Can I translate "как поне не се излъгах че не ме боли" to "warum habe ich mich nicht wenigstens (selbst) belogen, dass es mich nicht schmerzt" ("why did I not lie myself at least, that it doesn't hurts me")?

Or is this wrong

It's not wrong.If you insist on there being a ''how'' in the English try this:
(Oh) how could I not, at least, lie to myself (a little) that I'm not in pain, that I'm not hurting.

Bottom line is there are many ways to translate it that convey the meaning.And the ''kak'' you will just have to accept as a peculiarity of the language
Also let's not forget that song lyrics and poems are a special case.

Originally Posted by Narkissos

It's not wrong.If you insist on there being a ''how'' in the English try this:
(Oh) how could I not, at least, lie to myself (a little) that I'm not in pain, that I'm not hurting.

Now it became clear and I'm happy and pleased, you told me this :

Actually each translation request of mine splits into two intentions:
- First I want to know, what is said (for this one free and one literal translation into English are both a good help)
- With help of this secondly I try to find out, how it is said (for this I need to develope a deeper and general knowledge and feeling for Bulgarian thoughts and words, semantics, grammar and phrases)
This second point is my part and you can help only a little. But it was the reason, why I insisted to understand BG lyrics, not the English one.

Originally Posted by Narkissos

Bottom line is there are many ways to translate it that convey the meaning.And the ''kak'' you will just have to accept as a peculiarity of the language

Be sure I don't wish Bulgarian language to change at all, I just wish my Bulgarian language feel to change and develope

Ok good because I'm never sure if these convoluted sentences help or impede understanding

And I understand you completely.Music is a good way to improve your understanding of a foreign language.

This is why I am often torn between doing a more literal (word for word) translation and one that sounds better.Because each is useful in its own way.