For a couple of days been listening to local artist Žilvinas Žvagulis discography on Spotify. In Lithuania, we have a term for such music - užstalės dainos, which would roughly translate to "songs that you'd sing in a group while feasting and drinking" 😀Anyway, here's one of the better songs of his called "Vargšas Turtuolis" (eng. Poor Richguy).
Approximate lyrics:
Verse 1:
A bench in city's park and an endless
Sky above my head is my home.
All I have are a couple of coins in
My pocket and this dusty old road, but it's enough...
Verse 2:
On the street, the passerbies will flow as if a river,
While my fingers will touch the strings that buzz.
Afterwards, I will stretch out my hand - give me what you can
Or, if you can't, then let this song play for free...
Verse 3:
Only one thought you all have in your mind:
Without lot he still smiles,
Without home he's still happy and does not owe anyone.
His biggest treasure - another day that goes by...
Chorus 1:
As it is, so let it be.
I'd never tried this happiness for anything.
Let the dogs bark, let the caravan flow,
Let the content mob laugh.
You can never weight happiness, cause it is priceless.
What then makes you happier than me?
Verse 4:
Where are you heading, what do you still want?
Come hither and look at me:
Lotless, but happy; homeless, but rich,
Even though that all of my treasure is only this song...
Chorus 2:
As it is, so let it be.
I'd never tried this happiness for anything.
Let the dogs bark, let the caravan flow,
Let the content mob laugh.
You can never weight happiness, cause it is priceless.
What then makes you happier than me?