Bajka o Głupim Jasiu [English translation]

Stupid Johnny said goodbye to his parents home,

to look for the spring of life, he liked it or not.

He shook the feet of his evil brothers,

who made him leave and walk the earth.

They will take and waste his heirloom,

even if he wanted, he could not oppose.

so he left the house whistling,

It's enough that he could understand the animals' words,

it's enough that he could understand the animals' words.

"Stupid Johnny, stupid Johnny":

birds were laughing in the forest.

It is true that you're not so smart!

Water of life does not exist,

and you will waste your life in the foreign lands.

But he would still just walk ahead,

But he would still just walk ahead!

He was walking towards the sun, where it was setting,

golden gravel crunching under his feet.

But Johnny was not tempted by the gold,

he was just listening to evening songs of birds.

Go, they would sing, to the capital,

where the king is dying on the bed of feathers;

heal him with the wheat seeds potion,

he will share half of his kingdom and offer you his daughter,

he will share half of his kingdom and offer you his daughter.

"Stupid Johnny, stupid Johnny":

birds were singing in the forest.

Admit, its better to be rich than poor!

Water of life does not exist,

so have something in this life,

But he would still just walk ahead,

But he would still just walk ahead!

Johnny didn't want any power, since he was stupid,

and we did not think about sweetest of all bodies,

he would get drunk on love and power,

and he was on the quest to find the water of life.

He finally reached the wilderness,

where snakes would crawl at his feet.

Anyone sane would just run away,

but Johnny could understand their hiss.

but Johnny could understand their hiss.

"Stupid Johnny, stupid Johnny!"

If you didn't get scared by us

than just follow the path that leads to the mountain peak,

but don't be distracted by magic,

don't look around,

because then nobody will save you,

because then nobody will save you."

He is climbing the rocky path,

Among phantoms, ghosts, headless corpses.

But he is not least bit scared,

Since he knew wore things from his own home.

He can already see how from spring on the peak,

water of life sprinkles in silver mist,

and next to it one of his brothers winking:

"Look there, down Johnny, there is your home,

look there, down Johnny, there is your home."

Stupid Johnny, stupid Johnny!,

you got fooled by an illusion.

One time you have looked down, only once.

All the struggle and bloody road, for nothing

Ghost of your brother disappeared

and you have been turned into stone under the peak,

and you have been turned into stone under the peak!

He is coming back, stupid Johnny made of stone,

crawling, year by year, inch by inch.

But whole generations will pass by

before he will be able to reach his goal.

And when the stone will finally come back home,

someone will tell children the tale about it

and he will appear, next to the old gate,

Stupid Johnny, brought back to life by the tale,

stupid Johnny, brought back to life by the tale.

Stupid Johnny, stupid Johnny,

you could understand the speak of animals,

but you can understand much more today

there are true stories sleeping in tales,

water of life does not exist,

but it's always worth to look for it.

There are true stories sleeping in tales,

water of life does not exist,

but it's always worth to look for it!

• Artist:Jacek Kaczmarski