Maryla Rodowicz - Polska Madonna

Madonna, Polish Madonna,
Maiden with child, speak,
How do you cope
In the night with bad dreams?

Madonna, Polish Madonna,
Where do you get money for rent?
Are you not scared
Of spiders or mice?

We'll give you a flower on Women's Day,
A tilted hat and the Polish anthem,
We'll give you vodka and a movie ticket,
Hangovers and sorrows, and two on the rails.

We'll give you thousands of old promises,
And ridiculously small amounts of money,
We'll give you gibberish and fear in the field,
And a place in kindergarten for the little one.

Madonna, Polish Madonna,
Maiden with child, speak,
How do you cope
In the night with bad dreams?

Madonna, Polish Madonna,
Empty is your bed,
What rhymes must sing
In your head?

We'll give you a flower on Women's Day,
A tilted hat and the Polish anthem,
We'll give you vodka and a movie ticket,
Hangovers and sorrows, and two on the rails.

Just until night, just until tomorrow -
In you echoes a sad litany,
Sleep will embrace you like divine grace,
Polish Madonna, Madonna Polish.

Sleep will give you French lipstick,
Cover your chest with a scarlet blouse,
Sleep will give you futile hope,
Polish Madonna, Polish Madonna.