Papuga [English translation]

[Chorus: Mata]

Parrot1 is calling, he says it has to go well

Confirm the price

Collect the bills that are green like a fucking Tabaluga2

Parrot is calling

[Verse 1: Mata]

We're talking about the new contract, new salary

I pick up quickly when parrot calls

Because I respect him like my own mother

We grab a lunch, I order ravioli

And parrot keeps telling me some shit about fishing

Parrot is a fat fish3, parrot is a tough guy!

I can tell him anything

Because I know he will keep things confidential

I go to the basement to grab a bottle (whiskey)

And ask if he wants it with cola or sprite

But parrot gives me a death stare

Looks seriously and says "No chaser!", as always

Because nothing human is alien to him

[Chorus: Mata]

Parrot is calling, he says it has to go well

Confirm the price

Collect the bills that are green like a fucking Tabaluga

Parrot is calling

[Verse 2: Mata]

One time during our lunch, a waitress came over and asked

"Could I have an autograph", so I pull out a pen and she says

That she wants it from parrot, and that I should give him the pen, alright then

First and second picture

We go outside, he does it with the mom

I do it with the daughter4, and we go back inside

My parrot is no hound5, but an Odysseus' dog6

When I get caught by cops7, I quickly call parrot

And you probably call your daddy while crying

[Chorus: Mata]

Parrot is calling, he says it has to go well

Confirm the price

Collect the bills that are green like a fucking Tabaluga

Parrot is calling

[Verse 3: Quebonafide]

Parrot calls me and says: "Kuba8, this has gone too far

The whole country wants to take your money and steal those bills green like a gecko"

I turn off the phone

Another lawsuit in my mailbox, some bitch wants to get in my way again

Soon I'll find out that it was me who killed the Dead Sea

God, it's terrifying, parrot calls and everything clears up

I do what I want, who's my advocate if I'm the devil?

I can't lose anything more here

If even a porn star wants me to go broke9

Have a nice matcha10, fuck the confirmers11

Que

[Chorus: Mata]

Parrot is calling, he says it has to go well

Confirm the price

Collect the bills that are green like a fucking Tabaluga

Parrot is calling

[Verse 4: Malik Montana]

Hey, I walk into the court, whole room fucking stinks like weed

The judge is looking like she wants to grab a blunt12

Prosecution knows that no snitch could help them

Because parrot can wash off all my dirts like Zygmunt Chajzer13

Parrot calls, I don't say hello

He's Jewish so we greet eachother with "Shalom"

I evade the law as if I'm slaloming

Because on the left14 there's money15

No I don't go right, even though I studied law

I break this law16, won't fix it anymore

"Almost" won't be enough17, because it has to go well

After the court proceedings she will spread her legs

Once it's all done, throw the gum18 into trash

Then I get a call from parrot

Now kamasutra comes in

What? Hey, hey, hey

I fuck the law in many ways

Themis19 has to clean up her face again

The court is high but my income is higher

Take a hammer and knock the verdict out of your head20

[Chorus: Mata]

Parrot is calling, he says it has to go well

Confirm the price

Collect the bills that are green like a fucking Tabaluga

Parrot is calling

1. Here "parrot" is used as a colloquial way of saying "attorney". In this song it's specifically about Mata's dad, who's a lawyer2. A green dragon character from a cartoon of the same name3. A wealthy and powerful person4. In Polish the verb you'd use for "having sex" and "taking a picture" is the same, so these two lines are purposefully suggestive5. Literally "a dog for the ladies" meaning a man who chases after women a lot.6. Meaning a loyal friend7. In Polish "pies" (dog) means the same as "pig" in English for the police8. Kuba Grabowski, Quebonafide's real name9. Literally "puścić bez gaci" means something like "make me go out with no underwear"10. Reference to Quebo's song "Matcha Latte"11. This is a play on a meme "smacznej kawusi, jebać kapusi" (have a nice coffee, fuck snitches), the "confirmers" here is more to make it rhyme like the original meme does12. "Faja" in this can mean both a "blunt/cigarette" and a "dick"13. Man who used to star in famous commercials for a cleaning product Vizir14. "Na lewo" means "on the left (side)" but in this context it can also mean "gotten illegally" as in "money gotten from illegal sources15. "Prawo" in Polish means both "right"(the direction) and "law". Malik's using it for a word play here to say both "I evade the law" and "I evade the right"16. Again here it could mean both "law" and "right direction"17. Here "Prawie" means "Almost" but can also be read as a conjugated form of "Prawo"(law)18. "Guma" here can mean both "chewing gum" and "condom"19. Greek Goddess of justice20. The saying "knock it out of your head" means just "forget about it"

• Artist:Mata