This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Èçòðèâàì ïîñëåäíèÿ ñüí è òðüãâàì
Ïðåñêà÷àì ïðåñòîðåíà ëóäîñò
Ïîãëåæäà ìå êàìåðà òúæíà, íî ñíèìà
Ïàê ñìåøíî çàñïàëè ëèöà
Òÿ ñíèìà îáúðêàíè õîðà
Ðàçõâúðëÿíè ìèñëè ñå êðèÿò âúâ íåÿ
Çàïèñâà òÿ áîëíè âúïðîñè
è ïîñëå ñå ñìåå ñàìà
Ïîãëåæäà ìå êàìåðà òúæíà, íî ñíèìà
Ïàê ñìåøíî çàñïàëè ëèöà
Ïòâàðÿì ìå÷òèòå è âëèçàì,
Íî ñå ñëèâàì ñ ëèöà íåïîçíàòè
Ðåôðåí:
Åëà ñ ìåí òÿ êàçâà è ñëàäêî íàìèãà
Åëà ñ ìåí êðàñèâèòå ìèãîâå ñíèìàì
Ïîãëåæäà ìå êàìåðà òúæíà, íî ñíèìà
ïàê ñìåøíî çàñïàëè ëèöà
Îòâàðÿì ìå÷òèòå è âëèçàì,
íî ñå ñëèâàì ñ ëèöà íåïîçíàòè
Èçëèçàì íàâúí - õîðà íÿìà,
íî ÷óâñòâàì àç, òåõíèÿ ãëàä çà èãðà
Ïîãëåæäà ìå êàìåðà òúæíà, íî ñíèìà,
ñíèìà ìåí...
Ðåôðåí:... /3x
È òåá ëúæëèâà ëè êàìåðà ñíèìà
Áçáðîé ëè âúïðîñè òÿ èìà
Áåçáðîé ëè âúïðîñè êúì òåá
È ìåí ëúæëèâà ëè êàìåðà ñíèìà
Áåçáðîé ëè âúïðîñè òÿ èìà
Áåçáðîé ëè âúïðîñè êúì ìåí èìà
Ïðåñèòåíè õîðà ìå ãëåäàò
Ôàëøèâà óñìèâêà ùå âçåìàò
Ïðåñòîðåíî ïàê ùå ñå ñìåÿ ñúñ òÿõ
Ïðåñêà÷àì ïðåñòîðåíà ëóäîñò
Ïîãëåæäà ìå êàìåðà òúæíà, íî ñíèìà
Ïàê ñìåøíî çàñïàëè ëèöà
Òÿ ñíèìà îáúðêàíè õîðà
Ðàçõâúðëÿíè ìèñëè ñå êðèÿò âúâ íåÿ
Çàïèñâà òÿ áîëíè âúïðîñè
è ïîñëå ñå ñìåå ñàìà
Ïîãëåæäà ìå êàìåðà òúæíà, íî ñíèìà
Ïàê ñìåøíî çàñïàëè ëèöà
Ïòâàðÿì ìå÷òèòå è âëèçàì,
Íî ñå ñëèâàì ñ ëèöà íåïîçíàòè
Ðåôðåí:
Åëà ñ ìåí òÿ êàçâà è ñëàäêî íàìèãà
Åëà ñ ìåí êðàñèâèòå ìèãîâå ñíèìàì
Ïîãëåæäà ìå êàìåðà òúæíà, íî ñíèìà
ïàê ñìåøíî çàñïàëè ëèöà
Îòâàðÿì ìå÷òèòå è âëèçàì,
íî ñå ñëèâàì ñ ëèöà íåïîçíàòè
Èçëèçàì íàâúí - õîðà íÿìà,
íî ÷óâñòâàì àç, òåõíèÿ ãëàä çà èãðà
Ïîãëåæäà ìå êàìåðà òúæíà, íî ñíèìà,
ñíèìà ìåí...
Ðåôðåí:... /3x
È òåá ëúæëèâà ëè êàìåðà ñíèìà
Áçáðîé ëè âúïðîñè òÿ èìà
Áåçáðîé ëè âúïðîñè êúì òåá
È ìåí ëúæëèâà ëè êàìåðà ñíèìà
Áåçáðîé ëè âúïðîñè òÿ èìà
Áåçáðîé ëè âúïðîñè êúì ìåí èìà
Ïðåñèòåíè õîðà ìå ãëåäàò
Ôàëøèâà óñìèâêà ùå âçåìàò
Ïðåñòîðåíî ïàê ùå ñå ñìåÿ ñúñ òÿõ
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