Zina-Marina Lyrics

Lyric discussion by nadich126 

Cover art for Zina-Marina lyrics by Gogol Bordello

i'll try translate it though these lines don't have very important meaning.

hey! give us, old man, a ship and girls ohohohoh take money ohohoh what a shame oh let's sail in the black sea to dubai dubai oh oh take it all on camera and bring some journalists with you hit somebody's head with the camera or give it to somebody else

:)))

The reference to Dubai is telling and essentially gives away to true meaning of the lyrics: Many young women and girls end up in Dubai where their escape from forced prostitution is least likely. Buxom, Blonde and Blue-eyed fetch premium rates in that part of the world and also makes certain that those who want to escape stand out enough to be re-captured before they can make it out. Dubai is a known 'Blue-Balls' capitol where sailors pay well to sow their "wild oats" and are not above applying forceful measures to avoid this being exposed (as by pesky journalists with...