Ever since a young age, Gott was interested in art - he applied for studies of graphic arts, but he was not accepted and started studying to become an electrician. During this time he focused on music, and then went to the conservatory, where he studied both popular style and opera singing. Classical training gave his voice resonance, great range, and the ability to sing considerably difficult passages with ease.
In 1968, Gott asked his friends, composer Karel Svoboda and lyricist Jiří Štaidl, to write him a song that he could compete with at the Rio de Janeiro festival. They bought a liter of Myslivec, and suddenly Štaidl said the two words: Lady Carneval. Svoboda sat down at the piano, and within ten minutes, they had a song. And not just any song! It became one of Gott's signature songs, and was translated into 36 different languages.
Lady Carneval
Páni
gentlemen
a
and
paní,
ladies
vím,
[I] know
jak
how
se ruší
is cancelled, dissolved
žal,
sorrow, heartache
Gentlemen and ladies, I know how to dissolve heartache,
já
I
tíhnu
[am] attracted
duší
[with] soul; instr.
jen
only
k
to, towards
Lady Carneval.My soul is attracted only to Lady Carneval.
Já
I
kdysi
once, long ago
pannám,
[to] virgins; dat.pl.
já
I
ba i
(in fact) even (gradation)
vdovám
[to] widows; dat.pl.
lhal,
lied
I used to lie to virgins, even to widows,
teď
now
v
in
srdci
heart; loc.sg.
chovám
[I] have, keep, carry
jen
only
Lady Carneval.Now in my heart, I carry only Lady Carneval.
A
and
s ní
with her
vchází
is entering
do
into, inside
mě
me
hřích
sin
nepoznán,
unknown, unrecognized
And with her, an unknown sin is entering me,
tančí
is dancing
v
in
bílých
white; loc.pl.
kamaších,
gaiters; loc.pl.
je
is
můj
my
pán,
master
Dancing in white gaiters, it's my master,
život
[my] life
já bych
I would
za něj
for him (hřích=masc.)
dal,
gave (part of conditional)
I'd give my life for it,
ó
oh
má
my (feminine)
Lady Carneval,Oh, my Lady Carneval,
mám tě rád,
I like you, I love you
mám tě rád.I love you, I love you.
Páni a paní, vím, jak se ruší žal,
Gentlemen and ladies, I know how to dissolve heartache,
Gentlemen and ladies, I know how to dissolve heartache,
já tíhnu duší jen k Lady Carneval.
My soul is attracted only to Lady Carneval.
My soul is attracted only to Lady Carneval.
Já kdysi pannám, já ba i vdovám lhal,
I used to lie to virgins, even to widows,
I used to lie to virgins, even to widows,
teď v srdci chovám jen Lady Carneval.
Now in my heart, I carry only Lady Carneval.
Now in my heart, I carry only Lady Carneval.
Teď v srdci chovám jen Lady Carneval.
Now in my heart, I carry only Lady Carneval.
Now in my heart, I carry only Lady Carneval.
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