Ех тој Тоше (Oh That Toshe)

Oh That Toshe (Ех тој Тоше) was first sung on Golden Nightingale Festival in 1994 by Sanja Ristikj. The lyrics were written by Vangja Mihajlova Shterjova, with music and arrangement  by Ljupcho Mirkovski.

This song is about children trouble-makers who are not interested in studying and consequently they are often grounded. From time to time, most children can identify with this Toshe.

Ех тој Тоше

Ех тој Тоше, ех тој Тоше,
Денес тој пак во ќоше.
Стои така како трска
А со книга нема врска.

Зошто така, што се случи
в глава нешто пак му бучи.
Што го тера да се лути,
Да се кара, да се лути.

Тоше, Тоше, главо празна
Тоше, Тоше, пак ли казна.
Времето е чудна река
Брзо тече, не те чека.

Ех тој Тоше, ех тој Тоше,
Денес тој пак во ќоше.
Стои така како трска
А со книга нема врска.

Зошто така, што се случи
в глава нешто пак му бучи.
Што го тера да се лути,
Да се кара, да се лути.

Тоше, Тоше, главо празна
Тоше, Тоше, пак ли казна.
Времето е чудна река
Брзо тече, не те чека.

Тоше, Тоше, пак ли казна
Тоше, Тоше, главо празна.

Oh, That Toshe

Oh, that Toshe, Oh that Toshe, man
Today he does the corner time-out again
He stands there like a reed

Why is that? What happened? In his brain
Something is humming again
What makes him get angry?
What makes him quarrel and be angry?

Toshe, Toshe, empty brain
Toshe, Toshe, are you grounded again?
Time is a strange river straight
It flows fast, does not wait.

Oh, that Toshe, oh that Toshe, man
Today he does the corner time-out again
He stands there like a reed
He’s clueless about books, he doesn’t read.

Why is that? What happened? In his brain
Something is humming again
What makes him get angry?
What makes him quarrel and be angry?

Toshe, Toshe, empty brain
Toshe, Toshe, are you grounded again
Time is a strange river straight
It flows fast, does not wait.

Toshe, Toshe, are you grounded again?
Toshe, Toshe, empty brain.

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