Translation of the song Moj otac artist Rade Šerbedžija

Moj otac partizan bio

My father was a partisan

A danas novine čita

But today, he reads newspapers

I šuti o svem što je snio

And keeps silent about his dreams

Nit' tuži, niti pita

He doesn't complain, doesn't ask

Crvenu zastavu vješa

He hangs the Red flag

Ponekad, o praznik samo

Rarely, only during holidays

I tiho, uz uzdah šapne

And whispers, over a sigh

Ja sam bio tamo

I was there too

I kad moj sin ga moli

And when my son asks him

Da igraju se rata

To play a game of war

Moj otac Švaba bude

My father is a German

A sin partizan k'o tata

And my son a partisan, like my dad

A ja ga ponekad pitam

Sometimes I ask him

Za IB i cijenu slobode

About the IB* and the price of freedom

Umorno odmahne rukom

Tired, he waves his hand

Zalijevati cvijeće ode

And leaves to water the flowers

I prolaze, prolaze dani

Days are passing one by one

Moj otac sve više moli

My father prays more and more

što ga to toliko rani

What is it that hurt him so much?

Što ga to tako boli

What is it that aches him so much?

Moj otac sve više šuti

My father is silent these days

I lovi ribe po Savi

He is fishing on the river Sava

Koliko tužnih misli

How many tearful thoughts

U dobroj, sijedoj glavi

Swarm in that good gray head

A ja mu s obale vičem

From the banks I shout

Koji ti je đavo?

What's wrong with you?

Ah, sine, mili sine

Oh, my son, my dear son

Gledaj u rijeku pravu

Look at the river before you

A ja mu s obale vičem

From the banks I shout

Za šta si život dav'o?

What have you been giving your life for?

Ah, sine, mili sine

Oh, my son, my dear son

Gledam niz rijeku pravo.

I'm looking down the river.