Translation of the song Drago mi je zbog mog starog artist Đorđe Balašević

Drago mi je zbog mog starog

I am glad for my old dad

Što sam bez škole krenuo od dole

that I moved down without school

i post'o car

and became emperor

Dobro se sećam, posle zvuka poslednjeg zvona

I remember good sound of last bell

Trk od škole do stadiona

run from school to stadium

Bio sam sretan

I was happy.

Tačno pamtim dan, trening prvi i

I clearly remember day,first training and

'Mali ima fudbal u krvi'

'Kid has football in blood'

I onda 'Trči', i onda 'Lezi'

And than 'run' and than 'lay'

Nekad po kiši, nekad po žezi

sometimes on rain,sometimes on heat

To su bili teški dani, al' sve je prošlo

Those were hard days,but everything passed

Vreme je došlo da vladam ja

time came for me to rule

Moj stari veruje, možda preteruje

My old dad believe,maybe exaggerate

Kad kaže da sam bolji od svih

when say that I am better than all

Drago mi je zbog mog starog

I am glad for my old dad

Što sam od trnja stig'o do zvezda

that from thornes came to stars

za tili čas

in a second

Kad pružim dobar meč,

When I give good match,

on vodi glavnu reč

he leads talk

I pita: 'Da l' je selektor slep?'

and asks'Is selector blind?'

Drago mi je zbog mog starog

I am glad for my old dad

On sada ima moć da pred svima podigne glas

He now has power to be loud in front of all

U ime sporta, ja sam glavi rekao: 'Zbogom'

In name of sport,I sad to head 'Goodbye'

Pa sam slavu stekao nogom

so reach glory with leg

Takva smo sorta,

I am of that kind

brdo love kvari nas lako

pille of money spoil us easily

I onda đonom startuje svako

and than everyone start with foot

I nema 'Driblaj', i nema 'Dodaj'

and no 'dribble' and no 'pass'

Već samo ima 'Dobro se prodaj'

but only 'sell yourself good'

Zbogom davni ideali

Goodbye old ideals

Manje mi smeta prvenstvo sveta

I am less upset with world championship

neg' prazan džep

than of empty wallet

Moj stari veruje, možda preteruje

My old dad believe,maybe exaggerate

Kad kaže da sam bolji od svih

when say that I am better than all

Drago mi je zbog mog starog

I am glad for my old dad

Što sam od trnja stig'o do zvezda

that from thornes came to stars

za tili čas

in a second

Kad slabo zaigram, on pije sasvim sam

When I play bad,he drinks totally alone

I kaže: 'Trener kriv je za sve'

and say 'It's coach's fault for all'

Drago mi je zbog mog starog

I am glad for my old dad

On sada ima moć da pred svima podigne glas

He now has power to be loud in front of all

Drago mi je zbog mog starog

I am glad for my old dad

On sada ima moć da pred svima podigne glas

He now has power to be loud in front of all