Translation of the song Moja draga sad je u Japanu artist Đorđe Balašević

Pamtim još taj sastanak,

I still remember that time we met up

suze njene, rđav znak,

her tears, that harsh sign,

reče: Tata ima pos'o nov,

she says: Das has got a new job,

ja se selim!

I'm moving away!

Nije strašno, rekoh ja,

It's not too bad, I said,

osim parnog vikenda,

except for our weekend outings,

viđaću te stalno dobro znaš,

I'll always come and see you, you know that well,

kol`ko poželim.

as much as I want to.

Moja draga sad je u Japanu,

My darling is now in Japan,

pisma dugo putuju do nje,

my letter to her is a long journey,

uči džudo, pravi ikebanu,

learn judo, make an ikebana,

plašim se, zaboraviće sve.

I'm scared that she'll forget everything.

Ja sam još, uglavnom na Balkanu,

I am still mostly in the Balkans,

i bez nade da ću proći svet.

and without hope that I will see the world.

Da'l me ona ima još u planu,

Does she still see me in the future,

ili drugom bere trešnjin cvet?

or is she picking cherry blossoms with someone else.

To je bila ljubav baš,

That really was love,

love story na način naš,

a love story in our way,

sumnjam da ću sresti ikad

I doubt that I will ever meet someone

još neku sličnu,

just like her,

srušio se čitav svet,

the entire world tumbled down,

odneo je džambo džet,

the jumbo jet took it away,

od sudbine dobio sam tad petu ličnu.

I got a disqualification from destiny.

Moja draga sad je u Japanu...

My darling is now in Japan...