Translation of the song Jeremija artist Goran Bregović

Ja sam ja, Jeremija

I am me, Jeremy,

prezivam se Krstić

my surname is Krstic.

Selo mi je Toponica

My village is Toponica,

drvena mi dvokolica

my chariot is wooden.

služio sam stari kadar

I served in the old division

artiljerija

of the artillery.

Ja sam ja, Jeremija

I am me, Jeremy,

prezivam se Krstić

my surname is Krstic.

Imam sito i karlicu

I have a sieve and a pelvis,

imam ženu vračaricu

I have a wife (she's a) fortune-teller,

služio sam stari kadar

I served in the old division

artiljerija

of the artillery.

Ja sam ja, Jeremija

I am me, Jeremy,

prezivam se Krstić

my surname is Krstic.

Imam njivu i livadu

I have a field and a meadow,

vodenicu valjanicu

a water-mill and a plough,

služio sam stari kadar

I served in the old division

artiljerija

of the artillery.

Ja sam ja, Jeremija

I am me, Jeremy,

prezivam se Krstić

my surname is Krstic.

Više kuće trijerica

More houses trijerica,

preko plota udovica

Over the fence is a widow,

služio sam stari kadar

I served in the old division

artiljerija

of the artillery.