Translation of the song lyrics Balada O Heroju - Arsen Dedic

Balada O Heroju (original)

U rat je pošao i gord je bio
Jer svojoj zemlji pomoći je htio
Dali su mu pušku i oznake voda
I savjet da kožu čim skuplje proda
A kad su mu rekli
Neka pođe naprijed
Bio je spreman
Da istinu traži, ma bilo gdje
A sada kada je mrtav
Domovina slavi
Još jednog heroja
Sa zvijezdom u glavi
A ona što ga voli
Povratak je htjela živog vojnika
Jer s mrtvim herojem
Što može sad
I kamo da krene ta mlada žena
Sa tužnom slavom i šakom ordena

Balada O Heroju (translation)

He went to war and was proud
Because he wanted to help his country
They gave him a rifle and platoon marks
And the advice to sell the skin as expensive as possible
And when they told him
Let him go ahead
He was ready
To seek the truth, no matter where
And now that he is dead
Homeland celebrates
Another hero
With a star in his head
And what loves him
Returning is the will of a living soldier
Because with a dead hero
What can he do now
And where should that young woman go?
With sad glory and a handful of orders