Kreće se lađa francuska (Serbian Cyrillic: Креће се лађа француска; lit.
[1] The song was frequently performed in both France and Serbia after the war and is commonly used as a symbol of Serbian and French friendship.
(Deep, blue and wide) Nigde mu kraja videti, (Its end is nowhere in sight) Ne mogu misli podneti.
(Hoping to return home) Polazim tužan, bolestan, (I depart sad and ill) Pomislih: Bože, nisam sam, (Thought: "God, I am not alone") I moja braća putuju, (My brothers are traveling too) Da sa mnom skupa tuguju.
(To mourn, together, with me) Radosti nema ni za tren, (There is no joy even for a moment) Naiđe švapski sumaren, (For a Kraut sub is approaching) Svi mole svetog Nikolu, (And all pray to St. Nicholas) Njegovu silu na moru.