1. They said I was in anguish, so I replied: What yearner
Has woken to find his hands frozen solid?

2. The war in the Balkans is less dreadful
Than my situation the day we parted far away

3. And I, faithful as I was created, to one who recalls
My pact, if comrades forget their vows

4. O you who drowns in tears, if only my blood
Could flow beneath that flag, I would go happily

5. To be killed as a volunteer for your sake
Would befit me more than to return disappointed

6. Indeed I deserve to live successfully
Among the righteous, and to die a martyr