Đedo

"Đedo" (Serbian Cyrillic: "Ђедо", lit. "Grandfather") is a song written and performed by prominent Serb war singer Baja Mali Knindža. An alternate version of the song also written by Baja, "Stari četnik" would be performed by Lepi Mića in the 1994 album, Gdje cvjetaju božuri.

"Ђедо"
A still from the official music video
Song by Баја–Мали Книнџа
from the album Рат и мир
English title	Grandfather
Released	1993 (1993)
Genre	Novokompovana
Length	3:10
Label	SuperTon
Producer(s)	Цветин Тодоровић

Music and lyrics

The song is about someone's grandfather being a fierce chetnik. Although some of Baja's songs have a autobiographical aspect to it like "Braćo moja preko okeana" and "Đedovi iz Čikaga", it is unknown if it is based off of a real relative of Baja's.

Music Video

"Ne daj se, Baja. Idemo do kraja. Još nije propalo sve. Ne daj se, sine, sad kad se gine. Ne može mali Knindža bez krajine." - is the intro phrase.

(Don't give up, Baja. We are going till the end. Everything isn't lost yet. Don't give up, son, when people are dying. Mali Knindža can't be without Krajina.

"Đedo" appears as a hidden track in Rat i mir. The video has Baja and others singing the song with footage of Chetniks fighting in between verses.

Lyrics

Lyrics: U mog đede, u mog đede, brada je do pasa, kosa mu se, kosa mu se k’o more talasa Moj stari đedo, sila je izgled’o, i danas je ljuta zmija, kokarda mu sija Na njemu je, na njemu je deset ljutih rana, stari četnik, stari četnik željan je megdana Moj stari đedo, sila je izgled’o, i danas je ljuta zmija, kokarda mu sija Dinara ga, Dinara ga sakrivala kažu, on se kleo, on se kleo u Đujića i Dražu Moj stari đedo, sila je izgled’o, i danas je ljuta zmija, kokarda mu sija

Lyrics (English): My grandfather's, my grandfather's beard goes down to his waist, his hair, his hair is like the sea's waves My old grandfather, he looked like a force, and today he is a fierce snake, his cockade shines On him, on him are ten fierce wounds, an old chetnik, an old chetnik eager for battle My old grandfather, he looked like a force, and today he is a fierce snake, his cockade shines They say Dinara hid him, he swore, he swore by Đujić and Draža My old grandfather, he looked like a force, and today he is a fierce snake, his cockade shines