Oj, svijetla majska zoro
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| English: Oh, Bright Dawn of May | |||||||||
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| National anthem of |  Montenegro |
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| Lyrics | National song, edited by Sekula Drljević | ||||||||
| Music | Composer unknown | ||||||||
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"Oj, svijetla majska zoro" (Cyrillic: „Ој, свијетла мајска зоро”, trans. "Oh, Bright Dawn of May") is the official state anthem of Montenegro. Before becoming the anthem, it was a popular folk song of Montenegrins, with many variations. It was written in 1932 or 1933 by Sekula Drljević on the basis of national songs of Montenegro under the title "Vječna naša Crna Goro". The song was first published in 1937 in Zagreb by Savić Marković Štedimlija in his book, titled "Red Croatia". The song has been published once more in 1944, also in Zagreb.
It was proclaimed an anthem by the Parliament of Montenegro on July 13, 2004 – the Statehood day of the country. It was also constitutionally approved in 2007 by the Constitution of Montenegro.
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[edit] Lyrics
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Oj svijetla majska zoro, Volimo vas, brda tvrda, Dok lovćenskoj našoj misli Rijeka će naših vala, |
Ој свијетла мајска зоро Волимо вас, брда тврда, Док ловћенској нашој мисли Ријека ће наших вала, |
Oh, bright dawn of May We love you, the rocky hills While our unity gives wings A river of our waves, |
[edit] As sung
Although those are the official lyrics, a lot of verses are repeated in order to follow the rhythmic composition. To sing the anthem properly, one must follow the text like this:
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1. Sinovi smo tvog stijenja Volimo vas, brda tvrda, Majko naša Crna Goro 2. Dok lovćenskoj našoj misli Rijeka će naših vala Glas nositi okeanu Da je vječna Crna Gora |
1. Синови смо твог стијења Волимо вас, брда тврда Мајко наша Црна Горо 2. Док ловћенској нашој мисли Ријека ће наших вала Глас носити океану Да је вјечна Црна Гора |
[edit] History
[edit] Original lyrics
These are the original lyrics of the song. In this form it was sang for the first time in 1863 at the "Heroic Plays in three Parts with the Battle of Grahovo Singing" as a Montenegrin folk song under the name "Oh, Light Dawn of Heroism, oh" (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Ој јунаштва свјетла зоро).
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Ој јунаштва свјетла зоро, Једина си за слободу |
Oj junaštva svijetla zoro, Jedina si za slobodu |
O, bright dawn of heroism, You are the only freedom |
[edit] World War II
Sekula Drljević, the leader of the pro-separatist Montenegrin Federalist Party rewrote the text in 1937. As leader of the Montenegrin Government in Exile in 1944 he published it once more in the capital of the Ustashi Independent State of Croatia. He wrote it in Croatian under the name "Vječna naša..." ("Eternal Our...").
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Vječna naša Crna Goro, Volimo vas, brda tvrda, Lovćen nam je oltar sveti, Otkada je Badnje Veče Dok lovćenskoj našoj misli Slobode će čuvar biti Rijeka će naših vala, |
Eternal Our Montenegro, We love you, the rocky hills, Lovcen is our Saint Oltar, Ever since Christmas Eve. As long as our Lovcen thought Freedom's keeper shall be Rivers ours shall oh yes, |
[edit] Popular Song
The song survived till today under various names as a popular Montenegrin song under the name "Oh, Bright Dawn of May":
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Ој свијетла мајска зоро, Ловћен нам је олтар свети, Ловћен красе Петровићи Дурмиторе је л' ти жао |
Oj svijetla majska zoro, Lovćen nam je oltar sveti, Lovćen krase Petrovići Durmitore je l' ti žao |
Oh bright dawn of May, Lovcen is our Altar of Sainthood, Lovcen is decorated by the Petrovics Durmitor are you sorry |
[edit] External links and references
- A midi version of the anthem exists at the official websites of
- Himnuszok - A vocal version of the Anthem, featured in "Himnuszok" website.
- The Songs section of the Italian language website "NewMontenegro.eu" features two alternative versions of the anthem.
- nationalanthems.info - The sheet music and lyrics are featured in the "nationalanthems.info" site.
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