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{{Short description|National anthem of Montenegro}} | |||
{{Infobox Anthem | |||
{{Infobox anthem | |||
|title = Ој, свијетла мајска зоро | |||
| title = {{lang|cnr-Cyrl|italic=no|Ој, свијетла мајска зоро}} | |||
|transcription = Oj, svijetla majska zoro | |||
| transcription = {{lang|cnr|italic=no|Oj, svijetla majska zoro}} | |||
|english_title = Oh, Bright Dawn of May | |||
| english_title = 'O Bright Dawn of May' | |||
|prefix = National | |||
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| image = | ||
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| prefix = National | ||
| country = Montenegro | |||
|author = ], some edits by ] | |||
| composer = Arranged by Žarko Mirković | |||
|adopted = | |||
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| music_date = 19th century | ||
| lyrics_date = 19th century | |||
|sound = Oj svijetla majska zoro (Montenegrin anthem).ogg | |||
| author = Edited by ] | |||
|sound_title = ''Oj svijetla majska zoro'' | |||
| adopted = 12 July 2004 (official) | |||
}} | |||
| sound = National Anthem of Montenegro.ogg | |||
| sound_title = ] instrumental rendition in ]}} | |||
'''Oj, svijetla majska zoro''' (Ој, свијетла мајска зоро |
"'''{{lang|cnr|italic=no|Oj, svijetla majska zoro}}'''" ({{lang-cnr-Cyrl|Ој, свијетла мајска зоро}}, {{IPA|cnr|ˈoj sʋjêːtʎa mâjska zǒro|IPA}}; {{lit|O Bright Dawn of May}}) is the ] of ] adopted in 2004. Before its adoption, it was a popular folk song with many variations of its text. The oldest version dates back to the second half of the 19th century.<ref> (2004).</ref><ref name="opanak"></ref> | ||
== |
==Lyrics== | ||
Many verses are repeated in order to follow the rhythmic composition. | |||
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! ] - Cyrillic | |||
! ] | |||
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''Oj svijetla majska zoro''<br> | |||
!] | |||
''Majko naša Crna Goro''<br> | |||
!] | |||
''Sinovi smo tvog stijenja''<br> | |||
!] | |||
''I čuvari tvog poštenja'' | |||
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|<poem>{{lang|cnr-Latn|italic=no|𝄆 Oj svijetla majska zoro. 𝄇 | |||
𝄆 Majko naša Crna Goro. 𝄇 | |||
𝄆 Sinovi smo tvog stijenja 𝄇 | |||
𝄆 I čuvari tvog poštenja 𝄇 | |||
Volimo vas, brda tvrda | |||
I stravične vaše klance | |||
Koji nikad ne poznaše | |||
Sramotnoga ropstva lance. | |||
𝄆 Majko naša Crna Goro! 𝄇 | |||
𝄆 Oj svijetla majska zoro. 𝄇 | |||
''Volimo vas, brda tvrda,''<br> | |||
𝄆 Majko naša Crna Goro. 𝄇 | |||
''I stravične vaše klance''<br> | |||
Dok lovćenskoj našoj misli | |||
''Koji nikad ne poznaše''<br> | |||
Naša sloga daje krila, | |||
''Sramotnoga ropstva lance.'' | |||
Biće gorda, biće slavna | |||
Domovina naša mila. | |||
Rijeka će naših vala | |||
Uskačući u dva mora | |||
𝄆 Glas nositi okeanu, | |||
Da je vječna Crna Gora. 𝄇 | |||
Da je vječna Crna Gora!}}</poem> | |||
|<poem>{{lang|cnr-Cyrl|𝄆 Ој свијетла мајска зоро. 𝄇 | |||
𝄆 Мајко наша Црна Горо. 𝄇 | |||
𝄆 Синови смо твог стијења 𝄇 | |||
𝄆 И чувари твог поштења 𝄇 | |||
Волимо вас, брда тврда | |||
И стравичне ваше кланце | |||
Који никад не познаше | |||
Срамотнога ропства ланце, | |||
𝄆 Мајко наша Црна Горо! 𝄇 | |||
𝄆 Ој свијетла мајска зоро. 𝄇 | |||
''Dok lovćenskoj našoj misli''<br> | |||
𝄆 Мајко наша Црна Горо. 𝄇 | |||
''Naša sloga daje krila,''<br> | |||
Док ловћенској нашој мисли | |||
''Biće gorda, biće slavna''<br> | |||
Наша слога даје крила, | |||
''Domovina naša mila.'' | |||
Биће горда, биће славна | |||
''Rijeka će naših vala,''<br> | |||
''Uskačući u dva mora,''<br> | |||
''Glas nositi okeanu,''<br> | |||
''Da je vječna Crna Gora.''<br> | |||
| | |||
Ој свијетла мајска зоро<br> | |||
Мајко наша Црна Горо<br> | |||
Синови смо твог стијења<br> | |||
И чувари твог поштења | |||
Волимо вас, брда тврда,<br> | |||
И стравичне ваше кланце<br> | |||
Који никад не познаше<br> | |||
Срамотнога ропства ланце. | |||
Док ловћенској нашој мисли<br> | |||
Наша слога даје крила,<br> | |||
Биће горда, биће славна<br> | |||
Домовина наша мила. | Домовина наша мила. | ||
Ријека ће наших вала | |||
Ускачући у два мора | |||
𝄆 Глас носити океану, | |||
Да је вјечна Црна Гора. 𝄇 | |||
Да је вјечна Црна Гора!}}</poem> | |||
|<poem>𝄆 𝄇 | |||
𝄆 𝄇 | |||
𝄆 𝄇 | |||
𝄆 𝄇 | |||
𝄆 𝄇 | |||
𝄆 𝄇 | |||
Ријека ће наших вала,<br> | |||
𝄆 𝄇 | |||
Ускачући у два мора,<br> | |||
Глас носити океану,<br> | |||
Да је вјечна Црна Гора.<br> | |||
| | |||
Oh, bright dawn of May<br> | |||
Our mother ]<br> | |||
We are sons of your rocks<br> | |||
𝄆 | |||
and keepers of your honesty | |||
𝄇 | |||
</poem> | |||
We love you, the rocky hills<br> | |||
|} | |||
And your awesome gorges<br> | |||
That never came to know<br> | |||
The chains of shameful slavery. | |||
While our unity gives wings<br> | |||
to our ] cause<br> | |||
Proud shall be, celebrated will be <br> | |||
Our dear homeland. | |||
A river of our waves,<br> | |||
Jumping into two seas,<br> | |||
Will bear voice to the ocean,<br> | |||
That Montenegro is eternal.<br> | |||
|} | |} | ||
;English translation | |||
== As sung == | |||
:𝄆 O bright dawn of May blazes forth 𝄇 | |||
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: | |||
:𝄆 Our mother Montenegro 𝄇 | |||
:𝄆 We are the sons of your gravel 𝄇 | |||
:𝄆 And guardians of your candour 𝄇 | |||
:We love you, your craggy highlands | |||
:And your magnificent gorges | |||
:Which never came to experience | |||
:The chains of shameful slavery | |||
:𝄆 Our mother Montenegro 𝄇 | |||
:𝄆 O bright dawn of May blazes forth 𝄇 | |||
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:𝄆 Our mother Montenegro 𝄇 | |||
|- | |||
:For the cause of our ] | |||
! ] - Latin | |||
:Our unity gives us wings | |||
! ] - Cyrillic | |||
:All proud and lauded shall we be | |||
|- | |||
:Our dear homeland beloved | |||
| | |||
:Estuary of our waves | |||
''1.''<br /> | |||
:That surges into the two seas | |||
Oj svijetla majska zoro<br> | |||
:𝄆 Shall bear voice into the ocean | |||
Oj svijetla majska zoro<br> | |||
:That Montenegro is ageless 𝄇 | |||
Majko naša Crna Goro<br> | |||
:That Montenegro is ageless! | |||
Majko naša Crna Goro | |||
Sinovi smo tvog stijenja<br> | |||
Sinovi smo tvog stijenja<br> | |||
I čuvari tvog poštenja<br> | |||
I čuvari tvog poštenja | |||
Volimo vas, brda tvrda,<br> | |||
I stravične vaše klance<br> | |||
Koji nikad ne poznaše<br> | |||
Sramotnoga ropstva lance | |||
Majko naša Crna Goro<br> | |||
Majko naša Crna Goro | |||
''2.''<br /> | |||
Oj svijetla majska zoro<br> | |||
Oj svijetla majska zoro<br> | |||
Majko naša Crna Goro<br> | |||
Majko naša Crna Goro | |||
Dok lovćenskoj našoj misli<br> | |||
Naša sloga daje krila<br> | |||
Biće gorda, biće slavna<br> | |||
Domovina naša mila | |||
Rijeka će naših vala<br> | |||
Uskačući u dva mora<br> | |||
Glas nositi okeanu<br> | |||
Da je vječna Crna Gora | |||
Glas nositi okeanu<br> | |||
Da je vječna Crna Gora | |||
Da je vječna Crna Gora<br> | |||
| | |||
''1.''<br /> | |||
Ој свијетла мајска зоро<br> | |||
Ој свијетла мајска зоро<br> | |||
Мајко наша Црна Горо<br> | |||
Мајко наша Црна Горо | |||
Синови смо твог стијења<br> | |||
Синови смо твог стијења<br> | |||
И чувари твог поштења<br> | |||
И чувари твог поштења | |||
Волимо вас, брда тврда<br> | |||
И стравичне ваше кланце<br> | |||
Који никад не познаше<br> | |||
Срамотнога ропства ланце | |||
Мајко наша Црна Горо<br> | |||
Мајко наша Црна Горо | |||
''2.''<br /> | |||
Ој свијетла мајска зоро<br> | |||
Ој свијетла мајска зоро<br> | |||
Мајко наша Црна Горо<br> | |||
Мајко наша Црна Горо | |||
Док ловћенској нашој мисли<br> | |||
Наша слога даје крила,<br> | |||
Биће горда, биће славна<br> | |||
Домовина наша мила. | |||
Ријека ће наших вала<br> | |||
Ускачући у два мора<br> | |||
Глас носити океану<br> | |||
Да је вјечна Црна Гора | |||
Глас носити океану<br> | |||
Да је вјечна Црна Гора | |||
Да је вјечна Црна Гора<br> | |||
|} | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== |
===Original version from the 19th century=== | ||
The following is the oldest known version of the anthem, known as "O Bright Dawn of Bravery, Oi!" ("{{lang|sr|italic=no|Oj, Junaštva Svjetla Zoro, oj!}}"). It was played in public for the first time in 1863 in the national theater in ]. It was a component song of the "Battle of Grahovo or ] in Montenegro" ({{lang|sr|Бој на Грахову или крвна освета у Црној Гори}}) heroic play in three parts.<ref>Repertoire of the National Theatre in Belgrade 1868-1965, Sava V. Cvetkovic, Belgrade, 1966</ref> The play and the Montenegrin folk song was also played/sung in the National Theater again in 1870 and 1876.<ref>Istorija srpskog pozorišta od srednjeg veka do modernog doba, Borivoje Stojković, 1979.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pobjeda.co.me/citanje.php?datum=2004-08-13&id=38333|title=Zadovoljni zbog neusvajanja himne :: Dnevni list Pobjeda|date=2011-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722172000/http://www.pobjeda.co.me/citanje.php?datum=2004-08-13&id=38333|archive-date=2011-07-22}}</ref> | |||
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". | |||
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!Cyrillic | ||
!Latin | |||
! ] - Latin | |||
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! ] | |||
|<poem>{{lang|sh|Ој, јунаштва свјетла зоро, | |||
|- | |||
Мајко наша Црна Горо! | |||
| | |||
На твојим се врлетима, | |||
Ој јунаштва свјетла зоро,<br> | |||
Разби сила душманима. | |||
Мајко наша Црна Горо!<br> | |||
Једина си за слободу, | |||
На твојим се врлетима,<br> | |||
Ти остала српском роду. | |||
Разби сила душманима.<br> | |||
Дат ће Бог и свјета мати | |||
Да се једном све поврати!}}</poem> | |||
Једина си за слободу<br> | |||
|<poem>{{lang|sh|italic=no|Oj, junaštva svjetla zoro, | |||
Ти остала српском роду.<br> | |||
Majko naša Crna Goro! | |||
Дат ће Бог и света Мати<br> | |||
Na tvojim se vrletima, | |||
Да се једном све поврати.<br> | |||
Razbi sila dušmanima. | |||
| | |||
Jedina si za slobodu, | |||
''Oj junaštva svijetla zoro,''<br> | |||
Ti ostala srpskom rodu. | |||
''Majko naša Crna Goro!''<br> | |||
Dat će Bog i svjeta mati | |||
''Na tvojim se vrletima,''<br> | |||
Da se jednom sve povrati!}}</poem> | |||
''Razbi sila dušmanima.'' | |||
|<poem>O bright dawn of bravery, | |||
Our mother ]! | |||
''Jedina si za slobodu'' <br> | |||
High on the mountains, | |||
''Ti ostala srpskom rodu''<br> | |||
The ] has been crushed. | |||
'' Dat će Bog i sveta Mati''<br> | |||
Only you are still remaining, | |||
''Da se jednom sve povrati''<br> | |||
For the ] to regain their freedom | |||
| | |||
God and Holy Mother's willing | |||
O, bright dawn of heroism,<br> | |||
All shall be restored again!</poem> | |||
Our mother ]!<br> | |||
On your mountains,<br> | |||
Broke the force of the enemy.<br> | |||
You are the only freedom<br> | |||
Remained to the ].<br> | |||
] will give and the ]<br> | |||
That everything is once returned. | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== |
===World War II collaborationist version=== | ||
In 1944, ], a Montenegrin ], rearranged the lyrics of the Montenegrin patriotic song "Oj, svijetla majska zoro" to celebrate the creation of the ] that had been established in July 1941.<ref name="Kenneth Morrison">{{cite book|author=Kenneth Morrison|title=Montenegro: A Modern History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xKMtAQAAIAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |isbn=9781845117108}}</ref> | |||
], the leader of the pro-separatist ] rewrote the text in 1937. As leader of the Montenegrin Government in Exile in 1944 he published it as official anthem of the Fascist puppet-state ] in ], the capital of the ] ]. He wrote it in ] under the name "Vječna naša..." ("Eternal Our...") explicitly removing references to Serb nationhood as a mark of protest against Serbian hegemony in Yugoslavia. It celebrates the Montenegrin resistance under the ] mountain, cleansing of ] from Montenegro and a hypothetical Greater Montenegrin state that would include Herzegovina and northern Albania, aimed by Sekula and his supporters. | |||
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|- | |- | ||
!Latin | |||
! ] | |||
!Cyrillic | |||
! ] | |||
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|<poem>{{lang|sh|italic=no|Vječna naša Crna Goro, | |||
| | |||
Tvoj Lovćen je car Jadrana, | |||
''Vječna naša Crna Goro,''<br> | |||
Ka seljaka tvojih djela, | |||
''Tvoj Lovćen je car Jadrana,''<br> | |||
Kad su čija opjevana? | |||
''Ka seljaka tvojih djela,''<br> | |||
Volimo vas, brda tvrda, | |||
''Kad su čija opjevana?'' | |||
I stravične vaše klance | |||
Koji nikad ne poznaše | |||
''Volimo vas, brda tvrda,''<br> | |||
Sramotnoga ropstva lance. | |||
''I stravične vaše klance''<br> | |||
Lovćen nam je oltar sveti, | |||
''Koji nikad ne poznaše''<br> | |||
Vazda smo mu vjerni bili, | |||
''Sramotnoga ropstva lance.'' | |||
U njega smo vjerovali | |||
I njime se ponosili. | |||
''Lovćen nam je oltar sveti,''<br> | |||
Otkada je Badnje veče | |||
''Vazda smo mu vjerni bili,''<br> | |||
Našu vjeru očistilo, | |||
''U njega smo vjerovali''<br> | |||
Među nama, seljacima, | |||
''I njime se ponosili.'' | |||
Nevjernika nije bilo. | |||
Dok lovćenskoj našoj misli | |||
''Otkada je Badnje Veče''<br> | |||
Naša sloga daje krila, | |||
''Našu vjeru očistilo,''<br> | |||
Bit će gorda, bit će slavna | |||
''Među nama, seljacima,''<br> | |||
Domovina naša mila. | |||
''Nevjernika nije bilo.'' | |||
Slobode će čuvar biti | |||
Naša brda, naše gore, | |||
''Dok lovćenskoj našoj misli''<br> | |||
Dokle zemlju sunce grije | |||
''Naša sloga daje krila,''<br> | |||
I dokle se ljudi bore. | |||
''Bit će gorda, bit će slavna''<br> | |||
Rijeka će naših vala, | |||
''Domovina naša mila.'' | |||
Uskačući u dva mora, | |||
Glas nositi oceanu, | |||
''Slobode će čuvar biti''<br> | |||
Da je vječna Crna Gora.}}</poem> | |||
''Naša brda, naše gore,''<br> | |||
|<poem>{{lang|sh|Вјечна наша Црна Горо, | |||
''Dokle zemlju sunce grije''<br> | |||
Твој Ловћен је цар Јадрана, | |||
''I dokle se ljudi bore.'' | |||
Ка сељака твојих дјела, | |||
Кад су чија опјевана? | |||
''Rijeka će naših vala,''<br> | |||
Волимо вас, брда тврда, | |||
''Uskačući u dva mora,''<br> | |||
И стравичне ваше кланце | |||
''Glas nositi oceanu,''<br> | |||
Који никад не познаше | |||
''Da je vječna Crna Gora.''<br> | |||
Срамотнога ропства ланце. | |||
| | |||
Ловћен нам је олтар свети, | |||
''Eternal Our Montenegro,''<br> | |||
Вазда смо му вјерни били, | |||
''Your Lovcen is the Emperor of the Adriatic,''<br> | |||
У њега смо вјеровали | |||
''Like the peasants of your rocks,''<br> | |||
И њиме се поносили. | |||
''When where they sang?' | |||
Откада је Бадње вече | |||
Нашу вјеру очистило, | |||
''We love you, the rocky hills,''<br> | |||
Међу нама, сељацима, | |||
''And your awesome gorges''<br> | |||
Невјерника није било. | |||
''That never came to know''<br> | |||
Док ловћенској нашој мисли | |||
''The shameful slavery chains.'' | |||
Наша слога даје крила, | |||
Бит ће горда, бит ће славна | |||
''Lovcen is our Saint Oltar,''<br> | |||
Домовина наша мила. | |||
''Forever were we to him faithful,''<br> | |||
Слободе ће чувар бити | |||
''In him we have believed''<br> | |||
Наша брда, наше горе, | |||
''An with him we were proud.'' | |||
Докле земљу сунце грије | |||
И докле се људи боре. | |||
''Ever since Christmas Eve.''<br> | |||
Ријека ће наших вала, | |||
''Our faith cleansed,''<br> | |||
Ускачући у два мора, | |||
''Among us peasants,''<br> | |||
Глас носити оцеану, | |||
''No infidel there was.'' | |||
Да је вјечна Црна Гора.}}</poem> | |||
|<poem>Our eternal Montenegro, | |||
''As long as our Lovcen thought''<br> | |||
Your Lovćen's the Adriatic ruler, | |||
''Our concord strength gives,''<br> | |||
Like peasants of your stones, | |||
''It shall be proud, it shall be famous''<br> | |||
When did they sing? | |||
''Our dear homeland.'' | |||
We love you, rocky hills, | |||
And your gorges imposing | |||
''Freedom's keeper shall be''<br> | |||
That never came to know | |||
''Our hills, our highlands,''<br> | |||
The shameful slavery chains. | |||
''As long as the earth receives warmth from the sun''<br> | |||
Lovćen is our holy altar, | |||
''And as long as men are fighting.'' | |||
Forever we were faithful to him, | |||
We have believed in him, | |||
''Rivers ours shall oh yes,''<br> | |||
And we were proud of him. | |||
''Jumping into two seas''<br> | |||
Ever since Christmas Eve. | |||
''Bring the voice to the ocean''<br> | |||
Our faith cleansed, | |||
''Eternal be our Montenegro.''<br> | |||
Among us peasants, | |||
No infidel there was. | |||
As long as our Lovćen's thought | |||
Our concord gives strength, | |||
It shall be proud, it shall be famous | |||
Our dear homeland. | |||
Freedom's keeper shall be | |||
Our hills, our highlands, | |||
So long as Earth's warmed by Sun | |||
And so long as men are fighting. | |||
Rivers of our waves shall, | |||
Jumping into two seas | |||
Bring the voice to the ocean | |||
Eternal be our Montenegro.</poem> | |||
|} | |} | ||
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===World War II partisan version=== | ||
] | |||
The song survived till today under various names as a popular Montenegrin song under the name "Oh, Bright Dawn of May" (]: Ој, свијетла мајска зоро) | |||
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!Cyrillic | |||
! ] - Latin | |||
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;" | |||
! ] | |||
|<poem>{{lang|cnr|italics=no|Oj svijetla majska zoro, | |||
|- | |||
Majko naša Crna Goro. | |||
| | |||
Sinovi smo tvog stijenja, | |||
Ој свијетла мајска зоро,<br> | |||
I čuvari tvog poštenja. | |||
Мајко наша Црна Горо,<br> | |||
Listaj goro, cvetaj cveće, | |||
Синови смо твог стијења<br> | |||
Crna Gora u boj kreće. | |||
Robovati nikom neće, | |||
Robovati nikom neće. | |||
U boj kreće ovih dana, | |||
Prva četa partizana | |||
Suzama se boj ne bije, | |||
Već se vrela krvca lije. | |||
Zbijajmo se drug do druga, | |||
Ova borba biće duga. | |||
Zbijajmo se brat do brata, | |||
Da skinemo jaram s’ vrata. | |||
Dolje lanci i okovi, | |||
Ne vežu se sokolovi.}}<ref></ref> | |||
</poem> | |||
|<poem>{{lang|cnr-cyrl|italics=no|Ој свијетла мајска зоро, | |||
Мајко наша Црна Горо. | |||
Синови смо твог стијења, | |||
И чувари твог поштења. | И чувари твог поштења. | ||
Листај горо, цветај цвеће, | |||
Црна Гора у бој креће. | |||
Ловћен нам је олтар свети,<br> | |||
Робовати ником неће, | |||
У њега смо сви заклети.<br> | |||
Робовати ником неће. | |||
На Ловћену Његош спава<br> | |||
У бој креће ових дана, | |||
Најмудрија српска глава. | |||
Прва чета партизана | |||
Сузама се бој не бије, | |||
Ловћен красе Петровићи<br> | |||
Већ се врела крвца лије. | |||
А Косово Обилићи.<br> | |||
Збијајмо се друг до друга, | |||
Ловћен краси гроб Његошев<br> | |||
Ова борба биће дуга. | |||
А Косово гроб Милошев. | |||
Збијајмо се брат до брата, | |||
Да скинемо јарам с’ врата. | |||
Дурмиторе је л' ти жао<br> | |||
Доље ланци и окови, | |||
Што се Ловћен опјевао?<br> | |||
Не вежу се соколови.}}</poem> | |||
Заслуга је Његошева.<br> | |||
| | |||
''Oj svijetla majska zoro,''<br> | |||
''Majko naša Crna Goro,''<br> | |||
''Sinovi smo tvog stijena''<br> | |||
''I čuvari tvog poštenja'' | |||
''Lovćen nam je oltar sveti,''<br> | |||
''U njega smo svi zakleti.''<br> | |||
''Na Lovćenu Njegoš spava''<br> | |||
''Najmudrija srpska glava.'' | |||
''Lovćen krase Petrovići''<br> | |||
''A Kosovo Obilići.''<br> | |||
''Lovćen krasi grob Njegošev''<br> | |||
''A Kosovo grob Milošev.'' | |||
''Durmitore je l' ti žao''<br> | |||
''Što se Lovćen opjevao?''<br> | |||
''-Ne, neka ga, nek' se pjeva''<br> | |||
''Zasluga je Njegoševa.''<br> | |||
| | |||
''Oh bright dawn of May,''<br> | |||
''Mother ours Montenegro,''<br> | |||
''Sons we are of your rocks''<br> | |||
''And keepers of your honesty'' | |||
''Lovcen is our Altar of Sainthood,''<br> | |||
''In him we're all sworn.''<br> | |||
''On Lovcen Nyegos sleeps''<br> | |||
''The wisest Serb head.'' | |||
''Lovcen is decorated by the Petrovics''<br> | |||
''And Kosovo by the Obilics.''<br> | |||
''Lovcen is decorated by the grave of Njegos''<br> | |||
''And Kosovo by the grave of Milos.'' | |||
''Durmitor are you sorry''<br> | |||
''That Lovćen became famous?''<br> | |||
''-No, let it be, let it sing''<br> | |||
''Thankful for that is Njegos.''<br> | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== Popular song === | |||
== Proposal for Serbia-Montenegro anthem (2004)== | |||
The song survived until today under various names as a popular Montenegrin folk song under the name "O Bright Dawn of May" ("{{lang|cnr|italic=no|Oj svijetla majska zoro}}"). This version of the song has been one of the several versions proposed in 1993 during the first discussion on the official state anthem, however, on which there was no consensus because of the disputed melodic value.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcnen.com/detail.php?module=2&news_id=1113|title=Oj svijetla majska zoro|publisher=PCNEN}}</ref> | |||
The anthem was combined in August 2004 with the Serbian anthem ] ("God Grant Us Justice") to create a hybrid as the new anthem of the ]. Proposed by the Cabinet and Ministers as well as majority of the ruling political parties, it eventually failed to get adopted due to lack of musical identity: | |||
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|- | |- | ||
!Cyrillic | |||
! ] - Latin | |||
!Latin | |||
! ] - Cyrillic | |||
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;" | |||
|- | |||
|<poem>{{lang|cnr|Ој свијетла мајска зоро, | |||
| | |||
Мајко наша Црна Горо, | |||
''Bože pravde, ti što spase''<br> | |||
Синови смо твог стијења | |||
''od propasti dosad nas,''<br> | |||
И чувари твог поштења. | |||
''čuj i odsad naše glase''<br> | |||
Ловћен нам је олтар свети, | |||
''i odsad nam budi spas.'' | |||
У њега смо сви заклети. | |||
На Ловћену Његош спава | |||
Најмудрија свјетска глава. | |||
Дурмиторе је л' ти жао | |||
Што се Ловћен опјевао? | |||
-Не, нека га, нек' се пјева | |||
Заслуга је Његошева.}}</poem> | |||
|<poem>{{lang|cnr|italic=no|Oj svijetla majska zoro, | |||
Majko naša Crna Goro, | |||
Sinovi smo tvog stijenja | |||
I čuvari tvog poštenja | |||
Lovćen nam je oltar sveti, | |||
U njega smo svi zakleti. | |||
Na Lovćenu Njegoš spava | |||
Najmudrija svjetska glava. | |||
Durmitore je l' ti žao | |||
Što se Lovćen opjevao? | |||
-Ne, neka ga, nek' se pjeva | |||
Zasluga je Njegoševa.}}</poem> | |||
|<poem>O bright dawn of May blazes forth, | |||
Our mother Montenegro, | |||
We are the sons of your gravel | |||
And guardians of your candour | |||
Lovćen is our holy altar, | |||
We pay our respects to him | |||
On Lovćen does Njegoš rest | |||
the wisest of the World. | |||
Durmitor, are you sorry | |||
That Lovćen became famous? | |||
-No, let it be, let it sing | |||
Thankful for that is Njegoš.</poem> | |||
|} | |||
== Controversies == | |||
''Oj, svijetla majska zoro,''<br> | |||
As the ], ] participated on several occasions public debates regarding the disputed parts of the national anthem, which was made official in 2004. On that occasion, the official text of the anthem also included two stanzas (third and fourth) sung by the Montenegrin fascist and war criminal Sekula Drljević.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Da li su stihovi crnogorske himne "Oj svijetla majska zoro" neonacistički i fašistički?|url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/823843.html|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Radio Slobodna Evropa|date=13 December 2007 |language=sh}}</ref> Controversy over the disputed parts of the anthem in the following years led to open divisions among the citizens of Montenegro,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vujanović: Državna himna ne zbližava već odvaja ljude|url=https://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/politika/345701/vujanovic-drzavna-himna-ne-zblizava-vec-odvaja-ljude|access-date=2021-06-12|website=vijesti.me|language=cnr}}</ref> and Vujanović himself on various occasions publicly criticized the adoption of Drljevic's stanzas, from which he distanced himself, advocating changes to the official text of the anthem.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-26|title="Смењују" Вујановића {{!}} Регион {{!}} Novosti.rs|url=http://91.222.4.37/%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B8/%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B5%25D1%2582%25D0%25B0.480.html:271745-%25D0%25A1%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B5%25D1%259A%25D1%2583%25D1%2598%25D1%2583-%25D0%2592%25D1%2583%25D1%2598%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B8%25D1%259B%25D0%25B0|access-date=2021-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626145449/http://91.222.4.37/%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B8/%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B5%25D1%2582%25D0%25B0.480.html:271745-%25D0%25A1%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B5%25D1%259A%25D1%2583%25D1%2598%25D1%2583-%25D0%2592%25D1%2583%25D1%2598%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B8%25D1%259B%25D0%25B0|archive-date=2019-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ЦГ: Повратак правим симболима|url=https://www.novosti.rs/%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8/%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0.480.html:346095-CG-Povratak-pravim-simbolima|access-date=2021-06-12|website=NOVOSTI|language=sr}}</ref> Vujanović repeatedly pointed out that the adoption of Drljevic's verses was not acceptable because their creator was a fascist or Nazi, and on the same occasion he warned of the danger of strengthening extreme ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Вујановић: Нападају ме црногорски националисти|url=https://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/196722/%D0%92%D1%83%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%9B-%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%98%D1%83-%D0%BC%D0%B5-%D1%86%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Politika Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Ima li crnogorskog nacionalizma u Crnoj Gori|url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/ima_li_crnogorskog_nacionalizma_u_crnoj_gori/24381665.html|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Radio Slobodna Evropa|date=4 November 2011 |language=sh |last1=Janković |first1=Srđan }}</ref> | |||
''Majko naša Crna Goro,''<br> | |||
''Sinovi smo tvog stijenja i''<br> | |||
''Čuvari tvog poštenja.'' | |||
==See also== | |||
''Moćnom rukom brani, vodi''<br> | |||
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''Kroz oluje srpski brod,''<br> | |||
*"]" | |||
''Bože spasi, Bože hrani,''<br> | |||
*"]" | |||
''Moli ti se sav naš rod.'' | |||
*"]" | |||
==References== | |||
''Dok lovćenskoj našoj misli''<br> | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
''Naša sloga daje krila,''<br> | |||
''Biće gorda, biće slavna''<br> | |||
''Domovina naša mila.''<br> | |||
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Боже правде, ти што спасе<br> | |||
од пропасти досад нас,<br> | |||
чуј и одсад наше гласе<br> | |||
и одсад нам буди спас. | |||
Ој, свијетла мајска зоро,<br> | |||
Мајко наша Црна Горо,<br> | |||
Синови смо твог стијења и<br> | |||
Чувари твог поштења. | |||
Моћном руком брани, води<br> | |||
Кроз олује српски брод,<br> | |||
Боже спаси, Боже храни,<br> | |||
Моли ти се сав наш род. | |||
Док ловћенској нашој мисли<br> | |||
Наша слога даје крила,<br> | |||
Биће горда, биће славна<br> | |||
Домовина наша мила.<br> | |||
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* A midi version of the anthem exists at the official websites of | * A midi version of the anthem exists at the official websites of | ||
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* - A vocal version of the Anthem, featured in "Himnuszok" website. | * - A vocal version of the Anthem, featured in "Himnuszok" website. | ||
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* The section of the Italian language website "NewMontenegro.eu" features two alternative versions of the anthem. | * The section of the Italian language website "NewMontenegro.eu" features two alternative versions of the anthem. | ||
* - The sheet music and lyrics are featured in the "nationalanthems.info" site. | * - The sheet music and lyrics are featured in the "nationalanthems.info" site. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:12, 27 November 2024
National anthem of MontenegroEnglish: 'O Bright Dawn of May' | |
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Ој, свијетла мајска зоро | |
National anthem of Montenegro | |
Lyrics | Edited by Sekula Drljević, 19th century |
Music | Arranged by Žarko Mirković, 19th century |
Adopted | 12 July 2004 (official) |
Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental rendition in D minor | |
"Oj, svijetla majska zoro" (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Ој, свијетла мајска зоро, IPA: [ˈoj sʋjêːtʎa mâjska zǒro]; lit. 'O Bright Dawn of May') is the national anthem of Montenegro adopted in 2004. Before its adoption, it was a popular folk song with many variations of its text. The oldest version dates back to the second half of the 19th century.
Lyrics
Many verses are repeated in order to follow the rhythmic composition.
Montenegrin | ||||||
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- English translation
- 𝄆 O bright dawn of May blazes forth 𝄇
- 𝄆 Our mother Montenegro 𝄇
- 𝄆 We are the sons of your gravel 𝄇
- 𝄆 And guardians of your candour 𝄇
- We love you, your craggy highlands
- And your magnificent gorges
- Which never came to experience
- The chains of shameful slavery
- 𝄆 Our mother Montenegro 𝄇
- 𝄆 O bright dawn of May blazes forth 𝄇
- 𝄆 Our mother Montenegro 𝄇
- For the cause of our Lovćen
- Our unity gives us wings
- All proud and lauded shall we be
- Our dear homeland beloved
- Estuary of our waves
- That surges into the two seas
- 𝄆 Shall bear voice into the ocean
- That Montenegro is ageless 𝄇
- That Montenegro is ageless!
History
Original version from the 19th century
The following is the oldest known version of the anthem, known as "O Bright Dawn of Bravery, Oi!" ("Oj, Junaštva Svjetla Zoro, oj!"). It was played in public for the first time in 1863 in the national theater in Belgrade. It was a component song of the "Battle of Grahovo or blood feud in Montenegro" (Бој на Грахову или крвна освета у Црној Гори) heroic play in three parts. The play and the Montenegrin folk song was also played/sung in the National Theater again in 1870 and 1876.
Serbo-Croatian | English | |
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Cyrillic | Latin | |
Ој, јунаштва свјетла зоро, |
Oj, junaštva svjetla zoro, |
O bright dawn of bravery, |
World War II collaborationist version
In 1944, Sekula Drljević, a Montenegrin fascist collaborator, rearranged the lyrics of the Montenegrin patriotic song "Oj, svijetla majska zoro" to celebrate the creation of the Montenegrin puppet regime that had been established in July 1941.
Serbo-Croatian | English | |
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Latin | Cyrillic | |
Vječna naša Crna Goro, |
Вјечна наша Црна Горо, |
Our eternal Montenegro, |
World War II partisan version
Serbo-Croatian | |
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Latin | Cyrillic |
Oj svijetla majska zoro, |
Ој свијетла мајска зоро, |
Popular song
The song survived until today under various names as a popular Montenegrin folk song under the name "O Bright Dawn of May" ("Oj svijetla majska zoro"). This version of the song has been one of the several versions proposed in 1993 during the first discussion on the official state anthem, however, on which there was no consensus because of the disputed melodic value.
Serbo-Croatian | English | |
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Cyrillic | Latin | |
Ој свијетла мајска зоро, |
Oj svijetla majska zoro, |
O bright dawn of May blazes forth, |
Controversies
As the president of Montenegro, Filip Vujanović participated on several occasions public debates regarding the disputed parts of the national anthem, which was made official in 2004. On that occasion, the official text of the anthem also included two stanzas (third and fourth) sung by the Montenegrin fascist and war criminal Sekula Drljević. Controversy over the disputed parts of the anthem in the following years led to open divisions among the citizens of Montenegro, and Vujanović himself on various occasions publicly criticized the adoption of Drljevic's stanzas, from which he distanced himself, advocating changes to the official text of the anthem. Vujanović repeatedly pointed out that the adoption of Drljevic's verses was not acceptable because their creator was a fascist or Nazi, and on the same occasion he warned of the danger of strengthening extreme Montenegrin nationalism and chauvinism.
See also
References
- Закон о државним симболима и дану државности Црне Горе (2004).
- ^ Црногорска химна настала је у Србији, да би из ње био избачен стих у ком се помиње српски род
- Repertoire of the National Theatre in Belgrade 1868-1965, Sava V. Cvetkovic, Belgrade, 1966
- Istorija srpskog pozorišta od srednjeg veka do modernog doba, Borivoje Stojković, 1979.
- "Zadovoljni zbog neusvajanja himne :: Dnevni list Pobjeda". 2011-07-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
- Kenneth Morrison (2009). Montenegro: A Modern History. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781845117108.
- Listaj goro, cvjetaj cvijeće
- "Oj svijetla majska zoro". PCNEN.
- "Da li su stihovi crnogorske himne "Oj svijetla majska zoro" neonacistički i fašistički?". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). 13 December 2007. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- "Vujanović: Državna himna ne zbližava već odvaja ljude". vijesti.me (in Montenegrin). Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ""Смењују" Вујановића | Регион | Novosti.rs". 2019-06-26. Archived from the original on 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
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External links
- A midi version of the anthem exists at the official websites of
- Himnuszok - A vocal version of the Anthem, featured in "Himnuszok" website.
- Oj, svijetla majska zoro - Audio of the Montenegro national anthem, with information and lyrics, from NationalAnthems.me (archive link)
- 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.