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Revision as of 12:02, 27 November 2005 by PaxEquilibrium (talk | contribs) (→Original lyrics)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Oj, svijetla majska zoro ("Oh, bright dawn of May") is the anthem of Montenegro. Before becoming the anthem, ti was a popular folk song of Montenegrins, with many variations. The anthem is criticised on the base that its lyrics are made by the Nazi de facto President of the italian-controlled puppet state of Montenegro, Sekula Drljevic.
Lyrics
Montenegrin language - Cyrillic | Montenegrin language - Latin | English |
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Ој свијетла мајска зоро Волимо вас, брда тврда, Док ловћенској нашој мисли Ријека ће наших вала, |
Oj svijetla majska zoro Volimo vas, brda tvrda, Dok lovćenskoj našoj misli Rijeka će naših vala, |
O, bright dawn of May We love you, the rocky hills While our unity gives wings A river of our waves, |
Really sung version
Although those are the official lyrics, a lot of verses are repeated in order to follow the rythmic composition. To sing the anthem properly, one must follow the text like this :
Montenegrin language - Cyrillic | Montenegrin language - Latin |
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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 |
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 |
Original lyrics
These are the oldest known lyrics of the song, from 1863:
Serbian-ijekavian - Cyrillic | Serbian-ijekavian - Latin | English |
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Ој јунаштва свјетла зоро, Једина си за слободу |
Oj junaštva svjetla zoro, Jedina si za slobodu |
O, bright dawn of heroism, You are the only freedom |
Controversy
External links and references
- Official melodic version of the Montenegrin National Anthem (MP3)
- A site with the sheet music with lyrics (GIF)
- Zakon o državnim simbolima i danu državnosti Crne Gore (doc, in Serbian)
- Serb land of Montenegro: Ој јунаштва свијетла зоро