Bože pravde
English: God of Justice | |
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U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (two verses) |
"Bože pravde" (Serbian Cyrillic: Боже правде, Serbian pronunciation: [bǒʒe prâːʋde], "God of Justice")[2] is the national anthem of Serbia, as defined by the Article 7 of the Constitution of Serbia.[3] "Bože pravde" was adopted in 1882 and had been the national anthem of the Kingdom of Serbia until 1919 when Serbia became a part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.[4] It was re-adopted as the national anthem at first by the parliamentary recommendation in 2004 and then constitutionally sanctioned in 2006, after Serbia restored its independence.[5]
History
After the assassination of Prince
Various rulers of Serbia changed the words of the anthem to suit them. During the rule of Prince
"Bože pravde" anthem was officially abandoned and banned after the World War II in 1945, in favour of "Hey, Slavs" (under its Serbo-Croatian title Hej, Sloveni), which was the national anthem of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for 47 years, from 1945 to 1992. After the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1991-1992, only Serbia and Montenegro remained in the federation i.e. the newly-formed Serbia and Montenegro, but since no agreement over the anthem could be reached, "Hey, Slavs" remained the national anthem. Many Serbs disliked the song during this period and booed it whenever it was played, such as at sporting events.[9]
In 1992, "
The recommendation on the use of "Bože pravde" was adopted unanimously by the National Assembly in 2004 and constitutionally sanctioned in 2006, after Serbia restored its independence, while the recommended text was promulgated into the law in 2009.[2][5] It utilizes slightly modified original lyrics, asserting that Serbia is no longer a monarchy — all the verses that had a monarchist overtone were changed. In three verses, "Serbian king" (srpskog kralja) is changed to "Serbian lands" (srpske zemlje) and in one, "God save the Serbian king" (srpskog kralja Bože hrani, literally "The Serbian king, O God, bless") is changed to "O God, save; O God, defend" (Bože spasi, Bože brani). In public performances, verse "God, protect, God bless/Serbian lands and Serbian race" are often sung on the repeat as "Our Serbia, God defend/Our whole race prays to you" (Srbiju nam Bože brani/moli ti se sаv naš rod).
"Bože pravde" was also used until 2006 as the
Lyrics
The full Serbian national anthem as officially defined consists of eight stanzas, but usually only the first two are performed on public occasions for reasons of brevity.[5] The third verse is also usually omitted in full performances.[14]
Serbian Cyrillic[5]
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Serbian Latin
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IPA transcription | Poetic English translation[2][15][a] |
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See also
Notes
- ^ Translated by Elizabeth Christitch, originally published in The Times. Note: this is a free, not literal, translation of the lyrics, also fitting the metre of the original.
- ^ a b In public performances, often sung on the repeat as Srbiju nam, Bože brani/moli ti se sаv naš rod ("Our Serbia, God defend/ Our whole race prays to you")[14][16]
References
- ^ "Serbia - Bože pravde". NationalAnthems.me. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ a b c "National symbols and anthem of the Republic of Serbia". Government of Serbia. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ Constitution of Serbia Archived 2013-06-16 at the Wayback Machine at the site of the Government of Serbia
- ^ "Pojavila se retka verzija himne "Bože pravde" koja će vas oduševiti, a evo kako je nastala" (in Serbian). 27 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Zakon o izgledu i upotrebi grba, zastave i himne Republike Srbije" [Law on the Appearance and Use of the Coat of arms, the Flag and the Anthem of the Republic of Serbia]. Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia – No. 36/2009 (in Serbian). Narodna skupština Republike Srbije – JP "Službeni glasnik". 2009-05-11. Archived from the original on 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ^ a b Jovanović, Nenad M. (2010). Grbovi, zastave i himne u istoriji Srbije. Belgrade-Cetinje. p. 132.
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- ^ "Press Release". Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2007-01-27. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03.
- ^ "Republika Srpska court upholds complaint about anthem". RFE/RL.
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- ^ "Pojavila se retka verzija himne "Bože pravde" koja će vas oduševiti, a evo kako je nastala (VIDEO)". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). 27 December 2018. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
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