Živila Hrvatska
"Živila Hrvatska" (lit. Long live Croatia) is a Croatian patriotic song. The lyrics were written by August Šenoa, while the melody was composed by Ivan Zajc.[1]
The lyrics first appeared in the September 1873 print of Vienac magazine and other Croatian publications, and was simply titled Hrvatska Pjesma ("Croatian song").[2] The composition was recorded in the 1893 book Hrvatska Pjesmarica by Vjekoslav Klaić, where it was titled as "Živila Hrvatska".[3]
Lyrics[]
Croatian | English translation |
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Glasna, jasna od pameti,
Hrvatskom se opet ori, |
Loud, clear since immemorial,
It resounds across Croatia, |
References[]
- ^ Šunjić, Ankica. "Hrvatski biografski leksikon". Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža. www.lzmk.hr. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Šenoa, August. "Izabrane pjesme : sa slikom pjesnikovom / August Šenoa ; s uvodom Franje Markovića". Digitalne zbirke Knjiznića grada Zagreba. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Klaić, Vjekoslav (1893). Hrvatska pjesmarica. Zagreb: Izdala Matica Hrvatska. p. 23.
External links[]
- Glazbeni korzo (in Croatian)
- 19th-century songs
- Croatian patriotic songs
- Year of song unknown
- Songs about Croatia
- Croatia stubs