Uz Maršala Tita
"Uz Maršala Tita" | |
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Song | |
Language | Serbo-Croatian |
Written | Vladimir Nazor |
Composer(s) | Oskar Danon |
Uz Maršala Tita (English: With Marshal Tito) is a Yugoslav Partisan anthem about Marshal and president of SFR Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito, written by Vladimir Nazor and composed by Oskar Danon.[1]
During the Independent State of Croatia, part of the Ustasha ideology was minimizing the Slavic origin of Croats. One theory claimed that Croats and Goths shared a same origin.[2] The middle stanza of this song addresses that by outright refutal of the Gothic theory and by reaffirming the Slavic origins of all South Slavs.
Written in 1943 when relations between Josip Broz Tito and the Soviet leadership were very close, the early version of the song included a mention of Joseph Stalin. The first verse of this early version read "Uz Tita, Staljina, dva junačka sina" (With Tito and Stalin, two heroic sons). After the Tito-Stalin split in 1948, Stalin's name was dropped and the first verse was changed to "Uz maršala Tita, junačkoga sina" (With marshal Tito, a heroic son).[3]
Lyrics[]
Latin | Cyrillic | Literal English translation | English translation |
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Uz maršala Tita, junačkoga sina Rod prastari svi smo, a Goti mi nismo, Sve prste na ruci u jadu i muci |
Уз маршала Тита, јуначкога сина Род прастари сви смо, а Готи ми нисмо Све прсте на руци у јаду и муци |
With Marshal Tito, the heroic son Of an ancient kindred we are, but Goths we are not All the fingers upon our hands, through misery and suffering |
With great Marshal Tito, our land's bravest hero, We're from an ancient tribe, but Goths we don't ascribe, All fingers on our hands will fight to save our lands, |
References[]
- ^ http://www.mtsmondo.com/news/world/text.php?vest=118576
- ^ Jareb, M. (2008) Da li su Hrvati postali Goti? Odnos ustaša i vlasti Nezavisne Države Hrvatske prema neslavenskim teorijama o podrijetlu Hrvata. Časopis za suvremenu povijest, 40 (3), 869-882.
- ^ Ivo Banac; With Stalin against Tito : Cominformist splits in Yugoslav Communism p 8; Cornell University Press, 1988, ISBN 0-8014-2186-1
- Yugoslav Partisan songs
- Pan-Slavism
- Propaganda in Yugoslavia
- Propaganda songs
- Songs about Europe
- Songs about politicians
- Songs about military officers
- Songs about celebrities
- Cultural depictions of Josip Broz Tito
- 1940s songs
- Year of song unknown