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{{short description|Patriotic Slavic song}}
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{{Infobox Anthem {{Infobox anthem
|title = Hej, Slaveni</br>Hej, Sloveni | title = {{lang|sh|Hej, Slaveni|italic=no}}<br>Hej, Sloveni<br>Hej, Slovani<br>Hej Slováci
|english_title = Hey, Slavs | english_title = Hey, Slavs
|alt_title = Hej, Slaveni | alt_title = "Hej, Slovenci"
|alt_title_2 = Hej, Sloveni | alt_title_2 = "Hej, Słowianie"
|alt_title_3 = Hej, Slovani | image = Hej Slaveni 1944.png
|image = | image_size =
| caption = A Serbo-Croatian language version print of the poem that would become the national anthem of Yugoslavia.
|image_size =
|caption = | prefix = Former national
| country = <br />]<br />]<br />]
|prefix = Former National
| author = ]
|country = <small>] former ],<br/>] former ], and<br/> ] former ].</small>
| lyrics_date = 1834
|author = ]
| composer = ]
|lyrics_date = 1834
| music_date = 18th century (arranged by ])<ref name="auto">{{Cite book|title=Voices of Yugoslav Jewry|publisher=State University of New York Press|date=February 2012|first=Paul Benjamin|location=New York|last=Gordiejew|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ttK-vrBaolQC&dq=%22Oskar+Danon%22+hej+slaveni&pg=PA130|quote=Oskar Danon, a Jew from Sarajevo, often directed renditions of songs such as 'Hej, Sloveni,'|isbn=9781438404479|page=130}}</ref>
|composer = Composer unknown
| adopted = 1939 (by Slovak State)<br /> 1945 (by Yugoslavia, de facto)<br />1977 (by Yugoslavia, de jure provisionally)<br />1988 (by Yugoslavia, de jure constitutionally)<br />1992 (by Serbia and Montenegro)
|music_date =
|adopted = 1977 (by law, temporary)<br />1988 (by the Constitution) | until = 1945 (by Slovak State)<br />1992 (by Yugoslavia)<br />2006 (by Serbia and Montenegro)
|until = 1991<br />2006 | sound = United States Navy Band - Hey, Slavs.ogg
| sound_title = "Hey, Slavs" (instrumental, both verses)
|sound = United States Navy Band - Hey, Slavs.ogg
|sound_title = ''Hey, Slavs'' (instrumental)
}} }}
]
'''''Hey, Slavs''''' is an ]ic song dedicated to ]. Its first lyrics were written in 1834 under the title '''''Hey, Slovaks''''' (''Hej, Slováci'') by ] and it has since served as the anthem of the ] movement, the anthem of the ] physical education and political movement, the anthem of the ] and the transitional anthem of the ]. The song is also considered to be the second, unofficial anthem of the ]. Its melody is based on ], which has been also the anthem of ] since 1926, but it is much slower and more accentuated.
"'''Hey, Slavs'''" is a patriotic song dedicated to the ] and widely considered to be the ] anthem. It was adapted and adopted as the national anthem of various Slavic-speaking nations, movements and organizations during the late 19th and 20th century.


Its lyrics were first written in 1834 under the title "'''Hey, Slovaks'''" ("Hej, Slováci") by ] and it has since served as the anthem of the ] movement, the organizational anthem of the ], and the national anthems of the ], ] and ].<ref name="Aitamurto"/><ref name="Pavkovic"/> It was composed to the tune of "]" from 1797,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kirschbaum |first1=Stanislav J. |title=Historical Dictionary of Slovakia |date=2014 |publisher=] |isbn=9780810880290 |page=198 |edition=3rd}}</ref><ref name="Aitamurto">{{cite book |editor1-last=Aitamurto |editor1-first=Kaarina |editor2-last=Simpson |editor2-first=Scott |title=Modern Pagan and Native Faith Movements in Central and Eastern Europe |date=2013 |publisher=] |isbn=978-1-84465-662-2 |pages=6, 49, 60}}</ref> which was adopted as the national anthem of ] in 1926, but the Yugoslav variation has a slower tempo, is more accentuated, and does not repeat the last four lines as it repeats the last two lines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ1SUCpekyM|title=Mazurek Dąbrowskiego & Hej Slaveni|last=Yugopol|date=2 March 2011|via=YouTube|access-date=20 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003132948/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ1SUCpekyM|archive-date=3 October 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The composer is unknown, although modern renditions of the song often used a ]-era arrangement by ].<ref name="auto"/>
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The name of the former national anthem in different ] is:


==Etymology==
*] – Гэй, Славяне
In ], which uses both the ] and the ] alphabets, the song had been titled as (in ] and in ] standard, respectively):
*] – Хей, Славяни
* {{lang|sh-Latn|Hej, Slaveni}} or {{lang|sh-latn|Hej, Sloveni}} (in Latin)
*] – Hej, Slované
* {{lang|sh-Cyrl|Хеј, Славени}} or {{lang|sh-Cyrl|Хеј, Словени}} (in Cyrillic)
*] – Еј, Словени
*] – Hej, Słowianie
*] – Гей, Славяне
*] – Гий, Славляне
*] – Hej, Slaveni/Хеј, Славени or Hej, Sloveni/Хеј, Словени
**] – Hej, Slaveni
**] – Hej, Slaveni
**] – Hej, Sloveni (Хеј, Словени)
**] – Хеј, Словени/Hej, Sloveni
*] – Hej, Slovania
*] – Hej, Slovani
*] – Hej, Słowjany
*] – Hej, Słowjenjo
*] – Гей, Слов’яни


In ] the song's title is "Ej, Sloveni" (Cyrillic: {{lang|mk|Еј, Словени}}), and in ], it is "Hej, Slovani". The original title in ] was "Hej, Slováci".


==Hey, Slovaks== ==Slovakia==
{{Unreferenced section|date=November 2020}}
The song was written by the Slovak priest, poet and historian ] while he was visiting ] in 1834. He was appalled that ] was more commonly heard in the streets of Prague than ]. He wrote in his diary:
{{listen
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|description=The Polish national anthem "]", to which "Hey, Slavs" bears aesthetic similarity.}}
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|description="Hej, Slováci", This song was played when Slovak state declared independence from Czechoslovakia .
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The song was written initially in ] by the Slovak ] ] while he was visiting ] in 1834. He was appalled that ] was more commonly heard in the streets of Prague than ].<ref name="Pavkovic">{{cite book |last1=Pavkovic |first1=Aleksandar |last2=Kelen |first2=Christopher |title=Anthems and the Making of Nation States: Identity and Nationalism in the Balkans (International Library of Twentieth Century History) |date=2015 |publisher=] |isbn=978-1784531263 |pages=51–54, 56}}</ref> He wrote in his diary:


:"If mother Prague, the pearl of the Western Slav world, is to be lost in a German sea, what awaits my dear homeland, Slovakia, which looks to Prague for spiritual nourishment? Burdened by that thought, I remembered the ] ''Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła, póki my żyjemy'' ("Poland has not yet perished as long as we live."). That familiar melody caused my heart to erupt with defiant ''Hej, Slováci, ešte naša slovenská reč žije'' ("Hey, Slovaks, our Slovak language still lives")... I ran to my room, lit a candle and wrote down three verses into my diary in pencil. The song was finished in a moment." ''(Diary of Samuel Tomášik, Sunday, 2 November 1834)'' :"If mother Prague, the pearl of the Western Slavic world, is to be lost in a German sea, what awaits my dear homeland, Slovakia, which looks to Prague for spiritual nourishment? Burdened by that thought, I remembered the ] ''Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła, kiedy my żyjemy'' ("Poland has not yet perished as long as we live."). That familiar melody caused my heart to erupt with a defiant ''Hej, Slováci, ešte naša slovenská reč žije'' ("Hey, Slovaks, our Slovak language still lives")... I ran to my room, lit a candle and wrote down three verses into my diary in pencil. The song was finished in a moment." ''(Diary of Samuel Tomášik, Sunday, 2 November 1834)''


Tomášik left the instructions for his song to be performed to the melody of ''Dąbrowski's Mazurka'': "It be sung as: ''Poland has not yet perished''".<ref name="Pavkovic"/>
==Pan-Slavic anthem==
He soon altered the lyrics to include all Slavs and ''Hey, Slavs'' became a widely known rallying song for Slav nationalism and Pan-Slavic sentiment, especially in Slavic lands governed by ]. It was printed in numerous magazines and calendars and sung at political gatherings, becoming an unofficial anthem of the Pan-Slavic movement.


],<ref name=autogenerated1>''Вилинбахов Г. В.'' {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427235359/http://www.dissercat.com/content/gosudarstvennaya-geraldika-v-rossii-teoriya-i-praktika |date=2015-04-27 }} {{in lang|ru}}</ref> which was also the Yugoslav national flag from 1918 to 1941 and from 1992 to 2006.]]
Its popularity continued to increase when it was adopted as the official anthem of the ] ("falcon") physical education movement, which was based on Pan-Slavic ideals and active across ]. In 1905, the erection of a monument to the ]n poet ] in ] was celebrated by a large gathering of people singing ''Hey, Slavs''. During the ], the song was often used by Slav soldiers from the opposite sides of the frontline to communicate common nationalist sentiment and prevent bloodshed. Many Slovenian, ]n and ] members of Sokol conscripted into Austro-Hungarian army voluntarily surrendered to Serbian or Russian forces and often even changed sides. The song spread with them across the Balkans and Russia and remained popular in the inter-war period.
He soon altered the lyrics to include all Slavs and "Hey, Slavs" became a widely known rallying song for Slav nationalism and Pan-Slavic sentiment, especially in the West Slavic lands governed by ]. It was printed in numerous magazines and calendars and sung at political gatherings, becoming an unofficial anthem of the Pan-Slavic movement.


Its popularity continued to increase when it was adopted as the organizational anthem of the ] ("falcon") physical education movement, which was based on Pan-Slavic ideals and active across ]. In 1905, the erection of a ] to the ] poet ] in ] was celebrated by a large gathering of people singing "Hey, Slavs". During the ], the song was often used by Slavic soldiers from opposite sides of the front line to communicate common nationalist sentiment and prevent bloodshed.
==Tiso's Slovakia==
In Slovakia, the song "Hey, Slovaks" has been considered the unofficial song of the Slovaks throughout its modern history, especially at times of revolutions. Although after the First World War the song ] became the official Slovak anthem in ] and then again in 1993 in the independent Slovak Republic, the song is still considered a "second" anthem by many (usually more nationalist) people. Contrary to popular assumptions, however, it was not the official anthem of the ] (1939-1945), but it was greatly favored by the ruling party (Slovakia's official anthem remained ] during that period).


In Slovakia, the song "Hey, Slovaks" has been considered the unofficial ethnic anthem of the Slovaks throughout its modern history, especially at times of revolution.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} Although after the First World War the song "]" became the official Slovak part in the national anthem of ] and then again in 1993 in anthem of independent Slovakia, "Hey, Slovaks" is still considered a "second" national anthem by many (usually more nationalistic) people. Contrary to popular assumption, there was no official state anthem of the ] ] (1939–45), though "Hej, Slováci" was used by the ruling party.
==Yugoslavia==
===Early use===
First appearance of the ''Hey, Slavs'' on territory of Yugoslavia was in times of ]. ] translated the song, and named it ''Hey, Illyrians'' ({{lang-hr|Hej, Iliri}}). Until ], the translation did not suffer many changes, except Illyrians became Slavs. In Slovenia the anthem was called ''Hej, Slovenci''.


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In 1941 the ] engulfed the ]. The ] invaded in early April, and the Yugoslav royal army disintegrated and capitulated in just two and a half weeks. Since the ] included references to the king and kingdom, the anti-royalist ] resistance led by ] and his ] decided to avoid it and opted for ''Hey, Slavs'' instead. The song was sung at both the first and the second session of ], the legislative body of the resistance, and it gradually became to be generally considered the national anthem of the ] (new Yugoslavia).
|-

! ] variant
The old anthem was officially abandoned after the liberation in 1945, but no new anthem was officially adopted. There were several attempts to promote other, more specifically Yugoslav songs as the national anthem, but none gained much public support and ''Hey, Slavs'' continued to be used unofficially. The search for a better candidate continued up to 1988, while in 1977 the law only named the title of the national anthem, listing it as a temporary anthem until a new would had been adopted.
! ] translation

===Yugoslav anthem===
''Hej, Slavs'' was the ] of ] from 1943 to 1991 (48 years). With formal adoption (inauguration) of the Amendment IX to the Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the anthem ''Hey, Slavs'' gained constitutional sanction on ] ]. After the 43 years of continued use as the ] anthem, the delegates simply brought the law in line with the reality.<ref>Amandmani IX do XLVII na Ustav Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije, "Službeni list SFRJ", br. 70/88, No. 932, pp 1793-1806</ref> The anthem was official in ], ], ] and ] from 1943 to 1954, and after that in Macedonian, ] and Slovene. In ] it was official in the Croatian ] as well, and it was once more official in the Croatian language in the early 1990s, before Croatia declared independence from SFRY. On January 15, 1944 – ] declared Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, and Macedonian to be equal in the entire territory of Yugoslavia, <ref>Greenberg, Robert David. Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 115 (ISBN 0199258155)</ref> the decision was re-published in 1945. <ref>Odluka o objavljivanju odluka i proglasa Antifašističkog vijeća narodnog oslobođenja Jugoslavije, njegovog Predsjedništva i Nacionalnog komiteta na srpskom, hrvatskom, slovenskom i makedonskom jeziku (»Službeni list Demokratske Federativne Jugoslavije«, br. 1/45, No. 10, p. 5)</ref>

==== Lyrics ====
{|
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<poem lang="sk">
Hey, Slavs, it still lives<br>the word (spirit) of our grandfathers<br>
Hej, Slováci, ešte naša
As long as the heart of their sons<br>beats for our nation.
slovenská reč žije,

Dokiaľ naše verné srdce
It lives, it lives the Slavic spirit,<br>It will live forever! <br>
za náš národ bije.
Vainly threatens the abyss of Hell<br>and the fire of the thunder.
Žije, žije, duch slovenský,

bude žiť naveky,
Let everything above us now <br> be shattered by a storm wind. <br>
𝄆 Hrom a peklo, márne vaše
The cliff cracks, the oak breaks,<br>Let the earth quake.
proti nám sú vzteky! 𝄇

Jazyka dar zveril nám Boh,
We stand firmly<br>like the mountains, <br>
Boh náš hromovládny,
Damned be the traitor<br>of his homeland!
Nesmie nám ho teda vyrvať
|}
na tom svete žiadny;

I nechže je koľko ľudí,
==Serbia and Montenegro==
toľko čertov v svete;
After the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1991-92, when only Serbia and ] remained in the federation, ''Hey, Slavs'' continued to be used as the anthem of the ]. That country was renamed to the ] in 2003 and was expected to adopt a new anthem, but since no agreement over national symbols could be reached, ''Hey, Slavs'' remained the anthem of the state union.
𝄆 Boh je s nami: kto proti nám,

toho Parom zmetie. 𝄇
A hybrid of the ] national anthem ''"]"'' with the ]n national anthem, ''"]"'' in alternating verses was proposed. However, this attempt was struck down after objections by the ] and ]. Also proposed was the former Montenegrin national anthem and patriotic song ''"]"'', however this also fell through and ''Hey, Slavs'' remained the national anthem.
A nechže sa i nad nami

hrozná búrka vznesie,
Since Montenegro and Serbia became independent states in 2006, this issue is moot, and ''Hey, Slavs'' is not used as an official anthem by any sovereign country anymore.
Skala puká, dub sa láme

a zem nech sa trasie;
== Official languages ==
My stojíme stále pevne,

ako múry hradné.
=== Slovak orriginal ===
𝄆 Čierna zem pohltí toho,
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kto odstúpi zradne! 𝄇</poem>

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Hej, Slováci, ešte naša <br> slovenská reč žije,<br>
Dokiaľ naše verné srdce <br> za náš národ bije.

Žije, žije, duch slovenský, <br> bude žiť na veky,<br>
Hrom a peklo, márne vaše <br> proti nám sú vzteky!

Jazyka dar sveril nám Boh,<br> Boh náš hromovládny,<br>
Nesmie nám ho teda vyrvať<br> na tom svete žiadny;

I nechže je koľko ľudí,<br> toľko čertov v svete;<br>
Boh je s nami: kto proti nám, <br>toho parom zmetie.

I nechže sa aj nad nami<br> hrozná búrka vznesie,<br>
Skala puká, dub sa láme <br>a zem nech sa trasie;

My stojíme stále pevne, <br>ako múry hradné<br>
Čierna zem pohltí toho, <br>kto odstúpi zradne!
| |
<poem lang="en">
Hey, Slovaks, there still lives
the Slovak language
As long as our faithful heart
beats for our nation!
There lives, lives, lives the Slovak spirit,
it will live for ages!
Thunder and Hell, in vain are
your rages against us!
God entrusted to us our language
our thunderwielding god.
Therefore, it must not be ripped from us,
by anyone in the world!
Let there be as many devils,
as there are people in the world
God is with us: who's against us,
will by ] be swept
Even if a tremendous storm
rises above us,
The stone cracks, the oak breaks,
and the earth quakes!
We will stand always firm
like the castle walls,
To pits of the black earth be damned
whom betrays treacherously!</poem>
|} |}


===South Slavic languages of former Yugoslavia=== ==Yugoslavia==
]
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The first appearance of "Hey, Slavs" in Yugoslavia was during the ]. ] translated the song, naming it "Hey, Illyrians" ({{langx|hr|Hej, Iliri}}). Until the ], the translation did not undergo many changes, except that the Illyrians became Slavs.<ref name="bbc">{{cite interview |url=https://www.bbc.com/serbian/lat/balkan-56804781 |title=Jugoslavija i istorija: "Hej Sloveni", pesma koja je bila više od himne |trans-title=Yugoslavia and history: "Hey Slavs", a song that was more than an anthem |interviewer-first=Tatjana |interviewer-last=Janković |first=Dario |last=Marušić |date=27 April 2021 |access-date=26 January 2023 |language=sh |publisher=BBC News na srpskom}}</ref>


In 1941 the ] engulfed the ]. The ] ], and the Yugoslav royal army disintegrated and capitulated in just two and a half weeks. Since the ] included references to king and kingdom, the anti-royalist ] resistance led by ] and his ] decided to avoid it and opted for "Hey, Slavs" instead. The song was sung at both the first and second sessions of ], the legislative body of the resistance, and it gradually became the ''de facto'' national anthem of ] (new Yugoslavia).{{Cn|date=November 2020}}
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Hej Slaveni, jošte živi <br> Riječ naših djedova <br>
Dok za narod srce bije <br> Njihovih sinova


The old state anthem was officially abandoned after liberation in 1945, but no new national anthem to replace it was officially adopted. There were several attempts to promote other, more specifically Yugoslav songs as the national anthem, but none gained much public support and "Hey, Slavs" continued to be used unofficially. The search for a better candidate continued up to 1988, while in 1977 the law only named the national anthem as "Hey, Slavs" as a temporary state anthem until a new one was adopted, which never happened.{{Cn|date=November 2020}}
Živi, živi duh slavenski <br> Živjet će vjekov'ma <br>
Zalud prijeti ponor pakla <br> Zalud vatra groma


"Hey, Slavs" under its Serbo-Croatian title "{{Lang|sh|Hej, Slaveni|italic=no}}" was therefore the ] of ] for a total of 48 years, from 1943 to 1992. With the formal adoption (inauguration) of Amendment IX to the Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the song "Hey, Slavs" gained constitutional sanction as the national anthem on November 25, 1988. After 43 years of continued use as the ''de facto'' national anthem, the delegates simply brought the law in line with custom.<ref>Amandmani IX do XLVII na Ustav Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije, "Službeni list SFRJ", br. 70/88, No. 932, pp. 1793-1806</ref>
Nek se sada i nad nama <br> Burom sve raznese <br>
Stijena puca, dub se lama <br> Zemlja nek se trese


{| class="wikitable"
Mi stojimo postojano <br> Kano klisurine <br>
|-
Proklet bio izdajica <br> Svoje domovine! <ref>http://www.vjesnik.hr/Pdf/2006%5C06%5C17%5C30A30.PDF</ref>
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! ] translation
! ]
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<poem lang="hr">

Hej Slaveni, jošte živi
====] <br><small>(] – Antifascist version)</small>====
Reč (duh) naših dedova

Dok za narod srce bije
Oj Slaveni, zemlja tutnji <br /> s Volge do Triglava; <br>
Njihovih sinova
istim glasom huče Visla, <br /> Jadran, Timok, Sava.
Živi, živi duh slavenski

Živjet će vekov'ma
Živi, živi duh slavenski, <br /> živjet ćeš vjekovma; <br>
] Zalud preti ponor pakla
zalud ponor prijeti pakla, <br /> zalud vatra groma!
Zalud vatra groma ]

Nek se sada i nad nama
Gromko kliče drug nam Staljin <br /> iz ruskih nizina, <br>
Burom sve raznese
odzivlje se drug mu Tito <br /> s bosanskih planina:
Stena puca, dub se lama

Zemlja nek se trese
Mi stojimo postojano <br /> kano klisurine, <br>
Mi stojimo postojano
proklet bio izdajica <br /> svoje domovine!
Kano klisurine

𝄆 Proklet bio izdajica
Za slobodu na braniku <br /> uvijek ćemo biti, <br>
Svoje domovine! 𝄇</poem>
naše zemlje neće nikad <br /> dušman pokoriti.

Makar na nas navalile <br /> cijelog svijeta čete, <br>
mi smo složni, tko prot nama, <br /> s njime hajd pod pete! <ref>''Oj Slaveni'' '''in''': ''Naše pjesme'' ({{lang-en|Our Songs}}), Kult.-umjetnički odsjek propagandnog odjela ]-a, , 1944.</ref>
| |
<poem lang="sr">

Хеј Словени, јоште живи
====]====
Реч (дух) наших дедова
Еј, Словени, жив е тука <br> зборот свет на родот <br>
штом за народ срце чука <br> преку син во внукот! Док за народ срце бије
Њихових синова

Жив е вечно, жив е духот <br> словенски во слога. <br> Живи, живи дух словенски
Живеће веков'ма
Не нè плашат адски бездни <br> ниту громов оган!
𝄆 Залуд прети понор пакла,

Залуд ватра грома 𝄇
Пустошејќи, нека бура <br> и над нас се втурне! <br>
Нек' се сада и над нама
Пука даб и карпа сура, <br> тлото ќе се урне:
Буром све разнесе

Стена пуца, дуб се лама,
Стоиме на стамен-прагот <br> - клисури и бедем! <br>
Земља нек' се тресе
Проклет да е тој што предал <br> Родина на врагот!
Ми стојимо постојано
|- valign="top"
Кано клисурине,
𝄆 Проклет био издајица
Своје домовине! 𝄇</poem>
| |
<poem lang="en">

Hey, ], there still lives
====] (Latin script)====
the word (spirit) of our grandfathers
Hej Sloveni, jošte živi <br> Duh (reč) naših dedova <br>
While for the nation beats the heart
Dok za narod srce bije <br> Njihovih sinova
of its sons!

There lives, there lives the Slavic spirit,
Živi, živi duh slovenski <br> Živeće vekov'ma <br>
It will live for ages!
Zalud preti ponor pakla <br> Zalud vatra groma
𝄆 In vain threatens the abyss of Hell

In vain the fire of thunder! 𝄇
Nek se sada i nad nama <br> Burom sve raznese <br>
Let now everything above us
Stena puca, dub se lama <br> Zemlja nek se trese
be blown away by the ].

The stone cracks, the oak breaks,
Mi stojimo postojano <br> Kano klisurine <br>
Let the earth quake!
Proklet bio izdajica <br> Svoje domovine!
We stand firm
like the big cliffs,
𝄆 May he be damned, the traitor
of his homeland! 𝄇</poem>
| |
<poem lang="sl">

Hej Slovani, naša reč
====] (Cyrillic script)====
slovanska živo klije
Хеј Словени, јоште живи <br> Дух наших дедова <br>
dokler naše verno srce
Док за народ срце бије <br> Њихових синова
za naš narod bije

Živi, živi, duh slovanski,
Живи, живи дух словенски <br> Живеће веков'ма <br>
bodi živ na veke,
Залуд прети понор пакла, <br> Залуд ватра грома
𝄆 grom in peklo, prazne vaše

proti nam so steke 𝄇
Нек' се сада и над нама <br> Буром све разнесе<br>
Naj tedaj nad nami
Стена пуца, дуб се лама, <br> Земља нек' се тресе
strašna burja se le znese,

skala poka, dob se lomi,
Ми стојимо постојано <br> Кано клисурине,<br>
zemlja naj se strese
Проклет био издајица <br> Своје домовине!
Bratje, mi stojimo trdno
kakor zidi grada,
𝄆 črna zemlja naj pogrezne
tega, kdor odpada! 𝄇</poem>
|-
! colspan="2"|] (]/transliteration)
! colspan="2"|English translation
|-
| |
<poem lang="mk">
====] or ]====
Еј, Словени, жив е тука
'''Croatian variant'''<br>
зборот свет на родот
Hej Slaveni, jošte živi <br> Riječ (duh) naših djedova <br>
штом за народ срце чука
Dok za narod srce bije <br> Njihovih sinova
преку син во внукот!

Жив е вечно, жив е духот
Živi, živi duh slavenski <br> Živjet će vjekov'ma <br>
словенски во слога.
Zalud prijeti ponor pakla <br> Zalud vatra groma
𝄆 Не нѐ плашат адски бездни

ниту громов оган! 𝄇
Nek se sada i nad nama <br> Burom sve raznese <br>
Пустошејќи, нека бура
Stijena puca, dub se lama <br> Zemlja nek se trese
и над нас се втурне!

Пука даб и карпа сура,
Mi stojimo postojano <br> Kano klisurine <br>
тлото ќе се урне:
Proklet bio izdajica <br> Svoje domovine!
Стоиме на стамен-прагот
|<br>
- клисури и бедем!
<br>
𝄆 Проклет да е тој што предал
'''Serbian variant'''<br>
Родина на врагот! 𝄇</poem>
Hej Sloveni, jošte živi <br> Duh (reč) naših dedova <br>
Dok za narod srce bije <br> Njihovih sinova

Živi, živi duh slovenski <br> Živeće vekov'ma <br>
Zalud preti ponor pakla <br> Zalud vatra groma

Nek se sada i nad nama <br> Burom sve raznese <br>
Stena puca, dub se lama <br> Zemlja nek se trese

Mi stojimo postojano <br> Kano klisurine <br>
Proklet bio izdajica <br> Svoje domovine!
|- valign="top"
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<poem>{{transl|mk|italic=no|Ej, Sloveni, živ e tuka
zborot svet na rodot
štom za narod srce čuka
preku sin vo vnukot!
Živ e večno, živ e duhot
slovenski vo sloga.
𝄆 Ne nè plašat adski bezdni
nitu gromov ogan! 𝄇
Pustošejḱi, neka bura
i nad nas se vturne!
Puka dab i karpa sura,
tloto ḱe se urne:
Stoime na stamen-pragot
- klisuri i bedem!
𝄆 Proklet da e toj što predal
Rodina na vragot!}} 𝄇</poem>
| colspan="2"|
<poem lang="en">
Hey, ], herein lives on
the sacred word of our lineage
as long as the heart beats for ]
from son to grandson!
The Slavic spirit lives on
forever in unity.
𝄆 Infernal abysses do not frighten us,
nor the blazes of thunder. 𝄇
May a ] devastate
and rage above us!
Oak trees and ashen rocks will crack,
the earth will cave in:
For we stand at the doorstep of
gorges and bulwarks!
𝄆 Cursed is he who betrays his
homeland to the enemy! 𝄇</poem>
|}


==Serbia and Montenegro==
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After the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1991 and 1992, when only ] and ] remained in the federation, "Hey, Slavs" continued to be used, as the national anthem of the ] (FRY). ] wanted to adopt “Hey, Slavs” as the Serbian anthem, but the Main Board of the ] overruled it, feeling that it was inappropriate to reuse it after having assigned it to Yugoslavia, thus they assigned Serbia “]” instead.<ref>{{cite hansard |jurisdiction=International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia|title=041116IT|url=https://www.icty.org/x/cases/slobodan_milosevic/trans/en/041116IT.htm|house=The Hague|date=November 16, 2004|page=33469|speaker=Mihailo Marković|position=witness}}</ref> The FRY was renamed to the ] in 2003 and was expected to adopt a new national anthem, but since no agreement over state symbols could be reached, "Hey, Slavs" remained the national anthem of the state. Many Serbs disliked the song during this period and booed it whenever it was played, such as at sporting events and football games.<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/soccer/id/2485949|title=Serbia-Montenegro a World Cup team without a country|publisher=Associated Press|date=15 June 2006|access-date=15 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616030741/http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/soccer/id/2485949|archive-date=16 June 2018|agency=Associated Press|url-status=live}}</ref>
Hej Slovani, naša reč <br> slovanska živo klije <br>
dokler naše verno srce <br> za naš narod bije


A hybrid of the ] folk song (now national anthem) "]" with the former (now current) Serbian national anthem, "]" in alternating verses was proposed (similarly to ], whose anthem consisted of the Czech part "]" and the Slovak part "]"). However, this attempt was struck down after objections by the ] and the ]. Also proposed was the former Montenegrin national anthem and patriotic song "]", however this also fell through and "Hey, Slavs" remained the national anthem. Since Montenegro and Serbia dissolved their union and split to become sovereign states in 2006, this issue is moot, as "Hey, Slavs" is no longer used as an official national anthem by any sovereign state. In a way, "Hey, Slavs" ended up outliving the countries that used it, as the last instance of it being officially played as part of an event was at the ],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuxVc3w9mMQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/TuxVc3w9mMQ| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=national anthem serbia & montenegro - netherlands 2006 himna srbija i crna gora nizozemska 2006|last=LEO al grito de gol 2012|date=5 June 2017 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0qQIRrDhsk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/C0qQIRrDhsk| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=anthem serbia and montenegro world cup 2006 vs ivory coast|last=LEO RENMEN TV|date=23 May 2018 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> where the ] participated despite the country they were playing for no longer existing (having disbanded a few days before the tournament began).<ref name=ESPN/>
Živi, živi, duh slovanski, <br> bodi živ na veke, <br>
grom in peklo, prazne vaše <br> proti nam so steke


Even after the end of the federation, "Hey, Slavs" was sometimes still mistakenly played by organizers of sports events that involve ] as a guest side. Notable performances, some of which were intentional, include the ] semi-final football match between ] and ] as well as the ]–] ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurir-info.rs/bruka-na-ep-orlici-slusali-hej-sloveni-umesto-boze-pravde-clanak-914103|title=BRUKA NA EP: Orlići slušali Hej Sloveni umesto Bože pravde!|access-date=2013-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731193049/http://www.kurir-info.rs/bruka-na-ep-orlici-slusali-hej-sloveni-umesto-boze-pravde-clanak-914103|archive-date=2013-07-31|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pressonline.rs/sport/ostali-sportovi/96327/grci-namerno-pustili-himnu-hej-sloveni.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305201758/http://www.pressonline.rs/sport/ostali-sportovi/96327/grci-namerno-pustili-himnu-hej-sloveni.html|url-status=dead|title='Grci namerno pustili himnu "Hej, Sloveni"?'|archivedate=March 5, 2014}}</ref> In 2015, French organizers of ] erroneously played "Hey, Slavs" when Serbian racing driver ] won 1st place at ].<ref>{{cite web|title=USPEH BORKOVIĆA U SENCI SKANDALA: Srpskom automobilisti na podijumu pustili Hej Sloveni|url=http://www.kurir.rs/sport/ostali-sportovi/video-uspeh-borkovica-u-senci-skandala-srpskom-automobilisti-na-podijumu-pustili-hej-sloveni-clanak-1836853|publisher=Kurir|access-date=29 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630191447/http://www.kurir.rs/sport/ostali-sportovi/video-uspeh-borkovica-u-senci-skandala-srpskom-automobilisti-na-podijumu-pustili-hej-sloveni-clanak-1836853|archive-date=30 June 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Naj tedaj nad nami <br> strašna burja se le znese,<br>
skala poka, dob se lomi, <br> zemlja naj se strese


==In popular culture==
Bratje, mi stojimo trdno <br> kakor zidi grada,<br>
The Yugoslav band ] recorded a version of the song for their 1984 ].<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Bijelo-Dugme-Bijelo-Dugme/release/1351158|title=Bijelo Dugme - Bijelo Dugme|website=Discogs|access-date=2014-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101173511/http://www.discogs.com/Bijelo-Dugme-Bijelo-Dugme/release/1351158|archive-date=2014-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref> The Yugoslav and Slovenian band ] recorded an electronic version of the song, with lyrics in both English and Slovene, for their 2006 album '']''.<ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r858483|pure_url=yes}}</ref> The song is also featured in the 2002 Slovenian film ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIeI4MLfRnY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/gIeI4MLfRnY| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Zaporniki pojejo Hej Slovani|last=Mornarnavy|date=24 February 2012 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
črna zemlja naj pogrezne <br> tega, kdor odpada!
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====] (pre-Yugoslav version)====
Hej Slovani, naša reč <br> slovanska živo klije, <br>
Dokler naše verno srce <br> za naš narod bije.


== See also ==
Živi, živi, duh slovanski, <br> bodi živ na veke! <br>
* '']''
Grom in peklo, prazne vaše <br> proti nam so steke.

Bog pa gromo-vladni nam <br> podal je dar jezika, <br>
Da pa nihče na tem svetu, <br> nič nam ne podtika,

Bo naj kolikor ljudi, tolikanj <br> Čertov na sveti, <br>
Bog je z nami, kdor prot' nam, ga <br> če Belin podreti.

Naj tedaj nad nami <br> strašna burja naj se znese, <br>
Skala poka, dob se lomi, <br> zemlja naj se trese.

Bratje! Mi stojimo trdno, <br> kakor zidi grada; <br>
Črna zemlja naj pogrezne <br> tega kdor odpada!
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Patriotic Slavic song
Hej, Slaveni
Hej, Sloveni
Hej, Slovani
Hej Slováci
English: Hey, Slavs
A Serbo-Croatian language version print of the poem that would become the national anthem of Yugoslavia.
Former national anthem of
Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovak State
Also known as"Hej, Slovenci"
"Hej, Słowianie"
LyricsSamuel Tomášik, 1834
MusicComposer unknown, 18th century (arranged by Oskar Danon)
Adopted1939 (by Slovak State)
1945 (by Yugoslavia, de facto)
1977 (by Yugoslavia, de jure provisionally)
1988 (by Yugoslavia, de jure constitutionally)
1992 (by Serbia and Montenegro)
Relinquished1945 (by Slovak State)
1992 (by Yugoslavia)
2006 (by Serbia and Montenegro)
Audio sample
"Hey, Slavs" (instrumental, both verses)
1899 postcard with the first line in Czech (Hej Slované ještě naše slovanská řeč žije!) and views of several Slav cities

"Hey, Slavs" is a patriotic song dedicated to the Slavs and widely considered to be the Pan-Slavic anthem. It was adapted and adopted as the national anthem of various Slavic-speaking nations, movements and organizations during the late 19th and 20th century.

Its lyrics were first written in 1834 under the title "Hey, Slovaks" ("Hej, Slováci") by Samo Tomášik and it has since served as the anthem of the Pan-Slavic movement, the organizational anthem of the Sokol movement, and the national anthems of the First Slovak Republic, Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. It was composed to the tune of "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" from 1797, which was adopted as the national anthem of Poland in 1926, but the Yugoslav variation has a slower tempo, is more accentuated, and does not repeat the last four lines as it repeats the last two lines. The composer is unknown, although modern renditions of the song often used a World War II-era arrangement by Oskar Danon.

Etymology

In Serbo-Croatian, which uses both the Latin and the Cyrillic alphabets, the song had been titled as (in Croatian and in Serbian standard, respectively):

  • Hej, Slaveni or Hej, Sloveni (in Latin)
  • Хеј, Славени or Хеј, Словени (in Cyrillic)

In Macedonian the song's title is "Ej, Sloveni" (Cyrillic: Еј, Словени), and in Slovene, it is "Hej, Slovani". The original title in Slovak was "Hej, Slováci".

Slovakia

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"Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" The Polish national anthem "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego", to which "Hey, Slavs" bears aesthetic similarity.
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"Hej, Slováci" "Hej, Slováci", This song was played when Slovak state declared independence from Czechoslovakia .
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The song was written initially in Czech by the Slovak Lutheran minister Samuel Tomášik while he was visiting Prague in 1834. He was appalled that German was more commonly heard in the streets of Prague than Czech. He wrote in his diary:

"If mother Prague, the pearl of the Western Slavic world, is to be lost in a German sea, what awaits my dear homeland, Slovakia, which looks to Prague for spiritual nourishment? Burdened by that thought, I remembered the old Polish song Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła, kiedy my żyjemy ("Poland has not yet perished as long as we live."). That familiar melody caused my heart to erupt with a defiant Hej, Slováci, ešte naša slovenská reč žije ("Hey, Slovaks, our Slovak language still lives")... I ran to my room, lit a candle and wrote down three verses into my diary in pencil. The song was finished in a moment." (Diary of Samuel Tomášik, Sunday, 2 November 1834)

Tomášik left the instructions for his song to be performed to the melody of Dąbrowski's Mazurka: "It be sung as: Poland has not yet perished".

The Pan-Slavic flag from the 1848 Prague Slavic Congress, which was also the Yugoslav national flag from 1918 to 1941 and from 1992 to 2006.

He soon altered the lyrics to include all Slavs and "Hey, Slavs" became a widely known rallying song for Slav nationalism and Pan-Slavic sentiment, especially in the West Slavic lands governed by Austria. It was printed in numerous magazines and calendars and sung at political gatherings, becoming an unofficial anthem of the Pan-Slavic movement.

Its popularity continued to increase when it was adopted as the organizational anthem of the Sokol ("falcon") physical education movement, which was based on Pan-Slavic ideals and active across Austria-Hungary. In 1905, the erection of a monument to the Slovene poet France Prešeren in Ljubljana was celebrated by a large gathering of people singing "Hey, Slavs". During the First World War, the song was often used by Slavic soldiers from opposite sides of the front line to communicate common nationalist sentiment and prevent bloodshed.

In Slovakia, the song "Hey, Slovaks" has been considered the unofficial ethnic anthem of the Slovaks throughout its modern history, especially at times of revolution. Although after the First World War the song "Nad Tatrou sa blýska" became the official Slovak part in the national anthem of Czechoslovakia and then again in 1993 in anthem of independent Slovakia, "Hey, Slovaks" is still considered a "second" national anthem by many (usually more nationalistic) people. Contrary to popular assumption, there was no official state anthem of the clerofascist Slovak Republic (1939–45), though "Hej, Slováci" was used by the ruling party.

Slovak variant English translation

Hej, Slováci, ešte naša
slovenská reč žije,
Dokiaľ naše verné srdce
za náš národ bije.
Žije, žije, duch slovenský,
bude žiť naveky,
𝄆 Hrom a peklo, márne vaše
proti nám sú vzteky! 𝄇
Jazyka dar zveril nám Boh,
Boh náš hromovládny,
Nesmie nám ho teda vyrvať
na tom svete žiadny;
I nechže je koľko ľudí,
toľko čertov v svete;
𝄆 Boh je s nami: kto proti nám,
toho Parom zmetie. 𝄇
A nechže sa i nad nami
hrozná búrka vznesie,
Skala puká, dub sa láme
a zem nech sa trasie;
My stojíme stále pevne,
ako múry hradné.
𝄆 Čierna zem pohltí toho,
kto odstúpi zradne! 𝄇

Hey, Slovaks, there still lives
the Slovak language
As long as our faithful heart
beats for our nation!
There lives, lives, lives the Slovak spirit,
it will live for ages!
Thunder and Hell, in vain are
your rages against us!
God entrusted to us our language
our thunderwielding god.
Therefore, it must not be ripped from us,
by anyone in the world!
Let there be as many devils,
as there are people in the world
God is with us: who's against us,
will by Perun be swept
Even if a tremendous storm
rises above us,
The stone cracks, the oak breaks,
and the earth quakes!
We will stand always firm
like the castle walls,
To pits of the black earth be damned
whom betrays treacherously!

Yugoslavia

"Hey, Slavs" played by a music box.

The first appearance of "Hey, Slavs" in Yugoslavia was during the Illyrian movement. Dragutin Rakovac translated the song, naming it "Hey, Illyrians" (Croatian: Hej, Iliri). Until the Second World War, the translation did not undergo many changes, except that the Illyrians became Slavs.

In 1941 the Second World War engulfed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The Axis powers invaded in early April, and the Yugoslav royal army disintegrated and capitulated in just two and a half weeks. Since the old Yugoslav anthem included references to king and kingdom, the anti-royalist Partisan resistance led by Josip Broz Tito and his Communist party decided to avoid it and opted for "Hey, Slavs" instead. The song was sung at both the first and second sessions of AVNOJ, the legislative body of the resistance, and it gradually became the de facto national anthem of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (new Yugoslavia).

The old state anthem was officially abandoned after liberation in 1945, but no new national anthem to replace it was officially adopted. There were several attempts to promote other, more specifically Yugoslav songs as the national anthem, but none gained much public support and "Hey, Slavs" continued to be used unofficially. The search for a better candidate continued up to 1988, while in 1977 the law only named the national anthem as "Hey, Slavs" as a temporary state anthem until a new one was adopted, which never happened.

"Hey, Slavs" under its Serbo-Croatian title "Hej, Slaveni" was therefore the national anthem of Yugoslavia for a total of 48 years, from 1943 to 1992. With the formal adoption (inauguration) of Amendment IX to the Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the song "Hey, Slavs" gained constitutional sanction as the national anthem on November 25, 1988. After 43 years of continued use as the de facto national anthem, the delegates simply brought the law in line with custom.

Serbo-Croatian (Latin/Cyrillic) English translation Slovene

Hej Slaveni, jošte živi
Reč (duh) naših dedova
Dok za narod srce bije
Njihovih sinova
Živi, živi duh slavenski
Živjet će vekov'ma
𝄆 Zalud preti ponor pakla
Zalud vatra groma 𝄇
Nek se sada i nad nama
Burom sve raznese
Stena puca, dub se lama
Zemlja nek se trese
Mi stojimo postojano
Kano klisurine
𝄆 Proklet bio izdajica
Svoje domovine! 𝄇

Хеј Словени, јоште живи
Реч (дух) наших дедова
Док за народ срце бије
Њихових синова
Живи, живи дух словенски
Живеће веков'ма
𝄆 Залуд прети понор пакла,
Залуд ватра грома 𝄇
Нек' се сада и над нама
Буром све разнесе
Стена пуца, дуб се лама,
Земља нек' се тресе
Ми стојимо постојано
Кано клисурине,
𝄆 Проклет био издајица
Своје домовине! 𝄇

Hey, Slavs, there still lives
the word (spirit) of our grandfathers
While for the nation beats the heart
of its sons!
There lives, there lives the Slavic spirit,
It will live for ages!
𝄆 In vain threatens the abyss of Hell
In vain the fire of thunder! 𝄇
Let now everything above us
be blown away by the bora.
The stone cracks, the oak breaks,
Let the earth quake!
We stand firm
like the big cliffs,
𝄆 May he be damned, the traitor
of his homeland! 𝄇

Hej Slovani, naša reč
slovanska živo klije
dokler naše verno srce
za naš narod bije
Živi, živi, duh slovanski,
bodi živ na veke,
𝄆 grom in peklo, prazne vaše
proti nam so steke 𝄇
Naj tedaj nad nami
strašna burja se le znese,
skala poka, dob se lomi,
zemlja naj se strese
Bratje, mi stojimo trdno
kakor zidi grada,
𝄆 črna zemlja naj pogrezne
tega, kdor odpada! 𝄇

Macedonian (Cyrillic/transliteration) English translation

Еј, Словени, жив е тука
зборот свет на родот
штом за народ срце чука
преку син во внукот!
Жив е вечно, жив е духот
словенски во слога.
𝄆 Не нѐ плашат адски бездни
ниту громов оган! 𝄇
Пустошејќи, нека бура
и над нас се втурне!
Пука даб и карпа сура,
тлото ќе се урне:
Стоиме на стамен-прагот
- клисури и бедем!
𝄆 Проклет да е тој што предал
Родина на врагот! 𝄇

Ej, Sloveni, živ e tuka
zborot svet na rodot
štom za narod srce čuka
preku sin vo vnukot!
Živ e večno, živ e duhot
slovenski vo sloga.
𝄆 Ne nè plašat adski bezdni
nitu gromov ogan! 𝄇
Pustošejḱi, neka bura
i nad nas se vturne!
Puka dab i karpa sura,
tloto ḱe se urne:
Stoime na stamen-pragot
- klisuri i bedem!
𝄆 Proklet da e toj što predal
Rodina na vragot! 𝄇

Hey, Slavs, herein lives on
the sacred word of our lineage
as long as the heart beats for our nation
from son to grandson!
The Slavic spirit lives on
forever in unity.
𝄆 Infernal abysses do not frighten us,
nor the blazes of thunder. 𝄇
May a bora devastate
and rage above us!
Oak trees and ashen rocks will crack,
the earth will cave in:
For we stand at the doorstep of
gorges and bulwarks!
𝄆 Cursed is he who betrays his
homeland to the enemy! 𝄇

Serbia and Montenegro

After the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1991 and 1992, when only Serbia and Montenegro remained in the federation, "Hey, Slavs" continued to be used, as the national anthem of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). Slobodan Milošević wanted to adopt “Hey, Slavs” as the Serbian anthem, but the Main Board of the Socialist Party of Serbia overruled it, feeling that it was inappropriate to reuse it after having assigned it to Yugoslavia, thus they assigned Serbia “March on the Drina” instead. The FRY was renamed to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in 2003 and was expected to adopt a new national anthem, but since no agreement over state symbols could be reached, "Hey, Slavs" remained the national anthem of the state. Many Serbs disliked the song during this period and booed it whenever it was played, such as at sporting events and football games.

A hybrid of the Montenegrin folk song (now national anthem) "Oj, svijetla majska zoro" with the former (now current) Serbian national anthem, "Bože Pravde" in alternating verses was proposed (similarly to Czechoslovakia, whose anthem consisted of the Czech part "Kde domov můj" and the Slovak part "Nad Tatrou sa blýska"). However, this attempt was struck down after objections by the People's Party of Montenegro and the Socialist People's Party of Montenegro. Also proposed was the former Montenegrin national anthem and patriotic song "Onamo, 'namo", however this also fell through and "Hey, Slavs" remained the national anthem. Since Montenegro and Serbia dissolved their union and split to become sovereign states in 2006, this issue is moot, as "Hey, Slavs" is no longer used as an official national anthem by any sovereign state. In a way, "Hey, Slavs" ended up outliving the countries that used it, as the last instance of it being officially played as part of an event was at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where the Serbia and Montenegro national football team participated despite the country they were playing for no longer existing (having disbanded a few days before the tournament began).

Even after the end of the federation, "Hey, Slavs" was sometimes still mistakenly played by organizers of sports events that involve Serbian teams as a guest side. Notable performances, some of which were intentional, include the 2013 UEFA U-19 Championship semi-final football match between Serbia and Portugal as well as the Olympiacos–Partizan ULEB Champions league basketball game in 2010. In 2015, French organizers of 2015 European Touring Car Cup season erroneously played "Hey, Slavs" when Serbian racing driver Dušan Borković won 1st place at Circuit Paul Ricard.

In popular culture

The Yugoslav band Bijelo Dugme recorded a version of the song for their 1984 self-titled album. The Yugoslav and Slovenian band Laibach recorded an electronic version of the song, with lyrics in both English and Slovene, for their 2006 album Volk. The song is also featured in the 2002 Slovenian film Headnoise.

See also

References

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