"Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori" (Serbian: Убавој нам Црној Гори, English: To Our Beautiful Montenegro) was the national and state anthem of the Kingdom of Montenegro in the late 19th-early 20th century.[1] A popular song called "Onamo, 'namo!" (English: "There, o'er There!") also existed. The educational system had an honorific song, the Hymn to Saint Sava, which was sung in the Saint's honour.
| English: To Our Beautiful Montenegro | |
|---|---|
| Убавој нам Црној Гори | |
Former national anthem of  Montenegro | |
| Lyrics | Jovan Sundečić |
| Music | Jovo Ivanišević |
| Adopted | 1870 |
| Relinquished | 1918 (de facto), 1922 (de jure)[1] |
| Succeeded by | "Bože pravde" (as the anthem of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) |
| Audio sample | |
"Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori" | |
The lyrics were made in 1865[2] by the Serb poet and a priest named Jovan Sundečić, who was the secretary of Prince Nikola I of Montenegro.[3] The music was composed by Jovo Ivanišević, drawing from "Uskliknimo s ljubavlju", hymn to Saint Sava[4] and later adapted by Anton Schulz.[5] The anthem was first performed on October 17, 1870, after which Prince Nikola declared it as the state anthem.[6] In 1993, it was one of the proposals during the unsuccessful negotiations to adopt a regional anthem of the then-Yugoslav republic of Montenegro.[7] The main problem was its monarchist lyrics, which were unfitting for Montenegro as at the time it was a republican state.
Lyrics
edit| Serbian Cyrillic | Serbian Latin | English |
|---|---|---|
| Убавој нам Црној Гори | Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori | To Our Beautiful Montenegro |
| Убавој нам Црној Гори с поноситим брдима, Отаџбини што не двори, коју нашим мишицама |
Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori s ponositim brdima, Otadžbini što ne dvori, koju našim mišicama |
To our beautiful Montenegro with proud hills, Fatherland which doesn't serve, which with our muscles |
| Здрава, срећна, моћна, славна, — обћем врагу на ужас, Врлим претцим' у свем равна, свом народу на украс; |
Zdrava, srećna, moćna, slavna, — obćem vragu na užas, Vrlim pretcim' u svem ravna, svom narodu na ukras; |
Healthy, happy, mighty, glorious,— common enemy's horror, To its virtuous ancestors equal, to its people beautiful; |
| Од коварства и напасти чувај Њег' и Његов Дом; Који сније Њем' пропасти — нека буде пропаст том! |
Od kovarstva i napasti čuvaj Njeg' i Njegov Dom; Koji snije Njem' propasti — neka bude propast tom! |
From spoil and rot keep Him and His Home; Who dreams disaster to Him—may downfall strike him! |
| Куд Он с нама, свуд' ми с Њиме крв смо љеват готови за Њ' за вјеру, наше име и за браћу у окови! |
Kud On s nama, svud' mi s Njime krv smo ljevat gotovi za Nj' za vjeru, naše ime i za braću u okovi! |
Where He goes with us, everywhere with Him we're prepared to shed our blood For Him for faith, our name and for brethren in chains! |
Notes
edit- ^ Glas Crnogorca, October 19, 1999: Jovan Markuš: Двије црногорске химне
- ^ Ослобођење, независност и уједињење Србије и Црне Горе, Химне Србије и Црне Горе
- ^ Medijaklub: Orao u tranziciji at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
References
edit- ^ "Order of Prince Danilo I of Montenegro". Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
... until the Conference of Ambassadors at Paris gave international recognition to the union on 13 July 1922.
External links
edit- Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori on nationalanthems.info
- [8] Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori with music and lyrics
- [9] 0:38—The melody of Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori