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National anthem of Yugoslavia (1945-2006)
Hej Slaveni (Hey Slavs)
For Piano Solo (with score)
"Hey, Slavs" is a patriotic song dedicated to the Slavs which was used as the national anthem of various countries during the 20th century.
Its lyrics were first written in 1834 under the title "Hey, Slovaks" ("Hej, Slováci") by Samuel Tomášik and it has since served as the ethnic anthem of the Pan-Slavic movement, organizational anthem of the Sokol physical education and political movement, and the national anthem of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. The song is also considered to be the unofficial second ethnic anthem of the Slovaks. Its melody is based on "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego", which has also been the national anthem of Poland since 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.
Hej Slaveni, jošte živi
Duh naših djedova,
Dok za narod srce bije
Njihovih sinova.
Živi, živi duh slavenski
Živjeće vjekov'ma
Zalud prijeti ponor pakla
Zalud vatra groma.
Nek se sada i nad nama
Burom sve raznese,
Stijena puca, dub se lama,
Zemlja nek se trese.
Mi stojimo postojano
Kano klisurine,
Proklet bio izdajica
Svoje domovine!