"Naprej zastava slave" is a Slovene poem that was used as the Slovenia

Slovenia

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n national anthem

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between 1918 and 1990.

It was written by Simon Jenko

Simon Jenko

Simon Jenko was a Slovene poet, lyricist and writer.Jenko was born in Podreča in the Sora Plain in Upper Carniola, then part of the Austrian Empire, now in Slovenia, as an illegitimate son of poor peasant parents...

 and set to music by Davorin Jenko

Davorin Jenko

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 on 16 May 1860.

When Slovenia became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

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), the poem was included in the Yugoslav national anthem

National Anthem of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia

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, in a medley including the Serbia

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n anthem "Bože pravde

Bože pravde

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" and the Croatia

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n "Lijepa naša domovino

Lijepa naša domovino

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." With the establishment of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

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 in 1945, the royal Yugoslav anthem was replaced by "Hej Slovani". "Naprej zastava slave" continued to be used as the anthem of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia

Socialist Republic of Slovenia

The Socialist Republic of Slovenia was a socialist state that was a constituent country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1943 until 1990...

. In 1990, the official name of the state was changed to Republic of Slovenia and "Zdravljica

Zdravljica

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" replaced "Naprej, zastava Slave" as the national anthem. "Naprej zastava slave" remains the official anthem of the Slovenian military

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.

Davorin Jenko, the composer of the song's melody, also composed the Serbian anthem "Bože pravde

Bože pravde

"Bože pravde" is the official anthem of Serbia, as defined by the Article 7 of the Constitution of Serbia. "Bože pravde" was the anthem of the Principality of Serbia and Kingdom of Serbia until 1918 when Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was formed. It was recommended by the Parliament of...

" (God of Justice).

In Slovene

Naprej zastava Slave

Naprej zastava Slave,

na boj junaška kri

za blagor očetnjave

naj puška govori!

Z orožjem in desnico,

nesimo vragu grom,

zapisat v kri pravico,

ki terja jo naš dom.

Naprej zastava Slave,

na boj junaška kri,

za blagor očetnjave

naj puška govori!

Draga mati je prosila,

roke okol vrata vila,

je plakala moja mila,

tu ostani ljubi moj!

Zbogom mati, ljuba zdrava,

mati mi je očetnjava,

ljuba moja čast in slava,

hajdmo, hajdmo, zanjo v boj!

Naprej zastava Slave,

na boj junaška kri,

za blagor očetnjave

naj puška govori!

Naprej! Naprej!

In English

Forward, Flag of Glory

Forward!, flag of glory,

To battle, heroic blood!

For the benefice of the fatherland

Let the rifle speak!

With weapon and right hand

Let's bring thunder to the devil

Let's write in blood the justice

Owed to our home.

Forward!, flag of glory,

To battle, heroic blood!

For the benefice of the fatherland

Let the rifle speak!

My dear mother begged,

hands clutched 'round my neck,

my dearest one she wept,

remain here, my beloved!

Farewell mother, hale and loved

the Fatherland is my Mother

honour and glory are my beloved,

Let's go! Let's go! to battle for her!

Forward!, flag of glory,

To battle, heroic blood!

For the benefice of the fatherland

Let the rifle speak!

Forward! Forward!

See also

• Romantic nationalism
  Romantic nationalism
  Romantic nationalism is the form of nationalism in which the state derives its political legitimacy as an organic consequence of the unity of those it governs...
  
  
• National symbols of Slovenia
  National symbols of Slovenia
  The National symbols of Slovenia are the symbols used in Slovenia and abroad to represent the nation and its people.Political and ethnic symbols:*The most common and recognizable of these is the Flag of Slovenia....
  
  
• Naprej zastava slave (MP3)