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Onamo, 'namo (Онамо, 'намо - There, over there) was popular anthem of Montenegro in late 19th-early 20th century (official hymn of Montenegro at the time was Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori).[1] An anthem is a choral composition to an English religious text sung in church services. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian Capital Podgorica Former Royal Capital Cetinje President Filip Vujanović Prime Minister Milo Đukanović Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  13,812 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ Density  616,258  48. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...


The hymn was composed by Davorin Jenko[2] or Franjo Vimer[3], partly drawing from a song of Garibaldi's fighters[4][5], Siscopron le tombe, Si levani i morti[6], with words written by Prince Nikola I of Montenegro[7]. Having too strong words, from diplomatic reasons it could not have been used as an official hymn.[8] Garibaldi may refer to: People Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian revolutionary; Michael Garibaldi, a fictional character in the television series Babylon 5; Garibaldi, a pop music group; Places Garibaldi, Oregon; Garibaldi, British Columbia; Mount Garibaldi; Other Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian aircraft carrier; The garibaldi, a fish; A Garibaldi biscuit; An Italian...


In 1992, the government of Montenegro considered using it as official hymn, but decided not to[9]. In 2003, it was suggested as official hymn of Serbia and Montenegro[10]. There are opinions that it should become the hymn of Montenegro in the future[11]. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Lyrics

Serbian English
Онамо, онамо... за брда она,

говоре да је разорен двор
мојега цара; онамо веле,
био је негда јуначки збор.
The Serbian language is one of the standard versions of the Å tokavian dialect (former standard was known as Serbo-Croatian language). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


Онамо, онамо... да виђу Призрен!
Та то је моје - дома ћу доћ'!
Старина мила тамо ме зове,
ту морам једном оружан поћ'.


Онамо, онамо... са развалина
дворова царских врагу ћу рећ':
"С огњишта милог бјежи ми, куго,
зајам ти морам враћати већ'!"


Онамо, онамо... за брда она
казују да је зелени гај
под ким се дижу Дечани свети:
молитва у њих присваја рај.


Онамо, онамо... за брда она,
гдје небо плаво савија свод;
на српска поља, на поља бојна,
онамо, браћо, спремајмо ход!


Онамо, онамо... за брда она
погажен коњ'ма кликује Југ:
"У помоћ, дјецо, у помоћ, синци,
светит' ме старца - свет вам је дуг!"


Онамо, онамо... сабљи за стара
његова ребра да тупим рез
по турским ребрим'; да б'једној раји
њом истом с руку рес'јецам вез!


Онамо, онамо... за брда она
Милошев, кажу, пребива гроб!
Онамо покој добићу души,
кад Србин више не буде роб.

There, over there... beyond those hills,(*)

Ruined lies, they say, my
Emperor's palace; there, they say,
Once, heroes had gathered.
Combatants Ottoman Empire Serbia, Bosnia Commanders Murad I with his sons Bayazid I and Yakub Lazar Hrebeljanović, Vuk Branković, Vlatko Vuković Strength 140,000 70,000 Casualties Murad I Lazar The Battle of Kosovo Polje (Косовска битка or Битка на Косову) was fought on St. ...


There, over there... I see Prizren!
It is all mine – home I shall come!
Beloved antiquity calls me there,
Armed I must come there one day.
View of Prizren Prizren (Serbian Cyrillic Призрен; Albanian Prizreni) is an historic city located in Kosovo at 42. ...


There over there... from on top of the ruins
Of Emperors' palaces to the devil I will say:
"Flee from my beloved home you plague,
Already your loan I must repay!"


There, over there... beyond those hills,
Lies a green grove, they say,
Under which rises up Holy Decani:
A prayer said within Paradise claims.
Christ Carrying the Cross. ... Look up Paradise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Paradise is also a title of a tv-series The word paradise is derived from the Avestan word of pairidaeza (a walled enclosure), which is a compound of pairi- (around), a cognate of the Greek peri-, and -diz (to create, make). ...


There, over there... beyond those hills,
Where sky of blue bends down her arch;
On to Serb fields, on to battle fields,
There, brothers, prepare to march!
Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...


There, over there... beyond those hills,(†)
Trampled by horses' hooves cries out Jug:
"Come help me, children, come help me, sons,
Avenge the old man - sacred is your task!"


There, over there... for the ribs of the old man,(†)
I'll dull my sabre's edge on
The ribs of the Turks; and cut the ties
From the wrists of the wretched masses!


There, over there... beyond those hills,
Lies there, they say, Milos's grave!
There my soul eternal peace shall gain,
When the Serb is no more a slave. According to a Serbian epic poetry, Miloš Obilić was the name of the Serbian knight who, at the Battle of Kosovo, between Serbia and the Ottoman Empire, assassinated the Ottoman sultan Murad I. On June 15th, 1389, Miloš made his way into the Ottoman camp on the pretext of being...

Footnotes

  • * This verse is used as refrain after every verse in musical performing of the song.
  • † These verses are considered antiquate and are often left out from modern performings of the song.

A refrain (from the Old French refraindre to repeat, likely from Vulgar Latin refringere) is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the chorus of a song. ...

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References

  1. ^  Glas Crnogorca, October 19 1999: Jovan Markuš: Двије црногорске химне
  2. ^  Ibid
  3. ^ : Savo Andrić: Ослобођење, независност и уједињење Србије и Црне Горе, Химне Србије и Црне Горе, Belgrade 1999, pg. 247
  4. ^ : Ibid
  5. ^  Glas Crnogorca, Op. cit.
  6. ^  Ibid
  7. ^  Ibid
  8. ^  Ibid
  9. ^  Medijaklub: 2001/decembar/10.htm Orao u tranziciji
  10. ^  Glas Javnosti, February 24 2003: L. Č.: Državne simbole odrediće stručnjaci?
  11. ^  Kurir, August 6 2004: D. Vraneš: Sramota! (interview with the president of Serb People's Party Andrija Mandić)

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