Jedna si jedina
# Jedna si jedina

National anthems of Bosnia and Herzegovina :

| "Himna Kraljevine Jugoslavije" | 1919–1941 |
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| "Hej, Slaveni" | 1945–1992 |
| "Jedna si jedina" | 1992–1998 |
| "Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine" | 1999–present |

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"Jedna si jedina" ("You Are the One and Only") was the national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1998.

## History

The music was taken from the old Bosnian folk song "S one strane Plive" ("On the far bank of the Pliva river" or "On the other side of the Pliva river"), which was reportedly inspired by the Turkish song "Sivastopol Marşı". The lyrics were written by Bosnian singer Dino Merlin; that version is featured on his 1993 album, Moja Bogda Sna. It was adopted in November 1992, several months after independence in March 1992. Political leaders of dominant Bosnian Serb and Bosnian Croat nationalist parties objected to it, and thus a new composition, the "Intermezzo", was approved and adopted by the United Nations as the country's national anthem in 1999.

### Legacy

"Jedna si jedina" is still considered to be the de facto national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina by many Bosniaks; many Bosniaks still sing this song during performances of the Bosnian national anthem, as they believe that it should still be current as the present national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina does not have any official lyrics.

## Lyrics

On most occasions, only the first verse followed by the chorus were performed.

### Official lyrics

| Bosnian original (Gaj's Latin alphabet) | Bosnian (Vuk's Cyrillic alphabet) | English translation |
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| Zemljo tisućljetna, na vjernost ti se kunem. Od mora do Save od Drine do Une. Pripev: Jedna si, jedina, moja domovina. Jedna si jedina Bosna i Hercegovina. Bog nek' te sačuva za pokoljenja nova. Zemljo mojih snova, mojih pradjedova. Pripev Teško onoj ruci koja ti zaprijeti Sinovi i kćeri za te će umrijeti Pripev | Земљо тисућљетна, на вјерност ти се кунем. Од мора до Саве од Дрине до Уне. Припев: Једна си, једина, моја домовина. Једна си једина Босна и Херцеговина. Бог нек' те сачува за покољења нова. Земљо мојих снова, мојих прадједова. Припев Тешко оној руци која ти запријети Синови и кћери за те ће умријети Припев | Land of a thousand years, I pledge my loyalty to you. From the sea to the Sava from the Drina to the Una. Chorus: You are the one and only, my motherland. You are the one and only, Bosnia and Herzegovina. May God save you For generations to come. You are the land of my dreams, the land of my forefathers. Chorus Woe to the hand which threatens you. Sons and daughters they will die for you. Chorus |

### Alternate lyrics

| Bosnian original (Gaj's Latin alphabet) | Bosnian (Vuk's Cyrillic alphabet) | English translation |
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| Preko tamnih gora Od Save do mora Na vjernost ti se kunem Od Drine do Une Pripev: Jedna si, jedina Naša domovina Jedna si, jedina Bosna i Hercegovina Teško onoj ruci Koja ti zaprijeti Sinovi i kćeri Za te će umrijeti Pripev Bog nek’ te sačuva Za pokoljenja nova Zemljo krvi naše Naših pradjedova Pripev | Преко тамних гора Од Саве до мора На вјерност ти се кунем Од Дрине до Уне Припев: Једна си, једина Наша домовина Једна си, једина Босна и Херцеговина Тешко оној руци Која ти запријети Синови и кћери За те ће умријети Припев Бог нек’ те сачува За покољења нова Земљо крви наше Наших прадједова Припев | Over the dark mountains, From the sea to the Sava, Pledge my loyalty to you, from the Drina to the Una. Chorus: You are the one and only, Our homeland. You are the one and only, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hard on that hand, which threatens you. Sons and daughters, they will die for you. Chorus May God save you For the generations to come The land of our blood, the land of our great-grandfathers. Chorus |
