"Živila Hrvatska" (lit. 'Long live Croatia') is a Croatian patriotic song. The lyrics were written by August Šenoa, while the melody was composed by Ivan Zajc.[1]
The lyrics first appeared in the September 1873 print of Vienac magazine and other Croatian publications and was simply titled "Hrvatska Pjesma" ('Croatian Song').[2] The composition was recorded in the 1893 book Hrvatska Pjesmarica by Vjekoslav Klaić, where it was titled as "Živila Hrvatska".[3]
Lyrics
Croatian | English translation |
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Glasna, jasna od pameti,
Hrvatskom se opet ori, |
Loud, clear since immemorial,
It resounds across Croatia, |