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National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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This page contains the text of the Bosnian anthem which was officially adopted in November, 1995. The music of the anthem is based on the old folk-song ,"S one strane Plive" ("On the other side of Pliva"), while the words were written by Dino Merlin, leader of the Sarajevan pop band, "Merlin."

Jedna si jedina!

(You are the only one!)

ZEMLJO TISUCLJETNA
NA VJERNOST TI SE KUNEM
OD MORA DO SAVE
OD DRINE DO UNE

JEDNA SI JEDINA
MOJA DOMOVINA
JEDNA SI JEDINA
BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA

BOG NEKA TE SACUVA
ZA POKOLJENJA NOVA
ZEMLJO MOJIH SNOVA
MOJIH PRADJEDOVA

JEDNA SI JEDINA
MOJA DOMOVINA
JEDNA SI JEDINA
BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA

I pledge my loyalty to you
my thousand year old land
from Sava to the sea
from Drina to Una

You are the only one
the only homeland I have
You are the only one
Bosnia and Herzegovina

May God save you
for the generations to come
you are the land of my dreams
the land of my forefathers

You are the only one
the only homeland I have
You are the only one
Bosnia and Herzegovina

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