Tamo daleko
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Tamo daleko (Serbian Cyrillic: Тамо далеко;English: There, Far Away) is traditional Serbian song from World War I. It is considered by some the anthem of every Serb soldier that leaves his family and goes to fight for his country. The song is sung by a soldier on the island of Corfu, following the withdrawal of the Serbian Army through northern Albania after Serbia was overrun by the Central Powers. He sings of his village, the (now destroyed) church in which he married, and the disastrous retreat during which many of his comrades died of cold, hunger, and disease, not to mention bandit attacks. Corfu is known to this day as the Blue Tomb because so many died there.
Tamo deleko is also one of the most beloved and nostalgic songs to Serbian immigrants who came to America after World War II as the song refers to the distance of the homeland. [1]
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[edit] Lyrics
The song has many versions, as it sprang up with no clear, single author.
[edit] Version 1
Tamo daleko, daleko od mora,
Tamo je selo moje, tamo je Srbija.
Tamo je selo moje, tamo je Srbija.
Tamo daleko, gde cveta limun žut,
Tamo je srpskoj vojsci jedini bio put.
Tamo je srpskoj vojsci jedini bio put.
Tamo daleko gde cveta beli krin,
Tamo su živote dali i otac i sin.
Tamo su živote dali i otac i sin.
Tamo gde tiha putuje Morava,
Tamo mi ikona osta, i moja krsna slava.
Tamo mi ikona osta, i moja krsna slava.
Tamo gde Timok, pozdravlja Veljkov grad,
Tamo mi spališe crkvu, u kojoj venčah se mlad.
Tamo mi spališe crkvu, u kojoj venčah se mlad.
Bez otadžbine, na Krfu živeh ja,
ali sam ponosno klic'o, živela Srbija!
ali sam ponosno klic'o, ŽIVELA SRBIJA!
[edit] Version 2
Tamo daleko, daleko od mora,
Tamo je selo moje, tamo je ljubav moja.
Tamo je selo moje, tamo je ljubav moja.
O zar je morala doć', ta tužna nesrećna noć,
Kada si dragane moj, otiš'o u krvavi boj.
Tamo daleko, gde cveta limun žut,
Tamo je srpskoj vojsci jedini bio put.
Tamo je srpskoj vojsci jedini bio put.
Tamo daleko, daleko od mora,
Tamo je selo moje, tamo je Srbija.
Tamo je selo moje, tamo je Srbija.
Bez otadžbine, na Krfu živeh ja,
i opet veselo kličem, živela Srbija!
i opet veselo kličem, ŽIVELA SRBIJA!
[edit] Version 3
O zar je morala doć', ta tužna nesrećna noć,
Kada si dragane moj, otiš'ao u ljuti boj.
Tamo daleko, kraj mora, Tamo je selo moje,
Tamo je ljubav moja.
Bez otadžbine daleko, daleko živim ja,
i opet kličem burno, živela domovina!
O zar je morala doć', ta tužna nesrećna noć,
Kada si dragane moj, otiš'ao u ljuti boj.
Tamo daleko, gde cveću nema kraj,
Tamo su najdraži moji,
Tamo je pravi raj.
Tamo daleko kraj Save, Save i Dunava,
Tamo je varoš moja,
Tamo je moj rodni kraj!
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Songs - Tamo daleko (Serbian)
