Jedna si jedina

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"Jedna si jedina" was the national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1998.

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"), and the lyrics were written by music star Edin Dervišhalidović. It was adopted in November 1992, several months after independence in March 1992. However, because of "Jedna si jedina"'s alleged close association with the Bosniak community (and perceived exclusion of the Bosnian Croat and Bosnian Serb communities, although it does not mention Bosniak community nor any other nation), a new anthem - "The National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina" - was adopted in 1999. "Jedna si jedina" is still considered by some Bosniaks to be the real anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

[edit] Lyrics

Bosnian English translation Alternate English translation

Zemljo tisućljetna
Na vjernost ti se kunem
Od mora do Save
Od Drine do Une

Refren:
 Jedna si jedina
 moja domovina
 Jedna si jedina
 Bosna i Hercegovina

Bog nek' te sačuva
Za pokoljenja nova
Zemljo mojih snova
Mojih pradjedova

Refren

O you thousand-years old land
I pledge my loyalty to you
from the Sava to the sea
from the Drina to the Una

Chorus:
The one and the unique
 my only homeland
 The one and the unique
 Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Chorus

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

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

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

Chorus