"Naprej zastava slave" (Forward, Flag of Glory) is a Slovene poem that was used as the Slovenian national anthem between 1918 and 1990.
It was written by Simon Jenko and set to music by Davorin Jenko on 16 May 1860.
When Slovenia became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (Yugoslavia), the poem was included in the Yugoslav national anthem, in a medley including the Serbian anthem "Bože pravde" and the Croatian "Lijepa naša domovino." With the establishment of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1945, the royal Yugoslav anthem was replaced by "Hej Slovani". "Naprej zastava slave" continued to be used as the anthem of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia. In 1990, the official name of the state was changed to Republic of Slovenia and "Zdravljica" replaced "Naprej, zastava Slave" as the national anthem. "Naprej zastava slave" remains the official anthem of the Slovenian military.
Davorin Jenko, the composer of the song's melody, also composed the Serbian anthem "Bože pravde" (God of Justice).
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In SloveneNaprej zastava Slave Naprej zastava Slave, Z orožjem in desnico, Naprej zastava Slave, Draga mati je prosila, Zbogom mati, ljuba zdrava, Naprej zastava Slave, Naprej! Naprej! |
In EnglishForward, Flag of Glory Forward!, flag of glory, With weapon and right hand Forward!, flag of glory, My dear mother begged, Farewell mother, hale and loved Forward!, flag of glory, Forward! Forward! |