Padaj silo i nepravdo

"Padaj silo i nepravdo" (lit. "fall, oh force and injustice") is a Croatian revolutionary song inspired by the Hvar Rebellion. The song was revived during World War II by Yugoslav Partisans from Dalmatia (Croatia). The song gained its prominence after movie Battle of Neretva. Also, Bijelo dugme, prominent Yugoslav rock band used first two couplets on their studio album Pljuni i zapjevaj moja Jugoslavijo as prelude to song "Pljuni i zapjevaj moja Jugoslavijo".

Lyrics

Croatian English translation

Padaj silo i nepravdo,
Narod ti je sudit zvan.
Bjež'te od nas noćne tmine,
Svanuo je i naš dan.

Pravo naše ugrabljeno,
Amo natrag dajte nam!
Ne date li ne molimo,
Uzet će ga narod sam.

Gradove smo vam podigli,
Turne, kule gradili.
Oduvijek smo roblje bili,
I za vas smo radili.

Nevolja će biti vela,
Po palači tvrdimi,
Kad vidite da sa sela,
s mašklinima gremo mi.

Nastati će novo doba,
Matija Ivaniću!
Ustati ćeš ti iz groba,
S tobom u boj poći ću!

Zastava će nova viti,
Iznad naših glava tad.
Radnik seljak jedno biti,
Isti im je trud i rad!

Fall oh force and injustice,
The people are called upon to judge thee.
Flee from us, shadows of the night,
Our day has come at last.

Our stolen right,
restore swiftly back to us!
If you refuse, we're not begging,
The people will take it by themselves.

Cities we have erected for you,
And palaces we have built.
Ever slaves we have been,
Toiling for you.

The terror shall be great,
Within the strong palaces,
When you see us coming from the country,
coming with pickaxes.

A new age shall come to be,
Oh Matija Ivanić!
You shall rise from the grave,
And with you into battle I will go!

A new flag shall be hoisted,
High above our heads that day.
Worker and peasant shall be one,
Their work and labor is the same!

There are other versions in which the name "Matija Ivanić" is replaced with "Vladimir Ilyich", the first name and patronymic of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin ("Matija Ivaniću!" replaced with "Vladimire Iljiču!").

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