SLOVENIA’s national anthem is a patriotic toast to their strong-will and fraternity.
This national anthem is just over 30 years-old and with just three verses, you won’t find it hard to learn the lyrics for Euro 2024.
Verse 1
Žive naj vsi narodi
Ki hrepene dočakat’ dan
Da koder sonce hodi
Prepir iz sveta bo pregnan
Verse 2
Da rojak
Prost bo vsak
Ne vrag, le sosed bo mejak!
Verse 3
Da rojak
Prost bo vsak
Ne vrag, le sosed bo
Ne vrag, le sosed bo mejak!
Verse 1
Live, oh live, all the nations
Who long and work for that bright day
When o’er earth’s habitations
No war, no strife shall hold its sway
Verse 2
Who shall see
All men free
No more shall foes, but neighbours be!
Verse 3
Who shall see
All men free
No more shall foes, but neighbours,
No more shall foes, but neighbours be!
The ‘Zdravljica’ was composed by Stanko Premrl, a Slovene composer and priest.
Stanko Premrl famously composed the music for what is now Slovenia‘s national anthem in 1905.
The lyrics of the Slovenian national anthem are based on a poem called ‘Zdravljica’ that was written by 19th-century Slovenian poet France Prešeren.
Inspired by the French Revolution, France Prešeren wanted to capture the essence of liberty and equality in his poem that would go on to be Slovenia’s national anthem.
It wasn’t until Slovenia gained their independence in 1991 that the ‘Zdravljica’ was officially declared as the national anthem.
Before then, from 1860 Slovenia’s national anthem was the ‘Naprej, zastava slave’ which translates to ‘Forward, Flag of Glory.’
The original anthem was the first ever piece of Slovene text to be translated into English.
Slovenia vs. Portugal Monday July 1 20:00 in the EUFA Euro 2024.
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