Jedna si jedina

Jedna si jedina

English: You Are the One and Only
You Are the One And Unique
National anthem of  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lyrics	Dino Merlin, 1992
Music	Dino Merlin
Adopted	November 1992
Relinquished	10 February 1998

"Jedna si jedina" (You Are the One and Only) was the national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1998.^[1]

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 Bosnian singer Dino Merlin. It was adopted in November 1992, several months after independence in March 1992. A new anthem - "The National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina" - was adopted in 1999. "Jedna si jedina" is still considered to be the real anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Bosniaks. Many Bosniaks still sing this anthem because they believe that it should be the official anthem of the country, and because the current anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina does not have any official lyrics.^[2]

Lyrics

Bosnian Zemljo tisucljetna, na vjernost ti se kunem. Od mora do Save od Drine do Une. Jedna si, jedina, moja domovina. Jedna si jedina Bosna i Hercegovina. Bog nek' te sacuva za pokoljenja nova. Zemljo mojih snova, mojih pradjedova. Jedna si, jedina, moja domovina. Jedna si jedina Bosna i Hercegovina.

English I pledge my loyalty to you My thousand-year old land From the Sava to the sea From the Drina to the Una You are the one and only The 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 You are the one and only The only homeland I have You are the one and only Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

1. The One and Unique
2. Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina's anthem - "Jedna si Jedina"