"Moja domovina"
Song by Hrvatski Band Aid
Released15 September 1991
Songwriter(s)Zrinko Tutić
Rajko Dujmić

"Moja domovina" (Croatian for 'My Homeland') is a Croatian patriotic song originally recorded in 1991 as a charity single by a supergroup called Hrvatski Band Aid (Croatian Band Aid) featuring a number of prominent local musicians from all musical genres. The authors of the music and lyrics are Zrinko Tutić and Rajko Dujmić. The song was arranged by Nikša Bratoš, while the instrumental solos were composed by Damir Lipošek, Vedran Božić, and Husein Hasanefendić.

The song was released in the initial stages of the 1991–95 Croatian War of Independence and was first aired on 15 September 1991 on state television HRT after the evening news programme Dnevnik.[1]

Background

Apart from its humanitarian purpose, the group was significant in that it marked the beginning of an independent Croatian music scene and the end of the Yugoslavian music scene. Among those rock groups who adopted a firm Croatian identity and participated in the single were Film, Novi fosili, Magazin, Parni Valjak, Psihomodo Pop, and Prljavo Kazalište.

Despite the time which has passed since the song's first release, its popularity hasn't diminished through the years. During the Croatian War of Independence, it was often played to boost morale either among soldiers on the battlefield or civilians in their shelters. In recent times, the song is usually sung during important sports events and represents a symbol of unity and pride. According to numerous surveys, "Moja domovina" is the most popular patriotic song among Croatian citizens ever written.

List of performers (Croatian Band Aid)

Lyrics

Croatian[2] English translation[3] English version ("My homeland")
Svakog dana mislim na tebe
Slušam vijesti, brojim korake
Nemir je u srcima, a ljubav u nama
Ima samo jedna istina
Svaka zvijezda sija za tebe
Kamen puca, pjesma putuje
Tisuću generacija noćas ne spava
Cijeli svijet je sada sa nama... Sa nama!
Moja domovina, moja domovina,
Ima snagu zlatnog žita,
Ima oči boje mora,
Moja zemlja Hrvatska.
Vratit ću se moram doći, tu je moj dom,
Moje sunce, moje nebo.
Novi dan se budi kao sreća osvaja
Ti si tu sa nama... Sa nama!
Every day I think about you
I listen to the news, I count steps
Restlessness is in our hearts, love is in us
There is only one truth
Every star is shining for you
Stone is breaking, song is traveling
Thousands of generations are not sleeping tonight
The whole world is now with us... With us!
My homeland, my homeland
Has the strength of golden wheat
Has the eyes the color of the sea
My country Croatia
I will return, I have to come, this is my home
My sun, my sky
A new day is awakening, conquers like happiness
You are here, with us
Everywhere I go you're in my mind,
Anywhere I stay you're in my heart,
You to me are everything, the sweetest song to sing
You're my old star til the end of time.
Even if I'm half a world away,
A part of me is with you as I pray.
The stars are shining just for you, the sky is always blue,
Mother country let God be with you... Be with you!
My Croatia, my home, my Croatia, my home,
Golden valleys, silent seas,
Silver islands, olive trees,
My Croatia, my homeland.
As the child of generations this is my land
Where I was born, where I'll die
For the children of my children this is my land
Where I was born, where I will die... I will die!

References

  1. ↑ HRT. "15. rujna 1991. - Dnevnik završio pjesmom Moja Domovina" (in Croatian). HRT.
  2. ↑ "Song lyrics". Lyricstranslate.com. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Lyrics translation". Lyricstranslate.com. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
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