Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine

Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine / Државна химна Босне и Херцеговине

English: National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina
National anthem of  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Also known as	Intermeco
Lyrics	Dušan Šestić and Benjamin Isović, 2009
Music	Dušan Šestić
Adopted	1999
Music sample
National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine (Државна химна Босне и Херцеговине, National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina) is the national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The anthem was adopted on 25 June 1999, by the promulgation of the Law on the National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina,^[1] replacing the previous anthem, "Jedna si jedina", which apparently excluded the country's Serb and Croat communities, though, was in use from February 10, 1998, as the flag and coat of arms.

Dušan Šestić composed the melody, to which initially there were no lyrics under the working title Intermeco, which is commonly referred to as the title of the anthem.

Lyrics written by Dušan Šestić, the original composer, and Benjamin Isović were accepted by a parliamentary commission in February 2009.^[2] The decision still requires approval of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[3] The lyrics do not mention the two administrative entities or the constitutional nations that make up the state, and end with the line "We are going into the future, together!".

Proposed lyrics

Bosnian Latin[4]	Bosnian Cyrillic[5]	English translation
Ti si svjetlost duše Vječne vatre plam Majko naša zemljo, Bosno Tebi pripadam U srcu su tvoje Rijeke, planine Plavo more Bosne i Hercegovine Ponosna i slavna Zemljo predaka Živjet ćeš u srcu našem Dov'jeka Pokoljenja tvoja Kazuju jedno: Mi idemo u budućnost Zajedno!	Ти си свјетлост душе Вјечне ватре плам Мајко наша земљо, Босно Теби припадам У срцу су твоје Ријеке, планине Плаво море Босне и Херцеговине Поносна и славна Земљо предака Живјећеш у срцу нашем Довјека Покољења твоја Казују једно: Ми идемо у будућност Заједно!'	You're the light of the soul Eternal fire's flame Mother of ours, land of Bosnia I belong to you In the heart are yours Rivers, mountains Blue sea Of Bosnia and Herzegovina Proud and famous Land of ancestors You shall live in our hearts Ever more Generations of yours Show up one: We go into the future Together!

References

1. ^ Office of the High Representative (25 June 1999). "Decision imposing the Law on the National Anthem of BiH". http://www.ohr.int/decisions/statemattersdec/default.asp?content_id=354. Retrieved 10 May 2010. 
2. ^ Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina (4 June 2010). "Proposal of the Text for the National Hymn of BiH Adopted by the Council of Ministers of BiH". http://www.mpr.gov.ba/bs/str.asp?id=375. Retrieved 10 May 2010. 
3. ^ Balkan Insight (23 February 2010). "Bosnia Anthem Gets Lyrics After 10 Years". http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/bosnia-anthem-gets-lyrics-after-10-years. Retrieved 10 May 2010. 
4. ^ Ministarstvo pravde Bosne i Hercegovine (4 June 2010). "Prijedlog teksta himne BiH utvrdilo Vijeće ministara BiH" (in Croatian). http://www.mpr.gov.ba/hr/str.asp?id=375. Retrieved 10 May 2010. 
5. ^ Министарство правде Босне и Херцеговине (4 June 2010). "Приједлог текста химне БиХ утврдио Савјет министара БиХ". http://www.mpr.gov.ba/sr/str.asp?id=375. Retrieved 10 May 2010. 

External links

• The Bosnia and Herzegovina, Council of Ministers have a page about the national symbols, including an instrumental file.
• Himna BiH napokon dobila tekst - The website "Sarajevo-x" features a page on the anthem's lyrics, including a vocal version.