Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori

Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori (Serbian Cyrillic: Убавој нам Црној Гори, English: To Our Beautiful Montenegro) was an anthem of the old Montenegro in late 19th-early 20th century.ref|GC Next to it a factual more popular anthem existed, There, o'er There!, while the education anthem was the Hymn to Saint Sava.

The lyrics were made in 1865ref|Andric by poet and priest Jovan Sundečić, who was a secretary of Prince Nikola I of Montenegro.ref|GC1 The music was composed by Jovo Ivanišević, drawing from Uskliknimo s ljubavlju, hymn to Saint Savaref|GC2 and later adapted by Anton Schulz.ref|Andric1 The anthem was first performed on October 17 1870, after which Prince Nikola declared it as the state anthem.ref|Andric2

In 1993, the anthem was one of the proposals during the unsuccessful negotiations to adopt an Anthem of the Republic of Montenegro.ref|Medijaklub The main problem was its monarchist lyrics.

Lyrics

References

# Glas Crnogorca, October 19, 1999: Jovan Markuš: [http://www.njegos.org/heritage/himne.htm Двије црногорске химне]
# Savo Andrić: [http://www.njegos.org/heritage/himne.htm Ослобођење, независност и уједињење Србије и Црне Горе, Химне Србије и Црне Горе] , Belgrade 1999, pg. 247
# Glas Crnogorca, "Op. cit."
# "Ibid"
# Andrić, "Op. cit."
# Andrić, "Op. cit."
# Medijaklub: [http://www.medijaklub.cg.yu/zanimljivi/zanimljivi%202001/decembar/10.htm Orao u tranziciji]