"Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori" ( sr, Убавој нам Црној Гори, en, To Our Beautiful Montenegro) was the national and state anthem of the

Kingdom of Montenegro The Kingdom of Montenegro ( sr, Краљевина Црна Горa, Kraljevina Crna Gora) was a monarchy in southeastern Europe, present-day Montenegro, during the tumultuous period of time on the Balkan Peninsula leading up to and during World ...

in the late 19th-early 20th century. A popular song called " Onamo, 'namo!" () also existed. The educational system had an honorific song, the ''Hymn to

Saint Sava Saint Sava ( sr, Свети Сава, Sveti Sava, ; Old Church Slavonic: ; gr, Άγιος Σάββας; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalou ...

'', which was sung in the Saint's honour. The lyrics were made in 1865 by the

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poet and a

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named

Jovan Sundečić Jovan Sundečić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Сундечић; 24 June 1825 – 19 July 1900) was a Serbian poet, priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a secretary to Prince Nikola I of Montenegro. He is most famous for writing lyrics ...

, who was the

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of Prince Nikola I of Montenegro. The music was composed by Jovo Ivanišević, drawing from "Uskliknimo s ljubavlju",

hymn A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word ''hy ...

and later adapted by Anton Schulz. The anthem was first performed on October 17, 1870, after which Prince Nikola declared it as the state anthem. In 1993, it was one of the proposals during the unsuccessful negotiations to adopt a regional anthem of the then-Yugoslav province of Montenegro. The main problem was its monarchist lyrics, which were unfitting for Montenegro as at the time it was a republican state.

Lyrics

Notes

Glas Crnogorca ''Voice of Montenegro'' ( srp, Glas Crnogorca / Глас Црногорца) was a weekly newspaper published in Cetinje between 1873 and 1916. After the Serbian annexation of Montenegro in 1918, the newspaper continued to be published in exile ...

, October 19, 1999: Jovan Markuš
Двије црногорске химне
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References

External links

Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori with music and lyrics

0:38—The melody of Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori {{National Anthems of Europe Anthems of Montenegro Historical national anthems Serbian patriotic songs Kingdom of Montenegro Royal anthems