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"Zovi, samo zovi" (
Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia an ...
for ''Call, just call'') is a
Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...
n and
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n patriotic song. It is also known as "" (lit. "Oh Croatia Our Mother") in Croatia and "" ("Oh Serbia Our Mother") in Serbia. It was most commonly known as "Jugoslavska mati" during the early days of
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
and served a similar purpose as "" in France. The early lyrics (''zovi, samo zovi'') originated during
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and spread as a South Slavic rallying cry, with the additional verses added later.


Origins

The rise of
Pan-Slavism Pan-Slavism, a movement which crystallized in the mid-19th century, is the political ideology concerned with the advancement of integrity and unity for the Slavic people. Its main impact occurred in the Balkans, where non-Slavic empires had rule ...
in the 19th century led to calls for unity within the South Slavic people, including Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. Proponents of the movement believed in unifying the South Slavic people through similarities in their language, culture, and ethnicity. It was during this time in
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that the Sokol movement was founded and quickly spread throughout the Slavic lands. The ''sokol'' () would become a popular motif in national songs and writings during both the times of
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
and the
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. One of the earliest writings of the song were found in the 1919 journal ''Jugoslavenska Njiva'', where the local people were described as singing "Zovi, samo zovi" along with "" and "". Other lyrics were not combined together until years later. "Jugoslavska mati" (''Yugoslavia mother'') appeared separately at first, then was combined with "zovi, samo zovi". Various regions of Yugoslavia were added into the lyrics, including those in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro.


Croatian lyrics

One of the early mentions of the lyrics "zovi samo zovi" comes from the writings of Croatian author Slavko Ježić in a 1923 publication describing the singing in the streets of
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: "And indeed, out of the streets there was loud singing in the room: Call, just call! / All the falcons / Will give their life for you!" (''I doista, vani s ulice dopiralo je u sobu bučno pjevanje: Zovi, samo zovi! / Svi će sokolovi / Za te život dati!'') In 1929, it is mentioned by writer and publisher Alfons Hribar in his book (''U vezu razmišljan o našoj narodnoj tragediji i đačkim nasim manifestacijama srpsko-hrvatske omladine "zovi samo zovi!" i narodni nas genij zove, jer je kucnuo odlučan čas, a mi Hrvati-'')


Serbian lyrics

Petar Pekić in his 1939 book "History of the liberation of Vojvodina" mentions that this song with the lyrics "Oj Srbijo mati, nemoj tugovati" was first sang in 1918 among the Serbs in southern Banat (region), Banat.


In popular culture

The generic fans chant "Zovi, samo zovi" is included in 2002 FIFA World Cup (video game), FIFA World Cup 2002 video game, regardless of which national teams are playing the match.


References


External links

*http://www.crolinks.com/cromusic/o/ojhrvats.htm *Click here to listen to a version of the song
''Oj Hrvatska mati''
{{in lang, sr Serbian patriotic songs Croatian patriotic songs Culture of Republika Srpska Year of song unknown Songwriter unknown