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during the authoritarian regime of Prince Paul. The original Slovene lyrics were written by

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, a Slovene communist and teacher from

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, who was imprisoned at the camp. It remained popular throughout Yugoslavia, and the song was also translated into

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Lyrics

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{{authority control Yugoslav Partisan songs 1940 songs Songs in Slovene Songs in Serbian