SLOVENE LYRICS

Žive naj vsi narodi 
ki hrepene docakat' dan, 
da koder sonce hodi, 
prepir iz sveta bo pregnan, 
da rojak 
prost bo vsak, 
ne vrag, le sosed bo mejak! 

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

God's blessing on all nations, 
Who long and work for that bright day, 
When o'er earth's habitations 
No war, no strife shall hold its sway; 
Who long to see 
That all men free 
No more shall foes, but neighbours be. 

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Slovenia
"Zdravljica" (A Toast)

Words by:France Preseren
Music by:Stanko Premrl
Adopted:1990

Upon the independence of Slovenia from Yugoslavia, a new anthem was adopted.
The seventh stanza of "Zdravljica" - a poem by France Preseren, Slovenia's
greatest poet - was chosen, the stanza had already had music set to it by
Stanko Premrl who composed a choral composition for it. Preseren's entire work
is a poem entreating the reader to make a toast with wine to Slovenia and world
peace; as mentioned above, only the seventh stanza is the official national
anthem.

Special thanks to:Pavel Zinovatny for the MIDI file.

