Bilećanka Explained

"Bilećanka" (Serbian: Билећанка; sl|Bilečanka) is a Yugoslav song written in 1940 in a political prison camp in Bileća during the authoritarian regime of Prince Paul. The original Slovene lyrics were written by Milan Apih, a Slovene communist and teacher from Celje, who was imprisoned at the camp.^[1] It remained popular throughout Yugoslavia, and the song was also translated into Serbo-Croatian.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Milan Apih - "Bilećanka" pesma logoraša, 1940. . Serbo-Croatian . Audio i foto arhiv . 26 April 2015.
2. https://kombinatke.si/kblog/bilecanka/ Bilečanka
3. https://kombinatke.bandcamp.com/track/bile-anka Bilečanka from Kombinat by Women's Choir Kombinat
4. https://abrasmedia.info/sjecanje-milana-apiha-kako-je-nastala-pjesma-bilecanka/ Sjećanje Milana Apiha – kako je nastala pjesma „Bilećanka“