National anthem of Slovenia explained
| Slovenian: italic=no|Zdravljica |
| English Title: | A Toast |
| Prefix: | National |
| Country: | Slovenia |
| Composer: | Stanko Premrl, 1905 |
| Author: | France Prešeren |
| Lyrics Date: | 1844 |
| Adopted: | 1989 (as regional anthem)
1994 (as national anthem) |
| Predecessor: | "Naprej, zastava slave" |
| Sound: | Slovene national anthem, performed by the United States Navy Band.oga |
| Sound Title: | U.S. Navy Band instrumental version |
The national anthem of Slovenia is based on "Zdravljica" in Slovenian pronounced as /zdraʋljìːt͡sa/, a carmen figuratum poem by the 19th-century Romantic Slovene poet France Prešeren, inspired by the ideals of Liberté, égalité, fraternité,[1] and set to music by Stanko Premrl. As the country's national anthem, it is one of the state symbols of Slovenia.
History
Background
Historically, the national anthem from 1860[2] [3] until the beginning of the 1990s,[4] was "Naprej, zastava slave" ("Forward, Flag of Glory"), the first ever piece of Slovene literature to be translated into English.[5]
Lyrics and music
The words of the current Slovene national anthem are all or part of "Zdravljica", written by the 19th-century Slovene poet France Prešeren for which music was written by the Slovene composer Stanko Premrl in 1905. Emphasising internationalism,[6] it was defined in 1994[7] as the anthem with the Act on the national symbols of Slovenia. However, even before the breakup of Yugoslavia, the lyrics and music were together adopted as the regional anthem of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia on 27 September 1989. Therefore, it was the regional anthem of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia (known as simply the "Republic of Slovenia" from 1990 to 1991) as a constituent republic of Yugoslavia from 8 March 1990 to 25 June 1991, as well.
Legal status
As a work of arts, published in the official journal Official Gazette, the text and melody of the seventh stanza of "Zdravljica" qualify as an official work and are per Article 9 of the Slovene Copyright and Related Rights Act not protected by the copyrights.[8] Their usage is regulated by the Act Regulating the Coat-of-Arms, Flag and Anthem of the Republic of Slovenia and the Flag of the Slovene Nation, published in the Official Gazette in 1994.[9] The official melody is played in B-flat major.
External links
Notes and References
- Danica Veceric (2006). Slovenia. Looking at Europe, The Oliver Press, Inc.,
- Book: Ustavno pravo . sl . Constitutional Law . Rupnik, Janko . Cijan, Rafael . Grafenauer, Božo . 978-961-6009-39-3 . 51 . Faculty of Law, University of Maribor . 1993.
- Encyclopedia: Enciklopedija Slovenije . 15 . 403 . Javornik, Marijan . sl. Encyclopedia of Slovenia . 2001 . Mladinska knjiga . 978-86-11-14288-3.
- Web site: Državni simboli in znamka Slovenije . sl . National Symbols and the Trademark of Slovenia . 2011 . 3 March 2012 . Government Communication Office of the Republic of Slovenia.
- Razgledi: dve zanimivi epizodi iz zgodovine slovensko-angleških kulturnih stikov . sl . Views: Two Interesting Episodes from the History of the Slovene-English Cultural Contacts . France . Dobrovoljc . 1951 . Novi svet [New World] . 6 . 10 . Državna založba Slovenije [State Publishing House of Slovenia] . 958–959 . 1318-2242 . .
- News: Katero kitico č'mo kot himno zapet' . sl . Which Stanza Should We As the Anthem Sing? . Dragan . Božič . 3 November 2010 . 14 February 2011.
- News: Pesniku toplo, skladatelju vroče . sl . Warm to the Poet, Hot to the Composer . 17 February 2009 . Stanislav . Jesenovec . Delo.si . 1854-6544.
- M. B. Jančič, M. B. Breznik, M. Damjan, M. Kovačič, M. Milohnić. Upravljanje avtorskih in sorodnih pravic na Internetu - Vidik javnih inštitucij (in Slovene) [The Management of Copyright and Related Rights on Internet - The Aspect of Public Institutions]. August 2010. Peace Institute; Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana. Pg. 28.
- Zakon o grbu, zastavi in himni Republike Slovenije ter o slovenski narodni zastavi (Slovene) [Act Regulating the Coat-of-Arms, Flag and Anthem of the Republic of Slovenia and the Flag of the Slovene Nation]. Official Gazette. 67/1994.
- Web site: National anthem of the Republic of Slovenia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211107140419/https://www.gov.si/en/topics/national-symbols/ . 7 November 2021 . 30 December 2021 . Protocol of the Republic of Slovenia.
- http://www.protokol.gov.si/en/useful_information/national_insignia/text_of_the_slovenian_national_anthem_in_different_languages 1954 translation
