Boze Pravde
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[edit] Serbian lyrics
- Bože pravde, ti što spase
- od propasti dosad nas,
- čuj i odsad naše glase
- i od sad nam budi spas.
- Moćnom rukom vodi, brani
- budućnosti srpske brod.
- Bože spasi, Bože hrani,
- Srpskog Kralja, srpski rod!
- Složi srpsku braću dragu,
- na svak´ dičan slavan rad,
- sloga biće poraz vragu
- a najjači srpstvu grad.
- Nek' na srpstkoj blista grani
- bratske sloge zlatan plod.
- Bože spasi, Bože hrani
- Srpskog Kralja, srpski rod!
- Nek na srpsko vedro čelo
- tvog ne padne gneva grom,
- blagoslovi Srbu selo
- polje, njivu, grad i dom!
- Kad nastupe borbe dani,
- k' pobedi mu vodi hod.
- Bože spasi, Bože hrani
- Srpskog Kralja, srpski rod!
- Iz mračnoga sinu groba
- srpske krune novi sjaj,
- nastalo je novo doba,
- novu sreću Bože daj.
- Kraljevinu srpsku brani,
- pet vekovne borbe plod.
- Bože spasi, Bože hrani,
- moli ti se srpski rod!
[edit] English translation
- God of Justice; Thou who saved us
- when in deepest bondage cast,
- Hear Thy Serbian children’s voices,
- Be our help as in the past.
- With Thy mighty hand sustain us,
- Still our rugged pathway trace;
- God, our hope; protect and cherish
- Serbian crown and Serbian race!
- Bind in closest links our kindred
- Teach the love that will not fail,
- May the loathed fiend of discord
- Never in our ranks prevail.
- Let the golden fruits of union
- Our young tree of freedom grace;
- God, our Master! guide and prosper
- Serbian crown and Serbian race.
- Lord! Avert from us Thy vengeance,
- Thunder of Thy dreaded ire;
- Bless each Serbian town and hamlet,
- Mountain, meadow, heart and spire.
- When our host goes forth to battle
- Death or victory to embrace—
- God of armies! be our leader
- Strengthen then the Serbian race.
- On our sepulchre of ages
- Breaks the resurrection morn,
- From the slough of direst slavery
- Serbia anew is born.
- Through five hundred years of durance
- We have knelt before Thy face,
- All our kin, O God! deliver,
- Thus entreats the Serbian race.
