"Naprej zastava slave", (English: Forward, Flag of Glory) is a poem in Slovene language, which was used as the Slovenian national anthem between 1918 and 1990 and now remains as the official anthem of the Slovenian military.

The poem was written by Simon Jenko and set to music by Davorin Jenko in 1860.

Lyrics

Naprej zastava Slave,
na boj junaška kri
za blagor očetnjave
naj puška govori!

Z orožjem in desnico,
nesimo vragu grom,
zapisat v kri pravico,
ki terja jo naš dom.

Naprej zastava Slave,
na boj junaška kri,
za blagor očetnjave
naj puška govori!

Draga mati je prosila,
roke okol vrata vila,
je plakala moja mila,
tu ostani ljubi moj!

Zbogom mati, ljuba zdrava,
mati mi je očetnjava,
ljuba moja čast in slava,
hajdmo, hajdmo, zanjo v boj!

Naprej zastava Slave,
na boj junaška kri,
za blagor očetnjave
naj puška govori!

Naprej! Naprej!

Translation

Forward!, flag of glory,
To battle, heroic blood!
For our fatherland
Let the rifle speak!

With weapon and right hand
Let's bring thunder to the devil
Let's write in blood the justice
Owed to our home.

Forward!, flag of glory,
To battle, heroic blood!
For our fatherland
Let the rifle speak!

My dear mother begged,
hands clutched 'round my neck,
my dearest one she wept,
remain here, my beloved!

Farewell mother, hail and loved
the Fatherland is my Mother
honour and glory are my beloved,
Let's go! Let's go to battle for her!

Forward!, flag of glory,
To battle, heroic blood!
For our fatherland
Let the rifle speak!

Forward! Forward!

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