Translation of the song Himna Svetom Savi artist Unknown Artist (Serbian)
Himna Svetom Savi
Hymn to Saint Sava
Uskliknimo s ljubavlju
Let us exclaim with love
Svetitelju Savi
To Saint Sava
Srpske crkve i škole
The Serbian church and school's
Svetiteljskoj glavi.
Holy Leader.
Tamo venci tamo slava
There are wreaths, there is glory
Gde naš srpski pastir Sava.
Wherever our holy headsman Sava is.
Pojte mu Srbi,
Sing to him, Serbs,
Pesmu i utrojte!
This song and make it three times!
Blagodarna Srbijo,
Blessed Serbia,
Puna si ljubavi
Thou art full of love
Prema svome pastiru
For your herdsman
Svetitelju Savi.
Saint Sava.
Celo Srpstvo slavi slavu
The entirety of Serbdom praises the glory
Svoga oca Svetog Savu.
Of their Father Saint Sava.
Pojte mu Srbi,
Sing to him, Serbs,
Pesmu i utrojte!
This song and make it three times!
S neba šalje blagoslov
From the Heavens he sends blessings,
Sveti otac Sava
Holy Father Sava
Sa svih strana svi Srbi
From all sides, all Serbs,
S mora i Dunava.
From the sea to the Danube
K nebu glave podignite
Raise your heads toward the Heavens
Savu tamo ugledajte.
Catch sight of Sava,
Savu srpsku slavu,
Sava, the Serbs' glory,
pred prestolom Tvorca!
Before the throne of the Creator!
Da se srpska sva srca
May all Serbian hearts
S tobom ujedine,
Unite with you,
Sunce mira, ljubavi,
Let the sun of peace and love
Da nam svima sine,
Shine upon us all,
Da živimo svi u slozi,
Let us all live in harmony,
Sveti Savo, ti pomozi,
Saint Sava, aid us,
Počuj glas svog roda,
Hear the voice of Thy people,
srpskoga naroda!
The Serbian race!
Pet vekova Srbin je
For five centuries the Serb
U ropstvu čamio
Who has languished in slavery
Svetitelja Save
Praised the name
Ime je slavio.
Of Saint Sava.
Sveti Sava Srbe voli
Saint Sava loves the Serbs
I za njih se Bogu moli.
And for them he prays to God.
Pojte mu Srbi,
Sing to him, Serbs,
Pesmu i utrojte!
This song and make it three times!
Uskliknimo s ljubavlju
Let us exclaim with love
Svetitelju Savi
To Saint Sava
Srpske crkve i škole
The Serbian church and school's
Svetiteljskoj glavi.
Holy Leader.
Tamo venci tamo slava
There are wreaths, there is glory
Gde nas srpski pastir Sava.
Wherever our holy headsman Sava is.
Pojte mu Srbi,
Sing to him, Serbs,
Pesmu i utrojte!
This song and make it three times!
Blagodarna Srbijo,
Blessed Serbia,
Puna si ljubavi
Thou art full of love
Prema svome pastiru
For your herdsman
Svetitelju Savi.
Saint Sava.
Bosna i Hercegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Svetog Save dedovina
Saint Sava's ancestral land,
S tobom slave slavu
With you they celebrate
Svetitelja Savu.
Saint Sava.
Bačka, Sreme, Banate
Bačka, Srem, Banat,
I Srbijo Stara
And Old Serbia,
Ravanice, čuvaj nam
Ranavica Monastery, protect for us
Telo knez Lazara;
The body of Saint Lazar;
Crna Goro, sestro mila,
Montenegro, dear sister,
Zdravo i ti s nama bila
May you have good health and be with us
Da slavimo slavu,
To celebrate
Svetog oca Savu!
Our Holy Father Sava!
S neba šalje blagoslov
From the Heavens he sends blessings,
Sveti otac Sava
Holy Father Sava
Sa svih strana svi Srbi
From all sides, all Serbs,
S mora i Dunava.
From the sea to the Danube
K nebu glave podignite
Raise your heads toward the Heavens
Savu tamo ugledajte.
Catch sight of Sava,
Savu srpsku slavu,
Sava, the Serbs' glory,
pred prestolom Tvorca!
Before the throne of the Creator!
Mileševo slavi se
Mileševa Monastery celebrates itself
Telom Svetog Save
With the body of Saint Sava
Koga slave svi Srbi
Whom is glorified by all Serbs
S obe strane Save;
From both sides of the Sava (river);
Sinan-paša vatru pali
Sinan Pasha lights the fire
Telo Svetog Save spali,
To burn the body of Saint Sava,
Al’ ne spali slave,
But he fails to extinguish the glorification,
Niti spomen Save.
And remembrance of Sava.
Pet vekova Srbin je
For five centuries the Serb
U ropstvu čamio
Who has languished in slavery
Svetitelja Save
Praised the name
Ime je slavio.
Of Saint Sava.
Sveti Sava Srbe voli
Saint Sava loves the Serbs
I za njih se Bogu moli.
And for them he prays to God.
Pojte mu Srbi,
Sing to him, Serbs,
Pesmu i utrojte!
This song and make it three times!
Da se srpska sva srca
May all Serbian hearts
S tobom ujedine,
Unite with you,
Sunce mira, ljubavi,
Let the sun of peace and love
Da nam svima sine,
Shine upon us all,
Da živimo svi u slozi,
Let us all live in harmony,
Sveti Savo, ti pomozi.
Saint Sava, aid us,
Počuj glas svog roda,
Hear the voice of Thy people,
Srpskoga naroda!
The Serbian race!