Pevaj Srbijo

"Певај Србијо"
Still from Poselo 202 performance of Pevaj Srbijo. (circa 1992)
Song by Баја Мали Книнџа
from the album Стан'те паше и усташе
English title	Sing, Serbia
Released	1992 (1992)
Genre	Novokompovana
Length	3:42
Label	Nina Trejd
Producer(s)	Жељко Грујић

"Pevaj Srbijo" (Serbian Cyrillic: "Певај Србијо", lit. "Sing, Serbia") is a song written and performed by prominent Serb war singer Baja Mali Knindža. Initially appearing in Stan'te paše i ustaše, a live version of the song was featured in Sve za Srpstvo, Srpstvo nizašta and Gara iz Nemačke, appeared in the CD version of Pobediće istina, the compilations Moje najljepše, one naše !? Vaš Baja Mali, and Četničke pesme uživo, and in Lesi se vraća kući as a bonus track. It is currently the second-most popular song from Stan'te paše i ustaše with its BN Music upload having 9 million views.

Baja's first documented live performance would be in 1992 at Poselo 202, though faced censorship as footage of the performance was removed from the official TV broadcast of the event and was rarely played on select channels and radio stations. Despite this, the song would become a permanent part of setlists.

Music and lyrics

The song has a triumphant tone with the song itself encouraging Serbia to sing no matter what.

Lyrics

Lyrics: Srbijo moja, ponosna budi, napajaj pesmom junačke grudi, dedovi naši padoše davno, ime ti Srbijo ostade slavno. Pevaj Srbijo, zemljo junaka, pevaj Srbijo, zemljo bitaka, pevaj Srbijo, silnije, jače, pevaj Srbijo, kad ti se plače. Sad spomen osta, na kojem piše: "Krvave bitke Srbi vodiše, nek' vetar tiho po polju piri, nek' naše Srbstvo daleko širi." Pevaj Srbijo, zemljo junaka, pevaj Srbijo, zemljo bitaka, pevaj Srbijo, silnije, jače, pevaj Srbijo, kad ti se plaće. Srbijo moja, dosta je plača, tvoja je pesma od suza jača, neka se čuje pesma do neba i kad se gine, pevati treba. Pevaj Srbijo, zemljo junaka Pevaj Srbijo, zemljo bitaka, Pevaj Srbijo, silnije, jače Pevaj Srbijo, kad ti se plače.

Lyrics (English): My Serbia, be proud, Feed your heroic hearts with song, Our grandfathers fell long ago, But your name, Serbia, remained glorious. Sing, Serbia, land of heroes, Sing, Serbia, land of battles, Sing, Serbia, stronger, louder, Sing, Serbia, when you cry. Now the monument remains, with an inscription: "Bloody battles, the Serbs fought, Let the wind softly blow across the field, Let our Serbian spirit spread far and wide." Sing, Serbia, land of heroes, Sing, Serbia, land of battles, Sing, Serbia, stronger, louder, Sing, Serbia, when you cry. My Serbia, enough of the crying, Your song is stronger than tears, Let the song be heard to the heavens, And even when we die, we must sing. Sing, Serbia, land of heroes, Sing, Serbia, land of battles, Sing, Serbia, stronger, louder, Sing, Serbia, when you cry.