Pesma Bjelom Brdu

"Pesma Bjelom Brdu" (Serbian Cyrillic: "Песма Бјелом Брду", lit. "Song of Bjelom Brdu") is a song written and performed by Milan Mandić Manda.

"Песма Бјелом Брду"
Song by Милан Мандић Манда
from the album Србин никад клек'о није
English title	Song of Bjelom Brdu
Released	1993 (1993)
Genre	Novokompovana
Length	2:38
Label	Jugohit

Music and lyrics

The song mentions parts of Krajina, specifically the towns that encompass what is now part of Osijek-Baranja county. Although the beginning of the song mentions a conflict that had lasted for forty-two days, it is unknown as to what this is referring to.

A place referred to as "Beli hram" may be a toponym that is an alternate name of Beli Manastir due to "hram" and "manastir" having similar meanings. Beli Manastir is one of the largest cities within the Osijek-Baranja county, though it is currently unknown if "Beli Hram" was officially used to refer to the town. The use of this term was likely used to maintain syllabic consistency in the lyrics.

Lyrics

Lyrics: Četrdeset i dva dana Opkoljeno sa svih strana U Krajini našoj celoj Bijelo Brdo, selo Peroj Sve od Klise do Sarvaša Kopačeva i Aljmaša Pored Dalja i Erduta ne imasmo nigde puta Čuvaćemo selo naše Neće dušman tuda proći Da poveže, Erdut, Osijek Bjeli hram neće moći Pričali su u Sarvašu Da se brani, Zagreb, Bjeli Ako pade ta trvđava U Osijek se bojna seli Doći ćemo mi tamo kada zato vreme bude Ej ološu, belosvetski Upamtićeš ove ljude

Lyrics (English): Forty-two days Surrounded on all sides In the entirety of Krajina Bijelo Brdo, Peroj village Everything from Klis to Sarvaš Kopačevo and Aljmaš Next to Dalj and Erdut We didn't have a path We will guard our village No enemy will pass there To connect Erdut, Osijek Beli Hram wont be able They said in Sarvaš That they defend Zagreb, Bjelo If that fortress falls The battalion is moving to Osijek We will get there When the time comes Hey, worldwide scum You'll remember these people