"Život damo Krajine ne damo" (Serbian Cyrillic: "Живот дамо Крајине не дамо", lit. "We Will Give Up Our Lives, We Won't Give Up Krajina") is the title track of the album of the same name performed by Gordan Krajišnik.
Music and lyrics
This is a song about how the Serbian spirit defeated both Croats and Bosniaks, ironizing on how strong they thought they were.
Lyrics
Lyrics:
Nagovar'o Tuđman svoga brata Aliju,
Da porobe zemlju slavnom Petru kralju:
"Udarimo složno, neka Srbi ginu,
Ti se šetaj Banja Lukom, a ja ću po Kninu."
Pusti snovi ostadoše samo,
Život damo, Krajine ne damo.
Pusti snovi ostadoše samo,
Republiku Srpsku mi ne damo!
Nagovar'o Tuđman svoga brata Aliju:
"Ti zauzmi Bosnu, ja ću Krajinu.
Udarimo složno da kleknu pred nama,
Ti se šetaj Sarajevom, ja ću Plitvicama."
Pusti snovi ostadoše samo,
Život damo, Krajinu ne damo.
Pusti snovi ostadoše samo,
Republiku Srpsku mi ne damo!
Želeli su mudro pobediti Srbe,
Hteli su nas ponovo vešati na vrbe.
Ali opet kokarda stavljena na čelo
Odbranila Srbina i svako srpsko selo.
Pusti snovi ostadoše samo,
Život damo, Krajine ne damo.
Pusti snovi ostadoše samo,
Republiku Srpsku mi ne damo!
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Lyrics (English):
Tuđman persuaded his brother Alija,
To plunder the land of the glorious King Petar:
"Let's strike together, let the Serbs die,
You walk through Banja Luka, and I'll go through Knin"
Empty dreams are all that remain,
We will give up our lives, we won't give up Krajina.
Empty dreams are all that remain,
We won't give up Republika Srpska!
Tuđman persuaded his brother Alija:
"You take Bosnia, I'll take Krajina.
Let's strike together so they kneel before us,
You walk through Sarajevo, I'll go through the Plitvice."
Empty dreams are all that remain,
We will give up our lives, we won't give up Krajina.
Empty dreams are all that remain,
We won't give up Republika Srpska!
They wanted to cleverly defeat the Serbs,
They wanted to hang us on willows again.
But again, the cockade placed on the forehead
Defended the Serb and all Serbian villages.
Empty dreams are all that remain,
We will give up our lives, we won't give up Krajina.
Empty dreams are all that remain,
We won't give up Republika Srpska!
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