Vidovdan (song)

"Vidovdan" (Serbian: Видовдан) is the name of a Serb folk song that was featured on the 1989 album with the same name of Gordana Lazarević, a singer from Serbia.

Not to be confused with Vidovdan.
"Vidovdan"
Song by Gordana Lazarević
from the album 'Vidovdan'
Released1989
GenreSerbian folk
Length3:30
Songwriter(s)Gordana Lazarević
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Vidovdan ("St. Vitus' Day", June 28) is one of the most important religious holidays of the Serbs, Serbian Orthodox Church and Serbia, as it is of great a historical importance because of the Battle of Kosovo which was fought between Medieval Serbia and the invading Ottoman Empire on June 28, 1389. The lyrics refer to the battle and Serbs of Kosovo.

The album which contains the song, also Vidovdan, was released in 1989, the year of the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo.

Lyrics

The text of the song with translation to English:

Serbian Cyrillic Serbian Latin English

У небо гледам пролазе векови,
Сећања давних једини лекови.

Chorus:
Куд год да кренем Теби се враћам поново.
Ко да ми отме из моје душе Косово

Видовдан

К'о вечни пламен у нашим срцима
Косовског боја Остаје истина.

Chorus

Видовдан

Опрости Боже све наше грехове
Јунаштвом даруј кћери и синове.

Chorus

U nebo gledam prolaze vekovi,
Sećanja davnih jedini lekovi.

Chorus:
Kud god da krenem Tebi se vraćam ponovo.
Ko da mi otme iz moje duše Kosovo

Vidovdan

K'o večni plamen u našim srcima
Kosovskog boja Ostaje istina.

Chorus

Vidovdan

Oprosti Bože sve naše grehove
Junaštvom daruj kćeri i sinove.

Chorus

I'm looking at the sky, centuries are passing by,
Thinking of the past, the only remedy.

Chorus:
Wherever I may go, I will always return.
Nobody can tear Kosovo away from my soul

Vidovdan

Like an eternal flame burning in our hearts
The battle remains the truth.

Chorus

Vidovdan

Lord, forgive us of all of our sins.
Give the courage to our sons and daughters.

Chorus

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