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Jedna i Jedina

Jedna i Jedina (One and Only) was formerly the national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Written and composed by music star Dino Dervishalidovic, it was adopted in November 1995, several months after independence in February 1994. However, because of Jedna i Jedina's close association with the Bosniak community (and perceived exclusion of the Croat and Serb communities), a new anthem--Intermeco--was adopted in 1998.

Serbo-Croatian lyrics

Zemljo tisucljetna
Na vjernost ti se kunem
Od mora do Save
Od Drine do Une

Jedna si jedina
Moja domovina
Jedna si jedina
Bosna i Hercegovina

Bog nek' te sacuva
Za pokoljenja nova
Zemljo mojih snova
Mojih pradjedova

Jedna si jedina
Moja domovina
Jedna si jedina
Bosna i Hercegovina

English translation

I pledge my loyalty to you
my thousand year old land
from Sava to the sea
from Drina to Una

You are unique
the only homeland I have
you are unique
Bosnia and Herzegovina

May God save you
for the generations to come
you are the land of my dreams
the land of my forefathers

You are unique
the only homeland I have
you are unique
Bosnia and Herzegovina