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Zdravljica (A Toast) is a famous poem by France Prešeren written in 1844 and since 1991 it has been the Slovene national anthem. The most famous is its 7th verse which was set to the tune of a composer Stanko Premrl's choral composition of the same name:

 

Prijatli! obrodile The vintage, friends, is over,
so trte vince nam sladk? And here sweet wine makes, once again,
ki nam o?ivlja ?ile, Sad eyes and hearts recover
srce razj?ni in oko, Puts fire into every vein.
ki utopi Drowns dull care
vse skrbi, Everywhere
v potrtih prsih up budi! And summons hope out of despair.
 
Kom?narpred veselo To whom with acclamation
zdravljico, bratje! čmo zap?'! And song shall we our first toast give?
Bog na?o nam de?elo, God save our land and nation
Bog ?ivi ves slovenski svet, And all Slovenes where'er they live,
brate vse, Who own the same
kar nas je Blood and name,
sinov sloveče matere! And who one glorious Mother claim.
 
V sovra?nike 'z oblakov Let thunder out of heaven
rod?naj na?'ga tre?i gr? Strike down and smite our wanton foe!
prost, ko je bil očakov, Now, as it once had thriven,
najprej naj bo Slovencov dom; May our dear realm in freedom grow.
naj zdrob?/em> May fall the last
njih rok?/em> Chains of the past
si spone, ki jih ?e te?? Which bind us still and hold us fast!
 
Edinost, sreča, sprava Let peace, glad conciliation,
k nam naj nazaj se vrnejo; Come back to us throughout the land!
otr?, kar ima Slava, Towards their destination
vsi naj si v r?e se?ejo Let Slavs henceforth go hand-in-hand!
de oblast Thus again
in z njo čast, Will honour reign
ko pr?, spet na?a boste last! To justice pledged in our domain.
 
Bog ??i vas Slovenke To you, our pride past measure,
prelepe, ?lahtne ro?ice; Our girls! Your beauty, charm and grace!
ni take je mladenke, There surely is no treasure
ko na?e je krvi dekle; TO equal maldens of such race.
naj sin? Sons you'll bear,
zarod nov Who will dare
iz vas bo strah sovra?nikov! Defy our foe no matter where.
 
Mladenči, zdaj se pije Our hope now, our to-morrow -
zdravljica va?e, vi na? up; The youths - we toast and toast with joy.
ljubezni domačije No poisonous blight or sorrow
noben naj vam ne usmŕti strup; Your love of homeland shall destroy.
ker zdaj vas With us indeed
kakor nas, You're called to heed
jo sŕčno br?it kliče čas! Its summons in this hour of need.
 
Živ?naj vsi nar?i God's blessing on all nations,
ki hrepen?dočakat' dan, Who long and work for that bright day,
da koder sonce hodi, When o'er earth's habitations
prepir iz sv?a bo pregnan, No war, no strife shall hold its sway;
da rojak Who long to see
prost bo vsak, That all men free
ne vrag, le sosed bo mejak! No more shall foes, but neighbours be!
 
Nazadnje ?e, prijatlji, At last to our reunion -
kozarce zase vzdignimo, To us the toast! Let it resound,
ki smo zato se zbratli, Since in this gay communion
ker dobro v srcu mislimo; By thoughts of brotherhood we're bound
d?aj dni May joyful cheer
naj ?iv?/em> Ne'er disappear
vsak, kar nas dobrih je ljudi! From all good hearts now gathered here.

The previous national anthem of Slovenia from 1945 to 1991 was a Yugoslav one, Hej Slovani in Slovene.

The Zdravljica was also performed in early 1990s by the punk rock band Pankrti (the Bastards).

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