Serbian History 101

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Kosovo, Serbia's Jerusalem...

There can be no Serbian history without Kosovo. 
"Kosovo is Serbian, Kosovo is Serbia!"
   Painting of the Serbian Double-Headed Eagle breaking Turkish shackles and chains,
a Rising Sun in background with Kosovo 1912

Kosovo is not just a piece of geography.  It is the heart and soul of the Serbian nation, wherever the nation exists, no matter how great or how small.

Kosovo is like a mirror.  It echoes the past and reflects the future, wherever one lives.

The Battle of Kosovo mirrors the SPIRIT of the people.  The Battle of Kosovo is the KEYSTONE of Serbian history.

Many sacrifices were made by the Serbian heroes on Kosovo Polje or the Field of Blackbirds for the Serbian ideals of Liberty, Justice, Equality and THE CROSS! 

Individual Serbs carry Kosovo with them wherever they are, just like they carry the image of the "White Angel" (Bjeli Andjel) with them wherever they travel.

If the icon of Christ on the Cross is reminiscent of the painting of The Maid of Kosovo, then the White Angel icon is representative of the hope, the freedom, the better tomorrow--- such as when the angel guarding Christ's tomb announces, "He is not here, He has Risen!"   

  

People are forced to make hard choices every day in their lives, but the Serbs are fortunate in that they have a good example to follow.  Follow the cross!  Czar Lazar had to make a choice between an earthly kingdom or a heavenly one.  Choose well.

Although the Serbs were vassals under the Turks for many centuries, called "dogs" and other derogatory terms, they were never slaves.  There were always the resistance fighters, the ones who could never be shackled in thought and prayers. 

This photo was taken in front of the Pec Monastery in Kosovo, in 2006, during a "Tour of Serbian Monasteries."  Surely, this Serbian Monastery, the Seat of the Serbian Patriarchate at the time of the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, attests to the rightful heritage of this Holy Land, the Serbian Jerusalem!

600 years ago, Prince Lazar uttered this curse:

"Ko ne dodje na boj na Kosovo,

Od ruke mu nista se rodilo

Ni u polju psenica bjelica

Ni u brdu vinova lozica

Ne imao u kuci porode

Rdjom kap'o dok mu je kolena. 

Translated, that means:

Whoever comes not to Kosovo to fight

May no fruit come forth from his laboring hand

Neither the sweet white-kerneled wheat in his fields,

Nor yet the wine from his vineyards in the hills.

May there be no children born unto his house.

May he and all his live and die in torment. 

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The Serbs from Farrell, Pennsylvania heard Czar Lazar's call, even in 1930, 541 years AFTER the Battle of Kosovo!  Look at this beautiful SILK banner they made for their VIDOVDAN lodge of Volunteers that now hangs at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh! Also note the U.S.A. at the bottom of the flag.  They were great Americans, but proud of their Serbian descent!
Note Czar Lazar in the middle of the banner.

To learn more about the museum where the Serb National Federation's Museum collection is now housed, visit:   http://www.pghhistory.org


Famous gusle right behind Mim.  Banner, King Alexander painting, GI Joe doll of Mitchell Paige, Vinka's costume, a few other things to see.


The SRBORAN showed this photo of the men  from Farrell donating the flag to the Serb National  Federation, which is now at the  Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. It's embroidered on BOTH sides, one in Serbian Cyrillic, and the other in English!

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Serbian Hero, Milosh Obilich, slew Sultan Murad in his tent, by pretending to be a turn-coat "traitor" to his people.

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In 1989, the Petar Krstich Serbian Choir of Steubenville, OH, performed "Kosovski Bozuri" as the main event of the Gala Banquet commemorating the 600th Anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo in Detroit's Hyatt Regency Hotel's Grand Ballroom. The cantata was set to music by Director Emeritus, Slobodan Zelich.

"Kosovski Bozuri" is the Serbian's beloved bright red Kosovo poppy (bozur), which according to tradition, sprang up from the precious blood of the heroes of Kosovo, and covered the "Field of the Blackbird."


 (Tole Artwork by Billie Brnilovic & Georgette Osman)

For generations, Serbian poets, writers, artists and composers have created cultural flowers, spiritual Kosovo poppies. 

Paul Bielich, wrote in the August 23, 1989 American SRBOBRAN, "These spiritual Kosovo poppies watered the soul with patriotism and faith.  The spiritual bouquets trace the historical rise and fall of our people from Kosovo to the present day--- in which they still proclaim loudly,

"For the Honorable Cross and Golden Freedom!"

Za krst casno, slobodu zlato! 

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Rev. J. Popovich wrote about the Battle of Kosovo, and The Field of Blackbirds, printed in Milan Karlo's June, 1948 magazine American SERB LIFE.


 


Here's the bus from Pittsburgh in Washington, DC! 

Around the world, people were quick to protest the unfair land grab from Serbia and recognition of Kosovo as an independent country. U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, stating the official U.S. position, stated: "It's time to drop centuries of grievance and sentimentality in the Balkans.  I mean, after all, we're talking about something from 1389!  Time to move forward."

Would you, Ms. Rice, be the first to give up the Alamo, the Liberty Bell, or the Statue of Liberty?
 

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There's a beautiful song on YouTube about Kosovo.

It was translated here by

Nena Jovonovich &  Ann & Voya Vitorovich

Kosovo je Duša Srbije <---- click to hear

Kosovo je duša Srbije
Sveto polje najSrpskije
Kosovo je Vera, Nada
Mesto gde se za krst strada
Kosovo je najSrpskije
Lice Božije

Tamo gde je duša ostala
Tamo je I naša sudbina
Tamo gde je srce bilo
Gde se Božje dogodilo
Tamo sto je, sve je Srbija

Jedno polje prelepo
Božurom se kitilo
Jedno polje presveto
U nebo se propelo
Jednu veru ćuvao
U krvi se kupalo

Kad se java razdeli od sna
I ostane samo ikona
I kad većnost broji dane
Nad Srbijom sunce grane
Kosovo je uvek Srbija
Uvek Srbija
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Kosovo is the soul of Serbia
Hallowed ground, most Serbian
Kosovo is Faith, Hope
Land of martyrdom for the cross
Kosovo is most Serbian
Face of the Lord
There where the soul remained
There too is our destiny
          There where the heart remained             Where God's will was done
All that is there, all is Serbia
All is Serbia

REFRAIN:
One most beautiful field
Adorned with poppies
One most sacred field
Has ascended to heaven
One faith safeguarded
Bathed in blood

When reality replaces the dream
Only an icon remains
And when Eternity counts the days
Above Serbia the sun shines
Kosovo is always Serbia
Always Serbia

 


American SRBOBRAN headlines, Friday, June 25, 1943, Vol. XXXVII, No. 8368

These headlines say it all--- As long as there are people and as long as there is Kosovo.... and the two starring figures are Milosh Obilich & Draza Mihailovich in this 1943 issue of the SRBOBRAN above!

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 $621.00 was raised quickly at the St. Sava's Day program 2007 in St. Elijah's to help buy firewood for the freezing Serbian children in Kosovo.  (Even the young orchestra gave all their "tip" money to the cause!)  The money was sent to V. Rev. Arch. Necatious Serfes of Boise, Idaho,  immediately after his plea as administrator of the Decani Relief Fund.  He can be contacted at frdmitri@connecttime.net or:

V. Rev. Arch. Necatrious Serfes

2618 W. Bannock St., Boise, Idaho 83702 

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Sporting Events and Kosovo

Milorad Cavic, a young American Serb from California was swimming for Serbia when he won the Gold Medal for his Butterfly stroke in Europe, breaking all previous world records.  However, one official complained about Milorad's shirt because it said in Cyrillic, "Kosovo is Serbia," and unbelievably, Cavic was fined over $10,000!

This was incredibly cruel, as (1) in America, we have freedom to express ourselves; (2) they displayed the wrong flag when he won the championship. Was that official biased or what?  No matter, we KNOW who holds the record!  And Milorad Cavic sent all of you children greetings!  He's working hard in preparation for the Olympics in Beijing.

UPDATE: 

CAVIC EARNS SILVER MEDAL AT OLYMPICS, but GOLD MEDAL in Serbian Hearts!

Read the Story here:

Cavic Already a Hero in Serbia by Andrew Dampf, AP Sports Writer AP, Beijing, China, August 16, 2008 

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September 12, 2008

From our Detroit contributor, Pam, comes this news!

Imagine how THRILLED young American Serb Alexa of Dearborn Dolphins Swim Club was to actually MEET her hero, Milorad Cavic, at a swim camp in Florida!  He encouraged her to keep pursuing her dreams of being in the Olympics someday too!  Our eyes & hearts are upon you, Alexa!  Keep on going and make us all proud like Mike has!

Everyone loves Milorad because of his kindness to others and desire to always do his best!

Click here to another article from the NY Times about Cavic Finds Triumph in Narrowest of Defeats

 

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Make sure you check out the latest in Serbian tennis stars.  They (Ana, Jelena and Djoko) are doing a tremendous job. 

Isn't it telling that the French said the ceremonies were copyrighted and wouldn't let YouTube continue showing the playing of the Serbian National Anthem, "Boze Pravde" that proclaimed  Ana's /Serbia's 1st place Championship at the French Open?

Perhaps those French officials aren't familiar with the English translation of "Boze Pravde"-God of Truth:


 

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Milosh Obilich is here promising Czar Lazar at their "Last Supper" that he is NOT a traitor.  He proved it the next day by pretending he was ready to join the Turkish side.  Once inside the Sultan's tent, he slew Murad I and ever since has been known as one of Serbia's greatest and bravest heroes!


 Serbia has medals with images of Milosh Obilich.


 Here is Czarica Milica and Czar Lazar.  Note the crest in the middle.  Czar Lazar is the one who added the 4 C's to the Serbian crest that you will find everywhere, even to his day!  


 

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SONG TO SACRED SERBIA

by St. Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich 

(Translation by Voya and Ann Vitorovich)

"Oh, Serbia, beloved mother!
May you always have good fortune,
Your children love you,
And for you they pray to God.

Land of our forefathers,
Knights, and saints.
For the honor of the cross, martyrs
For freedom, defenders.

Grave to grave -- holy cemetery,
There rest Serbian slaves.
And all altars to altars
The legacy of Serbian kings.

On Kosovo, Gracanica,
On the mountain, Studenica,
By the Morava, Ravanica,
In Krusevac, Lazarica.

From every battle to battle,
Before and after Vidov Dan,
You are everywhere poured out in blood,
Everywhere washed in tears.(or awash in tears)

There Kosovo sadly stands,
Counting five centuries of slavery,
Memorial of glory and heroism,
And discord and betrayal.

Fear not, beloved mother,
God will give to you good fortune.
And you will be most happy,
And of all, most praised, glorious.


 Bishop Nikolai's poem appeared in the Sunday, August 3, 1958 dedication of St. Elijah's NEW church at 2200 Main Street, Aliquippa, PA

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I took the photo of this bombed-out Serbian home.

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Srpska Se Truba

Srpska se truba s Kosova cuje

Srbina svokog da obraduje

Trubite jace silnije bolje

Srpsko je opet Kosovo polje

 

Janci srpski sunce van sinu

Osvetiste se dindusmaninu

Osvetiti ste cara Lazara

Sve Jugovice Bogdana stara.

 

Ivana, Milana, Milosa-Lava

Srpstov vam klice slava i hvala. (2 times) 

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From my Baba's diary in 1941.

Andja Mamula wrote right before I was born, "Rano sam ustala, idem raditi.  Danas je mili Vidov Dan. Na taj dan propala je Srpska Carevina, ali dodje vreme da se povrati Srpsko Carstvo.  To su Srbi svojom krvi povratili i nikada se nisu popustili, nisu dok opet svoje ne dobishe Carstvo.  To je bilo dug cekati.  Tu su se cekale stotine godine dalje.  Srbin svoje pravo dobijo ali sad opet udari Prokleta a zdaja nasav Sve.  Sve porushi i Ognjom po pali prokletom seme i koljeno.  Ovo pisem i suzom polevam.  Idem u Mater Crkvu dase svi skupa Bogu pomolimo, za nashe umrele i izinule junake.  Slava im! 


 

 

 




 


 

 

 


 

 




 

 

 Noble Czar Lazar praying The choice Czar Lazar and his brave Serbian warriors made in the fateful battle of 1389 still help their descendants today make the right choices.

The  Heavenly Kingdom over an Earthly one.
 
Did you know this?
 
Czar Lazar LOVED reading about St. Sava and patterned his whole life after his teachings!
 
Czar Lazar was almost killed a few years BEFORE the Battle of Kosovo by a jealous assassin who stabbed him in the chest, but the golden cross he wore around his neck stopped the dagger from penetrating his heart!
 
Did you know that it was our Czar Lazar who added the 4 C's for the Cross?  Only Unity Saves the Serbs. CCCC or Samo Sloga Srbina Spasova!
 
Did you that that Czar Lazar's favorite song was "Hristos Voskrese?" (Christ is Risen from the dead.)  You can find the words to this on our Easter Pascha page.
 
Did you know that Czar Lazar built several beautiful monasteries, including Ravanica which became a refuge for monks known as Sinaites.  They were the ones who tuaght Czar Lazar the Jesus prayer, "Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me, a sinner!" 
 
 Veselin Kesich wrote this analysis  August 21, 2000. The complete text can be found at the Western Diocese website:
www.westsrbdio.org/
 
In the epic cycle, the Supper is followed by the Prince's agony. In the poem "The Fall of the Serbian Empire," Lazar is confronted with a choice between a heavenly and an earthly kingdom. If he wants an earthly kingdom, he will be victorious, but if he chooses a heavenly kingdom, then let him build a church, let his army receive communion, and let them be ready for suffering, "and you, Prince, will die with them." Lazar's agony corresponds to Jesus' agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. Like Jesus, Lazar accepts God's will: "not what I will, but what thou wilt," and prepares himself and his people for their Golgotha. Lazar's choice is not between good and evil, but between what may be good (avoiding suffering) and what is much more than any good thing (accepting God's will and his heavenly kingdom), a more difficult choice. Lazar's choice led to his martyrdom, and the other Kosovo warriors followed his example. Never before, according to the Kosovo tradition, had the people as a whole, not as individuals, been brought so close to the cross of Christ as at Kosovo.

The Kosovo cycle ends with two poems recording events after the battle. "The Maid of Kosovo" and "Death of the Mother of Jugovici."
Like the women in the Gospel, who, on "the first day of the week" at early dawn went to see the sepulchre where Jesus had been buried, so the maid of Kosovo arose early on Sunday to walk through the battlefield. The poem expresses the tragedy of defeat, the destruction of the hopes and dreams of the young people of Serbia. In "The Death of the Mother of the Jugovici," the most moving poem of the Kosovo cycle, the magnitude of the tragedy is revealed. News of the death of all her family stunned her into immobility. All about her widows and children were wailing and sobbing, the animals were neighing, squealing, howling. Fathers, husbands, sons, brothers, as well as the head of the nation, all had perished. But the mother did not cry. She was not beyond pain, but enveloped by it. It was too overwhelming to react to it. When in the morning two black ravens brought her the hand of her son Damian, a sign to her that the Kosovo heroes do not have even a grave, that their graves would not be known, the mother's heart burst for her nine sons and for old Jug Bogdan.

The Kosovo heroes were not only admirable for proficiency and valor; they are also martyrs, worthy of imitation. They are portrayed as people of high moral and spiritual qualities, who experienced Kosovo as their personal Golgotha. The bard presents the battle of 1389 as voluntary sacrifice, as the victory of faith over death. Thus the honor and holiness of that day, as well as its sorrow, was handed on to future generations. This poetry enshrines the Serbian historical memory, interprets what happened on Kosovo in the spirit of the Gospel account of the death and resurrection of Christ, and reveals an ultimate truth of human existence.

During these years of hasty analysis, pundits have often referred to the "Kosovo myth" as a morbid glorification of defeat and the very root of Serbian nationalism. But the Kosovo "myth" is a "Christian myth," which does not celebrate defeat but the victory of life over death, of hope over despair. It does not inspire hatred, nor does it demand revenge. The English scholar G. N. W. Locke protests that there is "no glorification of war---quite contrary, it honors only courage and fortitude. There is more jingoism, vainglory and xenophobic incitement to violence in the fourteen lines of the `Marseillaise' than in the entire body of the Serbian epics."
The poetry of Kosovo has cultural, religious and historical dimensions that transcend the boundaries of time and geography.
 

 
Patriarch Pavle said in 2005:
“The Church has been preaching the following words of Jesus Christ for the last 2000 years: ‘What good is it if a man gains the whole world and yet loses his soul?’ Could these worldly goods make up for his soul? This was precisely the advice which Mother Jevrosima gave to her son Marko: “Don't you, my son, speak falsely to please others, but speak in keeping with God's ways’.  
 

Jug Bogdan and his 9 Sons, or "Devet Jugovici" in 1389, right before the Battle of Kosovo. All of them perished at the battle, but not before the youngest, Bosko Jugovich, managed to bury the flag so it was not captured by the Turks.
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Look!  In 1917, the Pittsburgh Serbian  ladies of the church called themselves "Majka Jugovica"-  Mothers of the Jugovic heroes! Notice Czar Lazar's 4 C's!  Only Unity Saves the Serbs!  My Grandmother, Andja Mamula was President of this lodge.
 

AND notice the crossed flags. They were always proud to be AMERICANS first, but also proud to be Serbs.
 
Here's an even earlier example with this men's lodge ribbon.  It's from 1900.  Their lodge was dedicated to St. George, their Patron Saint! This ribbon belonged to my Grandfather Samojilo Karajlovich!

These American Serb pioneers (ladies and men) wore their ribbons proudly for all special occasions on the front side. However, whenever anyone died, they turned it over and wore the black ribbon side to the funeral of the deceased lodge member to show mourning. 
 
Most important to remember, though, is that these early American pioneers  loved and protected their Serbian Orthodox heritage as strongly during their time as Czar Lazar, Jug Bogdan and his nine songs and Milosh Obilich in 1389!
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Patriarch Pavle challenged all Serbian Orthodox Christians to fulfill their covenant on Kosovo in his 2008 Paschal Easter message:
 
"In these days of Paschal joy, in this time of divine mercy toward all and everybody, we cannot but remember the human injustice and violence of the mighty of this world inflicted upon our Kosovo and Metohija, our Serbia and the entire Serbian nation," the message said.

"Having Kosovo and Metohija in our hearts and our unceasing care for our brothers and sisters and all those that suffer there, having a living Kosovo and Metohija within ourselves day and night, no one will take them away from us. The Homeland is the heart of man, says one poet. Within our hearts we have placed Kosovo and Metohija. We call upon all Orthodox Serbs to fulfill the Kosovo covenant in full, and that is the Holy Lazar’s testament," the Easter message continued.

"If we complete that covenant no one will take Kosovo and Metohija away from us, neither in this nor that age, just as no one could have taken Holy Jerusalem from the Jewish people. We call upon all of you, beginning with politicians and scholars down to the most humble and youngest sons and daughters of our Homeland, that with their work and honorable lives we be deserving of and preserve Kosovo and Metohija before God," the patriarch wrote.

Kosovo, the message said, is an integral part of every Serb's life.

"Knowing this," it continued, "the creators of this historic injustice wished to inflict the deepest possible wound, and unspeakable pain and suffering on us".

"Let scholars with their scientific work defend Kosovo and Metohija; let artists with their creativeness express the beauty and the essence of our Kosovo and Metohija; let athletes vow their successes to Kosovo and Metohija; let every parent have Kosovo and Metohija be a first word to whisper in his newborn’s ears; let every farmer dedicate his first hour of labor to Kosovo and Metohija; let every worker dedicate his first hour of work to Kosovo and Metohija; let every politician dedicate his first political thought to Kosovo and Metohija, let every pastor offer his first prayer to God for Kosovo and Metohija!," the message said.
 
Hristos Voskrese!
This page is dedicated to Patriarch Pavle.
 
 Pittsburgh area Serbs demonstrate in Washington.
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 The National Geographic from  May, 1970, vol. 137, no.5 on page 592, in a report by Robert Paul Jordan of the Senior Editorial Staff wrote in a section called "Freedom Lost-Freedom Regained" in his article entitled "YUGOSLAVIA: SIX REPUBLICS IN ONE":
 
"Recently, in the autonomous Serbian region of Kosovo, I climbed a tall monument's dark and winding steps.  Finally at the top, I met an aged peasant who told  me his name was Risto Misljen.  His hair and mustache were white; his eyesight, he said, was failing.  Yet there he stood, leaning on his cane and peering out at bleak Kosovo Polje, the Field of the Blackbird. 
 
"Why have you come here" I asked, know him for a pilgrim but wanting his own words.  Across the broad plain before us, on a bloody day in 1389, Serbia had died, her heavily outnumbered defenders crushed by the invading Ottoman Turks.  Through much of Yugoslavia people today still talk about "five centuries of enslavement." 
 
"We all come to Kosvo when we can," he replied.  "We lost our freedom here, and learned what freedom means."
 
In springtime wild poppies flame on the battleground, but now October yield to November and an edged breeze searched our clothes.  Slowly Mr. Misljen disappeared down the stairs, carrying his 85 years proudly. "Ziveli!" he called to me.  "Long live!" 
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To WHOM does Kosovo rightfully belong? 
If you are still confused, read the above sections again. 
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Silver Coinage from Czar Lazar's reign, 1370-1389
 
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Bog Cuva Srbiju
God Watches the Serbs.
This homemade flag was made by "Teta" Ljubica Bjelich while she was still dreaming of coming to America.
It flew every year at the Nationality Days Festival in Ambridge during the 1960's and '70's.
But it served an even greater purpose by being carried in every demonstration during the last 20 years. 
This flag was in 
Detroit Kosovo in 1989, and in Washington, DC, New York, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. 
 
Signed in 1989-the 600th Anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo Celebration, in Detroit, Michigan, by their Royal Highnesses, Prince Aleksandar and Princess Katherine.
 
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 Journalist Eric Jansson wrote in July, 2006 that the monasteries of Kosovo "are like diamonds scattered in a moral scrapyard; the monasteries are havens of peace and joy, but also the most threatened places in Kosovo since 1989."
 
He captured the fearlessness of the monks and nuns...
"Temples fall.  It happens.  What matters is that we preserve the community of prayer."
 
That's not too far from the Serbian heroes of old choosing a Heavenly Kingdom over an Earthly one..... the same self-sacrificing that is so misunderstood by the world today.....

Serbian self-sacrificing is as puzzling today in our modern day world as the initial Christian sacrifices were to the Romans............ 
 
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"Vidovdan"- the Song first appearing on the album of one of Serbia's most famous folk singers, Gordana Lazarevic,  is here at Wikipedia's site so you can learn the Serbian AND English words to this beautiful song!
 
 
 Here's a start....
 
U nebo gledan Prolaze vekovi, Secanja davnih Jedini lekovi..
 
Kud god da krenem Tebi se vracam ponovo.  Ko da mi otme Iz moje duse Kosovo!
 
I'm looking at heavens Centuries going by, For old memories, That's the healing
 
Whereever I go I will be back, you know, Who can rip away Kosovo from my soul? 
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You can HEAR this song sung by a RUSSIAN Nun's Choir, by going to the website above and scrolling down to the very bottom.  Also be sure to check out their OTHER beautiful Serbian patriotic songs!
 
Click on this to read about the RUSSIAN Women's Monastery of The Novo-Tikhvin in the city of Ekaterinburg---->"Why the Sisters Sing Serbian Songs" 
 
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email from Dr. Rick Zivic on Vidovdan, 6/28/08: 
 
Vidovdan - from Kosovo to Kosovo
 
  Fate has dealt the Serbian nation a day which is called Vidovdan. This is not just a date on a calendar but is rather a continuing day, from that fateful year, 1389, up to the present. It is the longest, most significant, most holy, most tragic and brightest day of the Serbian nation. It contains all the ideas of the Christian comprehension of life and living.
  Prof. Bigovic has said: "Vidovdan has been up to recently, and, for some is even today, Good Friday, and yet at he same time, Easter. Those two events - Good Friday and Easter - merged into one indivisible whole and further understanding of Vidovdan."
  Kosovo is Serbian Golgotha. It is the Cross through which one nation entered into eternity and uncovered the eternal and divine dimensions of its existence. For this reason, the Kosovo oath, by which Tsar Lazar chose a heavenly kingdom, is our only choice and path, at the same time both a victory and defeat. Defeat is transformed into victory.
 
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Oj Srbijo
 
Oh Srbio, Majko Mila,
Da Bi Vazda Srecna Bila
Deca Troja Tebe Vole
Za Tebe se Bogu Mole. (2x)
 
Zemljo Slave i Slobode
Sve Me Misli Tebi Vode
Sve me Zelje Tebi Krecu
Sve za troju Zivim Srecu (2x)
 
Zemljo Nasih Praotaca
Vitezova i Svetaca
Za Krst Cani Mucenika
Za Slobu Zatocnika (2x)
 
Grob do groba Sveto Groblje
Tu pociva Srpsko Roblje
I Sve Oltar do Oltara
Zaduzbine Srpskih Cara (2x)
 
Na Kosovu Gracanica
Kraj Morave Ravanica
U Krusevcu Lazarica
Na Planini Studenica (2x)
 
Tu Kosovo Tuzno Stoji
Petvekovno Ropstvo Broji
Spomen Slave i Junastva
I nesloge i Izdajstva (2x)
 
I sve megdan do medgana
Pre i posle Vidovdana
Sva Si Krvlju Zalivena
Sva si slavom okicena (2x)
 
No, Neboj se sveta mati
Bog ce tebi Dobro dati.
Pa ces bit najsrecnija
I od Sviju Najslavnija (2x) 

 

 

 

 

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