CHRIST OUR LORD ❤️ | Hriste Bože — The Song of Kosovo

“Hriste Bože” is one of those rare songs that seems far older than it actually is — as though it had travelled through centuries before anyone wrote it down. Its words were written by the distinguished Serbian poet and academician Ljubomir Simović for his drama “The Battle of Kosovo” (Boj na Kosovu), while the music was composed by Dušan Karuović. The song became widely known through the 1989 film “Boj na Kosovu,” directed by Zdravko Šotra, and over time became so deeply embedded in Serbian cultural memory that it has often been mistaken for an old traditional song. РТС But this is not simply a song about a battle. It is a prayer and a farewell. A man leaves for Kosovo knowing that he may never return. He says goodbye to his mother, his sister and his bride; to summer, autumn and winter; to the rose and rosemary — and, most painfully, to the unborn son he will never see. Above them stand Christ, heaven and destiny. Below them are the Morava and the Drina, transformed by Simović's extraordinary imagery into the wings of a land rising through the clouds. This English adaptation was created so that listeners beyond Serbia could finally understand the words behind a melody that has already touched people across languages and borders. It is not intended as a literal word-for-word translation. The English lyrics were carefully shaped for rhyme, natural singing rhythm and the existing melody while preserving the essential images and meaning of the Serbian original: Christ, Serbia, Morava and Drina, Kosovo, the Holy Trinity, the unborn son, the mother, sister and bride, the rose, rosemary and marigold — and the terrible finality of departure without return. The musical arrangement deliberately preserves the original melodic identity while giving it a broader and more powerful sound: a deep male baritone, three distinct male voices, strings and a gradual rise from solemn prayer to an immense final farewell. This is not a song celebrating war. It is a song about faith, sacrifice, love, mortality and the unbearable price paid by those who leave everything they love behind. For everyone who has heard “Hriste Bože” without understanding Serbian, this version is especially for you. Christ our Lord, all holy, crucified... Glas Vremena SRPSKI HRISTE BOŽE ❤️ | Pesma Kosova „Hriste Bože“ pripada onim retkim pesmama za koje se čini da postoje vekovima. Ipak, nije reč o staroj narodnoj pesmi. Stihove je napisao veliki srpski pesnik i akademik Ljubomir Simović za dramu „Boj na Kosovu“, muziku je komponovao Dušan Karuović, a pesma je široku prepoznatljivost stekla nakon filma „Boj na Kosovu“ Zdravka Šotre iz 1989. godine. Vremenom je toliko duboko ušla u kolektivno pamćenje da je mnogi danas doživljavaju gotovo kao narodnu pesmu. РТС Ali „Hriste Bože“ nije samo pesma o Kosovskom boju. Ona je molitva i oproštaj. Čovek odlazi na Kosovo svestan da se možda nikada neće vratiti. Oprašta se od majke, sestre i neveste; od leta, jeseni i zime; od ruže i ruzmarina — a iznad svega od svog prvog, još nerođenog sina. U samo nekoliko stihova Simović je spojio Hrista, nebo, Srbiju, Kosovo, Moravu i Drinu sa najintimnijim stvarima koje jedan čovek ostavlja iza sebe. Upravo zato ova pesma prevazilazi istorijski trenutak o kojem govori. Ona govori o veri, žrtvi, ljubavi, smrti i ceni koju plaća čovek koji odlazi, dok iza njega ostaje čitav njegov svet. Ova verzija nastala je iz želje da se ta emocija približi i ljudima koji ne govore srpski. Zato engleski tekst nije mehanički prevod. Stihovi su prilagođeni postojećoj melodiji, ritmu i rimi, uz nastojanje da se sačuvaju svi ključni simboli i smisao originala. Aranžman takođe ne pokušava da zameni dušu originalne melodije. Naprotiv — ona ostaje osnova svega. Oko nje je izgrađen snažniji zvučni prostor: duboki muški bariton, tri različita muška glasa, gudači i postepeno podizanje od gotovo molitvene tišine do velikog završnog oproštaja. Ovo nije pesma koja slavi rat. Ovo je pesma o onome što čovek ostavlja iza sebe kada pođe putem sa kojeg možda nema povratka. I možda je upravo zato „Hriste Bože“ razumljiva čak i onima koji ne razumeju nijednu srpsku reč. #HristeBoze #ChristOurLord #Kosovo #BojNaKosovu #SerbianMusic #OrthodoxMusic #GlasVremena Glas Vremena Stare melodije • novi stihovi • novi život © Glas Vremena