Onamo, ’namo! | Montenegrin Patriotic Song | Lyrics

Lyrics by: King Nicholas I of Montenegro Music by: Davorin Jenko or Franjo Vimer “Onamo, ’namo!“ (Cyrillic: Онамо, ’намо!; English: There, o’er there!) also known as the Serb Marseillaise was a popular anthem in Montenegro in the late 19th to early 20th century. The music was composed by Davorin Jenko or Franjo Vimer, partly drawing upon a song of Garibaldi’s fighters, “Si scopron le tombe, Si levano i morti“, with lyrics written by prince Nicholas I of Montenegro. Having words that were considered too inflammatory, evoking provocation of the Ottoman Empire, it could not be used as the official state anthem. In 1992 the government of Montenegro considered using it as the official anthem but decided against it. In 2003 it was nominated for selection as the official anthem of Serbia and Montenegro. A variation of the song was created by Bosnian Serbs in the beginning of the 20th century known as “Here, o’er Here!“ (Ovamo,