Marširala kralja Petra garda | Serbian Patriotic Song | Lyrics

Lyrics by: Unknown Music by: Unknown There are various versions of this song, with the original being the Croatian “Marširala, marširala Jelačića vojska“. This version came into being during the First World War and is singing about the king of Serbia at the time, king Peter I Karađorđević. Peter I (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар I Карађорђевић, romanized: Petar I Кarađorđević) was the last king of Serbia, reigning from 15 June 1903 to 1 December 1918. On 1 December 1918, he became the first king of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and he held that title until his death three years later. Since he was the king of Serbia during a period of great Serbian military success, he was remembered by the Serbian people as King Peter the Liberator and also as the Old King. Peter was Karađorđe’s grandson and third son of Persida Nenadović and Prince Alexander Karađorđević. After his father’s abdication, he liv