"Jedna si jedina" was the national anthem

National anthem

A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...

 of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

 between 1992 and 1998.

The music was taken from the old Bosnian folk song "S one strane Plive" ("On the far bank of the Pliva river" or "On the other side of the Pliva river"), and the lyrics were written by music star Edin Dervišhalidović

Dino Merlin

Edin Dervišhalidović , stage name Dino Merlin, , is a prominent Bosnian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a popular singer/songwriter in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is also popular in the other countries of the former Yugoslavia such as Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia and...

. It was adopted in November 1992, several months after independence in March 1992. However, because of "Jedna si jedina"'s alleged close association with the Bosniak

Bosniaks

The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...

 community (and perceived exclusion of the Bosnian Croat and Bosnian Serb communities, although it does not mention Bosniak community nor any other nation), a new anthem - "The National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Intermeco

Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine is the national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

" - was adopted in 1999. "Jedna si jedina" is still considered by some people to be the real anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Even though Jedna si jedina is not the official anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is the anthem that are sung to all the sportmatches etc.

Lyrics

Bosnian/Croatian	English translation	Alternate English translation
Zemljo tisućljetna Na vjernost ti se kunem Od mora do Save Od Drine do Une Refren: Jedna si jedina moja domovina Jedna si jedina Bosna i Hercegovina Bog nek' te sačuva Za pokoljenja nova Zemljo mojih snova Mojih pradjedova Refren	O you thousand-years old land I pledge my loyalty to you from the Sava to the sea from the Drina to the Una Chorus: The one and the unique my only homeland The one and the unique Bosnia and Herzegovina May God preserve you for the generations to come the land of my dreams the land of my forefathers Chorus	My thousand year old land I pledge my loyalty to you, from Sava to the sea from Drina to Una Chorus: You are the one and only homeland I have You are the one and only Bosnia and Herzegovina May God save you for the generations to come you are the land of my dreams the land of my forefathers Chorus