Croatian collaborationist music

[Metatron]

[Several threads dealing with Croatian collaborationist music have been merged and renamed by the host, Ivan Ž.]

Did the Ustase of Croatia have a party anthem?

Thanx Everyone!

[Ivan Ž.]

Hello, Metatron

Yes, the anthem of the Ustasha movement was "Puška puca" (written by Pavelić himself).

Cheers,
Ivan

[FRANCY RITTER]

Hello to all and hello my dear and old friend
Handschar's song... (set to the melody of "Bombs on England")

Sa pjesmom u boj

1. Pjesma ječi, sva se zemlja trese,
SS-vojska stupa roj u roj,
SS-vojska sveti barjak vije,
SS-vojska sve za narod svoj.

Ref.
Daj mi ruku ti, draga Ivana,
oj zbogom sad, oj zbogom sad, oj zbogom sad,
idem branit', idem branit',
idem branit' mili, rodni kraj, rodni kraj.

2. U boj smjelo, vi SS-junaci,
pokažite domovini put!
Pođ'te putem slavnih pradjedova
dok ne padne tiran klet i ljut.

3. Ljubav naša nek u srdcu plamti,
i sa pjesmom pođimo u boj.
Za slobodu mile domovine
svaki rado dat' će život svoj.

Source: George Lepre, Himmler's Bosnian Division, p. 361

[Lyrics and source corrected by the host.]

[Ivan Ž.]

Hello, F. R.

There's an error: the melody was not taken from Norbert Schultze's "Bomben auf Engelland".
It was taken from Herms Niel's "Matrosenlied", a.k.a. "Wir fahren gegen Engelland".

Refrain comparison:

Sa pjesmom u boj

Give me your hand, dear lvana,
oh farewell now, oh farewell now, oh farewell now,
I'm off to defend, I'm off to defend,
I'm off to defend my beloved Homeland, Homeland!

Matrosenlied (Wir fahren gegen Engelland)

Give me your hand, your white hand,
farewell my dear, farewell my dear, farewell, farewell,
for we're sailing, for we're sailing,
for we're sailing against England, England!

[FRANCY RITTER]

Yes you have reason Ivan

[Croy]

I'd love to hear a sample of that (handschar version) but haven't been able to find any so far.

Anyone to help me out? I'm sure there are more who would like to hear bits of it.

Best regards
Croy

[Mattlander]

Anyone have this song?

[Ivan Ž.]

I seriously doubt that it was ever recorded and it's even questionable whether it was sang by the troops at all.

Cheers,
Ivan

[Flakor Potemkin]

According to the book Himmler's Bosnian Division by George Lepre, there was a Division marching song called "Sa pjesmom u boj".

Does anyone have a recording of this marching song?

[George Lepre]

Hello!

The lyrics to this song were published in the division's newspaper. However, I do not know of any recording of it.

Best regards,

George

[Flakor Potemkin]

Thanks for the information and your amazing work on the Handschar. It's definitely a great contribution to History, the foreign volunteers of the Waffen-SS and World War II.

[Ivan Ž.]

Hello, F. P.

As was mentioned earlier, it is doubtful that the song was ever recorded and it's questionable whether the troops ever used it. It was just one of two popular Herms Niel's songs covered in Croatian language and published in the divisional magazine by the (German-led) propaganda section.

Cheers,
Ivan

[zagreb29]

Is there anyone out there who knows where to get NDH music? Just curious if I can buy some Domobran marching songs or even Ustahsa songs? I've heard "Puška puca" played in the backgraound of the WWII Croatian News Reels.

Thanks,

Zagreb29

[matija191]

Here are some Domobran songs:

Domobranske pjesme
Tamburaški orkestar i muški zbor HRT-a
U suradnji sa društvom "Hrvatski domobran" i Klubom 242 povodom 125. godišnjice Hrvatskog domobranstva 1993. godine

Jurišna smo bojna (trad., arr. Zlatko Potočnik)


Budnica (Viki Glovacki, arr. I. Kiršek)


Sad za dom (Branko Podhraški, arr. Pero Gotovac)


U boj (Ivan Zajc, arr. Siniša Leopold)


Ružmarin (Bruno Dürrigl, arr. Igor Kuljerić)


Domobranska (trad., arr. Siniša Leopold)


[Broken links removed & additional info added by the host.]

[zagreb29]

Mitija,

Thanks for the links. Ive heard some these songs before, I noticed the song "Domobranska" has a lot of the background music of American folk song "Clementine" .

Z-