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"Naprej zastava slave", (English: Forward, Flag of Glory) is a poem in Slovene language, which was used as the Slovenian national anthem^{[citation needed]} between 1918 and 1990.^{[citation needed]}

It was written by Simon Jenko and put into music by Davorin Jenko on 16 May 1860.

When Slovenia became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (Yugoslavia), the poem was included in the Yugoslav national anthem, in a medley including the Serbian anthem Bože pravde and the Croatian Lijepa naša domovino. With the establishment of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1945, the royal Yugoslav anthem was replaced by Hej Slovani. Naprej zastava slave continued to be used as the anthem^{[citation needed]} of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia. In 1990, the official name of the state was changed to Republic of Slovenia and Zdravljica replaced Naprej, zastava Slave as the national anthem^{[citation needed]}. Naprej zastava slave remains the official anthem of the Slovenian military.^{[citation needed]}

Davorin Jenko, the author of the song's melody, also composed the Serb anthem Bože pravde (God of Justice).

[edit] Lyrics

[edit] See also

• Romantic nationalism
• National symbols of Slovenia
• Naprej zastava slave (MP3)