Former Anthem of the Kingdom of Montenegro (1870-1918) | Ubavoj na Crnoj Gori | Instrumental

Lyrics by: Jovan Sundečić Music by: Jovo Ivanišević Adopted: 1870 "Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori" (Cyrillic: Убавој нам Црној Гори, English: To Our Beautiful Montenegro) was the national and state anthem of the Principality, and later Kingdom, of Montenegro in the late 19th-early 20th century. The lyrics were written in 1865 by the Serb poet and a priest Jovan Sundečić, who was the secretary of Prince Nikola I of Montenegro. The music was composed by Jovo Ivanišević, drawing from the Hymn to Saint Sava, and was later adapted by Anton Schulz. The anthem was first performed on October 17, 1870, after which Prince Nikola declared it as the state anthem. In 1993, it was one of the proposals during the unsuccessful negotiations to adopt a regional anthem of the then-Yugoslav province of Montenegro. The main problem were its monarchist lyrics, which were unfitting for Montenegro as at the time, as it was a republican state.