Drina March

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The March on the Drina ( Serbian Марш на Дрину Marš na Drinu ) is a song from Serbia that was composed during the First World War . The composer was Stanislav Binički (1872–1942).

history

From August 16 to August 19, 1914, the so-called Battle of Cer took place on the Bosnian border river Drina . The Serbian army won this one. The victory of the Serbs over the numerically superior Austro-Hungarian opponents was the first victory of the Allies over the Central Powers in the First World War.

In honor of the fallen, Stanislav Binički composed the “March on the Drina”, a song that became a symbol of the bravery of the Serbs during the First World War. He dedicated the march to Colonel Milivoje Stojanović, who fought in the Battle of Cer and who fell a few months later in another battle.

reception

A Serbian song text was written in 1964 by the journalist and poet Miloje Popović on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Cer.

The piece was very popular in the sixties and seventies and was reinterpreted several times by musicians inside and outside Yugoslavia , including in 1966 by Cliff Richard and in 1988 by James Last .

The proposal in the constitutional referendum of 1992 to make the Drina March the official national anthem of Serbia failed because the quorum was not achieved .

The song is sung mintly by supporters of various Serbian national teams during sporting events.

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