"Padaj silo i nepravdo" is a Croatian

Croats

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 revolutionary song

Revolutionary song

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 inspired by the Hvar Rebellion

Hvar Rebellion

The Hvar Rebellion was a popular uprising of the people and citizens of the Dalmatian island of Hvar on the Adriatic Sea against the island's nobility and their Venetian masters...

. The song was revived during World War II

World War II

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 by Yugoslav Partisans from Dalmatia

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 (Croatia

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). The song gained its prominence after movie Battle of Neretva. Also, Bijelo dugme

Bijelo dugme

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, prominent Yugoslav rock band used first two couplets on their studio album Pljuni i zapjevaj moja Jugoslavijo

Pljuni i zapjevaj moja Jugoslavijo

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as prelude to song "Pljuni i zapjevaj moja Jugoslavijo".

Lyrics

Croatian

English translation

Padaj silo i nepravdo, Narod ti je sudit zvan. Bjež'te od nas noćne tmine, Svanuo je i naš dan. Pravo naše ugrabljeno, Amo natrag dajte nam! Ne date li ne molimo, Uzet će ga narod sam. Gradove smo vam podigli, Turne, kule gradili. Oduvijek smo roblje bili, I za vas smo radili. Nevolja će biti vela, Po palači tvrdimi, Kad vidite da sa sela, s mašklinima gremo mi. Nastati će novo doba, Matija Ivaniću! Ustati ćeš ti iz groba, S tobom u boj poći ću! Zastava će nova viti, Iznad naših glava tad. Radnik seljak jedno biti, Isti im je trud i rad!

Fall oh force and injustice, The people are called upon to judge thee. Flee from us, shadows of the night, Our day has come at last. Our stolen right, restore swiftly back to us! If you refuse, we're not begging, The people will take it by themselves. Cities we have erected for you, And palaces we have built. Ever slaves we have been, Toiling for you. The terror shall be great, Within the strong palaces, When you see us coming from the country, coming with pickaxe Pickaxe A pickaxe or pick is a hand tool with a hard head attached perpendicular to the handle.Some people make the distinction that a pickaxe has a head with a pointed end and a flat end, and a pick has both ends pointed, or only one end; but most people use the words to mean the same thing.The head is... s. A new age shall come to be, Oh Matija Ivanić Matija Ivanic Matija Ivanić was a prominent 16th century citizen of the Dalmatian city of Hvar that led the Hvar Rebellion against the Venetian Republic. After the defeat of the Rebellion, Ivanić became a symbol of freedom in Venetian-controlled Dalmatia. Personifying defiance both against Venice and against... ! You shall rise from the grave, And with you into battle I will go! A new flag shall be hoisted, High above our heads that day. Worker and peasant shall be one, Their work and labor is the same!

There are other versions in which the name "Matija Ivanić

Matija Ivanic

Matija Ivanić was a prominent 16th century citizen of the Dalmatian city of Hvar that led the Hvar Rebellion against the Venetian Republic. After the defeat of the Rebellion, Ivanić became a symbol of freedom in Venetian-controlled Dalmatia. Personifying defiance both against Venice and against...

" is replaced with "Vladimir Ilyich", the first name and patronymic of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin ("Matija Ivaniću!" replaced with "Vladimire Iljiču!").

See also

• Hvar Rebellion
  Hvar Rebellion
  The Hvar Rebellion was a popular uprising of the people and citizens of the Dalmatian island of Hvar on the Adriatic Sea against the island's nobility and their Venetian masters...
  
  
• Hvar
  Hvar (town)
  Hvar is a city and port on the island of Hvar, part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The municipality has a population of 4,138 while the city itself is inhabited by 3,672 people, making it the largest settlement on the island of Hvar...
  
  
• Matija Ivanić
  Matija Ivanic
  Matija Ivanić was a prominent 16th century citizen of the Dalmatian city of Hvar that led the Hvar Rebellion against the Venetian Republic. After the defeat of the Rebellion, Ivanić became a symbol of freedom in Venetian-controlled Dalmatia. Personifying defiance both against Venice and against...
  
  
• Yugoslav People's Liberation War
• Yugoslav Partisans