Krasna zemljo

Infobox Anthem
title = Krasna Zemljo
english_title = Beautifull Country
prefix = Regional
country = Istria CRO
composer = Matko Brajša Rašan
author = Ivan Cukon
adopted = 2002
until =

Lyrics of the song "Krasna zemljo" were written by Ivan Cukon, and the music was composed by Matko Brajša Rašan. The song was written as the hymn of the Company Saints Cyril and Methodius and later becom an unofficial anthem of the region of Istria.

As the song was widly accepted as the anthem of the region, the assembly of the Istria County proclaimed the song as the regional anthem of Istria on September 23 2002.

Official Lyrics

Krasna zemljo

Krasna zemljo, Istro mila

dome roda hrvatskog

Kud se ori pjesan vila,

s Učke tja do mora tvog.

Glas se čuje oko Raše,

čuje Mirna, Draga, Lim

Sve se diže što je naše

za rod gori srcem svim.

Slava tebi Pazin - grade

koj' nam čuvaš rodni kraj

Divne li ste, oj Livade

nek' vas mine tuđi sjaj!

Sva se Istra širom budi

Pula, Buzet, Lošinj, Cres

Svud pomažu dobri ljudi

nauk žari kano krijes.

External links and references

* [http://www.istra-istria.hr/index.php?id=605 Istria County] - the official page about the anthem