National anthem, Zdravljica

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Zdravljica (A Toast) or Zdravica, written in 1844, is the best-known poem of the Slovenian national poet France Prešeren. Since 27 September 1989 Zdravljica (it's 7th stanza) has been the national anthem of Slovenia.

The anthem is written in carmina figurata which means that verses, positioned in centre, are forming a glass shape.

 

In it, the poet declares his belief in a free-thinking Slovene and Slavic political awareness, promoting the idea of a unified Slovenia, which the March Revolution in 1848 elevated into a national political programme.