Asim Bajramović
Perućica is one of Europe’s last remaining primeval forests, located in Sutjeska National Park in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Surrounded by the majestic mountains of Maglić and Volujak, it is home to ancient trees, rare wildlife, and the magnificent Skakavac Waterfall. Perućica is a timeless green treasure and a proud symbol of Bosnia’s natural beauty.
Beneath Maglić, where the mountains stand,
ancient branches hide across the land,
Perućica, Bosnia’s forest old,
guards her secrets through the ages untold.
---Beech and fir and slender ancient spruce,
still remember humankind’s first roots,
Volujak builds her halls of solid stone,
for the young and old to gaze upon.
Perućica, Bosnia’s pride of green,
proudest mountains ever to be seen,
let it echo to the whole world wide:
Perućica blooms in Bosnia’s pride!
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Skakavac cascades down the steep rock face,
Perućica speaks to every soul with grace,
while there’s Bosnia and her branches green,
we will guard this treasure, pure and serene.
There the bear walks through the silent wood,
wolves and chamois roam in freedom’s mood,
through the branches hidden lynxes glide,
songs of birds across the heavens ride.
Underneath a tree that centuries knows,
from the old, another sapling grows,
no one there commands the natural way,
she herself must die and rise each day.
Perućica, Bosnia’s pride of green,
ancient mountains, proud and evergreen,
let it echo to the whole world wide:
Perućica blooms in Bosnia’s pride!
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Skakavac cascades down the steep rock face,
Perućica speaks to every soul with grace,
while there’s Bosnia and her branches green,
we will guard this treasure, pure and serene.
White Skakavac winds down the rocky height,
brother, nowhere lies a fairer sight,
and the Sutyeska gently bathes her face,
Bosnians and Herzegovinians’ pride and grace.
Perućica, landmark of our land,
may each generation guard your stand,
may Mount Maglić shield you from above,
you’ll forever be Bosnia’s pride and love.
Perućica, Bosnia’s pride of green,
ancient mountains, proud and evergreen,
let it echo to the whole world wide:
Perućica blooms in Bosnia’s pride!
---
Skakavac cascades down the steep rock face,
Perućica speaks to every soul with grace,
while there’s Bosnia and her branches green,
we will guard this treasure, pure and serene.
Perućica is one of Europe’s last remaining primeval forests, located in Sutjeska National Park in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Surrounded by the majestic mountains of Maglić and Volujak, it is home to ancient trees, rare wildlife, and the magnificent Skakavac Waterfall. Perućica is a timeless green treasure and a proud symbol of Bosnia’s natural beauty.
Beneath Maglić, where the mountains stand,
ancient branches hide across the land,
Perućica, Bosnia’s forest old,
guards her secrets through the ages untold.
---Beech and fir and slender ancient spruce,
still remember humankind’s first roots,
Volujak builds her halls of solid stone,
for the young and old to gaze upon.
Perućica, Bosnia’s pride of green,
proudest mountains ever to be seen,
let it echo to the whole world wide:
Perućica blooms in Bosnia’s pride!
---
Skakavac cascades down the steep rock face,
Perućica speaks to every soul with grace,
while there’s Bosnia and her branches green,
we will guard this treasure, pure and serene.
There the bear walks through the silent wood,
wolves and chamois roam in freedom’s mood,
through the branches hidden lynxes glide,
songs of birds across the heavens ride.
Underneath a tree that centuries knows,
from the old, another sapling grows,
no one there commands the natural way,
she herself must die and rise each day.
Perućica, Bosnia’s pride of green,
ancient mountains, proud and evergreen,
let it echo to the whole world wide:
Perućica blooms in Bosnia’s pride!
---
Skakavac cascades down the steep rock face,
Perućica speaks to every soul with grace,
while there’s Bosnia and her branches green,
we will guard this treasure, pure and serene.
White Skakavac winds down the rocky height,
brother, nowhere lies a fairer sight,
and the Sutyeska gently bathes her face,
Bosnians and Herzegovinians’ pride and grace.
Perućica, landmark of our land,
may each generation guard your stand,
may Mount Maglić shield you from above,
you’ll forever be Bosnia’s pride and love.
Perućica, Bosnia’s pride of green,
ancient mountains, proud and evergreen,
let it echo to the whole world wide:
Perućica blooms in Bosnia’s pride!
---
Skakavac cascades down the steep rock face,
Perućica speaks to every soul with grace,
while there’s Bosnia and her branches green,
we will guard this treasure, pure and serene.