The national anthem of Slovenia is based on "Zdravljica", a carmen figuratum poem by the 19th-century Romantic Slovene poet France Prešeren, inspired by the ideals of Liberté, égalité, fraternité,[1] and set to music by Stanko Premrl.

Historically, the national anthem from 1860[2][3] until the beginning of the 1990s,[4] was "Naprej, zastava slave" ("Forward, Flag of Glory"),[i] the first ever piece of Slovene literature to be translated into English.

However, even before the breakup of Yugoslavia, the lyrics and music were together adopted as the regional anthem of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia on 27 September 1989.

Žive naj vsi narodi Ki hrepene dočakat' dan Da koder sonce hodi Prepir iz sveta bo pregnan

[dá ɾɔ.jàk] [pɾɔ́zd‿bóː ʍsàk] [nɛ́ ʋɾàk lɛ́ sɔ̀ː.sɛd‿bóː] [nɛ́ ʋɾàg‿lɛ́ sɔ̀ː.sɛd‿bóː mɛ.jàːk ‖][a] God's blessing on all nations Who long and work for that bright day When o'er earth's habitations No war, no strife shall hold its sway