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In Song

There are several songs about the Battle of Sutjeska. One of the more popular is called Sivi Sokole which translates to Peregrine Falcon. It mentions the death of Commander Sava Kovačević.

Serbo-Croatian	English
Sivi sokole, prijatelju stari, Daj mi krila, sokole da preletim planine. Visoka je planina, nebo iznad nje, A na nebu sivi soko, gleda na mene. Duboka je Sutjeska, kanjon iznad nje Na kanjonu Tito stoji, gleda ranjene Na kanjonu Tito stoji i poručuje Sutjeska se mora proći, da spasimo ranjene Sivi sokole... Sutjeska je probijena, ranjeni su spašeni A naš stari heroj Sava osta mrtav da leži Sivi sokole... Radili smo, radimo, radit ćemo još Druže Tito, kunemo se, pobijedit ćemo	Peregrine Falcon, old friend of mine, Give me wings, Falcon, that I may fly over the mountains. The mountain is high, the sky above it, And in the sky the peregrine falcon, looking down upon me. The Sutjeska is deep, the canyon above it Above the canyon stands Tito, watches over the wounded Above the canyon stands Tito and commands, The Sutjeska must be crossed to save the wounded, Peregrine falcon... The Sutjeska is breached, the wounded are saved But our old hero Sava remains and lies dead Peregrine falcon... We have toiled, we toil, we will toil still Comrade Tito, we pledge, we will triumph.

Serbo-Croatian

English

Sivi sokole, prijatelju stari,
Daj mi krila, sokole da preletim planine.

Visoka je planina, nebo iznad nje,
A na nebu sivi soko, gleda na mene.

Duboka je Sutjeska, kanjon iznad nje
Na kanjonu Tito stoji, gleda ranjene

Na kanjonu Tito stoji i poručuje
Sutjeska se mora proći, da spasimo ranjene
Sivi sokole...

Sutjeska je probijena, ranjeni su spašeni
A naš stari heroj Sava osta mrtav da leži
Sivi sokole...

Radili smo, radimo, radit ćemo još
Druže Tito, kunemo se, pobijedit ćemo

Peregrine Falcon, old friend of mine,
Give me wings, Falcon, that I may fly over the mountains.

The mountain is high, the sky above it,
And in the sky the peregrine falcon, looking down upon me.

The Sutjeska is deep, the canyon above it
Above the canyon stands Tito, watches over the wounded

Above the canyon stands Tito and commands,
The Sutjeska must be crossed to save the wounded,
Peregrine falcon...

The Sutjeska is breached, the wounded are saved
But our old hero Sava remains and lies dead
Peregrine falcon...

We have toiled, we toil, we will toil still
Comrade Tito, we pledge, we will triumph.

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