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Da je slušam kako diše
A tender Croatian fan song, "Just to hear her breathe"
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"Da je slušam kako diše", meaning "Just to hear her breathe", is one of the more tender Croatian football songs you'll find on the terraces. The "her" is Croatia herself: the song is a love letter to the nation wrapped in the language of devotion. Vatreni fan culture runs deep, and this is proof. Read the full lyrics and listen.
Lyrics for Da je slušam kako diše
Po kucanju moga bila,
Prepoznati ćeš nju,
Srce moje kucaj tiše,
Zastani na tren,
Da je slušam kako diše,
Da je slušam kako diše...
Language · English
Team · Hrvatska
Behind the chant
What's the story behind Da je slušam kako diše?
The song uses the imagery of a heartbeat and breath as a metaphor for love of the homeland, a poetic tradition common in Croatian patriotic song writing.
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