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Da je slušam kako diše
A tender Croatian fan song, "Just to hear her breathe"
"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.
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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.