Spomen za budućnost (Requiem for the future) - Yugoslav Patriotic Song

"Spomen za budućnost" is a patriotic song singed by Ensemble "Iskre" from Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The song starts by mentioning the past.

"Jasenovac" verse refers to the concentration camp (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasenovac_co.... This camp was the largest concentration camp on the territory of Yugoslavia.

"Kragujevac" refers to 1941 Kragujevac Massacre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kragujevac_m.... On the 21st of October 1941, the enemy issued an order to kill 100 citizens for each German soldier killed by the Yugoslav Partisans, and 50 for each of the wounded German soldier. Around 3.000 male civilians (some of them minors) were killed as a result of a recent attack on Gornji Milanovac, where 10 German soldiers were killed and 26 were wounded.

"Kozara" refers to the Kozara Offensive (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kozara_Offen.... In this battle, 2.000 Partisans were killed, while the enemy suffered 7.000 casualties. After the defeat, the enemy forces killed local civilians who supported the Yugoslav Partisans.

The song gets louder and faster, as the main vocalist warns the enemy they will not allow anyone to question the freedom of the Slavs. In the end, the choir warns that every piece of land will become "Kadinjača", referring to the Battle of Kadinjača (https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitka_na_Kad.... This battle resulted in a decisive victory of German forces and the destruction of the Republic of Užice (the first liberated Partisan-controlled territory). However, the Battle of Kadinjača helped Partisans to retreat from Užice and it saved the resistance movement.

Arranged: Asim Horozić, Slavko Jović
Producer: Miroslav Maraus
Vocals: Mirjana Mitrić, Amira Bešlagić, Azra Mešić, Narcisa Šehović, Nermina Delić, Sanja Lalić

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