Сербскій національный гимнъ: В пользу раненых и больных воинов (Serbian National Hymn: In Aid of Wounded and Sick Soldiers)

A postcard printing the Serbian national anthem as sheet music, framed by a Russian double-headed eagle between Russian and Serbian flags, crossed weapons and a St George ribbon round a cross. The pink banner below reads 'In aid of wounded and sick soldiers. War 1914.' The tell is the ally's anthem and both states' emblems lent to a fund appeal, so buying the card reads as an act of alliance.

Date: 1914
Period: First World War
Made by: Charity postcard for wounded and sick soldiers (sponsor not named); illustrator signed E. Samokish-Sudkovskaya
Region: Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Country: Russian Empire
Medium: Postcard
Issuer type: Mixed
Regime: Russian Empire
Leader: Nicholas II
Audience: Domestic public
Purpose: Fundraise
Themes: War and the military, Health
Event: World War I
Techniques: Transfer
Source: Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source: Europeana 1914-1918 (user contribution 21640), retrieved September 29, 2026
Rights: CC BY-SA 3.0 (contributor licence, Europeana 1914-1918); printed 1914, U.S. public domain (pre-1931)
Serbian National Hymn charity postcard, Russia, 1914. Europeana 1914-1918, contribution 21640, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Text on the object

Original (Russian and Serbian) · read from the image, not independently checked

СЕРБСКІЙ НАЦІОНАЛЬНЫЙ ГИМНЪ.

Боже сильный, Ты спасаешь насъ отъ злобы и враговъ,
Боже правде Ти што спасе Од пропасти до сад нас,
и народъ свой сохраняешь отъ злыхъ бѣдъ и злыхъ оковъ, и Твоей ве-
Чуј и од сад наше гла-се, И од сад нам бу-ди спас! Мољном ру-
ликой славой осчастливленъ весь народъ Боже сильный, Боже правый,
ком води брани Будућности српски брод Боже спаси, Боже храни
со-храни Ты сербскій родъ! Боже сильный, Боже пра-вый,
Српског Краља, српски род! Бо-же спаси, Боже хра-ни
со-храни Ты сербскій родъ. Боже правый, сохрани сербскій родъ.
Српског Краља, српски род! Боже храни Српског Краља, српски род!

Въ ПОЛЬЗУ раненыхъ и больныхъ ВОИНОВЪ

ВОЙНА                    1914.

Е. САМОКИШЪ-СУДКОВСКАЯ

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

SERBIAN NATIONAL HYMN.

Mighty God, You save us from malice and enemies,
[Serbian row:] God of justice, You who saved us from perdition until now,
and keep Your people from evil misfortunes and evil fetters, and with Your great
[Serbian row:] hear our voice also henceforth, and henceforth be our salvation! With a ... hand
glory the whole people is made happy. Mighty God, righteous God,
[Serbian row:] leads, defends the Serbian ship of the future. God save, God protect
preserve the Serbian kin! Mighty God, righteous God,
[Serbian row:] the Serbian King, the Serbian kin! God save, God protect
preserve the Serbian kin. Righteous God, preserve the Serbian kin.
[Serbian row:] the Serbian King, the Serbian kin! God protect the Serbian King, the Serbian kin!

In aid of wounded and sick soldiers

WAR                    1914.

E. SAMOKISH-SUDKOVSKAYA

Pre-reform Russian orthography (hard signs, i-decimal, yat) kept as printed. The hyphenated syllables follow the underlay of the music. The Serbian word after 'Мољном' is broken across lines ('ру-' then 'ком'); its second letter is read as 'љ' and may be 'ћ' in the printed form. The signature is small and partly worn and is read as given. Translation is a literal machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader; the Serbian row is translated only in outline.