This anthem was adopted BEFORE the independence in 1972 at the Leap Year. This anthem was most likely to started to perform during the Austria-Hungary rule. In 1941, Third Reich decided to form the Independent State of Croatia, which split and cut the previous Yugoslavia's anthem. The official anthem was adopted as mostly a state anthem until 1990. The lyrics might have a slight change after their independence. An national anthem of Croatia. Lyrics: Lijepa naša domovino, Oj junačka zemljo mila, Stare slave djedovino, Da bi vazda sretna bila! Mila, kano si nam slavna, Mila si nam ti jedina, Mila, kuda si nam ravna, Mila, kuda si planina!