Tamo daleko

Tamo daleko (Serbian Cyrillic: Тамо далеко; "There, Far Away", "Over There, Far Away" or "There, Afar") is a Serbian folk song which was composed in 1916 to commemorate the Serbian Army's retreat through Albania in World War I and during which it was devastated by hunger, disease and attacks by armed bands before regrouping on the Greek island of Corfu, where many more Serbian soldiers died. It revolves around the theme of loss and longing for a distant homeland. Along with the other World War I song, March on the Drina, it became a powerful symbol of Serbian culture and national identity and remains popular amongst Serbs in the Balkans and the diaspora.