The song was written by folk singer Vaska Ilieva during the 1950s.[1] According to Tribuna, the lyrics of the song are based on a poem by Bulgarian author Ivan Vazov from 1877, dedicated to the Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1876–78).[2] One interpretation of this song was by Ilieva. Zoran Džorlev, a managing director of the ensemble Tanec, had also produced and arranged a version of the song.[1] The song was also interpreted by Suzana Spasovska, Simeon Gugulovski, Duško Georgievski, Vlado Janevski, Elena Andonovska, Ognen Zdravkovski, and Kazuhiro Kotetsu.[3][4][5] The American ensemble Tamburitzans performed the song in 2019.[6]