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Song title Emina
Composer Lyrics by Aleksa Santic, written in 1903. He was a poet from Mostar, in today's Bosnia and Hercegovina
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This song is a 'Sevdalinka', a typical Bosnian urban song. It originated in Bosnia, but it has been present in Serbia ever since it was written:

Last night, returning from the warm Hamam, 
I passed by the garden of the old Imam,
And low, in the garden, in the shade of a jasmine,
There with a pitcher in her hand stood Emina.

What beauty! By my  faith I could swear, 
She wouldn’t be ashamed if she was at the Sultans!
And the way she walks and how her shoulders move...
Not even a Hodja’s amulet could help me!

I offered her "Salaam!" but by my faith, 
Beautiful Emina wouldn’t even hear it..
Instead, scooping water in her silver pitcher,
Around the garden she went to water the roses.

A wind blew from the branches down her lovely shoulders
Unraveling those thick braids of hers.
Her hair gave off a scent of blue hyacinths,
Making me giddy and confused!

I nearly stumbled, I swear by my faith,
but beautiful Emina didn’t come to me.
She only gave me a frowning look,
Not caring, the naughty one, that I’m so crazy for her…

Country

Serbia

Sung by Srdjan Atanasovski
Recorded by Third program of Radio Belgrade
Place & year of recording Belgrade, Serbia, 2012
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Song title Bolujem Ja
Composer Dubravka Nesovic
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I'm sick, you are sick, we are both sick from love. And I dont kiss anybody else but you my dear. I'll go in the far away countries to find a cure for my heart, because I dont wanna kiss anybody else than you my dear...

Country

Serbia

Sung by Jovan Arsenic
Recorded by Jacob Kirkegaard
Place & year of recording Berlin, Germany, 2012
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Song title Vranjanka
Composer Stanisa Stosic
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A girl named Jelena loved me, the most beautifull of all. Everything is so empty now Jelena is not around anymore. Come back Jelena, you took my youth away.

Country

Serbia

Sung by Jovan Arsenic
Recorded by Jacob Kirkegaard
Place & year of recording Berlin, Germany, 2012
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