{"id":1696,"date":"2025-12-07T20:44:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T20:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.carillons053.nl\/?p=1696"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:50:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:50:34","slug":"bosniaandherzegovina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carillons053.nl\/en\/bosniaandherzegovina\/","title":{"rendered":"Bosnia and Herzegovina"},"content":{"rendered":"<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><em>What is the song about?<\/em><\/summary>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">The song \u201cPoletela golubica (\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0430 \u0433\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0431\u0438\u0446\u0430) is about a symbolic dove that represents the beloved. The title literally means \u2018A dove flew away.\u2019 In the lyrics, the dove flies from Sarajevo across the world and becomes the messenger of love and longing. The singer speaks to her as if she were the beloved herself: he longs for her but doubts whether he will ever reach her. His heart is filled with sorrow and yearning, while at the same time he sings of the beauty of Sarajevo - a city that in the song is inextricably linked with love and memory.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><em>Why is the song so loved and well known in Bosnia and Herzegovina?<\/em><\/summary>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">The song is a sevdalinka, a traditional love song from Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's lyrics are by Fahrudin Pecikoza. Hari Vare\u0161anovi\u0107 wrote the music. He is the soloist, main composer, and lyricist for the band Hari Mata Hari. Through this band, the song became very popular in Bosnia and is still often played at weddings and celebrations. The song celebrates Sarajevo and evokes feelings of homesickness and love for the city, especially among Bosnians living abroad.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><em>What special meaning does the song have for you?<\/em><\/summary>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">I think this is a beautiful song, very nostalgic. I feel, in a way, like a dove soaring across the world, yet keeping Sarajevo forever in its heart. It feels like a loss.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><em>Tell us something about yourself. Who are you?<\/em><\/summary>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">My name is Edina Bavcic. I am now 53 years old and was born in Sarajevo. When I was 21, I fled the war and have now lived and worked in Enschede for 32 years. This is where my children are, and this is my home. That is why I have taken Enschede to my heart just as much as my hometown Sarajevo. 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