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𝙺𝙴𝙴𝙿 𝙾𝙽 𝚂𝙼𝙴𝙻𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚂𝚆𝙴𝙴𝚃, 𝙳𝙴𝙰𝚁 𝚂𝙾𝚄𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚁𝙽𝚆𝙾𝙾𝙳

𝙺𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚖𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚝, 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚠𝚘𝚘𝚍
𝚐𝚘 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚜𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚠𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑,
𝚠𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚢 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚔 —
𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚠𝚗 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕.

𝙵𝚕𝚢, 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚏𝚕𝚢, 𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚢𝚋𝚎𝚎,
𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚒𝚖 𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚢 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝙰𝚐𝚊 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚎𝚎,
𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚑𝚒𝚖 — 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚑𝚎’𝚕𝚕 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚎.

𝙷𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚎𝚕𝚜𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚍,
𝚊 𝙳𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚓𝚊 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚎𝚜, 𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚍,
𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚊 𝚜𝚒𝚕𝚔𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚏, 𝚊𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚊𝚜 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍,
𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚜𝚖𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚠𝚘𝚘𝚍 — 𝚜𝚘𝚏𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍.

𝚁𝚒𝚙𝚎𝚗, 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚛𝚒𝚙𝚎𝚗, 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚜 𝚏𝚕𝚞𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚛𝚎𝚍,
𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚞𝚙 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚒𝚝𝚘𝚛 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍.
𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜, 𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚌𝚎-𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚍, 𝚒𝚛𝚘𝚗 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍!

*Notes

Kaloper – A fragrant herb known as lemon balm. In Bosnian folk poetry, it symbolizes gentle beauty, calmness, and feminine grace.

Aga – A title of Ottoman origin, referring to a master, elder, or respected man. Often used to describe a figure of status or authority.

Delija – A brave and noble young man; in folk songs, this word is often used to describe a proud, gallant suitor or warrior.