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"Seydefa's Mother Waketh Her" is a Bosnian sevdalinka, believed to have originated in Sarajevo centuries ago while the Bosnia was a part of the Ottoman Empire. The exact author remains unknown.

Over the centuries, the song spread amongst the Bosniak populations in Podgorica and the Sandžak regions of Montenegro and Serbia.

Lyrics[]

Sejdefu majka buđaše
ustani kćeri moja, Sejdefo
Zar misliš majko
da ja spim
ja ti se mlada s dušom dijelim
zovi mi majko komšije
i prvo moje gledanje
što smo se majko gledali
u šajku lađu na more
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