Emina Sefić
"Emina" () is a poem by Bosnian Serb poet Aleksa Šantić that became a popular ''sevdalinka'' song, covered by many prominent singers from Bosnia and Herzegovina and other parts of former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. It was first published in 1902 in the Serbian literary journal ''Kolo (Serbian journal), Kolo''. The subject of the poem is Šantić's neighbor, a Bosnian Muslim girl named Emina Sefić. It is one of the most well-known ''sevdalinka'' songs of all time. Main character Emina Sefić (later Koluder; 1884–1967) was born to a Bosnian Muslim family in the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her father was a prominent imam and the family lived in the Mostar's Old town near the Stari Most bridge. The family's household was next door to that of a sister of poet Aleksa Šantić. Emina's great-granddaughter is famous Bosnian soprano, Alma Ferović, who during her career collaborated and performed with the likes of Elton John and A.R. Rahman. S ...
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