Asim Bajramović
The Bosnian language developed over many centuries among the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was not created by one person, but grew from the South Slavic language spoken in medieval Bosnia. One of its earliest important monuments is the Charter of Ban Kulin from 1189. The first Bosnian–Turkish dictionary was written in 1631 by Muhamed Hevaji Uskufi Bosnevi. His work proved that the Bosnian language had its own name and a rich written tradition centuries ago.
The Bosnian word was known throughout the ages,
written down and preserved upon the pages.
Armies trampled it, yet Bosnia knew her own;
what was written has forever remained.
Muhamed Hevayi Uskufi Bosnevi
left his mark upon the page;
every word was dear to Bosnia,
to the homeland that he praised.
Nearly four whole centuries have passed away,
yet the Bosnian word has still remained.
He did not know then, nor was he aware,
what a sacred trust he left to Bosnia there.
He did not know that, centuries from then,
written letters would still speak his name.
From proud Krayina to rugged Herzegovina,
from Bosnian Posavina to the cold Drina,
mothers called their children with the same words,
and sang the same lullabies for them.
The old town spoke, and the village spoke,
Bosnian was heard beside the glowing hearth.
What could not be written down in those days
lived forever among the people.
Muhamed Hevayi Uskufi Bosnevi
left his mark upon the page;
every word was dear to Bosnia,
to the homeland that he praised.
Nearly four whole centuries have passed away,
yet the Bosnian word has still remained.
The Bosnian word is easily recognized;
as long as the Bosnian language lives,
Bosnia will endure.
The Bosnian word traveled over mountains,
across the Una, Bosna and Drina,
all the way to the deep-blue sea.
A traveler carried it into foreign lands,
remembering Bosnia, his homeland.
The Bosnian language developed over many centuries among the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was not created by one person, but grew from the South Slavic language spoken in medieval Bosnia. One of its earliest important monuments is the Charter of Ban Kulin from 1189. The first Bosnian–Turkish dictionary was written in 1631 by Muhamed Hevaji Uskufi Bosnevi. His work proved that the Bosnian language had its own name and a rich written tradition centuries ago.
The Bosnian word was known throughout the ages,
written down and preserved upon the pages.
Armies trampled it, yet Bosnia knew her own;
what was written has forever remained.
Muhamed Hevayi Uskufi Bosnevi
left his mark upon the page;
every word was dear to Bosnia,
to the homeland that he praised.
Nearly four whole centuries have passed away,
yet the Bosnian word has still remained.
He did not know then, nor was he aware,
what a sacred trust he left to Bosnia there.
He did not know that, centuries from then,
written letters would still speak his name.
From proud Krayina to rugged Herzegovina,
from Bosnian Posavina to the cold Drina,
mothers called their children with the same words,
and sang the same lullabies for them.
The old town spoke, and the village spoke,
Bosnian was heard beside the glowing hearth.
What could not be written down in those days
lived forever among the people.
Muhamed Hevayi Uskufi Bosnevi
left his mark upon the page;
every word was dear to Bosnia,
to the homeland that he praised.
Nearly four whole centuries have passed away,
yet the Bosnian word has still remained.
The Bosnian word is easily recognized;
as long as the Bosnian language lives,
Bosnia will endure.
The Bosnian word traveled over mountains,
across the Una, Bosna and Drina,
all the way to the deep-blue sea.
A traveler carried it into foreign lands,
remembering Bosnia, his homeland.