Withaut Sevdah There Is No Song

My soul remembers joyful gatherings
old sevdalinka songs we knew
this new age sings unfamiliar music
foreign voices cold and new



The modern times bring different music
while my heart sleeps in sevdah deep
yes, my heart still sleeps in sevdah
without sevdah songs cannot live



Without sevdah, brother, there is no song
without that sorrow, soft and strong
my soul still longs for days gone by
where Bosnian melodies never die


My soul still sleeps in sevdah gently
through every night and every day
without sevdah, brother, there is no song
for sevdah never fades away
Without sevdah, brother, there is no song
without that sorrow, soft and strong
my soul still longs for days gone by
where Bosnian melodies never die