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To: branicap; *balkans
"Ostajte ovde" ("Stay here") was not a dedicated poem to Bosnian Muslims leaving for Turkey in 19th century. Has nothing to do with the Muslims.
The song was written because his compatriots were leaving their country for poverty reasons, thinking abroad they will find a better life.
Please read the poem again.
Aleksa Santic is a great Serbian patriot and a wonderful poet. How on earth can you call Santic a fool? Shame on you!
46 posted on 08/05/2002 4:38:17 AM PDT by Tamodaleko
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To: Tamodaleko; crazykatz
Dear friend,don`t try to be a "grater Catholic than a Pope",please!

I beleive that as a person born in Mostar just like Aleksa Santic,and a someone who knew members of his family first hand,I am perfectly entitled to post my opinion!

His poem was dedicated,if you want to split hairs, to the "Mostarci"(citizens of Mostar) leaving to foraign lands!Majority of them were,at that time Muslims going to Turkey!Aleksa was concerned with their problem together with his "pobratim" (blood brother),Osman Djikich(Muslim)!

But,that is irelevant and I don`t want to be engaged in a unneccesary argument!OK?

47 posted on 08/06/2002 10:44:02 AM PDT by branicap
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