Ne Klepeći Nanulama
This is a beautiful, heartfelt song about missing one’s mother.
Ne klepeći nanulama translates to “Your (wooden) shoes make no sound.” Ne klepeći nanulama is a typical Bosnian “sevda” melody, a song about strong emotions, especially sadness, in this case sadness over the loss of the singer’s mother.
This song, one of the biggest hits in the history of Yugoslav folk music, was written by Husain Kurtagić and made famous by the Bosnian singer Nedžad Salković.
The lyrics were written by Ibrahim Dedić:
She’s not coming down from the balcony
And don’t ask where I’ve been
Why my eyes are full of tears
Nor why I’ve been crying
I went to the graveyard
And called for my mother
I brought her gifts from my heart
That I could not give to her
Your shoes make no sound anymore
As you come down from the balcony
I always believe, my dear
That you will be coming down
This song is dedicated to all of our late mothers, and to my good friend Judy who always loved the way I played this on the accordion.