Hasanaginica
| Hasanaginica Asanaginica | |
|---|---|
The Mourning Song of the Noble Wife of the Hasan Aga, the first publication of the ballad was in 1774 by Alberto Fortis in his work Viaggio in Dalmazia. | |
| Created | 1646–49 |
| Location | Imotski, Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| Author(s) | South Slavic folk ballad |
| Purpose | Mourning song |
Hasanaginica (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [xasanǎginit͡sa]), sometimes rendered as Asanaginica and first published as The Mourning Song of the Noble Wife of the Hasan Aga, is a South Slavic folk ballad, created during the period of 1646–49, in the region of Imotski, which at the time was a part of the Bosnia Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. The author of the poem, whose premise takes place in a Bosnian Muslim cultural context, is unknown.