Duško Trifunovic
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Duško Trifunović was a Serbia
n poet
and writer
.
Born in the small village to father Vaso and illiterate mother Petra, Trifunović didn't have much formal schooling since he started working in a factory during his early teens. Working as a locksmith affixing train wagon doors, he eventually moved to Sarajevo
in 1957 at the age of 24 to continue the same line of work. Parallel to his factory work he also secretly wrote poetry and once in Sarajevo finally got a chance to pursue it in earnest. He published his first book in 1958, and over the next 48 years wrote 84 poetry books, four novel
s and several drama
s.
He also wrote over 300 song lyrics, most notably for Bijelo dugme
(big hits "Šta bi dao da si na mom mjestu", "Pristao sam biću sve što hoće", and "Ima neka tajna veza", as well as others like "Glavni junak jedne knjige" and "Ništa mudro"), Indexi
(hit "I pad je let"), Zdravko Čolić
(hit "Glavo luda"), Vajta
(hit "Zlatna ribica"), Jadranka Stojaković
, Neda Ukraden
and recently for Željko Joksimović
("Ima Nesto u tom sto me neces").
Trifunović also authored several children's books and created several children programmes for Television Sarajevo, the most prominent being Šta djeca znaju o zavičaju (What children know about the homeland).
Since 1992, he divided his time between Novi Sad
and Sremski Karlovci
in Serbia
, where he worked on television
until retirement. He received Branko's award, City of Sarajevo 6 April Award, Federal and many other acknowledgments.
He was buried in Sremski Karlovci cemetery, where he lived for several last years of his life.
....
(www.myspace.com/duskotrifunovic)
Filmography (screenplay
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
.
Born in the small village to father Vaso and illiterate mother Petra, Trifunović didn't have much formal schooling since he started working in a factory during his early teens. Working as a locksmith affixing train wagon doors, he eventually moved to Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
in 1957 at the age of 24 to continue the same line of work. Parallel to his factory work he also secretly wrote poetry and once in Sarajevo finally got a chance to pursue it in earnest. He published his first book in 1958, and over the next 48 years wrote 84 poetry books, four novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s and several drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
s.
He also wrote over 300 song lyrics, most notably for Bijelo dugme
Bijelo dugme
Bijelo dugme was a highly influential former Yugoslav rock band, based in Sarajevo. Active between 1974 and 1989, it is widely considered to have been the most popular band ever to exist in former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and one of the most important acts of the Yugoslav rock...
(big hits "Šta bi dao da si na mom mjestu", "Pristao sam biću sve što hoće", and "Ima neka tajna veza", as well as others like "Glavni junak jedne knjige" and "Ništa mudro"), Indexi
Indexi
Indexi was a Bosnian rock band popular in the former Yugoslavia. It formed in 1962 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and disbanded in 2001 when singer Davorin Popović died...
(hit "I pad je let"), Zdravko Čolić
Zdravko Colic
Zdravko Čolić , is a pop singer popular across the entire area of former Yugoslavia. Originally from Sarajevo, since 1992 , his home is in Belgrade, Serbia...
(hit "Glavo luda"), Vajta
Vajta
Vajta is a Bosnian singer and the vocalist for the Yugoslav rock band Teška industrija.From 1975 to 1976 Vajta was a vocalist for Teška industrija, who enjoyed great commercial success throughout the Balkan countries but later dissolved.He became popular in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest during...
(hit "Zlatna ribica"), Jadranka Stojaković
Jadranka Stojakovic
Jadranka Stojaković is a Bosnian singer-songwriter popular in the former Yugoslavia, known for her unique, beautiful voice...
, Neda Ukraden
Neda Ukraden
Neda Ukraden is a famous Serbian pop-folk singer across all of the former Yugoslavia, whose professional career stretches back over 30 years. She sings in the ijekavian form of the Serbo-Croatian language....
and recently for Željko Joksimović
Željko Joksimovic
Željko Joksimović or often credited Zeljko Joksimovic is a popular Serbian singer, songwriter and producer. He is also well known in Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, Germany, Austria and other European countries...
("Ima Nesto u tom sto me neces").
Trifunović also authored several children's books and created several children programmes for Television Sarajevo, the most prominent being Šta djeca znaju o zavičaju (What children know about the homeland).
Since 1992, he divided his time between Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
and Sremski Karlovci
Sremski Karlovci
Sremski Karlovci is a town and municipality in Serbia, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, situated on the bank of the river Danube, 8 km from Novi Sad...
in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, where he worked on television
Radio Television of Vojvodina
Radio Television of Vojvodina is the public broadcaster in the Serbian province of Vojvodina...
until retirement. He received Branko's award, City of Sarajevo 6 April Award, Federal and many other acknowledgments.
He was buried in Sremski Karlovci cemetery, where he lived for several last years of his life.
Selected bibliography
- Tajna veza, selected poems (1994)
- Veliko otvorenje (2000)
- Gola seča, novel (2002)
....
(www.myspace.com/duskotrifunovic)
Filmography (screenplayScreenplayA screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
s)
- Ram za sliku moje drage (1968)
- Život je masovna pojava (1970)
- Adam Ledolomac (1990)
External links
- Article and interview in Ilustrovana Politika (In Serbian)
- NIN, 31. mart 2005 (In Serbian)
- Večernje novosti, 23. mart 2005 (In Serbian)
- IMDB entry