The "Jujalarim" (,

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: Ҹүҹәләрим, — ''my little chicks'') is an Azerbaijani song composed for children. It was sung for the first time by

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in May 1959 at the ''Festival of the Decade of Azerbaijani Art'' in

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. Its music was composed by Ganbar Huseinli in 1949 and the lyrics were by Tofig Mutallibov. It is about a mother

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who takes good care of her little chicks, making sure that they get enough food and water. The song gained popularity amongst children in the

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and far beyond its borders. It also appeared in episode 6, "Countryside" (1973), of the ''

Nu, pogodi! ''Well, Just You Wait!'' (, ), also known as I'll get you! in official translations, is a Soviet and Russian series of animated short films produced by Soyuzmultfilm. In the 2014 all-Russian poll, ''Well, Just You Wait!'' won by a wide margin ...

''. The song was translated into many languages such as Russian, English, German, Japanese, Bulgarian, Polish, Serbo-Croatian and Romanian.

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Information in the following sources is in Azerbaijani:
Article on "Azərbaycan" Qəzeti

Jujalarim in No pogodi!
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