O moj Shqypni

O moj Shqypni ( " Oh Albania ") is a poem by the Albanian writer and politician Pashko Vasa ( 1825-1892 ). It originated during the national movement Rilindja 1878-1880. The poem is about the love of country Albania.

Content

Posted in Vasas local dialect from Shkodra O moj Shqypni is divided into 72 verses. It was first published in 1881 by the Czech linguist Jan Urban Jarník in his work to Albanian linguistics. Spread it was in the form of brochures and leaflets anywhere in the Ottoman Empire. Two other versions were found in the archives of Thimi Mitko in Alexandria and Girolamo de Rada in Cosenza. The latter was discovered in 1975 and starts - in contrast to the other two - with the verse O mori Shqypni instead of O moj Shqypni.

Pashko Vasa wrote the poem during the formation of the League of Prizren, which strove for a unification of all Albanian inhabited areas in the kingdom in a government unit. The League adapted the verse The faith of Albanians is the Albanianness! ( E Feja Shqytarit Asht Shqyptaria! ) As its motto. O moj Shqypni reflects the widespread view among Albanian intellectuals, according to which the national consciousness could only be strengthened by overcoming the religious cleavage. This was achieved by replacing the importance of religion with that of the Albanian culture and patriotism. The poem criticizes the political and cultural strife, the Vasa saw on the way to a unified Albanian nation as an obstacle.

Reception

O moj Shqypni is one of the most influential works of Albanian literature in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In general, it is one of the most important poems in Albanian language. Its verse The faith of Albanians is the Albanianness! ( E Feja Shqytarit Asht Shqyptaria! ) Was the motto of the League of Prizren and still use it various Albanian nationalist organizations and associations. 1910 transformed the music director of Vlora, the poem in a piece of music has to offer.