O moj Shqypni

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

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Written in Vasa's native dialect from Shkodër , O moj Shqypni is divided into 72 verses . It was first published in 1881 by the Czech linguist Jan Urban Jarník in his work On Albanian Linguistics . It was spread throughout the Ottoman Empire in the form of brochures and leaflets . 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, unlike the other two, begins 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 sought to unite all Albanian-inhabited areas in the empire into one state unit. The League adapted the verse The Albanian Faith is Albanianism! (Feja e Shqytarit asht Shqyptaria!) As their motto. O moj Shqypni reflects the widespread view among Albanian intellectuals that national consciousness could only be strengthened by overcoming religious divisions. This was achieved by replacing the importance of religion with that of Albanian culture and patriotism. The poem criticizes the political and cultural quarrels that Vasa saw as an obstacle on the way to a unified Albanian nation.

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O moj Shqypni is one of the most influential works of Albanian literature in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is one of the most important poems in the Albanian language . His verse The Faith of the Albanians is Albanianism! (Feja e Shqytarit asht Shqyptaria!) Was the motto of the League of Prizren and it is still used today by various Albanian nationalist organizations and clubs. In 1910 the musical director of the orchestra of changed Vlora the poem into a song.

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