Albanian epic poetry
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The traditional Albanian epic poetry includes folk Albanian poetry and songs that are part of the Albanian
culture. Examples of these songs are the following:
In period 1905—1908 Nikolla Ivanaj was publishing a newspaper Shpnesa e Shqypnisë and was one of the first publishers of the Albanian heroic epic songs.
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
culture. Examples of these songs are the following:
- Albanian Songs of the Frontier WarriorsAlbanian Songs of the Frontier WarriorsAlbanian Songs of the Frontier Warriors are part of the traditional cycle of the Albanian epic songs. They took their definite form in 17th and 18th century and were orally transmitted by the Albanian bards. The songs were first time recorded in written form in the first decades of the 20th...
, inclusive of The Cycle of Mujo and Halili, and The Song of Gjergj Elez AliaGjergj Elez AliaGjergj Elez Alia is popular legendary hero of poetry and literature in Bosnia and Albania. Muslims from Bosnian Krajina modeled the poetic image of Djerzelez Alija after the image of Christian Prince Marko, based on the historic person Ali Bey Mihaloğlu... - Eufrozina of Janina
- The Ballad of Constantine and DhoqinaConstantin and DoruntinëConstantin and Doruntine , or Constantin's Besa , is an Albanian ballad and legend. It is also narrated in a prose versionThe legend has been narrated also:...
- Fog Hung Heavy O’er the Buna
- Oh, my Beautiful Morea
- At the Plane Tree of Mashkullore
- The Song Collection of Vuk Karadžić
- Cham Folk Songs such as the Song of Çelo MezaniSong of Çelo MezaniThe Song of Çelo Mezani is an Albanian polyphonic folk song. It is considered to be the best-known Cham Albanian song. The song increased the awareness in Albania about the Chameria region and its history.-History:...
- Songs of the Battle of Kosovo
In period 1905—1908 Nikolla Ivanaj was publishing a newspaper Shpnesa e Shqypnisë and was one of the first publishers of the Albanian heroic epic songs.