The "March of the Macedonian revolutionaries" ( bg, „Марш на македонските революционери“) also known as "Rise up dayspring of the freedom"; ( bg, „Изгрей зора на свободата“) is a Bulgarian march which was used by the
Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO; bg, Вътрешна Македонска Революционна Организация (ВМРО), translit=Vatrešna Makedonska Revoljucionna Organizacija (VMRO); mk, Внатр ...
(IMRO) and the
Macedonian Patriotic Organization
Macedonian Patriotic Organization (MPO) is the oldest organization of Americans and Canadians of Macedonian descent in North America. It was founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA, in 1922, by Macedonian Bulgarian immigrants originating mainly fro ...
(MPO). Today, the march is still used by the MPO, as well as by
VMRO-BND and the
Radko Association
The Radko Association ( bg, Сдружение Радко, ''Sdruzhenie Radko''; mk, Здружение Радко, ''Združenie Radko'') is a political organization of citizens of North Macedonia with a Bulgarian national consciousness. Founded ...
.
History
The lyrics and music of the march were written by Aleksandar Morfov, a
Bulgarian
Bulgarian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria
* Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group
* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language
* Bulgarian alphabet
* A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria
* Bul ...
military composer in 1923 at a contest by the IMRO. The proposed march was presented to the leader of IMRO,
Todor Alexandrov
Todor Aleksandrov Poporushov, best known as Todor Alexandrov ( Bulgarian/ Macedonian: Тодор Александров), also spelt as Alexandroff (4 March 1881 – 31 August 1924), was a Bulgarian revolutionary, army officer, politician and t ...
by the composer at the home of General Kosta Nikolov in
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...
. In the period before World War II, the march was performed as the official anthem of the IMRO. The poet
Kočo Racin
Kosta Apostolov Solev ( Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian and bg, Коста Апостолов Солев; 22 December 1908 – 13 June 1943), primarily known by his pen name Kočo Racin ( Macedonian, Bulgarian and sh, Кочо Рацин), was a ...
tried to adapt the chorus of the song to the still non-standardized
Macedonian language
Macedonian (; , , ) is an Eastern South Slavic language. It is part of the Indo-European language family, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of a larger Balto-Slavic branch. Spoken as a first language by around two million ...
shortly before his death in 1943.
The first
meeting, held on August 2 1944 at the
Prohor Pčinjski Monastery
The Monastery of Venerable Prohor of Pčinja ( sr, Манастир Преподобног Прохора Пчињског, Manastir Prepodobnog Prohora Pčinjskog), commonly known as Prohor Pčinjski ( sr, Прохор Пчињски, Prohor Pči ...
was opened with the singing the song. In 1948 it was banned by the Yugoslav communist authorities as ''fascist song'' promoting
Bulgarophile
Bulgarophiles ( bg, българофили; Serbian and Macedonian бугарофили or бугараши ; ; ro, Bulgarofilii) is a term used for Slavic people from the regions of Macedonia and Pomoravlje who are ethnic Bulgarians. In Bulga ...
sentiments. Today, there is reserved attitude towards this song in
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...
. On August 2 2017, during a service commemorating the
Ilinden Uprising Ilinden ( Bulgarian/Macedonian Cyrillic: Илинден) or Ilindan (Serbian Cyrillic: Илиндан), meaning "Saint Elijah
Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías'' ...
, the monks from the
Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery
The Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski ( mk, Свети Јован Бигорски) is a Macedonian Orthodox monastery located in the western part of North Macedonia, near the road connecting the towns of Debar and Gostivar.
The monastery churc ...
in North Macedonia performed the song, expressing their approval of the friendship treaty signed with Bulgaria the day before.
[, performed by the monks of the Bigor Monastery on August 2, 2017 during a service in memory of the ]Ilinden Uprising Ilinden ( Bulgarian/Macedonian Cyrillic: Илинден) or Ilindan (Serbian Cyrillic: Илиндан), meaning "Saint Elijah
Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías'' ...
.
See also
*
Denes nad Makedonija
"" ( mk, Денес над Македонија, ; ) is the national anthem of North Macedonia; both the music and lyrics date from the early 1940s. Todor Skalovski composed the music, while the lyrics were written by Vlado Maleski. It was adopte ...
References
External links
"Rise up Dawn of the Freedom" on YouTube
*, performed by the monks of
Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery
The Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski ( mk, Свети Јован Бигорски) is a Macedonian Orthodox monastery located in the western part of North Macedonia, near the road connecting the towns of Debar and Gostivar.
The monastery churc ...
on 2 August 2017 during a service in memory of the
Ilinden Uprising Ilinden ( Bulgarian/Macedonian Cyrillic: Илинден) or Ilindan (Serbian Cyrillic: Илиндан), meaning "Saint Elijah
Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías'' ...
.
The text of the song in Bulgarian Cyrillic with transliteration in Latin script
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Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
Macedonian songs
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Yugoslav Macedonia in World War II