The Song of Marko Boçari from Suli ( sq, Kënga e Marko Boçarit nga Suli) is an Albanian polyphonic song of the early 19th century, narrating the death of

Markos Botsaris Markos Botsaris ( el, Μάρκος Μπότσαρης c. 1788 – 21 August 1823) was a chieftain of the Souliotes and hero of the Greek War of Independence, and general of the Greek army.Brigands with a Cause, Brigandage and Irredentism ...

, a

Souliot The Souliotes were an Orthodox Christian Albanian tribal community in the area of Souli in Epirus from the 16th century to the beginning of the 19th century, who via their participation in the Greek War of Independence came to identify with the ...

leader.

History

Markos Botsaris was a leader of the

Souliotes The Souliotes were an Orthodox Christian Albanian tribal community in the area of Souli in Epirus from the 16th century to the beginning of the 19th century, who via their participation in the Greek War of Independence came to identify with the ...

. After the beginning of Greek War of Independence he became one of its central figures. He died in Karpenisi, modern western

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...

in 1823 during a battle between Ottoman and Souliot forces.

Song

The Song of Marko Boçari from Suli is a

narrative A narrative, story, or tale is any account of a series of related events or experiences, whether nonfictional (memoir, biography, news report, documentary, travelogue, etc.) or fictional ( fairy tale, fable, legend, thriller, novel, etc. ...

and lament of his death. It contains more than 70 octosyllabic lines and was published about fifty years after the event by

Thimi Mitko Thimi (Euthimio) Mitko (1820 – March 22, 1890) was an activist of the Albanian National Awakening and folklorist. Mitko was born in Korçë, Albania (then Ottoman Empire), where he attended the local Greek school. His uncle, Peti Mitko, ...

, an Albanian folklorist in his book ''Bleta Shqipëtare'' ( sq, The Albanian Bee).

Lyrics

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History

Song

Lyrics

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