VERY OLD ORIGINAL ALBANIAN SONG (Before the Turkish occupation of Albania)

VERY OLD ORIGINAL ALBANIAN SONG (Before the Turkish occupation). Lyrics below. The title: Ishte një ditë e muajit të majit (It was a day of the month of May). This is song from the pre-ottoman invasion medieval tradition of Albanian speaking communities of Italy. During the ottoman invasion of the Balkans, a wave of Albanian immigrants from Albania and Albanian populated areas of today’s Greece, crossed the Adriatic Sea and settled in the regions of Sicily, Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia, Campania and Molise in Italy. This song is sung in the archaic Albanian tongue of the Middle Ages. Enjoy this performance from Italian-Albanian singer Silvana Licursi. LYRICS: Ishjë një ditë të mojit majit Ishjë një ditë pa fare pa re Un ngrita sitë drejt lartë motit Pashë një qiftë që flis sikur ne. (It was a day of the month of may it was a day with not a cloud I raised my eyes up to t
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