Bernardin Palaj
| Bernardin Palaj | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 2, 1894 Shllak, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Albania) |
| Died | December 8, 1947 (aged 53) |
| Occupation | Franciscan cleric, folklorist and poet |
Bernardin Palaj (2 December 1894 — 8 December 1947) was a Franciscan cleric, folklorist and poet.[1] He was born in Shllak.[2]
Palaj and Donat Kurti were the first to record the Albanian language song 'Gjergj Elez Alia' which was published in Tirana in 1937.[3]
References
- ↑ Elsie, Robert (2010) [2004], Historical Dictionary Of Albania (PDF) (2 ed.), Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, p. 416, ISBN 9781282521926, OCLC 816372706
- ↑ Elsie, Robert (2004). Songs of the frontier warriors. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. pp. xi. ISBN 978-0-86516-412-3.
- ↑ Elsie 2004, p. xi
Gjergj Elez Alia, recorded in Nikaj (District of Tropoja). Published in Visaret e Kombit, Vol II, ed. Bernandin Palay and Donat Kurti (Tirana 1937)
Sources
- Elsie, Robert (2004). Songs of the frontier warriors. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. ISBN 978-0-86516-412-3.
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