Music of Epirus: Kenge per Celo Mezanin

This song is a tribute to the Çam Albanian hero Çelo Mezani.

The song is being narrated by his friends with whom he fought since his early years, and finally saw him get shot three times while fighting with them... which to them seems unbelieveable. This song is a "slow motion" description of this event.



Kenge per Celo Mezanin

Aman doli djelli ne Malavire
Qisi Celua ne Harile
Hajde Hajde, qisi Celua ne Harile

Hisi Celua ne Harile
Per te shkreten Pajgorile
Aman Aman, per te shkreten Pajgorile

Mu te pusi Sulejmanit
Pusin e Celo Mezanit
Aman Aman, pusi e Celo Mezanit

Kur na ra martine pare
Celua na ktheu surrane
Aman Aman, Celua na ktheu surrane

Kur na ra martine dyte
Celua gremisi syte
Aman Aman, Celua gremisi syte

Kur na ra martine trete
Celua u vra me te vertete
Aman Aman, Celua u vra me te vertete

Vane nenes e ja thane
Se Celon e kane vrare
Aman Aman, se Celon e kane vrare

Mos me thoni kete fjale
Se Celon e kam te gjalle
Aman Aman, se Celon e kam te gjalle

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A song for the Hero Celo Mezani

The sun rose over Malevile
and Çelo came near Harile
(repeat of last sentence)

Çelo came in Harile
For the woeful consolation

Right at Sulejman's trap
Çelo Mezani was ambushed

When the first gunshot came
Çelo wondered and looked at us

When the second shot came
Çelo closed his eyes

Then the third shot came
Çelo was really dead...
Ohh... he's really dead (with astonishment)

They went and told
to his poor mother they said
that Çelo was shot and dead

How dare you say this word to me,
my Çelo is still alive!
my Çelo is still alive...


(Thanks Pirrothecham for your help)




NOTE: Please notice that the text seems to describe only snapshots of the story ina very unusual way. In Albania this writing technique helps make the lyrics and song more painful... as if the person that is singing it is in Complete Shock!

Cheers

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[adavalas]

But inscriptions found in Epirus have shown conclusively that the Epirote tribes in Thucydides' lifetime were speaking Greek and used names which were Greek.

N. G. L. Hammond's "The Macedonian State: The Origins , Institution and History," Calrendon Press, Oxford, 1989, pp. 413

[MusicOfEpirus]

Greek was like English... a universal language.

And unlike English, it was a language that had borrowings from every balkan culture. If we call it Greek today, doesn't make it Greek... but Koine.

The international auxiliary language of the politicians, merchants, clerics, and influential people.

[MusicOfEpirus]

Does Hammond mention something like that?

If you really want to know history... don't stop questioning!

[ANADRINASI]

pershendetje vllezer nga gjermania!SHQIPERIA SHTRIHET PREJ PLAVES E GUCISE DERI NE CAMERI;PREJ MOLLES SE KUQE E PAZARIT TE RI DERI NE DETIN ADRIATIK-KREJT ESHTE SHQIPERI!te flm shume Music Of Epirus per kete video!e perkrahu shume mendimin tende hammer4eva,te lumte vlla!

[sulovari123]

un jam admirusi i kenges came

kenge shum prekese

flm per kete vidio

[agon1984]

@adavalas yeah right albanians are called epirotes the first  albanian latin dictionary in 1600 is called.Dictionarum latinum-epiroticum.. epirticum. latins called us epiriot.. nobody had to lie in 1600 it was common accepted. you greek like to be epirote , because you know weverything music folklore, fustanella the warriors al from there. you understand . but the truth is the closer to albanian the more everything is albanian and not vice versa south in greece and nothing is over fromthefolklor

[lalivogel]

ju-lumte-kenge-shume-e-bukur

[PejaIme039]

zoti mallkoft te gjith ata qe e perbuzin muziken ton kaq te bukur dhe te lasht zoti i bekoft te gjith ata qe na postoj keso video te bukura te na rroj kenga jon e bukur dhe e lasht zoti ju mart shpirtin te gjith atyre qe shesin bythen tek greku me muziken ton

[libofsharaku]

the great and brave souls of EPIRUS, its a sad day to see the scum roam the lands of the fierce and noble CHAM SOULIOLITES, their memory will never fade, the scum will never steal their or undermine their deeds of the brave albanian warriors!

[illyrian4life]

this has to be one of the best songs of all time. bar none.

[alexisrizos]

Poor suckers arguing about something that is a fantasy anyway. Ethnicity...Pffff!!! You should all shut up and enjoy the music which is supposed to unite, you idiots!

[adonaicall]

Kenge madheshtore

[kaatrinn]

Kjo kenge me prek kur e degjoj.

Pershendet te gjithe CAMET.

Kisha nje pyetje.

a ka qene kjo kenge ne nje reklame shampo tek RAI UNO para viteve 1990.

[gramshioti]

Vdes per kete kenge.