1762 leto
| "1762 лето (1762 leto)" | |
|---|---|
| Song by various artists | |
| Published | c. 1870 [1][2] |
| Genre | Bulgarian music, Macedonian music |
| Length | from 4:25 (Mizar version) to approx. 10:00[3] |
| Writer(s) | Grigor Parlichev |
| Composer(s) | unknown |
| Language | Bulgarian/Macedonian |
"1762 leto" (Bulgarian: 1762 лето [xilˈjɑdɑ i sɛdɛmˈstɔtin ˈʃɛstdɛsɛt i vtɔro lɛto] or Bulgarian: Песен за унищожението на Охридската патриаршия, Macedonian: 1762 лето [ilˈjɑdɑ i sɛdɛmˈstɔtin ˈʃɛɛsɛt i ftɔro lɛto] or Macedonian: Песна за патрикот, English: The year of 1762) is a song written by the Bulgarian writer from Macedonia, Grigor Parlichev.
The song describes the abolition of the Archbishopric of Ohrid, which took place in 1767, and the departure of its last archbishop Arsenius II from Ohrid. It was very popular in Macedonia, and especially in Ohrid, in the last decades of the nineteenth century.[4][5][6] It was first performed in Ohrid shortly after Parlichev's wedding c. 1870. According to Parlichev[1] and other contemporaries,[7] the song contributed more to the final victory of the Bulgarian movement in Macedonia against the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople than many of the previous efforts of the Bulgarians.
Numerous versions of the song have been recorded by Bulgarian and Macedonian performers over the years. Popular performances include those by the Macedonian folk band Ansambl Biljana in 1974 and the alternative band Mizar in 1991.
References
- 1 2 Grigor Parlichev. Autobiography, 1894, Sofia. (in Bulgarian)
- ↑ Grigor Parlichev. Autobiography, 2004, Skopje. (in Macedonian)
- ↑ Mitko Koljushevski and Venko Pasovski, Песна за патрикот on youtube
- ↑ Ivan Snegarov. History of the Archbishopric of Ohrid, vol. 2. Sofia, 1932. (in Bulgarian)
- ↑ Simeon Radev. Ранни спомени (Early Reminiscences), изд. къща Стрелец, Sofia, 1994. (in Bulgarian)
- ↑ Evtim Sprostranov. About the Revival in the City of Ohrid. In: Сборникъ за Народни Умотворения, Наука и Книжнина, книга XIII, Sofia, 1896. (in Bulgarian)
- ↑ Simeon Radev. Macedonia and the Bulgarian Revival in the 19th century. Sofia, 1918. (in French)
External links
- The song 1762 leto on YouTube performed by Mitko Koljshevski and Venko Pasovski from Ohrid, Macedonia.
- The full text of the song in Parlichev's Autobiography.