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Revision as of 12:44, 17 December 2019
| English: 'Famous Macedonia' | |
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| Μακεδονία Ξακουστή | |
Regional anthem of  Macedonia | |
| Lyrics | Unknown (folklore, 1910s) |
| Music | Unknown (traditional from Macedonia) |
| Audio sample | |
"Macedonía xacustí" (instrumental) | |
"Famous Macedonia" (Template:Lang-el, pronounced [mɐce̞ðo̞ˈɲi.ɐ ks̠ɐkuˈs̠ti]) is a Greek patriotic song and military march, often regarded as the regional anthem of the Greek region of Macedonia,[1] and used by the Hellenic Army since the Balkan Wars.
It is associated with the Macedonomáchœ in the Macedonicós Agónas and can be heard on parades and in national anniversaries.
Until the recent introduction of 24-hour programming, it also marked the end of radio programs on the local Macedonian channel ("Rádjo Macedonía 102 FM"), played before Hýmnos is tin Eleftherían.
It is written in Dorian scale, in iambic 15-syllable. The beat is 2/4 and it can be danced as a chasápico. It can be performed in conjunction with the Makedonia dance. In addition, the text refers to Alexander the Great, who is the progenitor of the Greek Macedonians.
Origin
The origin of the march is not certain. According to an ethnographic study conducted in villages in Serres and Drama,[2] the song wasn't known or danced to in the area. Women from Ano Oreini and Petrousa attribute the Greek lyrics and the teaching of the dance to an anonymus teacher after World War II. Women from Petrousa claim that the melody of the song is a modification of a local malody of theirs, which was made "somewhere more centrally", and they dance to a similar melody with Slavic lyrics and different steps, similar to those of other local traditional dances.[3]
The musicologist Markos Dragoumis found a cassette with Ladino songs of Thessaloniki, which included the melody of the song, as a composition made for the opening of the Schola de la Alianza, the first Jewish school of Thessaloniki, in 1873. Dragoumis guesses that it was either composed for the opening of the school and later was transmitted to the groups in the area, or it was originally composed in the middle of the 19th century by some Western composer for the Ottoman Sultan and later used by the Jewish communities.[4]
According to the Greek Army's website, it is a military march—or emvatírjo (εμβατήριο)—based on the traditional Macedonicós Chorós (Μακεδονικός Χορός), which is related with Acrítes of Byzantium.[5]
Lyrics
Current version
Greek alphabet |
Greco-Roman alphabet |
IPA transcription |
𝄆 Μακεδονία ξακουστή, |
𝄆 Macedonía xacustí, |
𝄆 [mɐce̞ðo̞ˈɲiɐ ks̠ɐkuˈs̠ti |] |
| English translation[citation needed] |
|---|
the land of Alexander, 𝄇 |
Original version
Greek alphabet |
Greco-Roman alphabet |
IPA transcription |
𝄆 Μακεδονία ξακουστή, |
𝄆 Macedonía xacustí, |
𝄆 [mɐce̞ðo̞ˈɲiɐ ks̠ɐkuˈs̠ti |] |
| English translation[citation needed] |
|---|
the land of Alexander, 𝄇 |
Notes
- ^ Transcriptions were put together after basing on sources from Greek language, Modern Greek phonology and Help:IPA/Greek. Therefore, it is not considered original research.
- ^ The original version of the song contained an additional fourth stanza. There were two minor differences in the preserved lyrics as well; instead of "barbarians", "Bulgarians" can be substituted, and in some versions (as in the current version) the word "tyranny" is used instead. Additionally, the verse "κι εμείς θα σ'αντικρύζουμε, ελεύθερη και πάλι!" ("and we will be looking at you with pride again!") was originally "κι εμείς τα Ελληνόπουλα, σου πλέκουμε στεφάνι!" ("and we, the Sons of Greece, plait you a crown").
External links
- Wikiquote Macedonia
- An arrangement for mixed chorus by Nicolas Astrinidis – YouTube
- Another remixed version – YouTube
References
- ^ Roudometof, V. (2002). Collective Memory, National Identity and Ethnic Conflict: Greece, Bulgaria and the Macedonian Question. Greenwood Press. p. 81. ISBN 0-275-97648-3.
- ^ Ρόμπου-Λεβίδη 2016, p. 135.
- ^ Ρόμπου-Λεβίδη 2016, p. 134-5.
- ^ Ρόμπου-Λεβίδη 2016, p. 136.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2007-02-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Αποβλήθηκαν έξι μαθητές που αψήφισαν την απαγόρευση και τραγούδησαν το «Μακεδονία Ξακουστή» στην παρέλαση". Φλόγαsport (in Greek). 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ Γραμμενος, Ηλιας (2018-01-21). "Με «Μακεδονία ξακουστή» έκλεισε το πρόγραμμα του ο Στέφανος Βορδώνης". ερωτόκριτος (in Greek). Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ "Μακεδονία ξακουστή του Αλεξάνδρου η χώρα που έδιωξες τους τύρρανους κι ελεύθερ' είσαι τώρα". ΦΩΝΗ (in Greek). 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-08-08.