Father Gjergj Fishta's last words

The great Albanian writer of the Malziat otherwise <x0-Lhout” died on December 30th 1940 at the Shkodra civil hospital. A few years ago, important details of the last days of his life were published.

In the study of Fr. Agustin Gemmel, writes: “Ath Gjergj Fishta, shortly before he was separated from this life after he left orders to the Albanian province's French youth, he closed his will with these words: “I'm dying satisfied because I worked for religion, for Att and for our province”

Meanwhile, according to Father Victor Volaj, a close associate of the poet, Gjergj Fishha before his death had mentioned the need for revising the “Land of Malta” and had repeated the word “Crossusium” in Latin. He had wanted to paint on the wall in front of his bed scenes from the last “trial”.

Even Pater Marin Sirdani, a poet's philosopher and friend, writes in the book prepared by Benedict Demas, that Fish closed their will in these words: “Po des conden (delighted) why I worked for religion, at and for our province”.

In the meantime, Lasgush Poradeci wrote that the poet Gjergj Fisha's last message is a Frenchman who stood at his head at the last minute: “I'm dying. You now have a sense of sacrifice, but the nation has a right around me”.

While Italian Enrico Gras, who had closely recognised the poet, speaking of his popularity in all walks of the population, claims that from a young schoolgirl, he had heard that Fishta's last sacred words had been: “not for another, but because he is leaving the enemy on Albanian soil, I am sorry that I have to die”.

Gjergj Fisha was born in the small village of Zadria on October 23, 1871. Initially, he worked as a shepherd, but very soon, when he was six years old, his intelligence caught the eye of the village's family, who sends Fish to the French Seminari of Shkodra. In 1880, when the seminar opens in Troshan, it follows in school. Here he displayed the poetic trinity. In 1886 he is sent to Bosnia for studies. He spent his first year in Guçjagora, near Travanik. The philosophical teachings were received at the Sutidca assembly, and theological ones at the Livno assembly. At this time there are the first <x0) poetic devices”. In 1893 he did his studies well.

Artistry

Gjergj Fista was the first Albanian writer to be proposed for the award -- Nobel -- prozator, poet, translator; “Militant of Albanian literature” ) named by Lasgush Poradeci and “National Albanian Poet” by Eqrem Cabej.

The first poetry Fishta published in “Albana”, in 1899, with the nickname of the people. During the intense publishing activity, which in addition to books, was published in 15 newspapers and magazines in the country as well as abroad, its activity includes 40 years of life, where he used 24 nicknames.

As Creator Fish, first of all, he was a poet. His greatest devotion to the epic. It cost him 40 years of work. However, the other epic work “Molys Golemi and Deli Cena” was published not fully in the periodical press. The magnificent heroic Tonets, the never-ending source of images, the Albanians in providing environments, heroes, and circumstances have caused Fishta as the epic to be called Albania's “Homer”.

The various combinations of mythology with reality, style severity, philosophical thinking, the dramacities of the work have made Fista comparable to Gwen and Danten.

Fista managed to publish the first “songs Malziat Laha”, masterpiece of Albanian epic poetry, in 1904. Three years later, he published the satirical collection “The Ansis “and in 1909 the lyrical summary “Pica bs”, in 1913, publishes “The Master of Zana”. For poetic, educational, native, and religious activity Gjergj Fishha received various honours. In 1931, Greece awarded the decoration “Foenix “. In 1939, Italy makes him a member of its Academy.

In October 1913 he published the magazine “Lightstar”, while on October 23, 1913, unveiled the national flag in the Shkodra church, connecting it with light and glass to show unity among Albanians. Gjergj Fishta received many different medals from the people of Shkodra, of Berat, king of Austria, from Greece and Turkey. Only after the 1990s did Fishta's creativity take its place in literature and our national culture.

His Patriotic Activity

By 1899 Fista wrote in the Albanian alphabet of the Franciscans. In January 1899 he became a co-founder and active member of society “Basshim”, which the native poet Preng Doci directed. The alphabet of this society also published the creations of Fishta of this period.

In 1902, the French school principal is appointed in Shkodra, led by foreign clergymen. He immediately installed Albanian as a teaching language in this school. Soon Fista was hailed as a poet and a native. In 1908 he attended the Monastery Congress as the representative of the society “Basshim”.

He was elected president of Congress and directed the work of the Alphabet Commission. Albania's Declaration of Independence, he received it with particular enthusiasm, but the Balkan War and Ambassador Conference with great sorrow. Shkodra, his town, which was seeking to annex Montenegro, was in the hands of international powers. The anger and enthusiasm are evident in poetry, but also in the publicistic writings, published in the magazine “light star”, literary-cultural magazine, which it founded in October 1913 and became its director. Under the Austrian invasion publishes the newspaper “Space Post” (1916-1917) and in 1916 it is founded, along with Louis Gurakucin, “Literary Comitium” aimed at creating national literary language.

The end of World War I corresponds to the maturity of Fishta's personality as a poet, intellectual, and domestic politician. Early in April 1919 and during 1920, he is the secretary general of the Albanian delegation at the Peace Conference in Paris. In December 1920, the Shkodra deputy is elected. In April 1921, at the first meeting of the Albanian parliament, the deputy speaker is elected, where he carried out failed political activities. Join the June Revolution in 1924. It is persecuted after the return of Zogu to Albania, and the 1925s and 1926s are spent in Italy, where it already creates, publishes, and reprints. Most dramas, tragedies, and so on. After returning to Albania, the final stage of Fishta's creativity begins. This etap is sealed by the completion of the full edition of “Laha of Malta” in 1937.