March of the Macedonian Revolutionaries

The "March of the Macedonian Revolutionaries" (Bulgarian: „Марш на македонските революционери“) also known as "Rise, Dawn of Freedom"; (Bulgarian: „Изгрей зора на свободата“) is a Bulgarian march which was used by the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) and the Macedonian Patriotic Organization (MPO).[1] Today, the march is still used by the MPO, as well as by VMRO-BND and the Radko Association.[2][3][4]

"March of the Macedonian Revolutionaries"
Song by Aleksandar Morofov
LanguageBulgarian
Written1923
Published1925
Songwriter(s)Aleksandar Morfov

History

The lyrics and music of the march were written by Aleksandar Morfov, a Bulgarian military composer in 1923 at a contest by the IMRO. The proposed march was presented to the leader of IMRO, Todor Alexandrov by the composer at the home of General Kosta Nikolov in Sofia.[5] In the period before World War II, the march was performed as the official anthem of the IMRO.[6] The poet Kočo Racin tried to adapt the chorus of the song to the still non-standardized Macedonian language shortly before his death in 1943.[7]

The first Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia meeting, held on August 2 1944 at the Prohor Pčinjski Monastery was opened with the singing the song. In 1948 it was banned by the Yugoslav communist authorities as fascist song promoting Bulgarophile sentiments. Today, there is reserved attitude towards this song in North Macedonia.[8] On August 2 2017, during a service commemorating the Ilinden Uprising, the monks from the Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery in North Macedonia performed the song, expressing their approval of the friendship treaty signed with Bulgaria the day before.[9]

See also

References
  1. Как е създаден химнът "Изгрей, зора на свободата", Петър Иванчев, сп. България - Македония, брой 1, 2015 г.
  2. "Символи -" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  3. "Association RADKO". 2009-02-07. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  4. Macedonian Patriotic Organization, Convention.
  5. Вдъхновение, Петър Иванчев, „Изгрей, зора на свободата" в сп. България - Македония, бр. 4-5, 2017 г.
  6. Михайлов, Иван. "Quo vadis, Bulgaria?", I изд. Индианаполис, Печатница “Македонска трибуна”, 1937, II изд. ИК “Витатон”, Пещера, 1996, стр. 35-44.
  7. Во јуни 1943 год. маршот „Изгреј зора на слободата“ бил поместен на челното место во првата збирка „Македонски народно - ослободителни песни“, подготвена од поетот и револуционер Кочо Рацин и отпечатена во партизанската печатницата „Гоце Делчев.“ For more see: Glasnik, Том 48, Issues: 1–2, Institut za nacionalna istorija (Skopje, Macedonia), 2004, p. 30.
  8. Иван Блажевски, "Забранетата песна ги бранува духовите. „Изгреј зора“ била бугарска и фашистичка песна", "Време", броj 310, 09. 02. 2005.
  9. "The Dawn of Freedom" on YouTube, performed by the monks of the Bigor Monastery on August 2, 2017 during a service in memory of the Ilinden Uprising.
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