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VËSHTRIM PËR KANGËN SYLEJMAN DOBRUNA
SCRUTINY FOR THE SONG SYLEJMAN DOBRUNA

Author(s): Adem Zejnullahu
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore
Published by: Instituti Albanologjik i Prishtinës
Keywords: SCRUTINY ; SONG ; SYLEJMAN DOBRUNA

Summary/Abstract: This paper treats “The song of Sylejman Dobruna”, who gets killed by ottoman nizams, in a very young age while watching his livestock, in the village of Arllat, municipality of Malisheva. Sylejman Dobruna was the only son in the family of Mehmet Dobruna, whom he wanted to marry in a short time. Ottoman nizams were coming from Prizren in the direction of Prishtina and for a short break they stopped in the village of Arllat. They require from Syla water to drink, but he didn’t understand them, thus he had neglected their request. Angry nizams have beaten up Syla, but during the fight, he grabbed their weapon and wanted revenge, but the weapon was without munitions, thus ottoman soldiers killed him. After killing Sylejman villagers of the four villages mobilized, ambushed ottoman army in the defile of Llapushnik, killed several nizams wounded several others.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 40
  • Page Range: 323-332
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Albanian