Arbëresh: Albanians Native to Southern Italy
A Daily Dose of Peace. Each week, I focus on Love, Joy, and Peace in the world languages. March focuses on Italy in Europe.
How do you feel about your home or birthplace?
Arbëresh Values in Southern Italy
People of Arbëresh towns
proudly speak an Albanian language
in Southern Italy preserving culture
foreigners, new Albanians and Calabrians say
there is no future in this place
The Arbëresh allegiance deeply rooted disagree
Michele, the main character, in Il Mosaico says
for the tourists there is nothing worth visiting
but for the people of Hora, an Arbëresh town
it is the place where the heart finds peace
savoring the origin of identity
connection with the land and ancestors
Hora, Italy an indispensable locus
finding “paqe” peace in Arbëresh
Arbëreshë Albanian, Arbërisht (aae) — “Pjeshkë”, “Peshkim” (peace), “Paqe” (peace) — Albania, Southern Italy (Venice) spoken by the Arbëreshë people in southern Italy.
Arbëreshë: Apulio-Arbëresh — “Paqe” (peace) — Albania, Italy (Arbëreshë people in Southern Italy), Sicily.
Tosk Albanian, Shqiptar — Paqja (peace) “Paqja” (peace), “Bunaca” (calm), “Imira” (good), “Pakye” (peace) — Albania
Tosk (Shqiptar) — dashuria (love), gëzimi (joy), paqja (peace) — Albania.
Indivisible Soul
In Tosk Albanian
a language of Albania, Kosovo and Italy
soul is “individ”
as if the part that is indivisible
that makes us an individual
“intelekt” is mind
as if there is intel there
information to be used
by the indivisible individual’s “kokë”
another word for mind and brain
“know” is love as if
to know the indivisible individual
is to love
“shpirt njëri” love while
“shpirt” describes heart, soul, and spirit
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Originally Published in Finding Peace in Italy, a Travel and Meditation Journal on March 5, 2021.
