March of the Macedonian Revolutionaries

The "March of the Macedonian revolutionaries" (Bulgarian: „Марш на македонските революционери“) also known as "Rise up dayspring of the freedom"; (Bulgarian: „Изгрей зора на свободата“) is a Bulgarian march used by the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO), the Macedonian Patriotic Organization, and also as the first anthem of the People's Republic of Macedonia.[1]

"March of the Macedonian revolutionaries"
Song by various artists
LanguageBulgarian
Published1925
Composer(s)Aleksandar Morfov
Lyricist(s)Aleksandar Morfov
Various artists singles chronology
"Rise up daylight of the freedom" "March of the Macedonian revolutionaries"

The lyrics and music of the march were written by the Bulgarian military composer Aleksandar Morfov in 1925 at a contest by the IMRO. The proposed march was presented to the IMRO leader Todor Alexandrov by the composer at the home of General Kosta Nikolov in Sofia. In the period before World War II, the march was performed as the official anthem of the IMRO.[2] Rise up daylight of the freedom has traditionally been performed at all regular events of the Macedonian Patriotic Organization since its inception in 1925. According to some publications in the periodical, the poet Kocho Racin tried to adapt the chorus of the song to the still non-standardized Macedonian language shortly before his death in 1943.

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 of that song. The song became the unofficial anthem of the newly formed People's Republic of Macedonia, where it was performed until 1948, when it was banned by the Yugoslav communist authorities as fascist song promoting bulgarophile sentiments. Even nowadays there is reserved attitude towards this song in North Macedonia.[3]

Today, the march is the official anthem of VMRO-BND, the Macedonian Patriotic Organization in the US and Canada and it is also used at the regular meetings of the Radko Association.

References
  1. Как е създаден химнът "Изгрей, зора на свободата", Петър Иванчев, сп. България - Македония, брой 1, 2015 г.
  2. Михайлов, Иван. "Quo vadis, Bulgaria?", I изд. Индианаполис, Печатница “Македонска трибуна”, 1937, II изд. ИК “Витатон”, Пещера, 1996, стр. 35-44.
  3. Иван Блажевски, "Забранетата песна ги бранува духовите. „Изгреј зора“ била бугарска и фашистичка песна", "Време", броj 310, 09. 02. 2005.

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