Bernardin Palaj

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Bernardin Palaj
Born	(1894-12-02)December 2, 1894 Shllaku, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Albania)
Died	December 8, 1947(1947-12-08) (aged 53)
Occupation	Franciscan cleric, folklorist and poet

Bernardin Palaj (2 December 1894 — 8 December 1947) was the Franciscan cleric, folklorist and poet.^[1] He was born in Shllaku.^[2]

Palaj and Donat Kurti were the first to record the Albanian language song 'Gjergj Elez Alia' which was published in Tirana in 1937.^[3]

References

↑ Elsie, Robert (2010) [2004] Historical Dictionary Of Albania (2 ed.) Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group p. 416 ISBN 9781282521926 OCLC 816372706
↑ Elsie, Robert (2004). Songs of the frontier warriors. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. pp. xi. ISBN 978-0-86516-412-3.
↑ Elsie 2004, p. xi
Gjergj Elez Alia, recorded in Nikaj (District of Tropoja). Published in Visaret e Kombit, Vol II, ed. Bernandin Palay and Donat Kurti (Tirana 1937)

Elsie, Robert (2004). Songs of the frontier warriors. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. ISBN 978-0-86516-412-3.

Persondata
Name	Palaj, Bernardin
Alternative names
Short description	Franciscan cleric and writer
Date of birth	1894
Place of birth
Date of death	1947
Place of death

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