Dimãndarea pãrinteascã explained

Dimãndarea pãrinteascã
English Title:	The Will of the Forefathers
Prefix:	National
Country:	the Aromanians
Author:	Constantin Belimace
Lyrics Date:	1888
Adopted:	1888

"Dimãndarea pãrinteascã", also known as "Pãrinteasca dimãndari", is an Aromanian poem written in 1888 exhorting parents to teach their children the language, instead of assimilating into other Balkan ethnicities. As a result it is often used as a national anthem by some Aromanians.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

History

The anthem was written in 1888 in Bucharest by an Aromanian poet,^[5] Constantin Belimace.^[6]

Notes and References

1. The ethnicity of Aromanians after 1990: the identity of a minority that behaves like a majority. Thede. Kahl. Thede Kahl. Ethnologia Balkanica. 6. 145–169. 2002.
2. Albania – a country in transition. Aspects of changing identities in a south-east European country. Frank. Kressing. Karl. Kaser. Nomos. Schriften des Zentrums für Europäische und Internationale Strafrechtsstudien. 51. 1–176. 2002. 9783789076701.
3. https://dinitrandu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/350618152-Calendarul-Romanului-Macedonean-1943.pdf Calendarul Românului Macedonean, 1943
4. News: CIR Corcea a organizat "Ziua Românității Balcanice". Arumun.com. 26 May 2024. ro.
5. Book: Fassel, Horst. Hugo Meltzl und die Anfänge der Komparatistik. Franz Steiner Verlag. 1–194. 2005. 9783515086820.
6. News: Blestemul aromân care a devenit imn: "Părinteasca dimândare". Legământul pe care-l face neamul din sudul Balcanilor. Sinziana. Ionescu. Adevărul. 28 September 2016. ro.
7. Web site: Text of the Anthem. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128015127/https://hoaraarmaneasca.info/. 28 November 2022. live.