Dear patriotic spirit and Mother of the people Many children emigrated from you with deep regrets To their new lands, languages and hope No matter distance; it's Mother no child ever forgets. With song you nourish your peoples soul As when you sang at Ilinden That day the Narod rose up to say We are not Bulgars, Greek or Serb, we are Macedonian Mother Macedonia sweet singer of song Please sing us a song for today You sang to the ...

Robed Macedonian priest Swinging smoking censer, heavy incensed air Harmonic and familiar, two part Macedonian Orthodox funeral song. We are gathered to lie to rest Cousin Sophie Who lived well and lived long. Born in Oshchima, Macedonia Land of her Fathers Rich in history and Christian culture Leaving the Balkans to which turmoil relates. To Canada and a new life with promise This young girl and family did immigrate. A new language, city, not village life The making of new ...

Canada, you are indeed a land of multi-cultural Immigrants Many people heard your call and they came Macedonians leave their beloved homeland Your promise of hope and freedom they come to claim. You invite them, come people from Aegean, Pirrin, Vardar Come; join other new life seeking peoples Leave Macedonia, as children will one day leave home Come; build families, homes, businesses, Churches with steeples. You counsel them, embrace me and I will embrace you Nothing will be given to ...