Fit for a Falcon: Croatian Poetry at It’s Best
Friday, January 8th, 2010 Posted in Andrija Kačić-Miošić, Books, Livno, Sinj, Songs, Ćurković | No Comments »I recently found an interesting poem on YouTube. It is of interest to me since it bears my surname. The poem, of course, has been known to me for years and is simply entitled Marko Ćurković. The poem was ...
Myth or Reality: Ćurković Family Origins Lie in Glamoč?
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Bitelić, Duvno, Glamoč, Perušić-Benkovački, Sinj, Songs, Traditions, Uskoks, Viennese War, Zemunik, Ćurković | No Comments »...A znate li, Turci janjičari, otkolen sam, od koje li strane? Ta ja jesam od Glamoča grada, evo ima čet’ri godinice, da ja jesam u Kunar-planini, po planini ja ga čuvam blaga Ma Alije, Kopčića Alije, ...But do you know, Turks and janissaries, where I am from, from ...
Songs from the Land of Heroes
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 Posted in Andrija Kačić-Miošić, Božo Domnjak, Gusle, Songs, Traditions, Uskoks, Ćurković | 2 Comments »The country of Croatia is often referred to as the land of heroes. This title is a deserving one, owing in large part to the many lives the nation lost over the centuries while defending it's freedom against the machine ...