Poetry extracted from the publication of Father Bellusci, on 20. 07. 1985 in Leontarion, during the visit of the Arbëreshë of Sicily in Greece).

III- O shield of Albania. O shield of Albania, / who gives us advice and protects

1. and leaves to the Son of God / virgin and sinless mother;
2. You, protect our grandparents
   / so that the holy faith does not perish, /wherever they are and are, the Arberesh, take care.
3. Come out, Lord, just as you came / the Arberesh, on that day to the stranger and brought them / and led them like a light.
4. Take care of us, the wretched, / poor and helpless; take care also of the others / who are suffering under the enemy
5. We cry, blessed one; see how we lift up the afflicted
   / pray to your Son for us: / as if we had no gas left in the earth!
6. They surrounded us from all sides / found enemies and among them they swore to change / themselves whether they wanted to.
7. But in vain, why do we have / their helpers in life! But in vain, why are we / True scholars!
8. Like the war gods / having you as their first,
   for honor above all, I know, some / will remain and live
9. but with faith some left us / and never wavered at all; with that flag that they gave us / all red for brave blood.
10. Today, as always, / Arbëreshë and the Christians
    give us a desire in our hearts / and to the stranger without mercy,
11. let us thank our God / as Kastrioti forgave him /
    but he gave us the strength to swallow, and the breadth from which we derive.
12. Come, O Mother, better, / hear this prayer; do not leave us in difficulty / and never forget us.
13. That only we in the sky / where the sun shines without setting,
    may come without change / while it falls in the west.

In Albanian

III- O mburronje e Shqiperisẽ
O mburronje e Shqipěrise, / cë na jep këshill e ruate e le Birit Perendis / virgjëre emë e pamëkatë;
2.
Ti, ruajte gjyshrat tanè te
/ të mos sbirjen shëjten besẽ, /ku ndodhen edhe janë, Arbereshvet kij kujdes.
3.
Dilna zot ashtu si i dolle / Arbëreshvet, at dite te i huaji dhe i persolle / edhe i prijte si nje driti.
4.
Kij kujdes për ne tẽ mjeret, / zoqë t’varfre e pa furik; kij kujdes edhe për t’jeret / cë po vuajën nën armik,
5.
Na te kllahemi, e bekuarë; shih si heqim te munduare
/ lutu Birit tend per ne: / si s’na mbeti gas ne dhe!
6.
Nga gjithe anẽt na rrethuan / gjinde armike edhe nder to tẽ ndërrojen u betuan / vehten tëne do e mos do.
7.
Po më kot perse na kemi / ndihmëtare tyj nẽ jetë! Po me kot, perse na jemi / Shqiietare te vërtete!
8.
Si perrinderat luftare / tue tẽ pasur si te parë,
per nder mbi gjithe i dim, ca / do t’qendrojem e do trrim
9.
po me besẽn ca na lanë / e kurr u mek aspak; me ate fllamur ce na dhane / gjith të kuq per trimash gjak.
10.
Sot edhe, si kurdohere, / Arbëreshë e te kreshtere
na dhes zembrën nje deshir / dhe tẽ huajtit me pahir,
11.
na t’i falelmi t’yn Zoti / si dhe i falej Kastrioti /
po me glluhen na dha, e gjeria nga rrjedhim na.
12.
Pran, o Mëmë, me te mire, / këte lutěje digjo; mos na le ne te veshtire / e kurr-kurr mos na harro.
13.
Se ashtu vetëm na ne qiell / ku shkëlqen pa i sosmi diell,
mềnt tẽ vijëm pa ndyshim / nge bie në perendim.
( arberoret e Greqise, rregjistruar nga Ate Bellusci, 20. 07.1985 ne Leontarion , gjate vizites se arberesheve te Sicilise ne Greqi).