Macedonian Struggle song - Every Village of Ours [English subs] Το κάθε μας χωριό

Konstandinos Christou or Kote Hristov known simply as Kote or Kottas was a Slavophone Greek insurgent leader in western Macedonia. Kottas was born in the mixed Aromanian & Sarakatsani village of Roulia in 1863, and began anti-Ottoman rebel activity in 1898, killing four local Ottoman officers. He was first associated with the pro-Bulgarian Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO). After discovering the real purposes of IMRO against the Greek Macedonians and feeling deceived he became associated with the pro-Greek irregular fighters during the Greek struggle for Macedonia. He was captured by the Ottomans, convicted of robbery and sentenced to death. He denied the offer to join the Ottoman army so as to save his life and was hanged in Monastir in 1905 shouting "Da zhivee Gurtsiya" which means "Long live Greece". He was one of the first and most important Macedonian fighters in the Greek side. Song's Greek title: Το κάθε μας χωριό Greek lyrics/Ελληνικοί στίχοι: Το κάθε μας χωριό τον Κώττα υμνεί, της Ρούλιας τα αντάρτικα τα ασκέρια, που το όνομα τους πήραν οι ουρανοί, χρυσό να το κεντήσουν με τα αστέρια. Αιώνια τα τουφέκια μας βροντούν, στους κάμπους, στα βουνά, σε κάθε ράχη και μπρος από τα μάτια μας παιρνούν αγέρωχοι οι Μακεδονομάχοι. Τον Κώττα μυστικά τα χείλη υμνούν και στείνουν στην θυσία του μνημεία, οι Έλληνες που μάθανε να αγαπούν τους ήρωες και τη Μακεδονία.