hɪz ˈoʊn pˈoʊɪtɹi ænd sˈɔŋz ɑːɹ bˈeɪst ˌɔn ðɪs aɪdˈiə, ænd hiː kˈeɪm təbi ɐmˌʌŋ ðə paɪənˈɪɹz ʌv lˌɪθjuːˈeɪniən ænd sˈoːɹbiən lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ wɪððɪ ˈɛpɪk pˈoʊᵻm "nˈɛmənˌɪsɪˌaɪ" ðə mˈɛməl pˈiːpəl, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ænd "sˈɜːbsk stˈʌki" sˈoːɹbiən sˈɔŋz, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən.
His own poetry and songs are based on this idea, and he came to be among the pioneers of Lithuanian and Sorbian literature with the epic poem "Nemunyciai" (The Memel People, 1894) and "Serbske stucki" (Sorbian Songs, 1877).