in 1915, when shantoja was a seminary student, he translated heinrich heine's poem "shtegtimi n'kevlar" (), and, after becoming a priest, he continued with the translation of jankowski's "i burgosuni dhe flutura" (), oscar wilde's "vigani egoist" (), schiller's "kânga e kumbonës" (song of the bell), jørgensen's "fija prej së naltit" (), leidh's "kishëza në mal" (), de musset's "t'biin n'mênd" (), weber's "kaq shpejt dimen!" (), "kumonët e mrames" (), and immermann's "i harruem" ().