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The lyrics convey the idea that love of Country gives meaning to poverty, wounds and death. Mazurek Dąbrowskiego (Dąbrowski's Mazurka, or Poland Is Not Yet Lost) Soldiers' song written in 1797 by Gen. Józef Wybicki in praise of Gen. Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, commander of the Polish Legions serving in Italy under Napoleon Bonaparte.
The arrangement, accompanied by the lyrics in Polish and French, was published 1829 in Paris. [8] German composers who were moved by the suffering of the November Uprising wove the mazurek into their works. Examples include Richard Wagner's Polonia Overture and Albert Lortzing's Der Pole und sein Kind.
Some historians attribute the writing of the song to the Ukrainian-Polish poet-songwriter Tomasz Padura (1801–1871) [1] [2] (however, according to the latest Ukrainian research, there are no lyrics of the song in any of Padura's song collections [3]). Others believe it was written by the Polish classical composer Maciej Kamieński (1734–1825).
Marsz Gwardii Ludowej“ ("March of the People's Guard"), also known as „Pieśń Partyzantów“ ("Partisans' Song") and „My ze spalonych wsi“ ("We're From the Burned Down Villages"), is a Polish partisan song, anthem of GL and AL. The song was written by Wanda Zieleńczyk, [1] a Polish communist poet and member of GL, in 1942.
Occasionally, another character, like Mr. Lunt, Bob the Tomato, Junior Asparagus, Laura Carrot, Archibald Asparagus, Oscar the Polish Caterer, and the French Peas Jean-Claude and Philippe, or an ensemble is featured in Larry's place. The Silly Songs have proven to be a very popular part of the show and have also prompted the release of several ...
Notes of Warszawianka, taken from Piosenki leguna tułacza. The song was written in support of the November Uprising of 1830–1831. The French poet Casimir Delavigne was fascinated and inspired by the news of the uprising making its way to Paris and wrote the words, which were translated into Polish by the historian, journalist, and poet Karol Sienkiewicz [fr; pl] (great-uncle of novelist ...
A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow (Cailin Deas Crúite na mBó in the Irish language) is a traditional 18th-century Irish ballad. The English version is attributed to Thomas Moore (1779–1852). [ 1 ] Originally sung in Irish Gaelic, the song was popular through the early 20th century.
"Siekiera, motyka" (Polish pronunciation: [ɕɛˈkʲɛra mɔˈtɨka], "Axe, Hoe") is a famous Polish Resistance military and street-level protest song from the period of World War II. It became the most popular song of occupied Warsaw , and then, of the entire occupied Poland . [ 1 ]