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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 ...
The song was popular with members of Polish socialist and agrarian movements and became an anthem of the Polish People's Army during World War II. Warszawianka (The Song of Warsaw or Whirlwinds of Danger, 1905) A revolutionary song written in 1879 by socialist Wacław Święcicki imprisoned in the Warsaw Citadel.
My Słowianie was chosen as Poland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. [1] The performance featured dancers in traditional Polish costumes . Two of the performers were displaying significant cleavage , one of whom was churning butter and the other washing clothing with a washboard, both with suggestive movements.
Whirlwinds of Danger (original Polish title: Warszawianka) is a Polish socialist revolutionary song written some time between 1879 and 1883. [1] The Polish title, a deliberate reference to the earlier song by the same title, could be translated as either The Varsovian, The Song of Warsaw (as in the Leon Lishner version [2]) or "the lady of Warsaw".
Considered one of Poland's national dances in pre-partition times, it owes its popularity in 19th-century Western European ballrooms to the mazurkas of Frédéric Chopin. [11] The composer of "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" is not known. The melody is most probably Wybicki's adaptation of a folk tune that had already been popular during the second half ...
4 March – Keith Skues, English radio presenter. 19 March – Bob Kingsley (died 2019), American country music personality. 7 May – David Hatch (died 2007), English radio executive and performer. 30 August – John Peel, born John Ravenscroft (died 2004), English DJ. 19 September – Louise Botting, English radio presenter and businesswoman.
As Poland emerged from communism in 1989, the original holiday—on its original 11 November date—was restored. [11] The date coincides with the celebration of the Armistice in other countries. [12] All of these holidays and Polish Independence Day are indirectly related because they all emerged from the circumstances at the end of World War ...
The first performance by "Slask" in the Autumn of 1954 in Warsaw was something of a revelation for the whole country. The aim of the group is to show Silesia's age-old folklore which retains its own very specific identity in a large and much varied area. (excerpts from notes on LP "Slask, The Polish Song and Dance Ensemble, vol. 3". Muza.