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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".
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 ...
Warszawianka may refer to: . Warszawianka, Polish patriotic song originally written in French as La Varsovienne in 1831; Whirlwinds of Danger or Warszawianka (1905), Polish revolutionary song originally written in Polish in 1879, popularized in Poland in 1905 and later in other countries
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Comment: The lyrics also ought to be translated. Requested by: Waldo the terrible 18:55, 8 September 2007 (UTC) Interest of the translation: There is an article of another "Warszawianka" song but this one is more famous. Translator(s): Waldo the terrible Translation progress:
During World War II in German-occupied Poland, an adapted "underground" version of the song, Rozszumiały się wierzby płaczące ("Weeping Willows Began to Hum"), became popular in the Polish resistance and was based on lyrics by Roman Ślęzak. [7]
The song became popular in the English-speaking world, where it became strongly associated with Christmas. [6] Although "Carol of the Bells" uses the melody from "Shchedryk", the lyrics of these two songs have nothing in common. The ostinato of the Ukrainian song suggested to Wilhousky the sound of ringing bells, so he wrote lyrics on that theme.
[5] [6] He reworked the lyrics in French as "Christine" for his 2014 debut album, and from this he made another English version, "Tilted". [7] The English and French versions are not an exact translation and have significant differences in their lyrics, for example the English version begins with "I will die before Methuselah / So I'll fight ...