Building a national identity from comparing to others is a recipe for disaster
malachimusclerat on
i was gonna remark on how weird it is that this song was written when there was no extant polish state, but i guess that’s also the case for the united states, now im thinking maybe the nature of nationalism just makes this the case as often as not?
Mundane_Character365 on
Okay, I get Sweden, but what have Russia, Germany, or Austria ever done to Poland?
ProfessorPetulant on
The translated lyrics :
Poland has not yet succumbed.
As long as we remain,
What the foe by force has seized,
Sword in hand we’ll gain.
Chorus:
𝄆 March! March, Dabrowski!
March from Italy to Poland!
Under your command
We shall reach our land. 𝄇
II
Cross the Vistula and Warta
And Poles we shall be;
We’ve been shown by Bonaparte
Ways to victory.
Chorus
III
As Czarniecki Poznan town regains,
Fighting with the Swede,
To free our fatherland from chains.
We shall return by sea.
Chorus
IV
The German nor the Muscovite will settle
When, with a backsword in hand,
„Concord“ be everyone’s watchword
And so be our fatherland.
Chorus
V
And the father to Basia,
Then says and crying:
„Listen to that, it’s our boys
playing the drums!“
Chorus
VI
All exclaim in unison,
„Enough of this captivity!“
We’ve got the scythes of Racławice,
Kościuszko, if God wills.
Mufflonfaret on
Fun fact: the Swedish Anthem doesnt mention Sweden but the polish does.
Observer_VOID on
Poland is that nasty kid who like to bully others, but gets very offended when he’s bullied.
X_Swordmc on
The italian anthem mentions poland too, iirc Italy and Poland are the only nations whos anthems mention each other
Theoboli on
After the heavy links with France in history and as allies in building the Polish nation, I’m kinda underwhelmed that France is only mentioned indirectly 😅
Redbanner738 on
Funny enogh, in the italian anthem there is a mention to poland
“Il sangue di Italia, il sangue polacco bevé col cosacco, ma il Cor le brució”
Translated in
“The blood of Italy and the blood of Poland
was drunk by the Cossack,
but her heart still burned.”
Karijus on
No Lithuania? We adopted kurwa for nothing
StrainSpecialist7754 on
Why would Poland sing negatively about Germany and Russia? What have they ever done to provoke this unnecessary Aggression?
Squeaky_Ben on
Germany indirectionally mentioned positively?
Russia only INDIRECTIVELY mentioned negatively?
Yeah I call bullshit.
Galaxy661 on
I’d also include an indirect mention of Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine (maybe Latvia as well), since the nation of „Poland“ back then included all the cultures of the Commonwealth and meant what „Poland-Lithuania“ means today
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Wait what do they say about Sweden lol
Bro, why? (SWE)
Building a national identity from comparing to others is a recipe for disaster
i was gonna remark on how weird it is that this song was written when there was no extant polish state, but i guess that’s also the case for the united states, now im thinking maybe the nature of nationalism just makes this the case as often as not?
Okay, I get Sweden, but what have Russia, Germany, or Austria ever done to Poland?
The translated lyrics :
Poland has not yet succumbed.
As long as we remain,
What the foe by force has seized,
Sword in hand we’ll gain.
Chorus:
𝄆 March! March, Dabrowski!
March from Italy to Poland!
Under your command
We shall reach our land. 𝄇
II
Cross the Vistula and Warta
And Poles we shall be;
We’ve been shown by Bonaparte
Ways to victory.
Chorus
III
As Czarniecki Poznan town regains,
Fighting with the Swede,
To free our fatherland from chains.
We shall return by sea.
Chorus
IV
The German nor the Muscovite will settle
When, with a backsword in hand,
„Concord“ be everyone’s watchword
And so be our fatherland.
Chorus
V
And the father to Basia,
Then says and crying:
„Listen to that, it’s our boys
playing the drums!“
Chorus
VI
All exclaim in unison,
„Enough of this captivity!“
We’ve got the scythes of Racławice,
Kościuszko, if God wills.
Fun fact: the Swedish Anthem doesnt mention Sweden but the polish does.
Poland is that nasty kid who like to bully others, but gets very offended when he’s bullied.
The italian anthem mentions poland too, iirc Italy and Poland are the only nations whos anthems mention each other
After the heavy links with France in history and as allies in building the Polish nation, I’m kinda underwhelmed that France is only mentioned indirectly 😅
Funny enogh, in the italian anthem there is a mention to poland
“Il sangue di Italia, il sangue polacco bevé col cosacco, ma il Cor le brució”
Translated in
“The blood of Italy and the blood of Poland
was drunk by the Cossack,
but her heart still burned.”
No Lithuania? We adopted kurwa for nothing
Why would Poland sing negatively about Germany and Russia? What have they ever done to provoke this unnecessary Aggression?
Germany indirectionally mentioned positively?
Russia only INDIRECTIVELY mentioned negatively?
Yeah I call bullshit.
I’d also include an indirect mention of Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine (maybe Latvia as well), since the nation of „Poland“ back then included all the cultures of the Commonwealth and meant what „Poland-Lithuania“ means today