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Afganistan [English translation]
Afganistan [English translation]
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Afganistan [English translation]

Skąd Rosjanie wracali?1 Z historycznej wycieczki 2,

Wieźli tryumfy wstydliwe, kryli nieładne łupy.

A co po nich zostało? Buzująca pożoga,

Splugawione świątynie, dzieci, gruzy i trupy.

Chwalmy ich, że wracają użyźniwszy popiołem

Ziemie próżnych owoców ludzkiej troski i pracy.

Skąd-by-kolwiek wracali, bijmy Rosjanom czołem,

Póki ten odwrót – powrotu – nie znaczy.

1. Allusion to A. Mickiewicz's poetic novel "Konrad Wallenrod" (1828), in which medieval Lithuanian insurgents fight the invasion of the Teutonic Order. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Wallenrod Mickiewicz's poem was created when Poland was occupied by three powers, including Russia.2. One of the Mickiewicz's poem's songs begins with the words: Whence come the Litwins? From a nightly sally https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Konrad_Wallenrod/The_Festival

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Jacek Kaczmarski
  • country:Poland
  • Languages:Polish
  • Genre:Singer-songwriter
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