Polish Army Day - celebrations in Warsaw (15.08.2007)
The Other Guy
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Wonderful pictures!
Venom PL
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MightyMacbeth
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nice pictures there Venom, as usual :cheers:
senojekips
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^^^I'm with Macbeth^^^
Very nice photos VenomPL, Thanks.
Very nice photos VenomPL, Thanks.
Venom PL
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No this is not Polish anthem its "My, Pierwsza Brygada" (We of the First Brigade) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My%2C_Pierwsza_Brygada
Polish National Anthem
Instrumental version
Polish National Anthem
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Venom PL
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Mazurek Dąbrowskiego (Dąbrowski's Mazurka) is the Polish National Anthem (since 26 February 1927), written by Józef Wybicki in 1797. Originally called the "Anthem of the Polish Legions in Italy", it is also informally known in English as "Poland Is Not Yet Lost" or "Poland Has Not Yet Perished" from its initial verse, "Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła."
Origin and legacy
The song originated during the formation of the Polish Legions in Italy under the command of General Henryk Dąbrowski.
Józef Wybicki, a close friend of Dąbrowski, wrote it in Reggio Emilia between 15-21 July, 1797, to the tune of a mazurka.
Beginning with the words, "Poland has not yet perished," it was a nationalist call to arms to save the Polish state which had fallen under foreign occupation.
The "Anthem of the Polish Legions in Italy" ("Pieśń Legionów Polskich we Włoszech") quickly became very popular with the Polish Legionnaires, but also gained wide currency within Poland. It became one of the most popular hymns during Poland's November 1830 and January 1863 uprisings.
During the European Revolutions of 1848, it won favor throughout Europe as a revolutionary anthem.
This led the Slovak poet Samuel Tomašik to write the anthem, Hey Slavs, based on the melody of the Polish Anthem.
This was later adopted by the First Congress of the Pan-Slavic Movement in Prague as the Pan-Slavic Anthem.
During the Second World War, a translation of this anthem became the national anthem of Yugoslavia, and later, Serbia and Montenegro. Similarity of the anthems sometimes caused confusion during the matches of football or volleyball representations of these countries.
However, after the 2006 split between the two, neither Serbia nor Montenegro kept the song as its national anthem, choosing instead Bože pravde and Oj, svijetla majska zoro respectively.
Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C4%85browski%27s_Mazurka
I hope that now everything is clear.
Origin and legacy
The song originated during the formation of the Polish Legions in Italy under the command of General Henryk Dąbrowski.
Józef Wybicki, a close friend of Dąbrowski, wrote it in Reggio Emilia between 15-21 July, 1797, to the tune of a mazurka.
Beginning with the words, "Poland has not yet perished," it was a nationalist call to arms to save the Polish state which had fallen under foreign occupation.
The "Anthem of the Polish Legions in Italy" ("Pieśń Legionów Polskich we Włoszech") quickly became very popular with the Polish Legionnaires, but also gained wide currency within Poland. It became one of the most popular hymns during Poland's November 1830 and January 1863 uprisings.
During the European Revolutions of 1848, it won favor throughout Europe as a revolutionary anthem.
This led the Slovak poet Samuel Tomašik to write the anthem, Hey Slavs, based on the melody of the Polish Anthem.
This was later adopted by the First Congress of the Pan-Slavic Movement in Prague as the Pan-Slavic Anthem.
During the Second World War, a translation of this anthem became the national anthem of Yugoslavia, and later, Serbia and Montenegro. Similarity of the anthems sometimes caused confusion during the matches of football or volleyball representations of these countries.
However, after the 2006 split between the two, neither Serbia nor Montenegro kept the song as its national anthem, choosing instead Bože pravde and Oj, svijetla majska zoro respectively.
Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C4%85browski%27s_Mazurka
I hope that now everything is clear.
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philam15
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I agree, ours just seems so...worn out and not emotional enough, but hey Im not complaining if some people had it theyre way it would go: "me american, me roar, me eat hotdog, enough song!!"
The Other Guy
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half of the flag wavers in this country couldn't tell you half the national anthem...
http://www.military-quotes.com/forum/most-patriotic-country-world-t42047.html
turn up the volume on the video, and listen.
http://www.military-quotes.com/forum/most-patriotic-country-world-t42047.html
turn up the volume on the video, and listen.
senojekips
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Very smart turnout by all concerned. And Yes,.... there's certainly something about "Women in uniform" (my apologies to Skyhooks)