"Ukochany kraj" ("Beloved Country"; also known by its

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, "Wszystko tobie, ukochana ziemio"; "Everything for You, Beloved Land") is a poem written by Polish poet

Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński (23 January 1905 – 6 December 1953), alias ''Karakuliambro'', was a Polish poet. He is well known for the "paradramatic" absurd humorous sketches of the ''Green Goose Theatre''. Biography Born to a lower-mid ...

in 1953 and put to music as a song (in several versions) by . It was probably the most widespread

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song in

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. Together with other poets and composers, Gałczyński yielded under the pressure of authorities and wrote several things in the style of

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, including this "song for the masses" (Polish: "pieśń masowa"). Appealing to

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, the song calls for building a new Socialist Poland: :Wszystko tobie ukochana ziemio, :Nasze myśli wciąż przy tobie są, :Tobie lotnik tryumf nad przestrzenią, :A robotnik daje dwoje rąk. ::Everything for you, beloved land, ::Our thoughts are with you all the time, ::The pilot triumphs over the space for you, ::And the worker gives you both hands. It is claimed that the song was considered as a replacement of " Dąbrowski's

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" (''

Poland Is Not Yet Lost ( " Dąbrowski's Mazurka"), in English officially known by its incipit Poland Is Not Yet Lost, is the national anthem of the Republic of Poland. The original lyrics were written by Józef Wybicki in Reggio Emilia, in Northern Italy, betwee ...

'') as the

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."Czarownik Gałczyński"
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'', March 2, 2003 Reminiscent of this and other songs of the Socialist past,

Janusz Józefowicz Janusz Józefowicz (born 3 July 1959, Świecie) is a Polish director, choreographer, actor and dancer. He is the director and choreographer of the musical '' Metro''. Education Józefowicz is a graduate of the State Higher School of Theatre ...

directed the musical play ''Beloved Country... or Polish People's Republic in Songs'' ( pl) premiered in in 2001.

References

{{reflist Polish poems Polish songs 1953 poems 1953 songs