The "Anthem of Krajna" is a song whose lyrics were written by
Paweł Jasiek. It is used by the inhabitants of
Krajna
Krajna is a forested historical region in Poland, situated in the border area between the Greater Poland, Kuyavian-Pomeranian and Pomeranian Voivodeships. The region consists of parts of Złotów, Piła, Sępólno, Nakło, Bydgoszcz and ...
,
Poland
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as an unofficial anthem.
The song was composed in the 1930s. The lyrics were written by Paweł Jasiek on August 25, 1932, in
Olsztyn
Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini''
* Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county right ...
, having just returned from a visit to his hometown of
Zakrzewo. Music was written roughly at the same time as the lyrics. In 1975 a citizen of
Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of cant ...
, Professor
Bernard Pietrzak
Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname.
The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "bra ...
, worked out an arrangement for a four-person mixed
choir
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. The anthem of Krajna is also used by the Ziemia Krajeńska Elementary School in
Samsieczno as the school anthem.
"Czas Nakielski" newspaper article about the school anthem
(Polish
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* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
)
Lyrics of the anthem
References
External links
About the anthem on the website of Kamień Krajeński Commune Office
Polish songs
Polish patriotic songs
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