Rob Reacts to... "Hej, sokoły!" - Polish Folk Song

[@RobReacts1]

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[@hanstusk1731]

A tragic performance. One of the worst I've ever heard. This is the song of a broken man. He's lost everything and he doesn't care anymore. The original title is "Sorrow"!!!!! It's important to understand that it's laughter through tears. Originally, it was about longing for a girlfriend, a boy who is in a foreign land. Pole boy. Because it's a 100% Polish song. It was established around 1778 in POLAND! Ukraine was added later. Ukrainians stole this song in the 20th century. They translated it as folk... kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2GrkmtmesyUeJI kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zqe1Z31ogKyEe7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ-kpIeLbsyjgas

[@carsonix78]

I like your fascination about Poland. As a Pole - thank You.

[@RobReacts1]

Cheers 😁

[@konradbanys2239]

You should definitely get some kind of honorary polish citizenship

[@markbielak5259]

Rob, this is a Polish song, composed by a Pole, it is not of Ukrainian or Cossack origins. Hey you, falcons!, original title Żal [1] -"Sorrow/Sadness/Longing" (also known as Żal za dziewczyna, (Longing for the girl left) then Żal za Ukrainą (Sorrow/Longing for the Ukraine) , Na zielonej Ukrainie, (In the green Ukraine) - Polish song composed by Maciej Kamieński (1734-1821)[1][2][3], creator of operas and vaudevilles, including the first Polish opera. In the original version, the song was only a sentimental story about the longing of a boy staying "in a strange place" for his beautiful-eyed girlfriend who remained in his "land" ("kraina"), but without specifying which country (kraina) it is about[8]. However, already in songbooks from the mid-nineteenth century, in addition to longing for a girl left behind in a distant country, there was also singing about longing for "green Ukraine", which inscribed the song in the popular trend of romantic fascination with "Kresy" (Borderlands)/including Ukraine, ( lost by Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth -during its partition-to Russia in late 18th century), and the Cossacks, present in 19th century in Polish literature and music. The character of a borderland ballad is given to the song by a verse popularized in the 20th century, which explains that the girl and green Ukraine are bid farewell to a Uhlan or Cossack (depending on the version) who sets off on horseback "from Black Water", i.e. from the Black Sea, on a long journey to a foreign country. The oldest known version of the lyrics has no references to Ukraine or the refrain beginning with the words Hey, falcons The chorus beginning with Hey Falcons is a later addition[10][1]. The text of the refrain appears only in a scout songbook from around 1917. The ballad became popular at the beginning of the 20th century among Polish scouts and falconers, and later also among Polish soldiers, especially during the Polish-Bolshevik war of 1920[10]. It was then popularized by Polish soldiers in Ukraine, the text was translated into Ukrainian, and now it is treated as a "Ukrainian folk song"[19]. The song is also sung as a traditional piece in Belarusian[20], and recently became popular in Slovakia, Czechia, Lithuania and Canada. In Poland, it continues to be sung as a tourist, scout and military song, and now as a popular wedding song[11]. It's been also popularized in various historical dramas and other films

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

Impressive comment. Thank you for all the information and the way you have presented it. If I could I would give you three thumbs up.

[@markbielak5259]

@@dorotabarbowska2184 Thank you. My pleasure. Credit to Polish wikipedia and some other sources

[@PiotrJaser]

Nieznany jest autor tekstu, ale prawie na pewno był to polsko-ukraiński poeta. Nawiązanie do Kozaków i Ukrainy jest tu jednoznaczne. Myślę, że możemy się z Ukraińcami troszkę tym dziedzictwem podzielić, włos nam z głowy nie spadnie.

[@markbielak5259]

@@PiotrJaser Piotrze, nalezy sie cieszyc ze utwor jest popularny zarowno w Polsce jak i na Ukrainie, i to do tego stopnia ze traktowany jest jako "swoj" ale nie ma potrzeby tworzyc fikcyjnej rzeczywistosci co do jego pochodzenia. Gwoli scislosci, wedlug znawcow tematu: Nie jest znany autor tekstu, lecz wiadomo, że libretta do utworów Kamieńskiego- a wiec tworcy tego utworu- pisali tacy poeci jak Franciszek Bohomolec, Wojciech Bogusławski, Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz czy Hugo Kołłątaj[1]. W przeszłości podawano jako autora pieśni Tomasza Padurę[4][5][6], polsko-ukraińskiego poetę i kompozytora żyjącego w XIX wieku. Ballada jednak nie znajduje się w żadnym z czterech zbiorów z utworami Padury. Również żaden znawca twórczości Padury nie potwierdza jego autorstwa pieśni[7]. Według innej opinii, również niepotwierdzonej, autorem tekstu miał był Józef Bohdan Zaleski[3], XIX-wieczny polski poeta, przedstawiciel "ukraińskiej szkoły" polskiego romantyzmu.

[@markbielak5259]

@@dsodragus4616 Nope..

[@wuuemm]

Actually, the song is purely of Polish origin. In the second half of the XVIII century, then in XIX, Polish-Ukrainian or - better - Polish - Cossack conflicts were somewhat forgotten and Ukraine was a subject to a kind of fascination and longing for times where these nations had lived together within the European's largest state organism, the Commonwealth (Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów).

[@TAMARARUFF1]

This is a Polish song.Is lot of Polish history attached with this era,Very touched and very emotional

[@nerilka9527]

There is one more aspect about this motive, very common in those old patriotic songs, when a young guy is saying goodbye to his girlfriend to fight in a war. In Polish every word has a gender and the word "Polska" is feminine ("Ukraina" also). I sometimes felt a bit odd refering my country as "it" when talking in English. What I mean is that I always felt about those stories like that this young men needs to choose between the two of them: the woman he loves and the country he loves. In some song I learned at school it was like: you're also Polish so you will understand that her independence is more important than our love. That's maybe just my interpretation, but that's how I was feeling about those stories being like a 'love triangle'.

[@bobeczek01]

This and Lithuania (parts ) were considered regions of the Commonwealth, so obviously it's not about the countries as they stay today. Because after that period when Poland was partitioned lots of Great Polish literature was made and one that is considered a Polish national drama is Pan Tadeusz , and there he misses his homeland of Lithuania but he means the region, because he is Polish at heart

[@marzenajaworska3663]

Exactly. 'Lithuania, my dear homeland, you are like health. How precious you are knows only the one who has lost you'. - This is how it starts (translated spontaneously by myself).

[@lesiu11111]

Mickiewcz was polish 😂😂😂

[@Sofia-mi3kk]

​@@lesiu11111Tak, proszę pana, był Polakiem i sercem i duszą, pisał po polsku i cierpiał razem z Polską i naszym narodem. Niewiedza jest karą za lenistwo. Proszę przeczytać Dziady cz.III oraz.' Księgi Narodu i pielgrzymstwa polskiego ', autorstwa tegoż Adama Mickiewicza.👍🇵🇱

[@kletniak]

This is about war, cause Ukraine it was border region between Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Ottoman Empire and Russian Tsardom, were been a lot of battles.

[@MariolaMałgorzata]

Ukrainy nie było to były polskie ziemie .Nie falszuj historii

[@kletniak]

@@MariolaMałgorzata nazywane Ukrainą lub hetmanatem, poniol?

[@Varyages]

​@@MariolaMałgorzataByła to ziemia podlegająca Polsce, ale nie taka była wola żyjących tam ludzi. Pojawienie się Hetmanatu potwierdza to.

[@MariolaMałgorzata]

@@Varyages były ziemie polskie bo Ukrainy takiego państwa nie było istnieje od 1991

[@Sofia-mi3kk]

​@@kletniakProszę podawać rzetelnie fakty! Który z Polaków nazwał po raz pierwszy ziemie "u kraja" Polski "ukraina" jako "ziemia na krańcu "?

[@AspectPL]

With Poland you need to know that between 15th and 18th centuries it basically co-owned with Lithuania almost the entirety of Belarus and Ukraine. Many, many famous and influential polish nobles lived in the "kresy" (edges) of the Commonwealth and separate nationalities of ruthenians wasn't established back then, though they clearly had their own culture and ethnicity.

[@paulinarapicka]

He is living her because of a war, if I am not mistaken- Khmelnytsky Uprising ;) I personally love the version of this song from the movie: "Ogniem I Mieczem" ("With Fire and Sword" from 1999). Edit: Or any other war, there were many of them thru the years ;)

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Too many wars! 😪

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@MAGDALENA ŁUNIEWICZ I absolutely agree, live each day, and never ignore the small things! 🤗💐 I met a Polish lady at the supermarket a few months ago when she just suddenly started crying, so we sat and talked and even though she has been living safely here many years, the current war reminded her of her parents and grandparents suffering - the pain never goes away entirely, but every day is a new gift! 👍🫂

[@Bear-Jew]

The version of this song from the movie: "Ogniem I Mieczem" is my favourite too.

[@bernardawsu6976]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bISceYhsqK6heas&ab_channel=Polishsongswithenglishsubtitles - song from the movie: "Ogniem i Mieczem"

[@annamariagebicka4883]

It is so nice that you are interested in Poland. ❤❤❤

[@H0RNY_DR4G0N]

When I'm drunk, I usually sing "Hej, sokoły", "Kniazia Jaremy Nawrócenie" and the polish version of "Spanish Ladies"

[@supreme3376]

Dammn especially Polish Weddings kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3e2c3aXr7Cpm68

[@Sandro_de_Vega]

Every polish shanties are good.

[@grzegorznowak3313]

​@@Sandro_de_Vega try "Chłopcy z Botany Bay"

[@marjolaine6274]

Ja po pijanemu śpiewam Marsyliankę, taka naleciałość ze szkoły średniej. Ewentualnie jedną piosenkę Tonyego leung chiu-wai. Zależnie od stanu euforii lub pijackiej depresji.

[@jolantaslowik837]

We sang this song as students at horse rallies in Poland. It brings a tear to my eye when I hear it. Thank you for it.❤

[@j.k.6200]

This song is actually pretty old and has many different versions in many languages. Earliest known polish version comes from XVIII or XIX century, though author of text is unknown, while music is currently associated with composer Maciej Kamieński.

[@eeMaa88]

My heart is squeezed as at family gatherings me and my 15 cousins always took our nan to dance... she was in the middle circle and we swapped so each of us could dance with her to her fav song❤😢

[@SxVaNm345]

There is a sizable Polish community here in Australia, great hardworking people with an amazing history and culture.

[@RobReacts1]

Yep same as the poles in the UK!

[@sebastianseijeen7817]

@@RobReacts1 You shuld listen to Jacek Kaczmarski our bard ... For example "Mury" or "Nasza Klasa" "Our class".

[@jackers1]

@@sebastianseijeen7817 "Mury" to akurat L'ESTACA, mało kto o tym wie.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWXKkIKdaKqci68

[@pmrock8672]

Listen to "Dumka na dwa serca" - Edyta Górniak, Mieczysław Szcześniak. A song from the film "Ogniem i Mieczem", which by the way I also recommend you if you like this atmosphere.

[@jakubpietowski4795]

The chorus directs falcons to Ukraine, from my understanding. The line "avoid mountains, forests, valleys" encourages falcons to fly over the European plains. I really like the part where the song gets quiet and then the Cossack realises he will die because the song gets more and more desperate to direct falcons to fly to beautiful Ukraine.

[@sytrostormlord3275]

meh... avoid mountain, forest, valleys... cossacks should live, fight and (eventualy) die in their belowed steppes. For me it's clear that falcons = soldiers, or any other brave men, especialy in that time period and in this part of Europe... In other regions of Europe, you'd call brave man -> a lion, or another wild animal. In XVII-XVIII century Ukraine, falcon was the symbol of bravery.

[@arekfrommallorca]

I learnt that song when I was 12 or 13. Nowadays , my wife loves that song, inspite of that she understands a little as she is from Peru and she speaks very basic Polish.

[@kml8732]

This is pure polish song composed by Maciej Kamieński in XVIII century. Formerly know as "Żal"(grief/regret)

[@wer.3026]

Pierwszy raz słyszę tą piosenkę w takim wykonaniu. Naprawdę niesamowity śpiew na głosy 😯

[@micha5876]

Co ciekawe wykonuje to ukraiński zespół ze Lwowa "Pikardyjska Tercja" (Піккардійська терція)

[@annawnuk3713]

​@@micha5876 Jeżeli to śpiewają nie Polacy... Super wymowa. Trochę miękko śpiewają . Dzięki za dopełnienie 👍👍

[@kornik19872]

Thanks for your video, I'm from Poland and learning with you English 🤗🤗

[@RobReacts1]

I am glad you are enjoying the videos!

[@imropietruszka]

Rob, war as our history tells us, has always been a part of our lives... as it probably will be now. Niech żyje Polska! Слава Україні! Жыве Беларусь!

[@marcinduman2651]

As for the Cossack leaving, historically, Cossacks were meant to keep Tatars at bay. It was busy lifestyle. I always considered the Falcons were the Cossacks, and the Skylark being the Girl (and the "Bell" as well) - dunno why the latter. Reading the lyrics, kinda makes me wonder now for some reason... from the last verse, you can take it as the Girl might be dead: "pochowajcie przy niej". Which when you actually put that into perspective... it makes total sense. The Girl passed away so he goes into one of the raids, or maybe even straight up war or uprisings. He loved Her, so He misses Her. There's many women all over the world, but for him She's the only one. And then the third one speaks of sorrow, sorrow for never seeing again that Girl, your loved one. But the song is often sung differently, in a happier manner, so you don't think about something like that, and it's better to keep it that way IMO :D Also, Cossacks, just like the falcons are the rulers of the steppes, proud and free. (falcons being apex predators) P.S. Sorry for the wall of text

[@perpanismok396]

I see that in the comments butza whether it's a Polish or Ukrainian song. Ukrainians can recognize it and translate it into their language and that's ok, it's about Ukraine. But that doesn't mean it's not a Polish song, it's part of our folklore and our musical tradition, we sing it at summer camps, various camps, in schools at bonfires or at weddings. ,,Hey, Sokoły" a Polish song composed by Maciej Kamieński (1734-1821) the creator of operas and vaudevilles. That's it

[@misiat.6460]

Especialy when part what belongs today to Ukraine was Polish territory. Even some polish magnates had Ukrainian blood in their veins.

[@zavoreq6166]

@@misiat.6460 Ukraine when it came under polish rule(not directly but it was a moment that closen the ties betwwen the kingdom of poland and the grand duchy of lithuania by having the same ruler but still seperate armies and currencies while lifting the tariffs on products from both cuntries) so at the moment of the wedding of Wladyslaw Jagiello with Jadwiga Andegaweńska Ukraine was steppes mainly inhabited by cossacks the poles and the lithuanins kinda colonized the area and form mixing of the languages and betwen cossacks and other people inhabiting the area formerlly known as red ruthenia created the ukraininans we know today as well as the name itself PS during after the union became something we in polish call realna=real both lithuania nad poland unified int to the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth and poland was called the crown(korona) and the grand duchy of lithuania was called pursuit=crudly translated polish word pogoń which is the name of the crest of lithuania nad belarus as well as a quite a few cities in area called podlasie upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Coat_of_arms_of_Lithuania.svg/800px-Coat_of_arms_of_Lithuania.svg.png - link to the crest of lithuania

[@misiat.6460]

@Zavoreq Why are you explaing that to me when my nick clearly shows I'm Pole?

[@perpanismok396]

@@misiat.6460 it doesn't so much explain to you as it complements what you start, moreover, the fact that someone has a Polish nickname means nothing you can't nobody knows everything. And he probably gave this history lesson not for you, but for someone else who will read it and can learn something, this is an extension to what you wrote that Ukraine was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

[@kazsawczak6910]

In the past, even now young brave, reckless men were called falcons as they were ready to dive into a fight and war.

[@MegaEghi]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2GrkmtmesyUeJI She perfectly mixes Polish and Ukrainian language... The best cover in my opinion. I was surprised how close these languages are. 🙂

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

cudna wersja i piękne komentarze pod spodem

[@marekadamkiewicz3177]

It's a much beloved song. Don't know if a staple for drunks, they'd probably sing anything rousing as this song is. Poland had territorial aspirational toward Ukraine. Up to 1939,Lviv was a Polish city called lwów. So Ukraine stands for those territories in terms of appropriating them. The song is a favorite of Polish aristocracy called szlachta. Poland was ruled by the szlachta up to the end of WW2 when the commies took over. It's authors are probably aristocratic. The Szlachta was decimated by the Germans and the Russians during the war not mentioning the commies during their political take over under cover of the war. Nowadays this song is mostly sung by boy scouts around a camp fire. That's how a I learned it. You're right about it being about going to war. The Cossacks were a military faction. Who else would leave his girlfriend in green Ukraine (part of Poland) than a soldier going to war?

[@henrykjaniuk6689]

Look Rob, there are only birds in this song. Sokół (a falcon) and "skowronek - skylark". So, you have masculinum "falcons" - the most efficient predatorr in the air, in bird's World;, and most soft, kindly, springtime Singer, young, beutifull, vergin, girl - skylark. P.s. for us the Poles, was something strange, that we made a car of Schnellbahn in Berlin, in communist germany, in 1986 by singing this song. The car was moving " na prawo, na lewo, w górę i w dół ". A enerdowcy (Niemcy z DDR) patrzyli na nas i nic nie rozumieli. My spiewaliśmy, wg nich, po rosyjsku polską pieśń o tęsknocie za Ukrainą. ( sic!) Niemcy cały czas są w ciemnej dupie ..... And that is the reason, that we preveil and they lose.

[@martawieszczycka2364]

If a random group of Poles suddenly has to sing something together, they will almost certainly sing "Hej Sokoły" :) With a guitar by the fire, on trips, at weddings, anywhere where people sing together. I think it's very nice that the most popular Polish song is about a young Ukrainian patriot who loves his country - Ukraine and his Ukrainian girlfriend. Especially nowadays it's nice.

[@RobReacts1]

It's a cracking song to be fair

[@aleksandrab7768]

It was a popular song of Polish scouts in the early 20th century. Polish scouting was closely associated with the "Sokół" Gymnastic Society operating in the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century. "Sokół" clubs operated all over Poland. Also in Lviv there was a club "Sokół". Polish scouts took part in the fight to regain Poland's independence. This song was later translated into Ukrainian.

[@TheEneasz]

This song has a symbolic meaning for Poles. At the end of the 19th century, the text was added to the stanza: regret for Ukraine. All of western Ukraine is former Poland. Former Poland included Lithuania, today's Latvia, Estonia, and in the 16th and 17th centuries Sweden. In the ballad there is a motif of a girl who is an allegory of Ukraine. Thus, Poles express regret for the loss of Ukraine. After World War II, on Stalin's orders, the borders of Poland were changed. Poles were forcibly displaced from their homes and resettled from the borderlands to the so-called Recovered Territories.

[@sieciobywatel]

Commonwealth was not Poland. It was an union of two countries and multiple nations. Let alone Sweden was never part of Poland. Stop spreading misinformation, please.

[@ChillDudelD]

@@sieciobywatel True, Lithuania was not part of Poland, except for Wilno in the 20th century, but most of current Ukraine was part of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.

[@TheEneasz]

@@sieciobywatel Firstly, the Lithuanians made a union with the Poles because they had no other choice. The choice was simple, either union or attrition by a more powerful neighbor. Let's be straight. Lithuania became part of Poland and was neutralized. Secondly, the kings of Poland from the Vasa dynasty were also kings of Sweden. However, the uncle of the Polish king Sigismund III Vasa initiated a civil war to put him on the throne. This was the beginning of the Polish-Swedish wars. Poland was then a real regional power, and Sweden merely a cluster of fishing villages.

[@Darwidx]

​@@sieciobywatel He just skipped existence of union, both Lithuania and Sweden was in some time under Union with Poland.

[@TheEneasz]

@@Darwidx Some things are obvious, so there is no need to write about them.

[@sytrostormlord3275]

Falcons were birds trained and used for hunting. Calling a man by the name of a falcon by a girl would mean that see admires him both as a man, and as a soldier... the chorus here is referencing soldiers... brave falcons going to war, to fight for their country. Falcon could also be a term used by soldiers to their comrades.

[@sylwiawajda9866]

Rob, you catches Polish words and phrases quite easily. You've got talent👍

[@RobReacts1]

The words don't stick in my head unfortunately

[@misiat.6460]

​@@RobReacts1 Use cotton balls to keep them in.

[@annawnuk3713]

Nasza historia, dzieje, były dość mocno splecione w przeszłości. Kiedyś Królestwo Polskie było od morza do morza. To procentuje w dzisiejszych czasach dość pozytywnie. Pozdrawiam 👍👍🇵🇱💕

[@ANIANIJA999]

nie Królestwo Polskie a Rzeczpospolita. Krolestwo Polskie to było mniej więcej terytoriu, obecnej Polski bez śląska , Pomorza i Prus

[@krzysztofdobrzycki4276]

​@@ANIANIJA999Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów. Później Litwini nie radząc sobie z Tatarami oddali Ruś Koronie.

[@pawwrob4843]

Tę piosenkę najlepiej obrazuję polski film historyczny na podstawie powieści Henryka Sienkiewicza ,,Ogniem i mieczem ''w reżyseri Jerzego Hoffmana z 1999r. polecam, była to pierwsza cząść trylogii tego autora choć ze względów politycznych nakręcona jako ostatnia dopiero po upatku komunizmu. 1.,,Ogniem i mieczem''99r. 2.,,Potop''74r. 3.,,Pan Wołodyjowski''69r.

[@aurorafox1283]

I loved this song as a kid and always sang it on karaoke with my mom

[@domelxyz4181]

Strange version but this one of the songs known by simply everyone in PL

[@Antares-mo6xh]

1:05 Historically Poland and Ukraine were one big country.

[@MMMM-hc7cd]

Rob you mast see movie “ with fire and sword” that movie explain a lot of polish Ukrainian relations at that time

[@damiangawronek882]

yeah! Its fantastic polish song. This song more say, and show abouth us history. Its realy realy true song. Every time live. Now time everybody use rock version, but folclor its nice. I from Poland:) I like your canal. Its fantastic work, more facts and true .Very very thanks you. And sorry for my english:). Good yob! Fantastc ambasador polish history and facts. To day is very hard looking true. Nice :)

[@drzewowit]

Originally Cossacks where an autonomous force employed by Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth mostly to protect her SE border, but also in different wars (often against Russia). It is why the Cossack needed to leave his girlfriend and expected not to live to see her again.

[@Kuzcmada]

Falcon is old call of brave men. Like daredevil. Swift and sharp like skilled warrior.

[@annaowczarzak8151]

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[@SxVaNm345]

By the way Rob, did you know that the Italian anthem has these lines in their national anthem referencing Poles? - "The mercenary swords, they're feeble reeds. The Austrian eagle has already lost its plumes. The blood of Italy and Poland it drank, along with the Cossacks, but their blood burnt its heart."

[@nerilka9527]

And Polish national anthem is saying about returning "from Italian land to Poland".

[@Ed123]

@@nerilka9527 That is correct.

[@rafal5389]

Falcon symbolises freedom and independence. The song is a tribute to Ukraine (Ukraine used to be part of The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). Today, Poland and Ukraine although separate, stay united!

[@hanstusk1731]

Are you sick? Wha a shit!

[@SmartDuck]

I love this song! Beautiful country’s Poland and Ukraine ❤️❤️

[@JaTy-gg1rz]

Well, it's about Polish and Ukrainian history. For centuries western parts, and sometimes even eastern parts, of Ukraine were part of polish territory. Than, back in time, Ukrainian Cossacks were often hired as soldiers. It didn't ended very well, Poland was a something like democracy, so king couldn't rise taxes, so he had to fire some Cossacks from army, which later ended in Chmielnicki uprising, but it's all another story. Anyway, it's just soldier song of Ukrainian Cossacks living in Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth. And that's why also Ukrainian soldiers are singing it, because it's part of our common with Ukraine history, which sadly is not liked by some of Poles, Ukrainians and Lithuanians.

[@r3belianto514]

You need to check this version "The Dreadnoughts - Hej Sokoły (Zal za Ukraina)" ;)

[@TheJinua]

If i recall correctly the band performing is Belarussian .

[@micha5876]

It's interesting that this performance of this song is made by ukrainian band "Піккардійська терція" (Pikkardiyska Tertsiya/Pikardyjska Tercja).

[@themediator8709]

It makes me wonder if you have seen the polish movie "With fire and sword"? The movie is what I think about when I hear this song :)

[@MayaTheDecemberGirl]

You should listen to some Polish songs that were written and were sang by insurgents during the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944. And now, every year - on 1 August, which is the day when the Uprising started - in the evening there is a concert during which the people in Warsaw gather together and sing these beatiful songs together with the artists, and together for instance with Polish President who also comes there to sing with people. And these songs, sang by people in Warsaw after so many years, is a very touching event. You have tears in your eyes. And on the screen are shown in the same time original films from the Uprising. I think there are definitely some films in Internet from these concerts in some lastvtears.

[@charonboat6394]

Sokół (falcon) was the name used for daring young horsmen.

[@ptysiek85]

Hello Rob! Rób to co robisz. Robisz dobrą robotę. ;)

[@RobReacts1]

Thank you

[@tomek21051981]

Falcon means journey here and avoiding all obstacles to safely come back home to the "nest" =family.

[@syriusz1615]

link to the version sung by a Ukrainian woman in Ukrainian and Polish kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2GrkmtmesyUeJI and version in 7 languages kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqSoqX1_l7Com7M

[@mateuszstolarek6575]

Do you know that almoust all of the party when you drink a lot always end up singing this song very often

[@cringetea7702]

I love how you are so interested about Poland ❤

[@gabrielaryfinska]

Na weselu sie zawsze na tym gardlo zdziera Heej heej heeeej sokoły! Omijajcie gory, lasy, pola, doły.... 😂😂

[@FloyDJode]

God bless his children for enjoying eachother.

[@They_Void]

as much as I like that version, "Hej, sokoly! - Biesiada Z tina" is the one I love the most, I remember when I was a kid every Sunday my mom would dance with me to it, and those are some of the best times in my childhood, its much more, how to say it, happy? its literally "Hey Falcons! - ravel with Tina" and its not in the same style, its very different to what you could hear here, also I'm not sure when it was make but as the cd I have is probably older than me it has to be quite old

[@kowu3014]

Explanation: My heart stay in Ukraine. Why? This is very old song. Once part of Ukraine belonged to Poland. Big cities are Kyiv and Lviv. What in polish mean Sticks and Laions. We do not want these lands back. It's history. That is why Polish culture is so strongly connected with Ukrainian culture.

[@darksonlolo6039]

Ukraine used to be Polish, that's why this song

[@pani_oko6122]

A girl is a symbol of the country's beloved

[@pawemazurkiewicz8641]

Rob this song appears mainly in "With Fire and sword" that means "Ogniem i mieczem" I recommend this movie directed by Jerzy Hofmann

[@РоманКостенко-ю7ъ]

What a strange man! He asks: "Why is the Cossack saying goodbye to the girl? Where is he going?" And where else can a Cossack go? To war, of course. A Cossack is not just a Ukrainian, he is a warrior, he fights!

[@RobReacts1]

I didnt know a cossack was specifically a soldier

[@РоманКостенко-ю7ъ]

@@RobReacts1, sorry, I thought you know... Cossacks are such a social state in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which was engaged in war. There are several nuances in the definition of this social state that introduce confusion. However, it must be said that this is clearly a noblemen, the free men who could carry and use weapons and not pay taxes. In contrast to peasants, artisans, merchants and townspeople etc. These are the lower aristocracy of Medieval Ukraine, the warriors; the princely or boyar's warbands.

[@karollatocha3244]

Falcons were commonly sign of fortunate soldiers (brave , smart and those who come back to home), its not chanting to falcons but to themselves and its obviously about soldier, becouse there's been many wars + fighting with tatars (remnants of mongol empire - steppe hordes)

[@PeterJ-cb3vk]

Rob, keep up the good work !!!

[@lucjanchochlik]

To ogień, W Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie I Szczebrzeszyn z tego słynie.

[@rademenes1754]

As far as I know, the piece was written during the Battle of Khotyn, in which the Polish-Lithuanian Union, which also included Ukraine, clashed with the Cossack and Tatar Hordes and with Turkey.

[@PUARockstar]

In the battle of Khotyn Cossacks were at Commonwealth side

[@patrycjakonieczna]

This folk song reminds me of the great times when Poland was a big and powerful country. We were badasses, very brave, courageous and proud of themselves... Because we could work together in spite of differences. Because we wanted to cooperate. Nowadays patriotism is a quite controversial statement associated with hooligans who buy merch with Polish national symbols. That hurts... 🤧 If you love Poland, you must hate other nationalities which is not a true. You can't be proud of work your ancestors done because half of Poles have a problem with themselves. May be for most the patriotism is just a bunch of words or just a tradition to keep on cause they don't feel it. Polish society change much since 1939. We are not the same. The problem is we forget our independent strong character to copying anything West. Because some people are ashamed of their roots. Because they hate Church, Polish tradition. Because they feel themselves "European" in modern terms which is to fight off tradition. Sorry for these sad remarks but I am allergic to those who act cosmopolitans while don't respect their own roots. I don't understand why they want me to respect other cultures and be ashamed of my own.

[@34aniaj]

In its original version, the song was merely a sentimental tale of a boy's longing while staying 'in a foreign land' for his beautiful-eyed girlfriend who remained in his 'homeland,' without specifying which country. However, in songbooks from the mid-19th century, in addition to the longing for the girl left behind in a distant land, there were also verses sung about longing 'for the green Ukraine,' aligning the song with the then-current trend of romantic fascination with Ukraine and the Cossacks, present in Polish literature and music. The character of a borderland ballad is given to the song by a verse popularized in the 20th century, which explains that it is a Cossack or Ulan (depending on the version) who bids farewell to the girl and the green Ukraine, embarking on a distant journey to a foreign country, riding from 'the Black Water,' meaning from the Black Sea.

[@123pik1]

Cossacks were one of many ethnic groups in Poland before partitions They as a group were treated like sth above peasant but not equal to richer nobility They had autonomy and when they raised against Poland or Russia they mostly weren't fighting for independence but for some extra rights Big part of them was used as soldiers in armies of Poland and Russia

[@floriandorian9468]

You should listen to some Jacek Kaczmarski songs, like ,,Kniazia Jaremy Nawrócenie" or ,,Epitafium dla Wysockiego" but second one is a bit long and harder to understand.

[@robertgrabowski]

Other song version: AnnaLu & Shavez kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2KknomabbR_mpI This is the best. (-:

[@ireneusz-u9i]

Cossacks can be defined briefly - whoever was their enemy did not live long. The Cossacks are a collection of the biggest and toughest killers that the land in that area bore. All the time they dealt with almost nothing but war. They only feared the commander and God (in that order). They settled on the border of Poland, the Ottoman Empire, the Mongol Empire, and the Duchy of Muscovy (later called Russia). So they had to be tough to survive.

[@forexscalping_pl]

I think that can be interested for you topic how Dzikie Pola and cossacs apear in XV-XVI. This will give you the feeling why so many topics from current Ukraine are in Polish culture.

[@gooogoo2137]

man i forgot about this song, brings back memories with a remake version

[@karolrej1109]

Dumka na dwa serca

[@jenniferharrison8915]

I have heard a lot of Ukrainian songs and music from my Ukraine Facebook friends, I love to hear them and all the Cossack history - very proud and creative people! This is very similar, and so are their historic costumes, the people's stick together here in Australia like they do in Europe! They believe death is not the end! 🫂 Yes Rob, you can sing! 🤗👏

[@kml8732]

It is Polish song about Ukraine, not Ukrainian song.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@kml8732 Yes, I know! I meant that I have actually heard very "similar" music on Ukrainian soldiers video footage! 😊

[@RobReacts1]

But there is a Ukrainian version Wikipedia says

[@kml8732]

​@@RobReacts1 It was later translated into Ukrainian language. The song itself was written by Polish opera writer Maciej Kamieński (1734-1821).

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@RobReacts1 Yes, I heard the Ukrainian version, it's a different tempo! This is similar to Red Kalinga, or Chervona Kalyna! Wonderful melody and voices! I hear that this song was even performed by a Columbian band in Krakow one day (Los Iankovers)! Very popular!

[@klemens_gak]

I feel in my blood my Polish ancestors who lived on the Ukrainian Steppe is grateful for this video. PS. I am waiting for "Ogniem i Mieczem" reaction

[@malgorzatalenort8888]

I am now so... thank you guys it's still alavie

[@TomikoPL]

You've probably noticed the letter representing the sound which The Knights Who Say "Ń" say.

[@alexanderbielinski1687]

SEE THE FILM " OGNIEM I MIECZEM" WITH PROPER ENGLISH SUBTITLES TO FEEL THE SPIRIT, AND UNDERSTAND THE POLISH- UKRAINIAN SOUL.

[@beatryczelupa5411]

Before the war, Ukraine belonged to Poland

[@flameendcyborgguy883]

Every slavic person after 2 or 3 flasks of vodka can and will sing it together, all in their respective languages, yet still in tune

[@1fanMiszy]

This happens when an Englishman tries to understand a folk song, he needs to drink a lot of Polish milk from a Polish mother, maybe he will succeed, anyway congratulations for trying 👍💝😁

[@robitobi9740]

Milk and something extra 😜

[@RobReacts1]

Haha

[@supreme3376]

Falcon is symbol Ukraine you need to see ("With Fire and Sword")

[@marysiachucky5546]

You should totally see „With the Fire and Sword” and „the Deluge”! They are such a great part of Polish culture, the stories are beautiful and I really am curious are you #teamSkrzetuski or #teamBohun!

[@pawellewap9179]

This is a very heavy and difficult topic in the history of Poles and Ukrainians. Both nations have their versions of a common history regarding the Cossack uprisings, but also subsequent wars, blood spilled and mutual guilt. Half of my family comes from today's Ukraine, specifically near Lviv, but at the time of Putin's attack on Ukraine, for most Poles, the difficult history found its way where it should have, i.e. in books, and we were able to show that we can forgive and ask for forgiveness where we have sinned. I think this is an important matter and despite obvious differences, both nations will finally start living as brothers, since our languages ​​are so similar and hatred towards Russia, which is still striving to become a superpower over our dead bodies, unites us like nothing else. I also recommend you a contemporary song from a film based on the history of those times, from the song you listened to "With Fire and Sword" titled "Dumka na dwa serca" with English subtitles: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bISceYhsqK6heassi=rqcr0j7Wt9voKtvh

[@wuuemm]

Your interpretation is correct.

[@misiat.6460]

Here it is the oldest Polish hymn Bogurodzica sung by Ukrainian soldiers before going to battle. This hymn dates to XII century. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qme5hJycg86NepY This is the same hymn sung before the Grunwald battle by Polish knights. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnrPpKiLasSdnK8 Here is the tribute to famous polish Winged Hussars by Swedish band Sabbaton. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eanPg32phpyjaM0

[@Pablo123.]

i love this song, my heart beats faster when i hear it

[@anuskas9244]

2:22 Kozak leaves Ukraine and his girlfriend because he is going to fight in the war. The text was written by a Polish-Ukrainian poet and sung during the war with the Bolsheviks, in 1919-1921, when the Polish and Ukrainian armies were allies

[@janhusar9105]

Anuś Kaś... Bzdura . Pieśń napisana przez Polaka zakochanego w ukrainie....Nie państwie a regionie pogranicznym zwanym KRESAMI lub inaczej u...krainą leżącą w Rzeczypospolitej na pograniczu. " Ukrainę" mamy także na Zachodzie.

[@anuskas9244]

​@@janhusar9105 Pieśń napisana przez Tymko Padurę, chodzi mi o tekst. Wszędzie jest informacja, że to polsko ukraiński poeta. I od zawsze tak myślałam, bo to raczej prawda. Odpowiadam na pytanie czemu Kozak opuszcza Ukrainę więc chyba ta odpowiedź jest poprawna

[@janhusar9105]

@@anuskas9244 pl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hej,_soko%C5%82y Wesołych świąt. Ps. To Ukraińcy przypisują również sobie tę pieśń. Nie rozumiejąc znaczenia określenia geograficznego pogranicza wschodniej Rzeczpospolitej inaczej ukraina , kresy. Myśląc , że mowa o Ukrainie czy Ukraińcach. I gdzie tu " kozak"?

[@janhusar9105]

@@anuskas9244 Wysłałem Ci link. Poczytaj do końca.

[@anuskas9244]

@@janhusar9105 Rob zapytał czemu Kozak opuszcza Ukrainę i dziewczynę, którą kochał. Odpowiedziałam więc, że jedzie na wojnę a pieśń była popularna w okresie wojny z bolszewikami kiedy Polska i Ukraina były sojusznikami a co do autorów nie ma sensu się spierać , różne źródła różnie podają

[@sylwiaole1070]

Another cool song is Dunka na dwa serca.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZS7cn6erNifbNE

[@stanisawankowski8243]

So a bit of fun history: Ukraine and Poland were once parts of one country, the Commonwealth of the Three Nations (Polish, Lithuanian and Ukrainian). So the song is both Polish and Ukrainian at the same time. Also, during the times of the Commonwealth, Ukrainian Kossacs formed groups that could be called a mercenary military today. So the Kossac from the song is leaving probably to go with his comrades to war, or at least to find someone who would pay them for fighting in some conflict.

[@s.oliwiaedyta4372]

We have a lot things with Ukrainę or Lithuania because some part od these land was Poland on history...

[@joannazywotko7753]

This song is uniting both nations. And we are so similar

[@paxvera5199]

Thank you.