THE TRUMPETER of KRAKÓW. St. Mary's Trumpet Call. NEW FULL HD video.

BEAUTIFUL POLAND: Recorded from the highest tower of the St Mary's Basilica. Great sound and beautiful views of Old Town Kraków.
Hejnał Mariacki is played every hour on the hour, four times in succession in each of the four cardinal directions, by a trumpeter on the highest tower of the city's Saint Mary's. The noon performance is broadcast via radio to all of Poland and the world.
Special thanks to Mr. Trumpeter (does anyone know his name?) for a great performance and for greeting visitors from different countries despite the language barrier. This video is dedicated to you, sir.
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Lily
Audio track at the end of the video: "Underdog", by The 126ers.

[@paulsrozans221]

First time I've heard this trumpet long time ago,as child, left under supervision of my Polish Grandma, while she listened polish radio. there on radio before trumpet was sound of steps, and I ask grandma what is goin on there? And She told me story of brave guard, going up the highest tower of city to warn citizens of enemy hords approaching form east, and he sacrifice his life for his nation ... that was fighters "seed", put it childs heart by his Grandma, never forget, never give up ❤️

[@dziedzic8565]

The polish Troops of Monte Cassino were all heroes and will always be remembered.

[@victoriamccargar1813]

It is played hourly in four directions from the church tower and commemorates a Mongol invasion in 1241 when, according to legend, an arrow cut short the trumpeter’s alarm signal to close the city gates.

[@gutsfinky]

Yes, according to the legend the arrow struck the poor trumpeter in the throat!

[@wuuemm]

@@gutsfinky The legend created in 1928 :)

[@anjyc0727]

not legend, according to the history the arrow was shot from 400-500 meter

[@nakedcelt]

Played at the summit of Monte Cassino whilst Polish troops wept - za wolność!

[@walterbenjamin1386]

Norman Davies’ book Europe brought me.

[@brianbyrne2828]

Magnificent! Played at Monte Casino monastery, which the soldiers of General Władysław Ander's captured in WW11

[@PendulousJohnson]

Read the book Poland, by James Michener. That will give you a real understanding of what this song, and it's abrupt ending, means to the Polish people.

[@AlonsoRules]

you know its coming on the hour and it never gets any less awesome

[@ulicadluga]

My father heard this many a day when he went to school in Krakow between 1927 and 1937. He crossed from Ulica Długa 50 to his school in the mornings. Then, in 1939, as a teenager he joined the war effort from the UK to liberate Poland.

[@VoidCosmonaut]

I fully respect your dad. I am a Pole born in 1981 but i know how important our history is. God Bless your Dad and Yourself

[@alexa.davronov1537]

Mongols certainly didn't like it at the time.

[@ameliavinar8752]

after reading the trumpeter of krakow it was cool to see that the heynal is still played

[@jwhitt777]

This is exactly why I sought this video.

[@jaibalasubramaniyan7592]

Johann Tring is the worst

[@gortekk8990]

We can't forget about our past, history, and people who fought for our freedom. Honour and Glory to the Heroes.Czesc I Chwala Bohaterom.

[@daveyoung8659]

a fantastic thing to see and hear

[@CO84trucker]

Planning a trip to Poland this spring and my plans for Krakow include calling a stateside Polish friend and have him guess my whereabouts... I'll then aim my phone at ⛪🎺!

[@2serveand2protect]

This tune is cut almost by the end - ON PURPOSE. It ends very sharply and abruptly. Do you know why?

[@KrasnalPS]

From Wiki: "According to a popular 20th-century legend, during a Mongol invasion of Poland (the invasion usually cited is that of 1241), Mongol troops led by General Subutai approached Kraków. A sentry on a tower of St Mary's Church sounded the alarm by playing the Hejnał, and the city gates were closed before the Tatars could ambush the city. The trumpeter, however, was shot in the throat and did not complete the anthem, and this is the legendary reason as to why performances end abruptly before completion."

[@warrewall5436]

arrow shot the sentry through the throat killing him

[@nolanw1287]

I love looking up and seeing him and his golden trumpet.

[@Blubbby]

did you know that the trumpet was cut off short because a trumpeter was shot with an arrow while doing this by the tartars in the old days so the trumpet sound became shorter

[@karolinanowakowska7901]

Czy pamiętacie jak to się stało, że hejnał krakowski został zaakceptowany przez muzykę międzynarodową jako charakterystycznie polskie muzycznie hasło? Odpowiedź na pytanie uzyskacie w ciekawym materiale: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKKVh56QiM6crJI

[@stef1074]

So moving...

[@callumkent7155]

Love sitting in the main square listening to this and watching the horse and carriages. What a wonderful city. My favourite in the world. 🇵🇱 ✝️

[@mistermornevanderberg]

The devotion is inspiring, considering the deeper meaning of his actions and in such a regular fashion.

[@quartztemplar3676]

I've been to Krakow this weekend, it sends the whole square into such a sense of peace it's amazing

[@joycepamisa5479]

This little tune called "The Haynal" it is plued every hour...

[@jaibalasubramaniyan7592]

its The heynal. At the end, he stops abruptly. It is called the broken note and this action is because of something in history

[@FEDEXLuchs]

@@jaibalasubramaniyan7592 to give more context for you.. the town was being attacked. the trumpeter scaled the tower to play the notes to alert the town and the (i think it was the turks could of been the Tartars) stormed the tower and killed the trumpeter hence the abrupt end

[@erichartwig4008]

@@FEDEXLuchs the Mongols.

[@dankgank420]

still cry everytime

[@aksiiska9470]

i have heard about this on german radio. i remember "bonporti" from a trip to lublin the legend says the trumpeter stopped because he was hit by an arrow

[@Isaac-hd6vs]

Actually, it is more intense than that, because he was killed by this arrow

[@andremollard122]

Pollish people has been heoes of the ww2. I sayed them thank you thank you thnk you great peoples

[@ntpradio]

Hejnał Mariacki appears to being played by st.ogn. Ojczyk Zbigniew

[@kevinreilly9482]

I've been there

[@patc6146]

the book was very good too

[@susanpower-q5q]

Prayer for all who were married in this Church on this Eve of FRENCH REVOLUTION DAY especially for those who failed completely to understand True Traditional PRE VATICAN II CHURCH OF ALL TIME

[@Makuka1]

Wow

[@trajan75]

This is said to be the trumpet called played when Polish forces made the final successful assault on the German position in the Battle of Monte Cassino, Italy in WW2.

[@pytur1714]

nope "According to a popular 20th-century legend, during a Mongol invasion of Poland (the invasion usually cited is that of 1241), Mongol troops led by General Subutai approached Kraków. A sentry on a tower of St Mary's Church sounded the alarm by playing the Hejnał, and the city gates were closed before the Tatars could ambush the city. The trumpeter, however, was shot in the throat and did not complete the anthem, and this is the legendary reason as to why performances end abruptly before completion."

[@madmeerkat1158]

@@pytur1714 I first heard this played by a Polish army musician at the Royal Tournament in London. The story of the trumpeter being shot in the throat with an arrow was the story we were told. A lovely haunting tune!

[@ArtyJerjerrod]

@@pytur1714 what does that have to do with Monte Cassino?

[@PoppuIRL]

@@ArtyJerjerrod During the Second World War, a bugler from the 2nd Polish Corps played the tune to announce the Polish victory in the Battle of Monte Cassino on 18 May 1944.

[@Sater109]

There's an old legend regarding "The Haynal" as it is called. One night Cossacs (or Mongols depending of version) used rafts to sneak into the city through Wistula river and started raiding using Night as cover when they snuck into Mariacki church they immidietly killed guy on watch there so he wouldnt rise an alarm but his young apprentice (or just some random kid that just happened to see invaders depending on the version) run to the tower and started playing the Hejnal (as he couldnt think of any other song or simply didnt know how to play any other song yet as he was just an apprentice depending on the version), Cossacs run after him when they heard the trumpet and killed him while he was still playing resulting in sudden and loud thud as his heart was pirsced but it was too late people ware awake and Krakow was saved. To this day the Heynal is played the way people heard it that night with sudden, abrupt and violent end to it to honor the boy.

[@otfearthmanpurificationcha2526]

Finish your doggon tune, bugle boy

[@2serveand2protect]

This tune does NOT finish. Do you even know why?

[@drazzle6267]

The arrow struck just then.

[@igakwiatkowska9941]

Piekne dla ucha.Dobre wspomnienia ❤