Text & Translation
Melodia
Polish source:
Zygmunt Krasiński
Strasznych krzyżów brzemię,
Widzieli z dala obiecaną ziemię.
Widzieli światło niebieskich promieni,
Ku którym w dole ciągnęło ich plemię,
A sami do tych nie wejdą przestrzeni!
Do godów życia nigdy nie zasiędą,
I nawet, nawet może zapomnieni, będą.
Melody
English translation ©
Anon.
To see from the mountain top the promised land.
Their eyes shine with transcendent light
To see their people descending.
They see the regions they will never enter,
The horn of plenty they will never taste!
And here their bones will lie unremembered,
Perhaps for ever.
Melodia
Polish source:
Zygmunt Krasiński
Melody
English source:
Anon.
Z gór, gdzie dźwigali
Under their crosses’ cruel weight they stand
Strasznych krzyżów brzemię,
To see from the mountain top the promised land.
Widzieli z dala obiecaną ziemię.
Their eyes shine with transcendent light
Widzieli światło niebieskich promieni,
To see their people descending.
Ku którym w dole ciągnęło ich plemię,
They see the regions they will never enter,
A sami do tych nie wejdą przestrzeni!
The horn of plenty they will never taste!
Do godów życia nigdy nie zasiędą,
And here their bones will lie unremembered,
I nawet, nawet może zapomnieni, będą.
Perhaps for ever.
Composer
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin (1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic…
