{"id":4530,"date":"2013-08-22T16:02:32","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T16:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=4530"},"modified":"2014-06-06T22:33:19","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T22:33:19","slug":"maria-konopnicka-and-her-poem-dziadek-przyjdzie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/maria-konopnicka-and-her-poem-dziadek-przyjdzie\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria Konopnicka and her poem “Dziadek przyjdzie”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maria Konopnicka<\/strong> was not only a gifted poet and novelist, but she was known for her patriotic and social work. Her poetry has great inspirational and patriotic value. She wrote a famous Rota, which gained a status equal to the national anthem. This poem was originally written as protest against German oppression of Polish population under Prussia. It was first sung publicly during a patriotic demonstration in Austrian-occupied Krak\u00f3w in 1910, during the 500th anniversary of the Polish-Lithuanian victory over the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Grunwald. Rota became popular instantly throughout partitioned Poland, eventually serving as an anthem of Polish Scouts. Konopnicka was also very sensitive towards the fate of Polish immigrants in America. She had strong bonds with Polonia, especially with Polish-American women organizations. Still, a couple of months before her death she was planning to go to the US and do the research which will let her to write a similar novel which she wrote before which refer to the fate of Poles in South America entitled “Mister Balcer in Brazil”.<\/p>\n

Maria Konopnicka also became a main editor of the journal for women which was so progressive in its views that it became a source of the attacks from the Church and the government. Konopnicka was amazingly courageous woman. She mainly raised her six children by herself. She was also working outside of the house as a teacher, translator, social worker etc. She was also a popular writer of children books.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite poems written by Konopnicka is “Dziadek przyjdzie” (Grandfather will visit). It reminds me of my grandfather who used to tell me amazing stories from World War II and what he went through. Even though they were sad stories, he always found something funny and positive in each of them…<\/p>\n

Dziadek przyjdzie<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Dziadek dzisiaj przyjdzie,<\/strong><\/p>\n

W wielkim krze\u015ble si\u0119dzie,<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u015aliczne mi powie\u015bci<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opowiada\u0107 b\u0119dzie.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pal mi si\u0119, ogie\u0144ku! Pal mi si\u0119 weso\u0142o!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wy, z\u0142ote iskierki, sypcie mi si\u0119 wko\u0142o!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dziadek du\u017co widzia\u0142,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Du\u017co ziemi schodzi\u0142;<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ju\u017c sam nie pami\u0119ta,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kiedy si\u0119 urodzi\u0142.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pal mi si\u0119, ogie\u0144ku! Pal mi si\u0119 weso\u0142o!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wy, z\u0142ote iskierki, sypcie mi si\u0119 wko\u0142o!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jak nam dziadek zacznie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prawi\u0107 r\u00f3\u017cne dziwy,<\/strong><\/p>\n

To \u015bwiat dawny staje<\/strong><\/p>\n

Przede mn\u0105 jak \u017cywy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pal mi si\u0119, ogie\u0144ku! Pal mi si\u0119 weso\u0142o!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wy, z\u0142ote iskierki, polatujcie wko\u0142o!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I dawne zagrody,<\/strong><\/p>\n

I ludzie, i ple\u015bnie…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do rana samego<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marz\u0105 mi si\u0119 we \u015bnie!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pal mi si\u0119, ogie\u0144ku! Pal mi si\u0119 weso\u0142o!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wy, z\u0142ote iskierki, polatujcie wko\u0142o!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2740<\/p>\n

Grandpa will come today,<\/em><\/p>\n

In the big chair will sit,<\/em><\/p>\n

Cute novels<\/em><\/p>\n

Will tell me<\/em><\/p>\n

Let the fire burn, fire burn happily<\/em><\/p>\n

You, gold sparkles, please fly around!<\/em><\/p>\n

Grandfather has seen a lot<\/em><\/p>\n

A lot of the land descended;<\/em><\/p>\n

He doesn’t even remember<\/em><\/p>\n

When was he born.<\/em><\/p>\n

Let the fire burn, fire burn happily<\/em><\/p>\n

You, gold sparkles, please fly around!<\/em><\/p>\n

As grandfather begins<\/em><\/p>\n

Telling a variety of wonders,<\/em><\/p>\n

This old world is<\/em><\/p>\n

In front of me like a living thing.<\/em><\/p>\n

Let the fire burn, fire burn happily<\/em><\/p>\n

You, gold sparkles, please fly around!<\/em><\/p>\n

And the old homestead,<\/em><\/p>\n

And the people, and molds …<\/em><\/p>\n

Till morning<\/em><\/p>\n

I dream about them!<\/em><\/p>\n

Let the fire burn, fire burn happily<\/em><\/p>\n

You, gold sparkles, please fly around!<\/em><\/p>\n

Do nast<\/b>\u0119pnego razu… <\/b>(Till next time…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Maria Konopnicka was not only a gifted poet and novelist, but she was known for her patriotic and social work. Her poetry has great inspirational and patriotic value. She wrote a famous Rota, which gained a status equal to the national anthem. This poem was originally written as protest against German oppression of Polish population…<\/p>\n

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