My song (II)

My song (II)

W 1842 the year Norwid left Poland, Warsaw and finally settled in Paris. W 1854 year he went to America, looking for a job. My song (II) It was created there, in New York.

The first three stanzas of this poem begin with anaphore to his hometown, do pozostawionej … read on

My will

My will

The poem comes from the same year, in which the grave of Agamemnon was published (1840) and is kept in a similarly high tone. Has the form of recording the last will of the dying, He is directed to his closest friends, But not only. Indirectly the performer of this will was made by the poet of the whole nation, wszystkich … read on

Akermanian steppes

Akermanian steppes

This poem opens the entire series of Crimean Sonnets written under the impressions of the Crimea trip, which the poet made in 1825 year. Cycle, As we mentioned, created 18 texts subordinated to the rules of the Italian sonnet.

The steppe from this song is a huge space, Dry ocean space, morze falujących … read on

Song of the Lord's birth

Song of the Lord's birth

This is probably the most famous, The most frequently sung Polish carol, that is, a religious song associated with Christmas, for the form that sometimes was reached and great poets (np. Juliusz Słowacki). The song begins the picture of the birth of Christ: of course wonderful, incomprehensible and having colossal significance for people. Poruszając … read on

Evening song

Evening song

The ending day is a suitable moment, to give our daily matters to God, Trust once again, faith, that the Creator always has under her care, He remains kind to him. Without this care, The interference of the divine power is incomparably more difficult, niemal niemożliwy byłby … read on

Song of morning

Song of morning

The song is stylized as a prayer addressed to God, It is an expression of the worship of the Creator expressed by everyone, by all the element. Everyone praises God, which is ubiquitous. Is goodness, created and saved man, he constantly showers him with gifts. Morning, The beginning of each day is the right moment, by wszyscy … read on

A hymn to the love of the homeland

A hymn to the love of the homeland

The poem was created two years before the first partition of Poland, w 1774 A pleasant and useful game appeared in the journal, He initiated the great literary career of its author. This confession of the poet's patriotic feelings clearly refers to one of the sermons of Piotr Skarga, priest, który konsekwentnie … read on

From the town hall to advice

From the town hall to advice

Political issues, social, Civic has always been the most important trend in Potocki's work, writer, accompanied by the legend of the fearless fighter for progress, truth and religious tolerance, freedom of conscience. At the same time, his writing was also in the circle of the impact of Sarmatism. Z pewnością z tej ideologii pochodzi przywiązanie … read on