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Warszawianka 1905 roku [Варшавянка; La Varsovienne; ¡A las barricadas!]

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@ Riccardo Venturi

Dear Riccardo,

I've been trying to put my finger on the lyrics of Juho Koskelo's version ever since it was posted here a month ago. Here are the facts:
- I'm not able to reproduce them by listening. The quality of this recording from YouTube is just not good enough to do that.
- You're right that they are different from the 3 other Finnish versions above. The only thing I can tell you is that the first line reads "Vainoovat viimat nyt yllämme viuhuu" (close to Santtu Piri's 1908 version).
- Written lyrics of this version seem to be quite impossible to find, but I'll keep searching.
- The song was not recorded at Columbia Studios which refers to Columbia Pictures but at Columbia Records. Neither was it recorded on May 24, 1916 but on the last day of 1916 as shown by this database record
- The original title of this version is Warshavjanken which looks like a Swedish translation of the Polish one.

Juha Rämö 2021/10/7 - 21:19

@ entrambi

bravi

brava Stanislava,

e anche Tu, venerando Riccardo (cuor di leon Corleon)

forse finalmente le cose si metterano un poquito piu in chiaro

io ormai ho perso tutta la mi pazienza mu

krzyś Ѡ 2021/10/8 - 01:45

1σ. Варшавянка - Versione bulgara di Kremena Vasileva [Кремена Василева]
1σ. Варшавянка - Bulgarian version by Kremena Vasileva [Кремена Василева]

Il testo appare ripreso da questa pagina, intitolata, in lingua bulgara, Среднощтни преводи (“Traduzioni nel cuore della notte”). La traduttrice, Kremena Vasileva, sostiene che si tratta di una traduzione dalla versione finlandese anonima del 1918. Qui di seguito, alcune brevi note in bulgaro.

The lyrics are reproduced from this page, bearing the Bulgarian title of Среднощтни преводи (“Translations in the middle of the night”). The translator, Kremena Vasileva, states this is a translation from the anonymous Finnish version of 1918. Here are some short notes in Bulgarian. [RV]

”Оригиналният (полски) текст е написан от Вацлав Свенцицки през 1879 г. и публикуван през 1883 г. в полското нелегално издание "Пролетариат". След първомайската демонстрация... (Continues)

Варшавянка [1]
(Continues)

Contributed by Boreč 2021/10/8 - 08:57

3u. အတားအဆီးများဆီသို့ ("Contro gli ostacoli") - Versione birmana - Zin Linn
3u. အတားအဆီးများဆီသို့ ("Against the Obstacles") - Burmese version - Zin Linn

"Questa versione birmana della "Varšavjanka" è stata probabilmente cantata durante la lotta studentesca in Myanmar nel 2015, e ora è anche usata come canzone rivoluzionaria dalla Resistenza Democratica del Myanmar." [Borec]

"This Burmese version of the "Warshavianka" has been probably sung during Myanmar students' struggle in 2015. It is used now as a revolutionary song by Myanmar's democratic resistance movement." [Borec]

အတားအဆီးများဆီသို့ [1]
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Contributed by Boreč 2021/10/9 - 15:44

Ecco un link a un PDF del Canzoniere Rivoluzionario Ucraino con la Varšavjanka nel testo ucraino :3

Boreč 2021/10/10 - 03:41

1τ. Варшавіанка - Traduzione kazaka
1τ. Варшавіанка - Kazakh translation

"1905 жылғы РИ революция уақытындағы халық арасында кеңінен таралған ән."

The Kazakh translation is reproduced by direct copying from the following video of a Russian version. The Kazakh translator is user Amangel'dy Djeipeg.

Note. The Kazakh lyrics are reproduced here in the official Cyrillic script in use since 1940. However, in January 2021, the president of Kazakhstan, Qasym-Jomart Toqaev, has introduced a new Latin script (based on Turkey Turkish) to be gradually adopted and taught until it shall be made compulsory in 2025, with final elimination of the Cyrillic script in 2031. The transcription of the lyrics has been made according to this new Latin script. [RV]

Варшавіанка [1]
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Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2021/10/11 - 19:19

1j3. Traduzione letterale giapponese
1j2. Japanese literal translation

From Lyricstranslate. The translator is M. Naomi

ワルシャワ労働歌
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Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2021/10/12 - 06:35

3v. یک صف شویم ("Mettiamoci in fila") - Versione persiana come canto di lotta dei lavoratori
3v. یک صف شویم ("Let's line up") - Persian version as workers' struggle song

یک صف شویم
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Contributed by Boreč 2021/10/20 - 11:41

Finally I've found the correct text to finnish version (1916), so plz add to 1g4 ;)

Lyrics:
[...]

Boreč 2021/10/26 - 01:20

@ Boreč

Dear Boreč,

Congratulations for having been able to find the lyrics of the rare Finnish version 5 of Warszavianka. As you may have noticed, I have also been trying to find them ever since you posted the audio link of this version on September 9. On Monday this week, I finally got hold of a book where they are printed (Ilpo Saunio & Timo Tuovinen: Edestä aattehen - suomalaisia työväenlauluja 1890 - 1938). However, the lyrics in thet book are slightly different from the ones you posted, i.e. there are two different words. Therefore, I would very much like to find out the source of the lyrics you have contributed.

Yours sincerely,

Juha Rämö

Juha Rämö 2021/10/27 - 00:08

@Juha Rämö
Good morning Juha :)
Yes, this finnish varszavianka text was posted in the comments section of a Finnish blog.
I listened to the audio and checked the lyrics to make sure they were correct, so I think this is the official one :3
However, I was not aware of the existence of songbook "suomalaisia työväenlauluja" with this text...

Boreč (￣∀￣) 2021/10/28 - 01:41

@Juha Rämö

here this page :)

Boreč 2021/10/28 - 01:43

2s1. Kara Notalar ("Note Nere"): Herkes barikata
2s1. Kara Notalar ("Black Notes"): Herkes barikata

This very interesting, contemporary Turkish version of ¡A las barricadas!, contributed by Boreč / Borec / Борец (no doubt one of the keenest Warszawianka collectors in the world), originates overtly in struggling Anarchist milieus. “Kara Notalar” (“Black Notes” in Turkish) may be the name of the band performing this (also musically interesting) version, but attribution is uncertain due to understandable lack of information -being an Anarchist band might lead you into jail, and even worse, in Erdoğan's sultanate. This is also why an English translation has been provided: the song is certainly focused on the current situation in Turkey, but the everlasting spirit of the old Spanish song lingers on. [RV]

Herkes barikata [1]
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Contributed by Boreč 2021/10/28 - 01:49

3w. Tofani şoriş - Una versione curda soranî interpretata da Kalle Ateshi
3w. Tofani şoriş - A Soranî Kurdish version performed by Kalle Ateshi

Tofani şoriş, performed by Kalle Ateshi (Kale Ateşi), is a Kurdish song originating from Syria and probably focused on Kurdish resistance. Kurdish in normally written in Arabic (Soranî) character; “Soranî” means “Syrian”. The lyrics are included in the video. [RV]

Boreč 2021/10/28 - 01:50

@ Boreč and Juha Rämö

“Puolan vallankumouslaulu Varshavjanka ilmestyi ensimmäisen kerran suomeksi käännettynä Sosialidemokraattien Työväen Kalenterissa v. 1909 nimellä Taistoihin tuimiin. Laulun sanat ja sävel poikkeavat nykyisin käytössä olevista.”

“The Polish revolutionary song Varshavjanka first appeared in Finnish translated as “Taistoihin tuimiin” in the 'Social-Democrat Workers' Calendary' in 1909. The song's lyrics and melody are different from those currently in use.”

So in the source page linked by Boreč. Consistently therewith, 1g4 is no “Finnish-American version from 1916”, but an entirely Finnish version from 1909. Santtu Piri's 1908 version is only 1 year older. So I have changed all the 1g4 section. Sadly enough, the user who provided information is unknown. The lyrics are different, but in Juho Koskelo's American recording from 1916 the melody is the same as the classic... (Continues)

Riccardo Venturi 2021/10/28 - 21:08

@ Boreč

Dear Boreč,

Thank you very much for the link. I was quite surprised that this kind of content exists in a blog owned by Uusi Suomi which is considered a conservative right-wing medium. Well, you never know...

Anyway, the person who posted the lyrics writes in her message that the source of the lyrics is the same book I mentioned (Saunio - Tuovinen: Edestä aattehen, Helsinki 1978). The small differences I detected when comparing the two texts must, therefore, be typing mistakes. So, if I have your permission, I will post the corrected lyrics and ask the Administrator to replace the existing ones with them. Please let me know.

JR

Juha Rämö 2021/10/28 - 22:30

@ Juha Rämö

Of course you can. The corrected lyrics will be included immediately. Kiitos!

Riccardo Venturi 2021/10/28 - 22:43

Dear Admin,

Here are the corrected lyrics to replace the existing ones at 1g4.

Juha Rämö

VAINOOVAT VIIMAT / WARSHAVJANKEN

[...]

Juha Rämö 2021/10/28 - 22:58

@ Riccardo Venturi

Dear Riccardo,

Thank you so much for the invaluable link to Työväen Kalenteri 1909.

It seems that the Finnish section of Warszawianka requires quite a lot of rewriting and restructuring. I will e-mail you soon about that.

Juha Rämö 2021/10/28 - 23:11

@ Juha Rämö

I already had the suspicion that the whole Finnish section of this page needs rewriting and restructuring on the basis of Saunio-Tuovinen's work. We often rely on web sources which may be scant and/or inaccurate; however, a printed work like Saunio-Tuovinen's must be the result of a lifetime's study. I am waiting for your e-mail. This is a neverending work in neverending progress.

Thank you!

Riccardo Venturi 2021/10/28 - 23:38

1u2. 华沙工人歌 (Versione cinese completa)
1u2. 华沙工人歌 (Complete Chinese version)

此歌又名“华沙曲”“华沙革命曲”“华沙工人革命曲”等。
这首歌的曲调原是一首法国军歌《朱阿夫进行曲》（朱阿夫原指法国非洲殖民地远征军中的原住民士兵）1863年，侨居于巴黎的波兰诗人弗·沃尔斯基（1824~1882年）为其填词，献给了应募加入法国军队的波兰流亡者。这一年，华沙举行了反抗沙俄殖民统治的武装起义，这首进行曲便被命名为“华沙起义歌”。- baike.baidu.com

Note. The following version appears quite similar to 1u1, but complete with 3 stanzas plus refrain and slight differences in the lyrics. [RV]

华沙工人歌
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Contributed by Boreč 2021/10/29 - 09:02

1u3. 华沙工人歌 - Versione cinese alternativa
1u3. 华沙工人歌 - Alternative Chinese version

Equally from baike.baidu.com. This is another alternative version from a common stock of Chinese Warszawiankas, which are virtually interchangeable without altering the general meaning. [RV]

华沙工人歌
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Contributed by Boreč 2021/10/29 - 09:06

Sorry for so many comments, but I wanna share the archive with us…
Here are the vids of mysterious versions that I have archived
One is sung in Italian, the other in Chinese, but no information about these two...

Boreč 2021/10/29 - 09:15

3x. Versione italiana come canto partigiano
3x. Italian version as Partisan song

The song is no true (= translated or adapted) version of the Warszawianka, but appears to be clearly a Partisan song to the tune of the Warszawianka (or rather, of A las barricadas! - many Italians had fought in the Spanish civil war and they no doubt knew the song in that form). Its form as an “Alpine choir” is also a sign, because most of the Italian partisan war took place in mountainous areas of Northern Italy under Nazi occupation. No further information on the song is available at present; I have transcribed the lyrics as they are sung and provided an English translation. Research is going on. [RV]

Quando il nemico ci sfida a morte [1]
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Contributed by Borec + RV 2021/10/30 - 14:39

@ Borec

Dear Borec, we really appreciate your archive. Please don't be worried about the quantity of comments: this website works as a free space and a forum, and all comments are parts of it. So please feel free to write here whatever you want, in any language. As for your latest comment, as you can see, I have constructed an entirely new page for the Italian song and included the Chinese song video into one of the Chinese sections. I have also left a couple of comments on your YT archive, of which I am now a new member. I expect you give me an official welcome with a red carpet and cheerleaders (I'm kidding huh :-PPP). Well, I may do without the red carpet, but please don't forget the cheerleaders. Thank you!

Riccardo Venturi 2021/10/30 - 15:37

Here's an audio link to the Swedish feminist version of the song.

Audio link to the song performed by Stockholms anarkafeministkör.

[...]

Juha Rämö 2021/11/2 - 11:56

1g1. Puolan työväen marssi / Varsovalainen - 1908 / 1919
1g1. Puolan työväen marssi / Varsovalainen - 1908 / 1919

In 1908, another Warszavianka version titled Puolan työväen marssi (Polish Workers' March) was published in J. Kaikka's broadside ballad collection Työväenlauluja (Working Class Songs). In the same year, the lyrics of the song, written by an unknown author and reading »Wihurit wihaisna taas waikeroi« (Strong rushes of wind angrily moan), were published in a Social Democratic songbook and a song booklet for workers with the title Puolan veripäivien marssi (Polish Blood-Days March). Slightly altered and with one stanza added, the same lyrics were published eleven years later in Punaisen sotilaan laulukirja (A Red Soldier's Songbook, St. Petersburg, 1919) by Elvira Willman-Eloranta (1875-1925), this time with the title Varsovalainen (The Varsovian). [JR]

Nel 1908, un'altra versione... (Continues)

Varsovalainen
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Contributed by Juha Rämö 2021/11/2 - 20:09

1υ. ვარშაული [Varshauli] - La versione georgiana di Irodion Evdošvili [იროდიონ ევდოშვილი, 1901]
1υ. ვარშაული [Varshauli] - The Georgian version by Irodion Evdošvili [იროდიონ ევდოშვილი, 1901]

"The Georgian Varšavjanka [Varshauli] was translated from the Russian original by I. Edošvili in 1901, according to a Russian article. But this text was published in the revolutionary songbook "რევოლუცის სიმღერები 1923" [revolutsis singherebi 1923, "Revolutionary songs"], in which the lyrics of many revolutionary songs, such as The Internationale and La Marseillaise, were written in Georgian." [Boreč]

According to one Russian article, the Georgian version of "Варшавянка" was first written in 1901 by a Georgian communist, Irodion Evdošvili (იროდიონ ევდოშვილი, 1873-1916). He began his career as a poet in 1895, when his poems were published in a newspaper "Iveria" under the editorship of Ilia Č’avč’avadze.... (Continues)

ვარშაული [1]
(Continues)

Contributed by Boreč 2021/11/4 - 07:15

1g4. La versione finno-americana degli IWW (1918/1920)
1g4. The Finnish-American IWW version from 1918/1920

This section is wide, i.e., it includes no lyrics or audio links. It has been constructed only to reflect the history of the Finnish versions of Warszawianka with historical info. Please feel free to add lyrics and/or videos, if any.
La presente sezione è vuota, vale a dire non contiene né testi né audiovisuali. È stata costruita esclusivamente per riflettere la storia delle versioni finlandesi della Warszawianka, con informazioni storiche. Non esitate ad aggiungere testi e/o video, se disponibili. [RV]

The Finnish Wobblies, or members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), or tuplajuulaiset (double-u'ers) as they called themselves, have a Warszawianka of their own. Titled Varsovalainen (The Varsovian) and with the first verse reading »Vihaiset vihurit vastaamme ärjyy« (Angry... (Continues)

Juha Rämö + RV 2021/11/4 - 11:25

3y. A las barricadas - Versione indonesiana rap dei Rebelnation Indo
3y. A las barricadas - Indonesian rap version by Rebelnation Indo
Rebelnation Indo · Donal Zee · Reyza Bima

Dall'album Kata adalah senjata, titolo inequivocabile: “Le parole sono armi” in lingua indonesiana. L'album è del 2020: una versione rap (poteva essere diversamente?) dove si dice fra le altre cose (2a strofa): “Per noi non c'è guerra ma guerra di classe...finché l'anima è libera, nessuno è oppresso” (una traduzione completa di un testo rap in indonesiano, sono sincero, non mi sento proprio di farla). Comunque una piccola nota testuale: nel testo, la frequente dicitura “yg” è l'abbreviazione stile messaggino SMS della comunissima particella malese-indonesiana yang (che ha funzione connettiva e relativa). [RV]

From the album Kata adalah senjata, an unequivocal title: “Words are weapons” in Indonesian. The album... (Continues)

A las barricadas
(Continues)

Contributed by Albatross795 2021/11/8 - 13:57

2ζ. كلمات الغنّية - Versione araba (di Anarkiyeen?)
2ζ. كلمات الغنّية - Arabic version (by Anarkiyeen?)

Una versione araba apparentemente “artigianale” reperita dall'infaticabile Borec/Albatross 795: nel video YouTube l'utente, dall'evocativo “nickname” di Anarkiyeen, la canta in arabo sovrapponendola all'originale spagnolo. Non sappiamo, ovviamente e purtroppo, né se egli stesso sia l'autore della versione, né se si tratti invece di una versione già esistente. Una nota presente nel video sembrerebbe avvalorare la prima ipotesi (si veda il box note). La lingua utilizzata è comunque l'arabo moderno standard. Viene fornita una traduzione inglese di massima.

An apparently “handmade” Arabic version made available by tireless Borec/Albatross 795: in the YouTube video, the user, bearing the evocatory nickname of Anarkiyeen, sings the song in Arabic superimposing his voice on the Spanish original.... (Continues)

ريح وعواصف عم تهزّ السما [1]
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Contributed by Albatross795 2021/11/14 - 13:47

3z. SAT-Marŝo - Marcia della Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda (Associazione Apolide Internazionale)
3z. SAT-Marŝo - March of Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda (World Non-national Association)

Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda (the World Non-national Association) is a globally based organisation for progressive people.

It’s aim is to help people from many different countries to understand each other, get informed and educated, improve their lives, and to communicate and cooperate with each other in the fight against oppression.

To enable such communication and cooperation, SAT uses the international language ESPERANTO.

SAT puts its members in direct contact with other progressive people from all around the world, it encourages the swapping of information, the comparison of ideas and enables the creation of a real functioning international solidarity.

SAT-Marŝo (Varŝavjanka)
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Contributed by Boreč 2021/11/23 - 01:18

1a5. To Cand Vasyāvig ek nyăuto 1905 - Traduzione in kelartico della Warszawianka 1905 roku

1a5. To Cand Vasyāvig ek nyăuto 1905 - Kelartic translation of Warszawianka 1905 roku

To Cand Vasyāvig ek nyăuto 1905
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2021/11/26 - 20:31

1δ1. Versione slovacca
1δ1. Slovak version

Czech and Slovak are very similar. This version appears to be a simple transcription of the Czech version (q.v.) into the Slovak language; or -who knows?- vice versa. Nobody knows which came first, up to this moment. [RV]

Varšavjanka
(Continues)

Contributed by The multi-named user usually known as Borec 2021/12/1 - 12:49

3α. Devrim marşı ("Marcia rivoluzionaria") - Versione turca del 1980 di Alan Bush e Emine Engin
3α. Devrim marşı ("Revolutionary March") - Turkish version from 1980 by Alan Bush and Emine Engin

This Revolutionary March composed by Emine Engin to the melody of the Varshavianka (arranged by Alan Bush) was published in number 127 of the magazine İşçinin Sesi (The Worker's Voice) of 14 April 1980. İşçinin Sesi was an official fortnightly magazine of TKP (Türkiye Komünist Partisi, the Turkish Communist Party). Publication started in January 1974 and ended with number 474 in September 2000. This version is characterized by strong struggle and revolutionary accents, reflecting the civil war-like atmosphere of 1980 Turkey, few months before the military coup of 12 September 1980 lead by general Kenan Evren. [RV]

Devrim Marşı
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Contributed by Boreč 2021/12/2 - 18:24

2f1. Barrikadeille - La versione finlandese di Klaus Maunuksela (2016)
2f1. Barrikadeille - Klaus Maunuksela's Finnish version (2016)

La versione finlandese di Klaus Maunuksela è tratta dal volumetto Anarkistisia työväenlauluja (“Canti anarchici dei lavoratori”), curato da Nikola Kurkilahti (ed. Kolera, 2016). Qui di seguito anche una breve introduzione in finlandese.

This Finnish version of ¡A las barricadas! is reproduced from the booklet Anarkistisia työväenlauluja (“Anarchist Workers' Songs”) edited by Nikola Kurkilahti (Kolera, 2016) A short introduction in Finnish is provided below. [RV]

1936 alkoi Espanjan sisällissota, jossa taistelivat vapailla vaaleilla valitut tasavaltalaiset ja Francisco Francon kapinalliset kansallismieliset. Tasavaltalaisten puolella taisteli kom- munisteja, sosialisteja ja anarkisteja. Sen lisäksi, että vuonna 1936 taisteltiin Francon fasistisia joukkoja... (Continues)

Barrikadeille
(Continues)

Contributed by Boreč 2021/12/5 - 00:32

3β. Adattamento messicano contro la presidenza di Enrique Peña Nieto
3β. Mexican rewriting against president Enrique Peña Nieto

Uno de los himnos más representativos de la lucha contra la reacción, la clase opresora, explotadora, oligarca, y fascista.
Letra adaptada para México en torno a la imposición de Enrique Peña Nieto.

Varshavianka / La Varsoviana
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Contributed by Boreč 2021/12/22 - 16:43

2h1. Altra versione tedesca ("Versione della Guerra Civile")
2h1. Other German version ("Civil War Version")

Il testo che segue è quello presentato dall'autorevole Volksliederarchiv e chiaramente indicato, per i riferimenti che vi si trovano, come appartenente al periodo della Guerra Civile; si tratta quindi di una modifica (anarchica) alla versione precedente attribuita spesso a Alfred Schulte (“ im Spanischen Bürgerkrieg wurde das Lied mit einem etwas anderen Text gesungen”). Nulla si sa, ovviamente, riguardo all'autore o agli autori delle modifiche. [RV]

The lyrics below are included in the authoritative Volksliederarchiv. Due to clear internal reference, the song belongs to the Civil War period, a somewhat modified version (of Anarchist tendency) of the 1932 version often attributed to Alfred Schulte (“ im Spanischen Bürgerkrieg wurde das Lied mit einem etwas anderen Text gesungen”). Nothing -rather obviously- is known about the author(s) of changes. [RV]

Die Warschawjanka - Bürgerkriegsversion
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Contributed by Boreč 2021/12/31 - 13:55

3γ. Versione francese anti-Russa, pro-Ucraina
3γ. Anti-Russian, pro-Ukraine French version

"Cette version des paroles est destinée à s'opposer à l'invasion militaire de l'est de l'Ukraine par les forces russes.
Fondamentalement, il n'y a pas de différences majeures avec la version française, mais les paroles ont été réécrites pour soutenir l'Ukraine."

La varsovienne (version anti-Russie)
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Contributed by Boreč 2022/4/25 - 00:54

about [1β. La versione turca del gruppo musicale Kutup Yıldızı ("Stella Polare")]
This song is in Azerbaijani, not Turkish...
please fix it (￣∇￣)

Boreč 2022/4/30 - 05:27

Good morning dear Boreč. I'm sorry, but Kutup Yıldızı is a music group from Turkey and they sing and write in good Turkey Turkish. I really don't know who told you that the song is in "Azerbaijani". Btw, Azerbaijani (or Azeri) is a Turkic language quite similar to Turkey Turkish. It can be easily recognized from the use of special letters ("q", "ə"...) which are not used in the Turkey Turkish spelling. See you!

Riccardo Venturi 2022/4/30 - 06:45

Good afternoon, Ricardo :)
Yes, I too thought the song was sung in Turkish from the tlyrics, but when I played it to Azerbaijanis and Russians, they replied that it was in Azerbaijani, not Turkish.
They said it has a Turkish accent, but it's in Azerbaijani.
And [DonQuijote82 - 2011/10/15 - 14:41] is same in Azerbaijani…
I’m not familiar with the Azerbaijani language and don’t know where this lyrics came from, but perhaps they were written to Turkish orthography...

Boreč 2022/4/30 - 12:55

Good evening, most beloved Boreč!

My knowledge of the (Turkey) Turkish language is not that deep, but I can tell when the lyrics of a song match what is really sung. Well, I've listened well to the song and I can tell you that it is sung in Turkey Turkish and singing matches perfectly the written lyrics. Of course, there might be some kind of “northern” accent, i.e closer to Azerbaijani, and I repeat that Turkey Turkish and Azerbaijani are very similar; but the song is sung and written in Turkey Turkish. Anyway, you can't simply transpose anything written in Turkey Turkish or Azerbaijani into each other, these languages are very close but aren't the same language you can indifferently write with different spelling systems (as in Serbian).

As for Azerbaijanis, like many other people from that linguistic area, they tend to label anything uttered in a Turkic language as a form of Azerbaijani.... (Continues)

Riccardo Venturi 2022/4/30 - 20:58

I see. I understand (￣∇￣)
sorry for confusing you...

Boreč 2022/5/1 - 04:50

1j1. Warushawa-Rōdōka: La Warszawianka in giapponese di Kaji Wataru [鹿地亘, 1927] completata da Boreč [2022]
1j1. Warushawa-Rōdōka: the Japanese Warszawianka by Kaji Wataru [鹿地亘, 1927] completed by Boreč [2022]

The Japanese version of "Warszawianka 1905 roku" was first written in 1927 by the novelist Kaji Wataru (鹿地亘). His translation is a brave piece of work with a military flavour, and has been sung by many leftists to this day. Unfortunately, only the first verse has been written in Japan, so today I have tried to write singable lyrics for the second and third verses, based on the lyrics of the Krzhizhanovsky and Georgian versions, thus I contribute here in the hope that this thread and anti-war songs will continue to grow. [Boreč]

La versione giapponese della “Warszawianka 1905 roku” è stata scritta nel 1927 dal romanziere Kaji Wataru (鹿地亘). La sua traduzione è un'opera valente e... (Continues)

ワルシャワ労働歌 (Warushawa-Rōdōka)
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Contributed by Boreč 2022/5/18 - 03:13

Dear Boreč,

Thanks for sharing with us your complete Japanese version of the Warszawianka 1905 roku written 1927 by Wataru Shikaji. To say the truth, the “one verse plus refrain” version from 1927 was already included in this page, but I didn't know anything at all about the author. So, I have reshaped the whole section accordingly. In addition to this, I really didn't know you are from Japan and a native Japanese speaker (this I learned from your Lyricstranslate profile). So, I ask you for a service: do you have further biographical info on Wataru Shikaji and, possibly, a portrait? And could you please provide an English translation of your complete Japanese version? This would be really great. Thank you, arigato!

Riccardo Venturi 2022/5/18 - 09:12

Dear Riccardo :)
Okay, here the pics of Kaji Wataru
1: https://imgur.com/7M3S5vc
2: https://imgur.com/rtBUREk
I've uploaded couple of portraits
aa….also, please fix his name.
It was Kaji Wataru, not Shikaji Wataru.
Sorry….and please wait for English translation and his biography, im writing now :)

Boreč 2022/5/18 - 09:39

Dear Boreč,

Thank you again! You don't need to write Kaji Wataru's bio: there's plenty of information on Wikipedia and other sources. I was misled by "Shikaji" (btw, I have "de-Shied" his name throughout).

Riccardo Venturi 2022/5/18 - 10:39

1s1. Versione vietnamita del 1980
1s1. Vietnamese version from 1980

"The song was originally released in Vietnam in 1980 on the LP album "Ngọn Cờ Đỏ (Red banner)". The following lyrics was identified by listening to the song, so it is not yet correct whether they are the true lyrics or not, but I’ve contributed here for our information. Also the lyricist and choir have not yet been unknown..." [Boreč]

Hành khúc Vácsava
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Contributed by Boreč 2022/5/18 - 13:56

Dear Boreč,

As you can see, I have integrated your Rōmaji transcription and English translation into the relevant page section. Thank you for your effort, which your translation helps appreciate in its fullness. As for Kaji Wataru's image, I have reproduced it for other sources. Sadly enough, it is quite complicated for us to implement images into our site from imgur and/or other image tools.

Just one last question: what does rōdōka exactly mean in Japanese?

Riccardo Venturi 2022/5/18 - 16:59

Thanks for editing article :)
Well, /Rōdōka/ means «workers' song» in Japanese.
So, when translate it into English, /Warushawa-Rōdōka/ means «Warsaw workers’ song». (￣∇￣)

Boreč 2022/5/18 - 23:46

1φ. Versione yakuta (o Sakha) di A. F. Boyarov
1φ. Yakut (Sakha) version by A. F. Boyarov

Info about Yakut: Yakut language, also known as Yakutian, Sakha, Saqa or Saxa (Yakut: саха тыла), is a Turkic language with around 450,000 native speakers spoken in Sakha (Yakutia), a federal republic in the Russian Federation, by the Yakuts. The Yakut language differs from all other Turkic languages in the presence of a layer of vocabulary of unclear origin (possibly Paleo-Siberian). There are also a large number of words of Mongolian origin related to ancient borrowings, as well as numerous recent borrowings from Russian. Like other Turkic languages and their ancestor Proto-Turkic, Yakut is an agglutinative language and employs vowel harmony.

I found a very rare language Warszawianka...assume it was probably translated during the Russian Revolution.
There maybe many more warszawianka in Russia… [Boreč]

Dear... (Continues)

Варшавянка [1]
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Contributed by Boreč 2022/5/19 - 10:29

Oh, sorry, I forgot the source…

I have integrated your source and pics into the relevant page section. Thank you!

Boreč 2022/5/19 - 11:32

1r1. Altra versione danese
1r1. Alternative Danish version

"I found an alternative text of the Danish Warszawianka. This text was published in a Danish poetry collection. It was probably translated from the Russian version of Krzyżanowski's text." [Boreč]

Warszawjanka
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Contributed by Boreč 2022/5/25 - 10:10

1χ. Versione casciuba (Mislaus Lasota, Lyricstranslate)
1χ. Kashubian version (Mislaus Lasota, Lyricstranslate)

Kashubian or Cassubian (Kashubian: kaszëbsczi jãzëk, Polish: język kaszubski) is a West Slavic language belonging to the Lechitic subgroup along with Polish and Silesian lect. Although often classified as a language in its own right, it is sometimes viewed as a dialect of Pomeranian or as a dialect of Polish. This singable and poetic text was posted on Lyricstranslate. I wouldn't be surprised if the song is sung in Polish dialects, or rather the song could be translated in various dialects as well. [Boreč]

Warszawiónka
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Contributed by Boreč 2022/6/2 - 19:06

1β1. Altra versione turca ("Haydi yoldaşlar")
1β1. A different Turkish version ("Haydi yoldaşlar")

Il testo (il cui autore rimane sconosciuto) è stato pubblicato nel 1976 sulla rivista ufficiale del Partito Turco del Lavoro (Türkiye İşçi Partisi) ; la Warszawianka ha qui il titolo di "Haydi yoldaşlar" (“Avanti, Compagni di strada”, o semplicemente “Compagni”) o di "Varşovienka" nella Turchia continentale. Dopo aver tradotto i testi (in giapponese), ho sentito che i testi sembrano essere leggermente influenzati dalla classica versione francese di Stefan Priacel risalente a ca. il 1930.

These (still unauthored) Turkish lyrics were published in 1976 in the official magazine of the Turkish Labour Party (Türkiye İşçi Partisi); the Warszawianka bears here the title of "Haydi yoldaşlar" (“Forwards, Comrades!”), or "Varşovienka" in continental Turkey. After translating the lyrics (into Japanese),... (Continues)

Haydi yoldaşlar (Varşovienka)
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Contributed by Boreč 2022/7/6 - 14:08

1ψ. Versione azera di Morrigan De Ferelden
1ψ. Azerbaijani version by Morrigan De Ferelden

"This is a revised version of the previously contributed Azerbaijani text. I described before that the lyricist was unknown, but the lyricist was Morrigan de Ferelden, who was my comrade." [Boreč]

Varşavyanka [1]
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Contributed by Boreč 2022/7/8 - 10:37

1ω. La Warszawianka in Toki Pona di "Kokoa"
1ω. The Warszawianka in Toki Pona by "Kokoa"

Il Toki Pona è una lingua artificiale creata nel 2001 dalla traduttrice, linguista e esperantista Sonja Lang (per ulteriori notizie si rimanda anche alle due versioni dell'Internazionale in Toki Pona presenti nel sito, risp. qui e qui). La versione in Toki Pona della Warszawianka è stata adattata nel 2021 dal discente di Toki Pona giapponese “Kokoa”, basandosi sul testo giapponese.

Toki Pona (“the language of good” or “simple talk”) is a constructed language created in 2001 by the Canadian translator, linguist and Esperantist Sonja Lang (for further information, see the two versions of the Internationale in Toki Pona included in this site, viz. here and here). The Toki Pona version of the Warszawianka was adapted by the Japanese Toki Pona language learner “Kokoa”, based on the Japanese text.

Warszawianka
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Contributed by Boreč 2022/9/19 - 03:13

1ψ1. Versione azera di Nariman Narimanov, Mashadi Azizbayov e Mirza Abdulgadir Vusaghi Ismayilzade
1ψ1. Azerbaijani version by Nariman Narimanov, Mashadi Azizbayov e Mirza Abdulgadir Vusaghi Ismayilzade

"One of the songs in the Azerbaijani opera "Sevil" is the famous revolutionary song "Warszawianka". The text has been translated into Azerbaijani twice in recorded history, with the poets Nariman Narimanov, Mashadi Azizbayov and Mirza Abdulgadir Vusaghi Ismayilzade completing the Azerbaijani translation. I have been searching through various information resources to find the complete text of this, but unfortunately I could not find the lyrics. I would like to share it here on Antiwarsong.org as a valuable source of information." [Boreč]

Title: Varşavianka
Original: Warszawianka 1905 roku
Japanese title: ワルシャワ労働歌
Country: Azerbaijan
Language: Azerbaijani
Composer:Józef Pławiński (Юзеф... (Continues)

"XX əsrin əvvəllərində hər bir xalqın inqilabi ruhda olan milli mahnıları ilə yanaşı, bütün bəşəriyyətin bey nəlmiləlçi zəhmətkeş qüvvələrini təmsil edən mahnıları da dillər əzbəri idi. Belə mahnıların ən geniş yayılanlarından biri “Varşavyanka” idi. Mərkəzi və Şərqi Avropada məşhur olan “Varşavyanka’’nm melodiyası XIX əsrin ortalarında Parisdə yaşayan polyak mühacirlərinin oxuduqları bir nəğmədən götürülmüşdü. 1883-cü ildə Polşa inqilabçılarından Vatslav Sve- nitski bir neçə il həbsxanada yatdıqdan sonra “Varşavyanka”nın polyak dilində olan ilk mətnini yaratmışdı. Sonralar mətn alman, çex, rumın, Azərbaycan və başqa dillərə də tərcümə olunmuşdu. Azərbaycanın görkəmli simalarından olan Nəriman Nərimanov və Məşədi Əzizbəyov hələ 1908-ci ildə “Varşavyanka"nın Azərbaycan dilinə tərcüməsini təşkil... (Continues)

Contributed by Boreč 2022/9/19 - 03:27

1ε1. Versione lituana "socialdemocratica" del 1918
1ε1. Lithuanian "Social-Democratic" version from 1918

This text was published in the revolutionary song book "Revoliucijos dainos 1918", which circulated among Lithuanian Social Democrats." There are indications that this text was translated from the Russian version, whereas another version of the text beginning "Kelkim augštyn mųs' vēliavą drąsiai" was translated from the original Polish version. The author is currently unknown. Another LP record of "Varšuvietė" with a different text is also known from Lithuania. Further research will continue. [Boreč]

Questo testo fu pubblicato nel libro di canzoni rivoluzionarie "Revoliucijos dainos 1918", che circolava tra i socialdemocratici lituani". Ci sono indicazioni che questo testo sia stato tradotto dalla versione russa, mentre un'altra versione del testo che inizia "Kelkim augštyn mųs' vēliavą... (Continues)

Varšuvietė [1]
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Contributed by Boreč 2022/10/3 - 03:10

3δ. La versione persiana 3v. resa in lingua tagica
3δ. The Persian version 3v. rendered in Tajik

The Persian text (یک صف شویم) was converted into Tajik.
According to one source, the piece is one of the songs of the Monafeghin, an Iranian dissident militant organisation that participated in the Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War, which is Islamist and aims to overthrow the Islamic Republic.

Secondo una fonte, il brano è una delle canzoni del Monafeghin, un'organizzazione militante dissidente iraniana che ha partecipato alla Rivoluzione iraniana e alla guerra Iran-Iraq, che è islamista e mira a rovesciare la Repubblica islamica. [Boreč]

Як саф шавем
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Contributed by Boreč 2022/10/14 - 01:27

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2η. La versione persiana 2ε. resa in lingua tagica
2η. The Persian version 2ε. rendered in Tajik

"I have attempted to render the 2ε text in Tajik. Although there may be some differences with the orthography as defined in modern Tajikistan, I would like to contribute here as a source of material.

Ho cercato di rendere il testo 2ε in tagico. Anche se ci possono essere alcune differenze con l'ortografia definita nel Tagikistan moderno, vorrei contribuire qui come fonte di materiale." [Boreč]

Варшавянка
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Contributed by Boreč 2022/10/14 - 02:04

@ Boreč

I have moved the Persian printed lyrics and the transcription under 2ε. Thanks!

Riccardo Venturi 2022/10/14 - 11:20

@ Borec

All the info on the Hungarian version has been moved to section 1l. Thank you!

Riccardo Venturi 2022/10/23 - 03:02

Through The Barricades

Spandau Ballet

Mi sono venuti i brividi ascoltandola dal vivo nel 2015 anche se era Luglio e si moriva di caldo. Purtroppo è una canzone sempre tristemente attuale.

Simone 2022/2/26 - 01:06

Il testo proposto ha diversi refusi, è mal formattato e non segue l'andamento delle strofe. Un peccato, visto che si tratta di una canzone magnifica...
Propongo il seguente in sostituzione:

B.B. 2022/2/27 - 20:25