Hej Sokoły - Ludowa Piosenka (Polish folk song)

The old photos in this video once belonged to my grandmother who grew up in Podolsze near Zator, Poland. The wayside shrine in the video, although removed and hidden from invading armies during WWII, is still there. When I visited in 2012, I found family and much love in Podolsze, and there is a special place in my heart for its people.

Piaseczno, my paternal grandfather's village, is located near Sępólno Krajeńskie north of Bydgoszcz. I'll never forget walking through the woods on my way to the village and the special feeling I had knowing that I was walking along the same trail that my ancestors must have taken to get to church and to market.

Poland is a modern and vibrant country and well worth discovering in person, even if one is not particularly interested in its rich culture and turbulent history. This video ignores the modernity and focuses on a much simpler time; you know, before we had high-definition digital photography. I hope you like the music too.

[jeanpierrezutter]

Thank you very much for this pleasant performance of Hej Sokoly !!

[rydlewskiserge]

Good song from our historical "kresy", nice pictures, well done.
Polonia lives all around!sto lat!...and more.
Brussels.

[SedesRambo]

to Ukraińska piosenka polskie tylko słowa przetłumaczone zostały