Hmm i dont think this is about lovers and the conflict is about religion
I read this somewhere, from someone in Singapore
Heya peeps, there Im so sorry but there is NO WAY that is is about nothern Ireland.
Ok, assuming it is, are there Poles in Ireland? I don't think so. Why did I ask this question? Well, if you watched the official MV of this song on you tube(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLR9yyI9CHg), and watched it to exactly 1min 01 second, you will see the camera pan across some old pictures and the word "POLSKI" written in old times roman typeset.
For those of you who don't know this, "Polski" means "Polish" (the language) in Polish.
What I feel about this song, is that it is about Poland. In WW2, the Soviets and the Nazis were initially allies. Before Hitler made a dash for Danzig, he told Stalin that if they invade Poland together, they'd share Poland when they win the battle. They'd divide Poland up; Hitler would take the western side and Stalin would have the eastern side. (the current border of Poland between Belarus & Ukraine marks where Hitler and Stalin agreed where the borders of Nazi Germany and the USSR would be)
However, as we know it, Hitler broke the alliance soon after the USSR and Nazi Germany was at war. Eventually, when the Red army won back land taken by Germany and and the Nazi surrendered, Stalin,in prior discussions with the allies, was unwilling to forsake the land that he got from the Poles earlier. Due to Stalin's insistence and the west needing Stalin's support for the Pacific war that was still waging, they asked the then Polish government in Exile to accede to Stalin's request as a form of their "contribution" or gift of "appreciation" to the Soviets.
The Poles were unwilling but had to relent.
Also, the song portrays the betrayal that the Poles felt. The Polish army eventually went on to fight in both Stalin's army and the British army; hence the part in the song which goes:
"Father made my history
He thought for what he thought would set us somehow free"
They were there, because they believed that if they helped the allies fight the war, they'd get their homeland back. Evidence can be seen from the battle of Monte Cassino, many of the dead allied troops were Polish, and many from Lwow(Lviv).
However, when the war ended, many of these soldiers had no where to return to as most of the places that they were from (including Lwow) no longer belonged to Poland.
@miletjs interesting interpretation, but ultimately wrong.Gary kemp said that this song is about Northern Ireland, and there actually is a large polish community that has been around for while mainly in belfast
@miletjs interesting interpretation, but ultimately wrong.Gary kemp said that this song is about Northern Ireland, and there actually is a large polish community that has been around for while mainly in belfast
Hmm i dont think this is about lovers and the conflict is about religion
I read this somewhere, from someone in Singapore
Heya peeps, there Im so sorry but there is NO WAY that is is about nothern Ireland. Ok, assuming it is, are there Poles in Ireland? I don't think so. Why did I ask this question? Well, if you watched the official MV of this song on you tube(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLR9yyI9CHg), and watched it to exactly 1min 01 second, you will see the camera pan across some old pictures and the word "POLSKI" written in old times roman typeset.
For those of you who don't know this, "Polski" means "Polish" (the language) in Polish.
What I feel about this song, is that it is about Poland. In WW2, the Soviets and the Nazis were initially allies. Before Hitler made a dash for Danzig, he told Stalin that if they invade Poland together, they'd share Poland when they win the battle. They'd divide Poland up; Hitler would take the western side and Stalin would have the eastern side. (the current border of Poland between Belarus & Ukraine marks where Hitler and Stalin agreed where the borders of Nazi Germany and the USSR would be)
However, as we know it, Hitler broke the alliance soon after the USSR and Nazi Germany was at war. Eventually, when the Red army won back land taken by Germany and and the Nazi surrendered, Stalin,in prior discussions with the allies, was unwilling to forsake the land that he got from the Poles earlier. Due to Stalin's insistence and the west needing Stalin's support for the Pacific war that was still waging, they asked the then Polish government in Exile to accede to Stalin's request as a form of their "contribution" or gift of "appreciation" to the Soviets.
The Poles were unwilling but had to relent.
Also, the song portrays the betrayal that the Poles felt. The Polish army eventually went on to fight in both Stalin's army and the British army; hence the part in the song which goes: "Father made my history He thought for what he thought would set us somehow free" They were there, because they believed that if they helped the allies fight the war, they'd get their homeland back. Evidence can be seen from the battle of Monte Cassino, many of the dead allied troops were Polish, and many from Lwow(Lviv).
However, when the war ended, many of these soldiers had no where to return to as most of the places that they were from (including Lwow) no longer belonged to Poland.
@miletjs According words of Gary Kemp (the songwriter) he was inspired by the Northern Ireland conflict. Follow this link http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=6221 Nestor, Buenos Aires; Argentina
@miletjs According words of Gary Kemp (the songwriter) he was inspired by the Northern Ireland conflict. Follow this link http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=6221 Nestor, Buenos Aires; Argentina
@miletjs interesting interpretation, but ultimately wrong.Gary kemp said that this song is about Northern Ireland, and there actually is a large polish community that has been around for while mainly in belfast
@miletjs interesting interpretation, but ultimately wrong.Gary kemp said that this song is about Northern Ireland, and there actually is a large polish community that has been around for while mainly in belfast