Ukochany kraj


Ukochany kraj“, also known by its incipitWszystko tobie, ukochana ziemio“, is a poem written by Polish poet Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński in 1953 and put to music as a song by. It was probably the most widespread propaganda song in Communist Poland. Together with other poets and composers, Gałczyński yielded under the pressure of authorities and wrote several things in the style of socialist realism, including this "song for the masses". Appealing to patriotism, the song calls for building a new Socialist Poland:
It is claimed that the song was considered as a replacement of "Dąbrowski's Mazurka" as the national anthem of the Polish People's Republic.
Reminiscent of this and other songs of the Socialist past, Janusz Józefowicz directed the musical play Beloved Country... or Polish People's Republic in Songs premiered in in 2001.