# Protests and National Identity in Poland - Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2117652649759916261 - Source account: [@ElizaWicher](https://x.com/ElizaWicher) - Source language: Polish - Target language: English - Duration: 2:53 - Published: 2026-11-07 - Machine translated. Check the original before quoting. - Canonical URL: https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland ## Transcript [0:00](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland) Friday night. Szucha Avenue, a cold wind off the Vistula. [0:03](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=3) Police cars stand in a row. Blue lights flashed. [0:08](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=8) A line of riot police in helmets. We're on the other side. [0:10](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=10) Mom with her rosary. A schoolboy. Everyone singing the same tune. [0:14](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=14) Grandpa watches, unable to believe it. Son, I know this. [0:18](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=18) December. Frost. The militia. ZOMO beside our brother. [0:21](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=21) Back then, tanks rolled toward my uncle, today, supposedly it's just the police. [0:25](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=25) The same smell, just a new, polished diction. [0:29](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=29) They say rule of law. And I hear that they'll force their way in here. [0:32](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=32) They say Europe, but to me it smells like that December. [0:34](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=34) I'll never believe them. [0:38](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=38) We won't give it up, we won't give it up. [0:40](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=40) This is our land. God above us, we beneath the sky. [0:44](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=44) The heart doesn't change. Hand in hand, brother beside brother, even when it's dark. [0:49](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=49) Poland is not for sale. Poland walks with me. [0:53](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=53) Warsaw or Berlin? Tell me, who's in charge here? [0:56](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=56) Because when the keys lie beyond the Oder, Someone is very much mistaken. [1:00](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=60) The prime minister says in his address that it's about the rule of law, but all I see are helmets and shields. [1:05](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=65) Where is there room for freedom? You were in Solidarity. You remember those frosts yourself. [1:11](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=71) So why are there cordons and threats on Szucha Street again today? [1:15](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=75) This tribunal isn't some prize to be claimed at the Brussels table. [1:18](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=78) From Grunwald to August, no one will enslave us. [1:22](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=82) You can turn off the streetlights, you can close the gates, but you can't extinguish the people standing up for their moms and dads. [1:29](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=89) We won't give it up, we won't give it up. [1:31](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=91) This is our land. God above us, we beneath the sky. [1:34](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=94) The heart does not change. Hand in hand, brother by brother, even when it's dark. [1:40](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=100) Poland is not for sale. Poland walks with me. [1:43](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=103) Lord God, give us strength, but don't let us hate. [1:46](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=106) May that boy on the other side also find room here. [1:50](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=110) Because we aren't fighting people, only for what's ours. [1:53](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=113) Reconciliation grows where the truth never fades. [1:58](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=118) Father Jerzy said, “Conquer evil with good. Do not be afraid. [2:02](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=122) Look the truth in the eye. Stay. Don’t leave.” [2:07](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=127) We will not give it up, we will not give it up. [2:09](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=129) This is our land. God above us, we beneath the sky. [2:13](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=133) The heart does not change. Hand in hand, brother by brother, even when it’s dark. [2:18](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=138) Poland is not for sale. Poland walks with me. [2:25](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=145) Ooh, hand in hand, brother by brother, even when it’s dark. [2:30](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=150) Ooh, Poland is not for sale. Poland walks with me. [2:40](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/i7rf8rCLVODC/transcript-of-protests-and-national-identity-in-poland?t=160) Poland is not for sale. Poland walks with me.