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"O Sacred Love of the Beloved Country" (Polish title: "''Święta miłości kochanej ojczyzny''"; also, "''Hymn do miłości ojczyzny''," "Hymn to Love of Country") is a patriotic poem by the Polish Enlightenment author and poet, Ignacy Krasicki, published in 1774. It became one of Poland's national anthems.〔"''Święta miłości kochanej ojczyzny''," ''Encyklopedia Polski'', p. 679.〕 ==History== Ignacy Krasicki (1735–1801) was the leading literary representative of the Polish Enlightenment—a prose writer and poet highly esteemed by his contemporaries, who admired his works for their plots, wit, imagination and fluid style.〔Jan Zygmunt Jakubowski, ed., ''Literatura polska od średniowiecza do pozytywizmu'' (Polish Literature from the Middle Ages to Positivism), p. 245.〕 Krasicki read his poem, "O Sacred Love," at a Thursday Dinner hosted by King Stanisław August Poniatowski. The poet published it in 1774 in ''Zabawy Przyjemne i Pożyteczne'' (Pastimes Pleasant and Profitable).〔Jan Zygmunt Jakubowski, ed., ''Literatura polska od średniowiecza do pozytywizmu'' (Polish Literature from the Middle Ages to Positivism), p. 246.〕 It subsequently became part of song 9 of his 1775 mock-heroic poem, "''Myszeida''" (The Mouseiad).〔"''Święta miłości kochanej ojczyzny''," ''Encyklopedia Polski'', p. 679.〕 Popular during the Enlightenment, Krasicki's patriotic poem became the anthem of the Warsaw Corps of Cadets.〔"''Święta miłości kochanej ojczyzny''," ''Encyklopedia Polski'', p. 679.〕 It has gone through many translations, including three into French. The poem is written in lines of 11 syllables, with rhyme scheme: ''ab, ab, ab, cc''. Below is an English translation by Christopher Kasparek. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「O Sacred Love of the Beloved Country」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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