1μ2. Varşovianca - La versione romena di Lucian Minel Rădan
1μ2. Varşovianca - Lucian Minel Rădan’s Romanian Version

Although references to the Romanian version of Warszawianka existed in literature from various countries, including Azerbaijan, Russia and Hungary, for a long time we were unable to find its lyrics. Today, however, we have finally succeeded in revealing the full lyrics of the Romanian version.
The Romanian version of Warszawianka is spelt Varșovianca and the lyrics were written by the poet Lucian Minel Rădan (1925-1956) from Giurgiu County, Muntenea, Romania. (The date the text was written is unknown). For a long time the song was not sung publicly in Romania, but in 1967, on the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution, the Romanian folk orchestra Ciocîrlia and the choir Perinița finally performed this hymn, loved by Lenin, in Romania. As with the other language versions,... (Continues)