La Vistule

La Vistule (FR) spelling of Wisla, the Vistula River. Poulenc's setting (1931, Huit chansons polonaises #7) for voice and piano of a translation of »Wosla,« a Polish patriotic text and melody. The tune is a »krakowiak« (characteristic dance of Krakow, Poland, in rapid duple meter with syncopations) sung by children. The Vistula River, 1047 km long, is regarded as the spiritual heart of Poland, often referred to as »the Queen.« It originates in the Beskidy mountains of southern Poland and flows…