Articles with keyword "Wieniawa"
District located in the northwestern part of the city. Originally it was a village, property of, among others, Lubomelski, Tarło and Leszczyński families. It evolved into a small town, which in 1916 was incorporated into the administrative area of Lublin.
The streets leading to Wieniawa were: Czechowska and Stanisława Leszczyńskiego from the east; Długosz Avenue (Pol. Aleja Długosza) from the south and Snopkowska Street from the north.
In the mist you cannot hear the steps,which
bring the Wanderer closer to his native town.
Field paths bulge, swell into roads, and again
they spread wide among billowing cornfields.
The road rolls onwards. A gusty wind whistles
in the ears of corn. Midnight is not far off, and
someone is still drawing the water from the well.
You can hear the gantry. Still countrified here.
Still countrified. The moon scurries through
the clouds. The mist gets thinner.
O, Wanderer, already here are the winding
streets of the old periphery, Wieniawa. In the
old days when vineyards enveloped those hills,
they were called Winiawa, or wine slopes.
Passing through the shadows of slums and
dwellings sunked into the ground, o Wanderer,
the only thing on your mind is that your beloved
city has already embraced you and is giving
you a hug.
Józef Czechowicz, fragment of “A Poem About Lublin”
translated by Małgorzata Sady & George Hyde