Płyniesz Olzo po dolinie

"Płyniesz Olzo po dolinie"" ("You flow, Olza, down the valley") is a poem by Polish educator and poet Jan Kubisz. It is an unofficial anthem of Cieszyn Silesia, particularly of the Poles in Zaolzie. Its theme is the cultural assimilation of, and loss of national identity by, local Poles. The lyrics are centered around the Olza River, symbol of Cieszyn Silesia and Zaolzie.

It was published in 1889 as "Nad Olzą" (On the Olza), part of "Śpiewy starego Jakuba" (Songs of Old Jacob) poetry collection. [Hierowski 1947, 18.]

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* cite book
last = Cicha
first = Irena
coauthors = Kazimierz Jaworski, Bronisław Ondraszek, Barbara Stalmach and Jan Stalmach
title = Olza od pramene po ujście
publisher = Region Silesia
date = 2000
location = Český Těšín
pages =
url =
doi =
isbn = 80-238-6081-X

* cite book
last = Hierowski
first = Zdzisław
coauthors =
title = 25 lat literatury na Śląsku 1920-1945
publisher = Wydawnictwa Instytutu Śląskiego
date = 1947
location = Katowice - Wrocław
pages =
url =
doi =
oclc = 69489660

* cite book
last = Wierzgoń
first = Józef
coauthors =
title = Śpiewamy wszyscy
publisher = Wydawnictwo Beskidy, Bronisław Ondraszek
date = 2007
location = Český Těšín - Cieszyn
pages =
url =
doi =
isbn = 978-80-254-1043-1