Englishman Reacts to... Kabaret Neo Nówka - Chrobry - Zjazd w Gnieźnie 

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For Poles, cabaret is great. They mix the old Polish language, modern language and their own word formation. Even this football wasn't just football. The whole power of this skit is based on playing with words. To translate it properly is an impossible mission.

Neonowka is a kabaret known for their word plays, so I do not believe it will be easy to understand by non native speaker.

Since you asked about Bolesław I the Brave, let me talk about him for a bit. He was the first king of Poland (allegedly) and the second historical ruler after his father Mieszko I, who was "just" a duke of Poland. Despite his portrayal here, he is not remembered as a fool. It's all for the sake of comedy. He is remembered as the great warrior king. He fought in many wars against most of his neighbours and is known for greatly expanding the "druużyna" - his personal, standing army. His most famous military campaign was his intervention in the civil war in Kievian Rus, which led to him burning down and looting Kiev. The congress of Gniezno from year 1000 is a very significant event in Polish history. In this congress, Otto III of the Holy Roman Empire was seeking support from Bolesław. According to the deal they made, Poland would essentially become part of the empire, but in exchange Bolesław would be left in charge of the eastern lands, as Otto III planned to expand his influence in that direction. Otto III died soon after the congress and Bolesław supported the wrong person in the ensuing succession crisis so none of these plans ever materialised, but there is one consequence of the congress that is most well remembered in Poland. Allegedly, Otto III gifted Bolesław the lance of Longinus - the spear that pierced Jesus' side when he was on the cross. Along with that he announced Bolesław as a king (again, allegedly). This is significant, because at the time in Catholic Europe only the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and the pope could appoint kings. You couldn't just call yourself one and this event raised the rank of Poland from duchy to kingdom. All in all, he is remembered as one of the best kings of the Piast dynasty and is printed on the 20 złoty bill. I, however have a bit more critical view of him. Poland will fall quite a bit during the reign of his son, Mieszko II and I believe a lot of the reasons why can be traced to Bolesław. His wars against basically everyone around him led to a very precarious position, diplomatically. Mieszko II inherited a country hated by everyone around him. Also, that expanded drużyna was incredibly expensive to maintain. In fact, the only reason Bolesław was able to afford it, was all the looting he did in his wars. This meant that the entire economy of Poland under his rule was held up by raids and pillage. Mieszko II tried mending relations with neighbours (with mixed success), but this led to revolts and internal instability when the burden of paying for that army was placed on regular people and nobles within the realm.

- What does the boar do in a castle? - He explores the (castle) dungeons. BUT this sentence can also mean literally "He penetrates the sows." penetrować = explore/penetrate lochy = dungeons/sows(like female boar,pig) So this joke is constructed based on the ambiguity of words.

Rob, omg, the person who translated it for you is a genius, I'm always enjoying your videos, and this time, it was a fantastic job in translation, I know it's not easy, but good job, and you polish it getting better every film released😎

It's nice to show how different nations are from each other :) Slavs: loud, gesticulating energetically, open, likes to joke and laugh, dance, sing, have fun and drink :) just hot blood. Germans: subdued, calm, cold as ice, conservative, reserved, composed, rigorous, etc. I have brown hair and brown eyes, but my facial features are slavic, as is my personality :) I am psychically confused, like most of us in Poland... after all, there have been so many partitions and invasions... that i dont even want to think about it. ....my grandmother has dark hair and eyes, and my grandfather was blond with blue eyes, in his youth he was a very handsome blond man:) and my father has green eyes and light brown hair:)and my brothers are all different ;)....and we are all true Poles, patriots,....:)

Bolesław akurat dorastał na dworze niemieckim, więc mógł znać lepiej niemiecki niż polski.

Let me start with a couple disclaimers so I'm not coming off as a complete downer. Rob, I love your content and your reactions to Polish sketches. It's always nice to see someone interested in our country, whether it's culture, history, or, as it is in this case, comedy. And Rob's translator (whoever makes the subtitles) I appreciate your work a lot. As a translator myself, there's few things harder to translate well than comedy. Perhaps only poetry is worse (as you have to maintain the meaning, the style, all the rhymes and rhythm, that's a true horror). So props to you for going out of your way to try and make these sketches as funny to Rob as they are to Polish audience. That said, there's a rule in comedy: the moment you have to explain a joke, said joke has failed. That's why I'm not that sure about recommending Rob the sketches so saturated with Polish niche references and subtle word-plays. Yes, they are among the funniest bits of comedy to us (some disagree, of course, and to each their own, but most Poles that I know enjoy it). However, those references and word-plays that are bangers to us make these sketches far less funny to foreigners when you have to explain them all. To compare, a small bit I just invented on the spot (I'm not a comedian so it may not even be that funny, just proving the point): imagine someone who has no knowledge of English history whatsover reads/hears this: "Hey, Anne (Boleyn), I've heard you and Henry (VIII) aren't getting along anymore?" "Yeah, I'm done with his moods, tantrums, with all the cheating. I'm just done pretending I even care anymore. And, hey, what's the worst he can do? DIvorce me?" (and then you'd need to explain that she was actually beheaded after a mockery of a trial). The reason Monty Python is so successful both globally and across four generations (going into the fifth) is that their jokes are predominantly universal and require little to none explanation. Sure, there are some vague, typically English references or word plays here and there, but they're not the core of their comedy. So, to sum up, a bit fewer of the "I need to explain every other joke" sketches and a bit more of the "well that didn't need any explanation at all" variety would be better both for Rob (as he'll have even more laugh with them) and for the audience (as they won't have their favourite GOAT sketch judged as "mediocre" or even "bad", because 70% of it was only understandable from a Polish POV).

12:25 He is not that mental. He imitates a sound of two-stroke engines, which were the motors in Eastern Germany (GDR/DDR) cars like Trabant and Wartburg. So Otto III is "ein Ossi";)

"Oh this Bolesław, what a piece of.." is not fully reflecting original (which is not possible because there is wordplay involved). In "O ten Boleśław Chrobry to kawał ch...". kawał is a "piece" but also a "joke".

Greetings from Poland, German-looking face :) Just a joke, all in good manners. I like your content.

6:02 The joke with the swine at the end bases in Polish original on the wordplay "loch", plural "lochy" -"dungeon/s" and "locha",plural "lochy" -"a female pig/s". The question in the riddle goes: "What does a knur(=male pig) do in a castle?" The answer is "He penetrates 'lochy'". 18:58 The then butchered version of this joke was:"What does a knur do in 'lochy'"? The answer:"He penetrates the locks/(castles)". "Zamek" in Polish, like in German "Schloss", can mean "castle" or "lock".

Due to their wordplays and controlled chaos on stage Neo-Nowka is a bit hard to translate. They use a lot of idioms and Polish untranslateable wordplays. Considering that, translators still did quite a good job 👏

I laughed like an idiot at the king.....xDxDxD when he tried to say something in german... here you have it, my dear friend from England, a wonderful demonstration of how the Slavic nation and the Germanic nation differ from each other...great performance, excellent :)

This cabaret is the exact opposite of historical truth (this is also funny). Bolesław was an extremely intelligent and at the same time a very ruthless ruler who united huge areas under his scepter, including Saxony. He was also a real idol for Otto, who met him, being a boy (Bolesław spent some time in Germany as a teenager, being a guest of the then emperor. As an excellent knight, "sporty man" and charismatic person, he impressed a lot of ppl, including Otton (the future emperor). Both of them were close friends, and the times of the reign of both rulers are the era of Poland's extremely good relations with Germany. Among others, the German emperor sought the Vatican for giving Poland the rank of the kingdom of God's grace (and not simply the principality or other monarchy) of the highest rank, on an equal footing with old Christian monarchies in Europe.

Kabaret "Potem" program " Bajki dla potłuczonych"

Dzięki za film i dowidżenia 😁

Overall the filmik is great, I really like it! and there are many topics that could be discussed in connection with this show

One more thing, Bolesław did concoured Kiev in 1 DAY. He was no idiot as presented here. In this times Poland was strong country. Not as strong as in 1605, but still.. The young emperor was in awe but died shortly after visit to PL. He received carts full of silk and skins of animals from Africa and Asia. His stay was long as historian say all meals were served on silver and gold plates on silk sheets. They vere not washed but bundled and pact on carts as a gift for the imperator. All meals for days for his court. ALL plateres and silverware made of gold, all. In sacks made of silk dirty... As German historians say.

it was funny... but when I remembered Polish and Australian tiktoks, they are the ones that "break the system" the most hahahahaxD

Hey Rob.... Beautiful Job! TX

Rob robi robotę, a good one 😀

You got "przylazł" pretty good. Most people don't even pronounce the "ł" sound, therefore the wordplay between "przylaz(ł)" and "przylas". In general, these Neo-Nówka skits are full to the brim with references known only to Poles. You're doing good job deciphering them, but you need to know so much more to take it in fully I can't even believe it.

Ciekawa analiza spada strony oczywiście bardzo bardzo ciekawy program uwielbiam neonówkę oprócz tego że po prostu jest to co jest przedstawione w telewizji to wiadomo że chodzi też o kulturę i o wiele innych rzeczy o których wielu ludzi nie ma pojęcia nawet Polaków także proszę się tym nie przejmować

Let me try to explain a joke . What does wild hog does in the castle , penetrating dungeons (lochy means dungeons aswel as female boars) and (penetrating well can mean to penetrate but also to go thru something)

Ha ha ha what a coincidence :D My home town is Nysa and I actually was at this show in Nyski Dom Kultury (Nysa`s Theatre name) :) The show was super funny :)

Odwiedzić-visit but nawiedzić is like to haunt, so there is thank you for haunting us🙂. Sound similar

And Bolesław the Brave, apart from being the first king of Poland, was in fact a wise (and, as in those times, also cruel) ruler. As for the Congress of Gniezno, Poland was then a friend of the Holy Roman Empire, and Otto III actually counted on cooperation (apparently, according to modern historians, the Piast Principality and the West Slavic tribes allied with them formed a political force with which the emperors preferred to maintain peaceful relations)

Hey Rob! Personally, I recommend the sketches: "Miasto, wieś" and "Impreza u Bogdana", from Kabaret moralnego niepokoju, MY FAVOURITES! But I don't know if You can find with english subtitles

Prince Stupid is Balckadder III. Series I is when he is Crown Prince, series II he is gentleman of Elisabeth I, Series III is with prince George (later IV) and Mr. B is just a servant, final series is WWI and Blackadder, Esq. serves as a captain in the infantry. .

Boleslaw and Otto were very good friends. It was a disaster when Otto died in his early 20's. The next ruler of Germany had a hateful vision towards Poland. Still, Boleslaw was able to defeat the Germans in three wars or, if you like, matches, which is more than we can say using football terms, although it stands at two victories at the moment.

Pozdrawiam Serdecznie Rob 👍

In this skit, they play a lot with associations and linguistic nuances that will be completely incomprehensible to someone in another language.

Thanx

I do not know if you know. In Peru, Inkowie, mieli taką grę. 2 the tribes tried to throw the "ball" through a high-hanging hoop. They couldn't use their legs. Whoever had more points won. The group that lost was killed. This is such entertainment🤣

Hi, Rob. Good job. Thanks.

I don't know how you translate these comedy shows, but please take a look at "Kabaret Limo" and "Grzegorz Halama". 🙏

haha I don't know why, but the word "stupid""STJUUUUPID" makes me laugh... when i hear you say it, i immediately want to laugh

This skecht it's only for laugh. Real Boleslav the Brave was quite well educated for his times, HRE emperor was very impresed by scale of the party and on this meeting, he put crown on head of Boleslav the Brave to enable his future coronation as a king of Poland, not just prince. He want to express that Polish ruler is equal to him. (Boleslav was raised on court of emperor, he know german language well).

I have the same feeling Black adder it s one off the best series ever We used to meet and watch together with friends almost 20 years ago 🤣😂🤣🤣😂 ❤❤❤❤❤

This sketch is definitely too difficult, a lot of multi-layered hidden jokes with reference to the politics, sexuality and so on. Difficult to understand for foreigners, despite the subtitling.

Zapraszam. Kaberet. Nowaki👍

and now a request, tell the island (Great Britain), the sky, the wind, the trees of this land, that I miss it... that I feel it was once my homeland, just like Poland is now... now I have such a desire to be on a cliff in Scotland and look at the sea and let the wind blow my hair :)ahhh

12:20 He's not mental. He's pretend Trabant, a car.

Rob, try more of MozART group and/or Ireneusz Krosny. Especially for the second one, you don't need translation at all :)

Ah, like my boss when told "very funny" joke..... yeah....

Calcio Storico Firenze :)

The joke "the German cried when he sold it" is that Poles buy cars from Germany that are in poor condition or are stolen from Germany. Then they repair these cars to such a condition that no one notices that the car is no longer fit for use and the car's odometer goes back... it happens to this day... "the German cried when he sold it" this is what dishonest car dealers used to say, now they say I'm just kidding.... a wiem to, bo jestem z Polski xD

Word lochy have 2 meaning. Dungeons and plural form finale swine, so penetrate lochy sounds funny.

"The German cried when he sold it" is rather a mocking way to describe an old German automotive crap, not to recognise good quality. *"D"-branding

If you like comedy I recommend You Kabaret Nowaki - ''szkolna wycieczka'' ''school journey''' and more comedy of this squad.

"Danke" is not a polish word for saying "thank you" but german. The polish word for it would be "dziękuję"

If can i sugest, i think "KMN - discover of America" (KMN - odkrycie Ameryki) can be good content.

Rob this kabaret is really hard to understand for Poles 🤣 but is really good 👍

It was third season of Blackadder. In Poland we also like british comedy, but translation is not so good and it's better to watch in english.

I might suggest "jedna mała wodeczka" cabert.

Please reaction -Ireneusz Krosny,, Historia tańca The evolution of dance."....

Neo Nówka - Namiot

I'm listening to music from 'Lord of the Rings' now to calm down :)cuuudoo ah:)

'Danke' is thanks in Germany :)

Translator butchered the joke - it was a wordplay - in direct translation it goes "What does boar do in a castle?" and the answer is "penetruje lochy" - first word should sound familiar for you, but second can be understood in two ways one as dungeons or as sows.

🤝👍cześć👍🤝

Ciekawe ciekawe. Jak nastroje ( here emotion ) Jak nas dwoje, Jak nas troje (here are 3 person). You are the best. @MSZ this guy its good verbung for us. If You everytime on Śląsk i invite You to local food "Śląskie jedzienie" 18:41

Danke is thanks in german

Żurek is the best :D

Bob, have a nice łykend! ;) Edit: Rob, ...

God, Edward was so naughty today....(horse)... I shouted at Him and took Him to the stable.... it was a short ride... I have bad luck with bastards......ehhhh

Hey Limey. 1. Football was designed in UK long ago. There were derby games where goals were city gates and field had miles length. I am surprise to have to teach you this. 2. This meeting actually happened between our prince and the imperator. They were good friends. Hwo knows what would happen if imperator lived longer. He was around 20 by than. Next German rulers did not like Poland very much (vide Głogów siege. E. G.). 3. I like fools who live in reach Europe and discover Poland. Same thing happened in 1683, since than all militaries use SABRES. ALL. There were street festivities in Italy. Sabre manufacturers were crawling in saphirs. 4. Since you are one of mentioned hear the song called JEST TAKIE MIEJSCE TAKI KRAJ. 5. BRITANIA RULE THE WAVES!!!

Things I haven't explained in the translation: 1. the OG dad joke- it's a wordplay on lochy (female boars) but also "a castle dungeon". Literal translation- what does a boar do in a castle? penetrates the dungeons. 2. shitting joke- OG: Maciej ze Srocza, Srocze is just a funny word that loosely refers to defecation or private parts. 3. The running person is Lucy, main character of the general theme of the entire show. He later enters the scene as the Emperor 4. You're a liege, OG joke is that the word "azaliż" sounds kind of like "poliż"- lick. He says "lick it yourself" 5. Football mylord army joke, OG: "jeden wój, drugi wój, dwa- wuje". Wordplay on wój (knight) and wuj (uncle) 6. "Oh my sense of humor"- OG he asks if they did "cold elbows" as in sticking the elbow out of an open window of a car, but I could not find any fitting translation there. 7. The holy water in OG is "water from Licheń", water from sanctuary in Licheń, which was reported to have healing capabilities Sorry for all the notes in the vid, I just wanted all that to be put in context :D Hugh Laurie plays the stupid prince in the 3rd season of Blackadder And Bolesław Chrobry was a pretty good ruler and also later became the first ever king of Poland.

Neo nówka again? C'mon!

Damn... that's hard to translate.

5:03 Jak nas/troje? already explained. "Nas dwoje" is in this case understandable, but grammatically incorrect, as it implies mixed sex, woman and man, but they are both male.Normally It should be "nas dwu/dwóch" - two of us (men).

...."german doesn't really show any signs of........" of LIFE ,just, of LIFE.......poprostu, nie daje oznak życia....... masakra..... dramat.... szok...massacre ,drama,shock .....

it shouldn't be Danka but Wanda, (read about the legend about Wanda who didn't want a German)

Dude, I like click bait-title, but stay AWAY from King Chrobry... He's not an idiot.

sorry mate you need to translate better so English people can understand..... Cabaret is tip top....Cheers again from Australia, ... by Polish Oz

A lot of jokes has not been translated correctly as they are untranslable or at least very difficoult to translate

Widzę w tym skeczu pewnego rodzaju przewrotność , chociaż nie wiem czy była zamierzona , a według mnie polega ona na tym że Bolesław Chrobry jest przedstawiony jak człowiek z pewnymi ograniczeniami , ale jego mądrość polega na tym że wybrał sobie dobrego doradcę , w pierwszej chwili oglądając może się wydawać że jest głupi , ale jednak to on jest Królem a nie doradca więc zapewne ma nad nim jakąś przewagę , a może z jakichś powodów nie chce znać języka Niemieckiego ? Nie ruga też swojego doradcę za to że w niektórych sprawach jest lepszy , czyli ,nie jest zwolennikiem stwierdzenie" że mierny wierny , ale wierny "

Najlepszy Polski Kabaret ❤

Neo Nówka - Wigilia

Obcokrajowiec nie zrozumie takich skeczów.To gra słów,czasami bez sensu,ale liczy się mimika i gra aktorska

I don't care what anyone thinks about me on YT... I'm not recognizable and no one knows me... if you think I'm making a fool of myself, then you're an fool to me. I think I often write wisely and interestingly. topics :), I often write things for fun;) once again: I don't care what anyone thinks about my comments, it's really not important, strangers on YT are irrelevant to me... I can do a lot to achieve my goal :).. sometimes I write wisely... other times very chaotically... but an intelligent person will notice that I am also an intelligent person :) but sometimes with "unstable emotions"...;-) I wonder how you would be able to impress a girl if you were single? pfffff, you wouldn't even know what to talk to her about... I'm sure of it...xD

W myśl powiedzenia: jedź do Polski, twój samochód już tam jest 🤣🤣🤣👍❤️🇵🇱

Disco polo is great!!!so positive and energetic!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oikIyvHcqpY.html , może ze mną zatańczysz chociaż jeden raz?;)

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This is total idiotic that they translate to english because this skit has many linguistic nuances that you won't understand without knowing Polish and the cultural context

i'm so sorry, but u didn't understand nothing at all, but i'll be shocked if u do... to much politics, history, word-jokes n' cultural contexts.

There are things not worth your time unless your IQ is under 30. Neonówka is surely one of them. So Rob let me this time miss your exceptionally not worthwhile Reactions. 😢😢😢

„Nastroje” and „Nas troje” means "moods" and "the three of us" are puns in the Polish language.

this show has nothing to do with polish history that was just comedy nothing more then that

I look at these translations and explanations and they do not convey the linguistic jokes at all. Unfortunately, Rob, I think you can understand about 20-50% of these jokes :(