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The '''Haidamaky''' ([[Ukrainian]]: Гайдамаки, singular haidamaka) were groups of rebels who rose up spontaneously against the [[Poland|Poles]] in right-bank [[Ukraine]] during the eighteenth century.  The word comes from the [[Turkish]] ''hajdemak'', meaning ‘to pursue’.  It is similar to the Balkan term "hajduk".
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A place where nobody dared to go
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The love that we came to know
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They call it Xanadu
  
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Haidamakas were mostly peasants, and [[Ukrainian Kozak|Kozaks]].  They formed bands under the leadership of chieftains who collaborated to organize large-scale rebellions known as the haidamaka uprisings against the Polish nobility. The earliest records of the haidamakas comes from the year 1708, however there were three major rebellions, 1734, 1750, and the largest in 1768.
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And now
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Open your eyes and see
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What we have made is real
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We are in Xanadu
  
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The Haidamaka rebellions or ''haidamachchyna'', were put down brutally and generally swiftly, mostly due to lack of organization.  Haidamaky are viewed as villains in [[Poland|Polish]] history, but are viewed positively as heroes in [[Ukraine]].  They are recorded in [[Taras Shevchenko]]'s poem ''Haidamaky'' (1841).
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A million lights are dancing
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And there you are
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A shooting star
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An everlasting world
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And you're here with me
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Eternally
  
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Haydamaky is also a [[Ukrainian]] [[music]] group.  According to their website:
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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<blockquote>The Haydamaky are the present-day disciples of the Ukrainian cult of tradition. Through their spiritual and musical integrity, they are committed to the cause of taking back their culture from out of the hands of corrupt, immoral mentality.<ref>http://www.haydamaky.com/eng/history/index.htm</ref></blockquote>
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
  
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Xanadu, your neon lights will shine
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For you, Xanadu
  
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== References==
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The love
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[http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages\H\A\Haidamaka.htm Encyclopedia of Ukraine "Haidamaka"]
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The echoes of long ago
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You needed the world to know
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They are in Xanadu
  
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[http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages\H\A\Haidamakauprisings.htm Encyclopedia of Ukraine "Haidamaka Uprisings]
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The dream
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That came through a million years
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That lived on through all the tears
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It came to Xanadu
  
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A million lights are dancing
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And there you are
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A shooting star
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An everlasting world
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And you're here with me
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Eternally
  
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== Links ==
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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[http://www.haydamaky.com/ Haydamaky (band) Official Site]
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(now we are here)  
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In Xanadu
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
  
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Now that I'm here
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[[category:Ukraine]]
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Now that you're near in Xanadu
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Now that I'm here
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Now that you're near in Xanadu
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Xanadu...

Revision as of 14:59, August 7, 2010

A place where nobody dared to go The love that we came to know They call it Xanadu

And now Open your eyes and see What we have made is real We are in Xanadu

A million lights are dancing And there you are A shooting star An everlasting world And you're here with me Eternally

Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu

Xanadu, your neon lights will shine For you, Xanadu

The love The echoes of long ago You needed the world to know They are in Xanadu

The dream That came through a million years That lived on through all the tears It came to Xanadu

A million lights are dancing And there you are A shooting star An everlasting world And you're here with me Eternally

Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu

Now that I'm here Now that you're near in Xanadu Now that I'm here Now that you're near in Xanadu Xanadu...

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