Mykolas Kleopas Oginskis's lyrics & chords

Michał Kleofas Ogiński (Lithuanian: Mykolas Kleopas Oginskis) (Guzów, near Minsk, October 7, 1765 - October 10, 1833, Florence, Italy) was a Polish-Lithuanian and later Russian statesman, insurrectionary and composer, best known for his polonaise, Pożegnanie Ojczyzny (English: Farewell to the Fatherland). Ogiński was an ambassador, composer, Paymaster General of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. His father, Andrius, was governor of Trakai; his mother, Paulina, was a daughter of the magnate, Szembek. Ogiński was born in Guzów, near Minsk. Ta...read more