Synopsis

Rendered in stark black-and-ochre animation, the video follows a grim tale of feudal power and sexual violence. A sinister lord and his armed retainers impose their will over a rural community, while newlyweds and villagers become victims of the so-called right of the first night. Images of riders, clergy, weapons, fire, and death build an atmosphere of oppression. As the abuse escalates, the powerless turn toward resistance and revenge, transforming the song's historical subject into a brutal folk fable about class domination and revolt.

Factoids & Trivia

• The song combines two Polish folk songs with a traditional Belarusian song. Its subject is the alleged feudal custom known as the "right of the first night," presented here as a symbol of sexual abuse and class oppression.

• The video was published online on August 7, 2012, four days before the release of R.U.T.A.'s album "Na Uschod. Wolnosc albo smierc" on August 11, 2012.

• The stark visual style uses limited black-and-ochre artwork, giving the clip the appearance of an animated medieval woodcut or graphic novel.

• Drawings created for the video were also used in the visual presentation of the album.

• The clip received the Silver Tobolek Koziolek Matolek at the O!PLA 2014 animated film festival.

• The imagery deliberately rejects a romanticized picture of the old Polish-Lithuanian borderlands, aligning with the album's broader focus on exploitation, violence, serfdom, and popular resistance.