At first, the composition did not raise interest and was not taken seriously. In 1912, the Gazeta Narodowa newspaper published it, together with a Russian translation. In the following years, the prophecy was forgotten, but this changed on March 27, 1939, a few months before German and Soviet invasion on Poland. The popular Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny daily published the text, together with an article about its history. Thousands of readers got to know the composition, and it became extremely popular during the war, when Poland was occupied by the two powers - Nazi Germany and Soviet Union. It raised spirits of the oppressed Poles, giving them hope for a better future of their homeland.
