What is "halka"

Halka is an opera by Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko to a libretto written by Włodzimierz Wolski, a young Warsaw poet with radical social views. It is part of the canon of Polish national operas.

"Halka" is a song by Swedish alternative rock band Kent, released on April 29, 1996 as the second single from their second studio album, Verkligen. The CD single contains the two b-sides, "Att presentera ett svin" and "Gummiband", which were later released on the compilation B-sidor 95–00 in 2000. These two tracks were recorded, produced and mixed by Kent and Heikki Kiviaho.

The song peaked at #36 in Sweden, their lowest chart position to date.

Halka is a 1937 Polish musical film directed by Juliusz Gardan and starring Liliana Zielinska, Witold Zacharewicz and Wladyslaw Ladis-Kiepura. It is an adaptation of the 1848 opera Halka composed by Stanisław Moniuszko with a libretto by Wlodzimierz Wolski. It was shot at the Falanga Studios in Warsaw.