Świetliki band was created in 1992 in Cracow (Poland) on the initiative of … Read Full Bio ↴Świetliki band was created in 1992 in Cracow (Poland) on the initiative of the poet Marcin Świetlicki. They performed for the first time during the poets' meeting "Na Głos", and their first listeners were, among others, Czesław Miłosz and Wisława Szymborska.

In 1993, Świetliki recorded their first album, "Ogród Koncentracyjny", which has raised a great interest of the media and listeners. In November 1996 the band recorded their second album, "Cacy Cacy Fleischmaschine", which was nominated to Fryderyk award in alternative music and sang poetry categories. The next album, "Perły przed Wieprze", was released in 1999 and was nominated to Fryderyk award as well. In 2001, Świetliki recorded their most recent album, "Złe Misie", on which you can also hear voices of Kasia Nosowska and Lech Janerka. In 2005, Świetliki invited the famous Polish actor - Bogusław Linda - to the collaboration, and released, as "Świetliki i Linda" band, the "Las Putas Melancólicas" album.

Jonasz
Świetliki Lyrics

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Młoda zima Bezśnieżnie
Och dzisiejszy wieczór uczynił z tej ulicy wnętrze wieloryba

Byłbym nie zauważył lecz w sklepie warzywnym
Sprzedawano fragmenty podmorskich zarośli

I neony w tej chwili zaczęły wysyłać
Mgłę i wilgoć

Kałuże pełne tranu i krwi

Przy krawężniku znalazłem muszelkę
I poczułem że jestem trawiony

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Świetliki's song Jonasz depict a wintry night where the singer contemplates the oddities within their environment. The first two lines describe the young winter without snow, and how the evening has turned the street into a whale's interior. The singer then recalls noticing a vegetable shop that sold parts of underwater shrubs, adding to the surreal atmosphere. The neons suddenly begin to emit fog and humidity, and the puddles are filled with oil and blood. However, the singer finds a seashell by the curb and feels consumed.

Line by Line Meaning

Młoda zima Bezśnieżnie
The winter is young and snowless.

Och dzisiejszy wieczór uczynił z tej ulicy wnętrze wieloryba
This evening has turned this street into the insides of a whale.

Byłbym nie zauważył lecz w sklepie warzywnym
I wouldn't have noticed, but in the vegetable shop,

Sprzedawano fragmenty podmorskich zarośli
Fragments of underwater shrubbery were sold.

I neony w tej chwili zaczęły wysyłać
And at that moment, the neon lights started to emit

Mgłę i wilgoć
Fog and moisture.

Kałuże pełne tranu i krwi
The puddles were full of oil and blood.

Przy krawężniku znalazłem muszelkę
I found a seashell by the curb,

I poczułem że jestem trawiony
And I felt like I was being consumed.

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