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.

Państwo von Kleist
Świetliki Lyrics

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Tak A ponadto donosimy że
Leżymy zastrzeleni i jeszcze w tej chwili
Można nas tu odnaleźć Bardzo staromodnie
Leżymy przytuleni a trawy zwyczajnie
Ruszają się i drzewa bo wszystko jest w ruchu
Państwowe trawy i państwowe drzewa
Nawet i nasze ciała wyjątkowo martwe
Gdyby popatrzeć na nie z pewnej odległości

Jak pewnie to uczynisz widać że falują
W tę samą stronę co wszelka natura
Wiatr jest po prostu List ci
Przyniosą we śnie Otwieraj go wolno
Wszystko należy robić cicho i powoli

Wszystko należy robić cicho i powoli
Ponieważ miłość jednak jest Tak

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Świetliki's song "Państwo von Kleist" depict a scene where the singer and their companion are lying shot down, with the grass and trees moving around them. They describe themselves as "very old-fashioned," suggesting a sense of nostalgia or being out of touch with the modern world. The state-owned grass and trees, along with their own dead bodies, all seem to be in motion, flowing in the same direction as nature itself. The wind is seen as a letter that will be delivered in a dream, urging the recipient to open it slowly and quietly. The repeated phrase "Wszystko należy robić cicho i powoli" (Everything should be done quietly and slowly) points to the idea that love, despite everything, exists.

Overall, the lyrics evoke a dream-like and surreal atmosphere, where time seems to be suspended and the boundaries between life and death, reality and imagination, are blurred. There is a sense of resignation and acceptance, as the singer lies surrounded by the motion of nature and finds solace in the idea of love enduring.

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