Monika Brodka, the sprite‐like vocalist BRODKA, launched onto the Polish mu… Read Full Bio ↴Monika Brodka, the sprite‐like vocalist BRODKA, launched onto the Polish music scene with a bang as the winner of Polish Pop Idol in 2004 at the young age of 16. Since her debut, Brodka has multiple LPs ‐ all of which received critical acclaim and garnered a huge fan base in Poland for the star.
Brodka’s first album, mature for a teenager, amazed audiences with its sensitivity and fresh approach to pop music ‐ but also proved that Brodka has an incredible voice. Brodka’s second album, released two years later, also reached ‘Golden Record’ status. The singer’s latest LP, Granda, came after a break in music‐making and a conscious decision to change directions. Granda shows a more experienced, worldly and experimental side to Brodka. The music ‐ hard to define but showing folk, electronic and experimental traits, with a pop background ‐ was produced and co‐composed by Bartosz Dziedzic.
Granda has reached double platinum status, proving that this bold, new style Brodka has embraced was a smart move. Both Brodka and Dziedzic received acclaim for their work and were nominated for dozens of awards, including the SuperHiro Magazine Award (won), Gala’s Rose (won), Polityka Passport. Poland’s Phonographic Academy nominated Brodka for 10 Fryderyki awards (the most important awards in Polish music business), and the singer won 4 for Best Female Vocalist, Best Pop Album, Best Music Production, Best Music Video in 2011. In 2012 she was nominated for MTV European Music Awards. In 2013 she was angain nominated to Fryderyki awards in 3 cathegories: Best Album (LAX), Best Song ("Varsovie") and Best Artist of the year 2012.
Since the release of Granda, Brodka has been touring with her band all over Poland. They played over 60 concerts and are currently preparing to tour the LAX EP and the EP’s singles: Varsovie and Dancing Shoes. Besides music, Brodka’s other passions include photography and fashion, proven by the fact that, at age 24, she is already considered an icon by Poland’s fashion magazines. Brodka, hailing from the Silesian town of Zywiec, known for it’s folk‐music roots and determined inhabitants, is proving over and over again that she sets high goals and rises to the challenge of meeting them. Her latest venture into singing in English only serves to show that Brodka is constantly developing ‐ both personally and musically ‐ and her sales and concert attendance prove that she has staying‐power.

ON
Brodka Lyrics

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Ciagle malo mi bylo jego slow
Wciaz patrzyl na mnie tak jak jeszcze nikt
Chcialam tak wiecznie trwac
Moglabym dla niego tylko zyc

Nie ufaj choc chcesz
Dac mu caly swiat
Nie odda Ci nikt twych straconych lat

Tyle tu twoich lez
Czy naprawde tak chcesz?
Czy tego chcesz?

Gdy mowil nagle mu zabraklo slow
Jego oczy juz nie widzialy mnie
Nie chcialam wierzyc , ze to dzieje sie
Szkoda, ze teraz wiem ile w jego myslach bylo mnie

Nie ufaj choc chcesz
Dac mu caly swiat
Nie odda Ci nikt twych straconych lat
Tyle tu twoich lez

Czy naprawde tak chcesz?
Czy tego chcesz?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Brodka's song "On" are about a woman who falls in love with a man who makes her feel special, someone who looks at her like nobody else has. She wants to be with him forever and would only live for him. However, the lyrics caution against blindly trusting this man and giving him everything he wants because no one can return the time and effort she has invested in the relationship. The chorus repeats the warning not to trust him and give him the whole world, urging her to question if she truly wants to waste any more tears on this situation.

The second verse describes the man losing his words, and his eyes no longer looking at her the same way, leaving the woman heartbroken. She struggles to accept that the man who she thought was so special might not feel the same way about her. She was unaware of how little she meant to him until it was too late.

The song is a warning against giving everything to love and not seeing the reality of the person you are with. It is about growth, learning, and becoming a stronger person who can make better decisions in the future. In the end, the lyrics suggest that it is better to be alone than to waste time with someone who does not love us as much we love them.

Line by Line Meaning

Ciagle malo mi bylo jego slow
I was always hungry for his words

Wciaz patrzyl na mnie tak jak jeszcze nikt
He looked at me like nobody else did

Chcialam tak wiecznie trwac
I wanted to last forever

Moglabym dla niego tylko zyc
I could only live for him

Nie ufaj choc chcesz
Don't trust, even though you want to

Dac mu caly swiat
Give him the whole world

Nie odda Ci nikt twych straconych lat
No one will give you back your lost years

Tyle tu twoich lez
There are so many of your tears here

Czy naprawde tak chcesz?
Do you really want this?

Czy tego chcesz?
Is this what you want?

Gdy mowil nagle mu zabraklo slow
When he spoke, suddenly he ran out of words