Czerwone Gitary were founded by guitarist/vocalist Jerzy Kossela (July 15, 1942 – January 7, 2017) and bassist Henryk Zomerski on 3 January 1965 in Gdańsk. Initial members included Bernard Dornowski (guitar/vocals), Krzysztof Klenczon (lead guitar /vocals) and Jerzy Skrzypczyk (drums/vocals); four members (Dornowski, Klenczon, Kossela and Zomerski) had played previously in another notable Polish band, the Niebiesko-Czarni (The Blue-Blacks). Note: Radio disc jockey Neil Kempfer-Stocker was the first person to air the Blue-Blacks 45 rpms in America while at WRMC Radio Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1968. In Autumn 1965 Zomerski was replaced by Seweryn Krajewski (bass/vocals) ; around that time the band also launched their first tour in Poland under the slogan "We play and sing the loudest in Poland".
Their 1966 debut album "To właśnie my" ("It's us") sold 160,000 copies, and their May 1967 follow up, Czerwone Gitary 2, sold a then-record (for Poland) 240,000. In the same year Krajewski received a special award at the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole (Krajowy Festiwal Piosenki Polskiej w Opolu). In 1967 Kossela left the band. The band's 1968 third album sold 220,000 copies, and the group received an award in Opole for their song "Takie ładne oczy" ("Such Pretty Eyes"). In 1969 the band received a MIDEM award in Cannes for the largest number of discs sold in Poland up to that date; this was the same year that the Beatles received this award. Thereafter the Czerwone Gitary would be known as the Polish Beatles (see also Beatlesque). The same year the group received a special award from Billboard magazine, and in Poland, another award from Opole festival for "Biały krzyż" ("White cross").
Klenczon left in 1970, the year of the band's acclaimed LP "Na fujarce" ("On the flute"). Krajewski then took lead as the group turned to mainstream folk-tinged pop in the 1970s.
After a hiatus the Czerwone Gitary returned in the early 1990s with Kossela, Dornowski and Skrzypczyk resurrecting the group. Krajeski refused to participate and even released a solo album credited to Czerwone Gitary by Seweryn Krajewski called "Koniec" ("The End"). Initially the new lineup played the old hits; its first new album since the 1970s was "...jeszcze gra muzyka" ("...still the music plays") in 1998. In a 2000 poll for the Polish magazine Polityka, Czerwone Gitary were selected as "One of the Best Polish Bands of the 20th Century". In 2005 a new song "Senny szept" ("Sleepy whisper") took fourth place in the Sopot International Song Festival.
Members:
Jerzy Kossela (guitar, vocals, founder, leader, left in 1967, returned in 1991, left again in 1993 and returned again in 1999, stopped touring in 2015 due to health problems and died in 2017)
Henryk Zomerski (bass, keyabords ('90 & '00 only), founder, left the band soon after it was founded, in late 1965; in the band since 1999 till his death in 2011)
Bernard Dornowski (guitar, vocals, bass, one of the original members, left in 1999)
Jerzy Skrzypczyk (drums, vocals, percussion, one of the original members, still in the band as of 2016)
Krzysztof Klenczon (lead guitar, vocals, harmonica,one of the original members; left in 1970)
Seweryn Krajewski (bass, vocals, guitar, piano, violin, keyboards, replaced Zomerski in December 1965; left in 1997)
Dominik Kuta (guitar, flute, vocals, briefly in 1970)
Ryszard Kaczmarek (bass, 1971–1975)
Jan Pospieszalski (bass, 1976–1980)
Wojciech Hoffman (guitar, 1997–2000)
Arkadiusz Malinowski (guitar, bass, 1999–2002)
Dariusz Olszewski (guitar, vocals, 2000–2004, rejoined in 2010, still in the band as of 2016)
Mieczysław Wądołowski (guitar, vocals, joined 1997, still in the band as of 2016)
Marek Kisieliński (guitar, keyboards, joined 2003, left in 2013)
Arkadiusz Wiśniewski (bass, guitar, vocals, joined in 2003, still in the band as of 2016)
Artur Chyb (guitar, joined in 2013, left in 2014)
Marcin Niewęgłowski (guitar, vocals, 2014-2016)
Marek Jabłoński (guitar, joined in 2016)
Artur Żurek (percussion, additional drums, joined in 2016)
Rok Z Kaprysna Dziewczyna
Czerwone Gitary Lyrics
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Kwitnie znów wiśniowy sad.
Ptaków klucz nad drogą mknie,
A Ty znowu gniewasz się!
Lato gdzieś pod miedzą śpi.
Słońcu świt otwiera drzwi.
Śpiewa las i pachnie wrzos,
W mroku dnia i w świetle gwiazd
Plecie się jesienna baśń.
Ciepły wiatr bezdrożem gna,
A Ty ciągle jesteś zła!
Śniegu płaszcz na polach lśni -
Cały rok zabrałaś mi,
Więc od jutra, proszę Cię,
Na innego gniewaj się!
The song "Rok z kapryśną dziewczyną" by Czerwone Gitary is about a girl with a temper who ruins the beauty of every season. The first verse describes the beauty of spring with its greenery, blossoming cherry orchards, and migrating birds, yet the girl is still getting angry. The second verse describes the glory of summer with its sunrise, singing forest, and scented heather, yet the girl remains sullen. The third verse is about autumn’s mysterious quality, warm wind on a deserted road, and the beautiful starry sky. The girl remains in a bad mood throughout. The last verse is about winter, when the snow on the fields looks beautiful, yet the girl has taken the singer's whole year, leaving him bitter. He then pleas with her to go get mad at someone else from tomorrow onwards, asking her to stop ruining the beauty of each season.
The song's message is about how one person's negative attitude can destroy the beauty of every season. The girl is a metaphor for people who are unable to appreciate the simple pleasures of life and instead bring negativity wherever they go. The singer, who seems to be a lover to the girl, now wishes to break up with her after bearing the brunt of her constant anger.
Line by Line Meaning
Wiosna już zieleni świat.
Spring has already greened the world.
Kwitnie znów wiśniowy sad.
The cherry orchard is blooming again.
Ptaków klucz nad drogą mknie,
A flock of birds is flying over the road,
A Ty znowu gniewasz się!
And you are angry again!
Lato gdzieś pod miedzą śpi.
Summer is sleeping somewhere under the hedge.
Słońcu świt otwiera drzwi.
Dawn is opening the door to the sun.
Śpiewa las i pachnie wrzos,
The forest is singing and heather is smelling,
A Ty chmurna jesteś wciąż!
And you are still gloomy!
W mroku dnia i w świetle gwiazd
In the darkness of day and in the starlight,
Plecie się jesienna baśń.
An autumn tale is being woven.
Ciepły wiatr bezdrożem gna,
A warm wind is rushing through the wilderness,
A Ty ciągle jesteś zła!
And yet you are still angry!
Śniegu płaszcz na polach lśni -
A blanket of snow is shining in the fields -
Cały rok zabrałaś mi,
You took away my whole year,
Więc od jutra, proszę Cię,
So, from tomorrow, I beg you,
Na innego gniewaj się!
Be angry with someone else!
Contributed by Emma H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@zbigniewkowalczyk9202
TO JEST SUPER WYKONANIE PRZEZ SUPER ZESPÓŁ I SŁUCHAM ICH BEZ KOŃCA.
@magorzatakorczak4492
Jakie to były fajne czasy.
@agnieszka1094
Coś pięknego ulubiony wykonawca m.rodziców teraz .i nasz żadne żałosne diskopolo nie dorośnie mu pięt !
@agnieszkawasik8882
Cudowny Krzysztof Klenczon
@janinaopatecka8497
Podoba mi się ten zespół. Uwielbiam słuchać wszystkie ich piosenki. Seweryn Krajewski był przystojnym chłopakiem ,takim ,,fajnym Cyganem,, z pięknym głosem. Pozdrawiam wszystkich 2021.04.24
@ninakaja4328
Tu śpiewał Krzysztof Klenczon❤
@ewazielinska921
@Nina kaja Dokładnie, niepodrabialny Krzysztof .i też bardzo przystojny!
@lech1997
Malo sluchana a nie slusznie piekna
@januszskrzypkowiak4804
Dooobbbreee.
@panwaldemar6085
Nie super tylko przeslicznie-muzyk z ponad 45 rocz.staz. muz.Waldemar