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)
Tak bardzo sie staralem
Czerwone Gitary Lyrics
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Do piórnika żaby wkładał
Kto no powiedz kto
Kto na ławce wyciął serce
I podpisał Głupiej Elce
Kto no powiedz kto
Tak bardzo się starałem
Dla Ciebie tak cierpiałem
Powiedz mi dlaczego nie chcesz mnie
Kto dla Ciebie nosił brodę
Spodnie w kwiatki włożył modne
Kto no powiedz kto
Kto Tuwima wiersz przepisał
Jako własny Tobie wysłał
Kto no powiedz kto
Tak bardzo się starałem
A Ty teraz nie chcesz mnie
Dla Ciebie tak cierpiałem
Powiedz mi dlaczego nie chcesz mnie
Tak bardzo się starałem
A Ty teraz nie chcesz mnie
Dla Ciebie tak cierpiałem
Powiedz mi dlaczego nie chcesz mnie
Ja dla Ciebie byłem gotów
Kilo wiśni zjeść z pestkami
Ja tak tylko ja
Teraz kiedy Cię spotykam
Mówisz mi że się nie znamy
Czy to ładnie tak
The lyrics of Czerwone Gitary's song "Tak bardzo sie staralem" tell the story of a person who did everything they could to win the affection of someone, but despite their best efforts, that person still rejected them. The opening lines of the song ask a series of rhetorical questions, alluding to the childhood memories the singer shares with the person they love. Despite the strong emotional bond shared between the two, the singer's remorse and pain is evident in the chorus when they lament how much they suffered and died for the love which is now slipping away. They even went to great lengths such as copying Tuwima's poems to impress their lover, but still got turned down. Finally, the singer meets the object of their affection again, and the person denies having ever met them, leaving the singer feeling hurt and betrayed.
The song is a representation of unreciprocated love and the feeling of betrayal that comes with it. The singer did everything possible to impress the loved one but eventually ended up being rejected, and the pain is apparent in their voice. The song highlights the notion that no matter how hard one tries or how much they suffer for someone, love may still remain unrequited. The lyrics are relatable as most people go through this situation at some time in their lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Kto za Tobą w szkole ganiał
Who used to chase after you in school?
Do piórnika żaby wkładał
Who used to put frogs in your pencil case?
Kto no powiedz kto
Who, please tell me who?
Kto na ławce wyciął serce
Who carved a heart on the bench?
I podpisał Głupiej Elce
And signed it 'To Silly Elka'?
Tak bardzo się starałem
I tried so hard
A Ty teraz nie chcesz mnie
But now you don't want me
Dla Ciebie tak cierpiałem
I suffered for you
Powiedz mi dlaczego nie chcesz mnie
Tell me why you don't want me
Kto dla Ciebie nosił brodę
Who grew a beard for you?
Spodnie w kwiatki włożył modne
Who wore trendy floral pants?
Kto Tuwima wiersz przepisał
Who copied a Tuwim poem and sent it to you as their own?
Jako własny Tobie wysłał
And sent it to you as if they wrote it?
Ja dla Ciebie byłem gotów
I was ready for you
Kilo wiśni zjeść z pestkami
To eat a kilogram of cherries with pits
Ja tak tylko ja
It was only me
Teraz kiedy Cię spotykam
Now when I see you
Mówisz mi że się nie znamy
You say we don't know each other
Czy to ładnie tak
Is that a nice thing to do?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KRZYSZTOF WOJCIECH DZIKOWSKI, SEWERYN KRAJEWSKI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@marekkkkk2283
Trzeba mieć prawdziwy talent żeby napisać piosenkę którą po kilkudziesięciu latach młodzież zna i śpiewa
@pelonik2
jak literatura polskich wieszczów - ponadczasowe :)
@patrykomya4351
Oj tak
@kamilwas4656
Mam 14 lat i sucham ich piosenki
@dusqa4485
Dokładnie
@natalkas227
Mam 15 lat jestem typową osobą która ma dziesiejsze poglądy, lewicowe ale nie jestem za słuchaniem dziesiejszej muzyki. Kocham czerwone gitary
@krzysztofdrobinski3396
Oni są wspaniali. Czerwone Gitary i Wędrowne Gitary. Bardzo bardzo ich lubię słuchać
@King_a_a
Kto słucha w 2023 ?
@AlexSantos-pc2kj
Ja tam słucham w 2024 ❤️