Farben Lehre today:
Wojtek Wojda - voc
Konrad Wojda - guitar, voc
Adam Mikolajewski - drums
Filip Grodzicki - bass
ex-members:
Marek Knap - drums (1986-87)
Piotr Kokoszczynski - bass, voc (1986-98)
Pawel Nowak - acoustic guitar, voc (1986-87)
Piotr Bartus - drums (1987-88)
Bogdan Pawłowski - keyboard, voc (1987-89)
Krzysztof Sieczkowski - drums (1988-91)
Bogdan Kicinski - guitar, voc (1989-98)
Irek Bukowski - bass (1990)
Paweł Malecki - guitar, voc (1993-95)
Jacek Trafny - drums (1999-2002)
Robert Chabowski - guitar, voc (1986-93 and 2002-04)
Discography:
1991 - "Bez pokory" (Without humility)
1993 - "My maszyny" (We, robots)
1994 - "Samo zycie" (Just life) - live disc
1995 - "Nierealne ogniska" - (Unreal focal points)
1995 - "Insekty" (Insects)
1996 - "Zdrada" (Betrayal)
1996 - "Garazowka" (Tape from the garage)
2001 - "Atomowe Zabawki" (Atomic toys)
2001 - "Wiecznie mlodzi" (Forever Young) - The Best of - disc edited due to 15th anniversary of the band.
2003 - "Bez pokory / My maszyny" - compilation / re-edition
2003 - "Pozytywka" (Music box; it's a wordplay, as "pozytywny" means positive in Polish)
2004 - "Insekty / Zdrada" compilation / re-edition
2005 - "Farbenheit" (title refers to Fahrenheit 9/11 movie)
2006 - "Farben Lehre" 2CD compilation
2008 - "Snukraina" (Dreamland)
2009 - "Ferajna" (Gang/Bunch)
Farben Lehre music is aggressive, melodious, full of fun with play, and free from complexes. Sharp, but accessible sounds and sincere words present spiritual attempt to connect with second person. Their music is influenced by bands like: Sex Pistols, Ramones, The Clash, Pogues, Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, Rancid, Greenday, Ska-P, Ukrainians, U2, Clawfinger, Nirvana, R.E.M, New Model Army or The Rolling Stones. Most important lyrics of Farben Lehre are: "Helikoptery"(The Helicopters), "Egoisci" (The Egoists), "Nierealne ogniska"(Unreal Fires), "Handel"(Commerce), "Nowy dzien" (New Day), "Rozkolysanka" (Uncradle Song), "Wiecznie mlodzi" (Forever Young), "Matura 2001" (Secondary-school certificate 2001), "Pozytywka" (Positive Song), "Judasz" (Judas), "Terrorystan" or "Pogodna" (Fine).
Farben Lehre concentrates on concert-tours; they discovered big tour called Punky Reggae Live (initially called Pankregeparty) and it`s been organized from 2004 annually, they also play "single" concerts; they have concerts with bands like The Vibrators, The Exploited, Ine Kafe, Slobodna Europa, Smola a Hrusky, UK Subs, Oi Polloi, Die Toten Hosen, Dritte Wahl and others and gave 99 concerts in 2006.
The band's motto is:
We will play to the moment, when it makes pleasure to us
To the moment, when we have something to say
To the moment when we have power
And to the moment when that what we're doing, is wanted by someone...
Dziwkarstwo
Farben Lehre Lyrics
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Zbudził mnie dziwkarstwa cud
Wstałem i wkurwiłem się
Och jak mało mamy cnót
Nie stać mnie na żadną klacz
Stoję w tępym pornognoju
Wy dziwki
Wy dziwki
Wy dziwki
Dziwki tworzą męski świat
Męski świat utrzyma je
Stwórca dzieła kląć będzie
Wy dziwki - nóż i drzewo wam wystarczy
Wy dziwki - zróbcie sobie mnóstwo palcy
Niechaj rozkosz zniszczy was
Sztuczny członek symbol wasz
Wy dziwki
Wy dziwki
Wy dziwki
Wy dziwki
Wy dziwki - wyślę was na wyspę Lesbi
Wy dziwki - zdechła dla mnie jedna baby
Wy dziwki - wyślę was na wyspę Lesbi
Wy dziwki - zdechła dla mnie jedna baby
The song "Dziwkarstwo" by Farben Lehre begins with the singer saying he had a dream about prostitutes and then he was awakened by the reality of prostitution. The singer then expresses his anger about how little virtues seem to exist in the world, and how he cannot afford any of the women he sees. He then addresses the prostitutes as "wy dziwki" which translates to "you whores" in English, asserting that they create a masculine world that sustains them. The creator of that world, however, will curse them for their actions.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "wy dziwki" four times, emphasizing the singer's disgust towards the prostitutes. The next verse of the song suggests that prostitutes should be satisfied with only a knife or a stick, and that they should create a fake member as a symbol of themselves, which will be destroyed by pleasure. In the final verse, the singer says he will send the prostitutes to the island of Lesbos, where they can be with other women like themselves; he also mentions that one woman has died for him.
Overall, "Dziwkarstwo" is a song about prostitution, misogyny and the devaluation of women as objects of pleasure. The lyrics are harsh and critical of the prostitutes, but also highlight the hypocrisy of a society that creates a demand for their services whilst also vilifying them.
Line by Line Meaning
Miałem dziś o dziwkach sen
I had a dream about prostitutes today
Zbudził mnie dziwkarstwa cud
I was awoken by the magic of prostitution
Wstałem i wkurwiłem się
I got up and got angry
Och jak mało mamy cnót
Oh, how few virtues we have
Nie stać mnie na żadną klacz
I can't afford any mare
Stoję w tępym pornognoju
I stand in a dull porn sewage
Wy dziwki
You whores
Dziwki tworzą męski świat
Prostitutes create a male world
Męski świat utrzyma je
The male world will sustain them
Stwórca dzieła kląć będzie
The creator of the work will curse
Wy dziwki - nóż i drzewo wam wystarczy
You whores - a knife and a tree are enough for you
Wy dziwki - zróbcie sobie mnóstwo palcy
You whores - make yourselves a lot of fingers
Niechaj rozkosz zniszczy was
Let pleasure destroy you
Sztuczny członek symbol wasz
Your synthetic member is your symbol
Wy dziwki - wyślę was na wyspę Lesbi
You whores - I will send you to the island of Lesbos
Wy dziwki - zdechła dla mnie jedna baby
You whores - one woman died for me
Contributed by Chloe S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.