Fotografía
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Spójrz na lewo, widzisz?
Oto drzewo.
Spójrz na prawo, spójrz.
Mężczyzna z psem przygląda się drzewu.

Spójrz na lewo, spójrz.
Myślisz mój Boże jakie to drzewo piękne.
Spójrz na prawo, spójrz.
Mężczyzna z psem zdaje się nie zauważać urody drzewa.

Wszystko nam się śni,
Ja tobie, a ty mi (la, la, la)
Wcale nie ma nas,
Nie dziejemy się (la, la, la)

Spójrz (spójrz) na prawo.
Mężczyzna z psem zniknął.
Spójrz (spójrz) na lewo.
Drzewo, mężczyzna i bezpański pies.

Wszystko nam się śni
Ja tobie, a ty mi (la, la, la)




Wcale nie ma nas
Nie dziejemy się (la, la, la) (x2)

Overall Meaning

The song "Fotografia" by Hey opens with a simple yet vivid description of a scene: there's a tree on the left, and on the right, a man with a dog is looking at it. The repetition of this instruction to "look left, look right" is a bit hypnotic at first, but it sets up an important theme of the song: perspective. The singer sees the tree as beautiful, but the man and the dog seem indifferent to it. This observation leads the vocalist to declare that "everything is a dream", that they are not really present in the scene, but only imagining it. The refrain "Ja tobie, a ty mi" ("Me to you, you to me") reinforces this idea of shared perception, a connection between two people who are not really there.


As the song continues, the man and the dog disappear, leaving only the tree and the singer's own musings. The repetition of the refrain and the earlier descriptions of the scene create a sense of isolation, as if the singer is cut off from the rest of the world. The final line, "Nie dziejemy się" ("We don't happen"), is a bleak acknowledgment of this sense of stasis. The song seems to be arguing that without shared experience and appreciation, life is empty and meaningless.


Overall, "Fotografia" is a haunting song, its melancholic melody and delicate instrumentation reinforcing the sense of isolation and disconnection in the lyrics. The repeated calls to "look left, look right" are a reminder that perspective shapes what we see and how we experience the world, and that without shared experience, life can be a lonely dream.


Line by Line Meaning

Spójrz na lewo, widzisz?
Look to the left, do you see? Here's a tree.


Oto drzewo.
This is a tree.


Spójrz na prawo, spójrz.
Look to the right, look.


Mężczyzna z psem przygląda się drzewu.
A man with a dog is looking at the tree.


Spójrz na lewo, spójrz.
Look to the left, look.


Myślisz mój Boże jakie to drzewo piękne.
You think, my God, what a beautiful tree.


Spójrz na prawo, spójrz.
Look to the right, look.


Mężczyzna z psem zdaje się nie zauważać urody drzewa.
The man with the dog seems not to notice the beauty of the tree.


Wszystko nam się śni,
Everything we see is a dream,


Ja tobie, a ty mi (la, la, la)
Me to you, and you to me (la, la, la).


Wcale nie ma nas,
We don't really exist,


Nie dziejemy się (la, la, la)
We're not happening (la, la, la).


Spójrz (spójrz) na prawo.
Look (look) to the right.


Mężczyzna z psem zniknął.
The man with the dog has disappeared.


Spójrz (spójrz) na lewo.
Look (look) to the left.


Drzewo, mężczyzna i bezpański pies.
The tree, the man, and the stray dog.


Wszystko nam się śni
Everything we see is a dream


Ja tobie, a ty mi (la, la, la)
Me to you, and you to me (la, la, la).


Wcale nie ma nas
We don't really exist


Nie dziejemy się (la, la, la) (x2)
We're not happening (la, la, la) (x2)




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