She released her first, self-produced solo album, Kamien (Stone), in 1996. It was a great success, consisting of melancholy pop songs. In the same year, she was voted ‘Vocalist of the Year’ by the Polish music industry and received a Fryderyk in recognition of her achievements.
In 1997, she received another Fryderyk, this time for the album Zebra, in the category of ‘Composer of the Year’. With Zebra she changed her style, moving in the direction of American soul music.
In 1999, she recorded one of the most popular Polish albums ever, with the Balkan composer Goran Bregović, entitled Kayah & Bregović: it is a blend of old Slavic songs and modern rhythms. Most of the music was composed by Bregović for the band Bijelo Dugme (White Button), which he had been a part of and movie soundtracks that he had worked on. The lyrics are both translations of the original text and inspired. In the same year she was awarded a Wiktor and another Fryderyk, in the category ‘Vocalist of the Year’.
In 2000, she released the album Jaka Ja Kayah which featured pop, jazz, and techno-influenced songs. She also released the single "Aniol Wiedzial" ("The Angel Knew") from the album, duetted with Cesaria Evora in Portuguese, and recorded English-language versions of some of her songs.
She was twice cast in advertisements for Polish mobile phone's Web - Orange POP (formerly Idea POP).
Sites: En.Wikipedia.
Do diabła z przysłowiami
Kayah Lyrics
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Od lat jest w kalendarzach
Co nagle to po diable,
A tyś aniołem jest
Wcale ja znaków nie widziałam
Ale wciąż ich wypatrywałam
Co nagle to po diable
Wysłałam falą me wołanie
S.O.S. w butelce
Samotności oceanem dryfowało serce
Taki długi czas
By odnaleźć nas,
Gotowych już na miłość
I nie nagle to po diable to by było
A tak nie, a tak nie.
Nagle nie zbudowano miasta
żaden las nagle nie wyrastał
Co nagle to po diable
Czyż nie?
Tak mówi się
Właśnie w ogrodzie dziś odkryłam
Strasznie ogromne drzewo chyba
Co nagle to po diable
Lecz nie, nie w tym rzecz.
Przecież nagle za oknami nie wyrosło drzewo
Tej niezgodny między nami
Czemu nie widziałam tego
Jak rośnie cały czas
I rozdziela nas
Burzy wszystko
In Kayah's song "Do diabła z przysłowiami" (To hell with proverbs), the lyrics describe a sense of disbelief and confusion towards sudden events and changes in one's life. The song questions the concept of unexpected occurrences and whether they are truly a result of divine intervention or just coincidences. The opening lines suggest that important things don't just happen suddenly and that they have always been marked in calendars. The singer acknowledges that while sudden events may be attributed to the devil, the person they are addressing is an angel.
The second verse reveals the singer's perspective of not being able to see any signs, but desperately searching for them nonetheless. The phrase "Co nagle to po diable" is repeated, emphasizing the belief that sudden events are often seen as negative or unfavorable. The lyrics also express a longing for connection through the metaphor of sending an S.O.S message in a bottle, as the heart drifts through the ocean of loneliness for a long time. The singer describes the journey to find themselves and be ready for love, but highlights that sudden changes are not desired in this context.
The chorus repeats the idea that sudden events are often associated with the devil, mentioning that no city was built suddenly and no forest suddenly grew. It questions the validity of this common saying and implies that sudden events might be more complex than they appear. In the final verse, the singer discovers a huge tree in their garden, which could be interpreted as a metaphor for a significant change or obstacle in their relationship. The lyrics express surprise at not realizing the growth of this tree, which has been causing a division between them and their loved one. It highlights the destruction caused by sudden and unexpected events.
Line by Line Meaning
Nagle nic chyba się nie zdarza co ważne
Suddenly nothing important seems to be happening
Od lat jest w kalendarzach
It has been in the calendars for years
Co nagle to po diable
Whatever happens suddenly, is usually negative
A tyś aniołem jest
But you are an angel
Wcale ja znaków nie widziałam
I didn't see any signs at all
Ale wciąż ich wypatrywałam
But I kept looking for them
Wiedziałam o tym więc
I knew about it, so
Wysłałam falą me wołanie
I sent my cry with a wave
S.O.S. w butelce
S.O.S. in a bottle
Samotności oceanem dryfowało serce
Heart drifted in the ocean of loneliness
Taki długi czas
Such a long time
By odnaleźć nas
To find us
Gotowych już na miłość
Ready for love already
I nie nagle to po diable to by było
And not suddenly, as if it was the devil
A tak nie, a tak nie.
But not like that, no, not like that.
Nagle nie zbudowano miasta
Suddenly no city was built
Żaden las nagle nie wyrastał
No forest suddenly grew
Co nagle to po diable
Whatever happens suddenly, is usually negative
Czyż nie?
Isn't it?
Tak mówi się
That's what they say
Właśnie w ogrodzie dziś odkryłam
I just discovered in the garden today
Strasznie ogromne drzewo chyba
An extremely huge tree, maybe
Co nagle to po diable
Whatever happens suddenly, is usually negative
Lecz nie, nie w tym rzecz.
But no, that's not the point
Przecież nagle za oknami nie wyrosło drzewo
After all, a tree didn't suddenly grow outside the windows
Tej niezgodny między nami
This disagreement between us
Czemu nie widziałam tego
Why didn't I see that
Jak rośnie cały czas
How it grows all the time
I rozdziela nas
And separates us
Burzy wszystko
It ruins everything
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Fajne. Kayah zawsze klasa. Swoje robi, muzykę kocha. Ps kolejny argument ,że Kayah to artycha,to to, że ja rozumiem co śpiewa. Dziś wszyscy "Podsiadłopodobni" po prostu niedbale operują słowami, ta maniera w śpiewie kompletnie dyskwalifikuje numer, bo jaki sens śpiewać, jak i tak muszę szukać tekst napisany,a nie.koge go usłyszeć ;P. To niby modne jest, ale to jest paradoks. Artysta niby chce przedstawić coś światu, ale w żadnym języku nie znajdziesz "deszyfranta" ;P, więc wracając do Kayah... Dzięki za jakość od lat. W chórkach kawał roboty, w reklamie Pop też świetny numer "i dzwonię, dzwonię do niego, bez żadnych rachunków..." Fajnie brzmiało i brzmi. Ogólnie długo pisać...