Kayah is a pseudonym of Katarzyna Rooijens (b. Katarzyna Szczot, 5 Nov 1967… Read Full Bio ↴Kayah is a pseudonym of Katarzyna Rooijens (b. Katarzyna Szczot, 5 Nov 1967, in Białystok, Poland), a successful female Polish singer-songwriter. She has released several albums & won numerous awards. At the start of her career, Kayah sang in choirs and with many bands (such as Tilt and Atrakcyjny Kazimierz). She made her solo debut with the song Daughter in 1988 at the Sopot Festival.

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.

Dobry Potwór Nie Jest Zły
Kayah Lyrics

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Ciemną nocą wiele razy
Straszny potwór mi się śni
Mówi brzydkie wyrazy
Język pokazuje mi

Nie bój się
Choć się potwór skrada
Przyszedł bo ci chce

Bajki opowiadać

Z jego potwornego ciała
Patrzy gęba z miną złą
Nie wiem nigdy nie spojrzałam
Lecz potwory takie są

Nie bój się
Choć się potwór skrada
Przyszedł bo ci chce
Bajki opowiadać

Strach ma wielkie oczy
Dobrze o tym wiesz
Pośród ciemnej nocy
Pomyśl sobie że
Jedni mają kota
Inni mają psa
A ty masz potwora
Którym jestem ja

Nie bój się
Choć się potwór skrada
Przyszedł bo ci chce
Bajki opowiadać

Nie bój się
Choć się potwór skrada
Przyszedł bo ci chce
Bajki opowiadać

Strach ma wielkie oczy
Dobrze o tym wiesz
Pośród ciemnej nocy
Pomyśl sobie że
Jedni mają kota
Inni mają psa
A ty masz potwora
Którym jestem ja

Strach ma wielkie oczy
Dobrze o tym wiesz
Pośród ciemnej nocy
Pomyśl sobie że
Jedni mają kota
Inni mają psa

A ty masz potwora
Którym jestem ja

Overall Meaning

The song "Dobry Potwór Nie Jest Zły" by Kayah feat. Roch speaks of a dark, spooky monster that the singer dreams of frequently. The monster, with an ugly appearance and an unfriendly demeanor, speaks vulgarly and sticks out its tongue at the singer. However, despite the initial fear that the monster brings, the singer reassures the listener that there is no need to be afraid. The monster only wants to come and tell stories, much like the stories that others might tell with their pets. The song then ends with a repetition of the line "Fear has big eyes", a Polish proverb that means fear distorts our perspective and makes things seem worse than they really are.

The song's lyrics can be interpreted in several different ways. One reading is that the monster represents the fears and anxiety that the singer experiences in her life, and that she learns to accept and even appreciate the presence of these "monsters" in her life. Another interpretation is that the song is a message of reassurance to children who might feel scared of the dark or have trouble facing their fears.

Line by Line Meaning

Ciemną nocą wiele razy
During many dark nights

Straszny potwór mi się śni
I dream of a scary monster

Mówi brzydkie wyrazy
It speaks ugly words

Język pokazuje mi
It shows its tongue to me

Nie bój się
Don't be scared

Choć się potwór skrada
Even though the monster is sneaking

Przyszedł bo ci chce
It came because it wants

Bajki opowiadać
To tell fairy tales

Z jego potwornego ciała
From its monstrous body

Patrzy gęba z miną złą
Its face looks angry and mean

Nie wiem nigdy nie spojrzałam
I don't know, I've never looked