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.
For My Son
Kayah Lyrics
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I was allready waiting
In my bedroom window every night
I would burn a candle bright
Like the light on a stormy sea
So you would come straight to me
Find me Before
I knew you would come
I loved you as the only one
In everyone I looked for you
Before I even knew
Before I knew that you would arrive
I could hear your gentle steps outside
And when darkness fell all around
When evil came without a sound
A star of night mercifully sent me
My wish for all to see
So you could be loved here
My darling
Before I knew you would come
I could hear your gentle steps outside
The lyrics of Kayah's song "For My Son" are a testament to the intense and profound love of a mother for her child. The song begins by detailing the anticipation and longing of a mother for the arrival of her child. She explains that even before she knew that her child was coming, she was already waiting for them. Every night, the mother would burn a candle in her bedroom window, like a lighthouse on a stormy sea, to guide her child to her.
The love that the mother feels for her child is described as all-encompassing, an all-consuming love that existed even before the child was born. She looked for her child in everyone, even before she knew that they were on their way. The mother's love is unconditional and eternal, and she describes her child as the only one she could ever love.
The second half of the song is a reaffirmation of the mother's love and her determination to protect her child. She speaks of hearing her child's footsteps outside before she even knew they were coming, and of the star of night that mercifully sent her a wish for her child. The mother recognizes that the world can be dark and full of evil, but she vows to love and protect her child, no matter what.
Overall, Kayah's "For My Son" is a touching tribute to maternal love, a song that speaks to the unbreakable bond between a mother and her child.
Line by Line Meaning
Before I knew that you were coming
I was already waiting for you
In my bedroom window every night
I would wait every night for you to arrive
I would burn a candle bright
To guide you towards me
Like the light on a stormy sea
I needed a source of light to guide you, even in the darkest of times
So you would come straight to me
I wanted you to find me easily
Find me Before
I wanted you to find me even before you were born
I knew you would come
I had faith that you would come into my life
I loved you as the only one
Even before knowing you, I knew that you would be the one for me to love
In everyone I looked for you
I searched for you in everyone I met
Before I even knew
Before I even knew who you were, I loved you
Before I knew that you would arrive
I anticipated your arrival before even knowing it was going to happen
I could hear your gentle steps outside
I could feel your presence approaching
And when darkness fell all around
During the hardest times, when there was no light to guide us
When evil came without a sound
When we faced challenges silently and without warning
A star of night mercifully sent me
A sign of hope was given to me in a time of need
My wish for all to see
My desire to have you was visible to everyone around me
So you could be loved here
So that once you arrived, you would feel loved and welcomed
My darling
A term of endearment for my beloved child
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