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.
Twoja Dlon
Kayah Lyrics
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Dla której ja
Wkładałam wciąż
To najgładsze z ciał
Czy to jest dłoń
Pod którą moje piersi jak
Kwiaty dwa
Czy to jest dłoń
Mój cały świat
Prawdziwy choć
Mały tak jak twoja garść
Czy to jest dłoń
Co przybliżała ci do warg
Mnie całą jak
Soczyste i dojrzałe w słońcu stosy pomarańczy
To twoja dłoń
Bliska choć obca wciąż
I czy to twoja dłoń
Dziś się z nią stało coś
Bo nieomylna się pomyliła
Czy to jest dłoń
Łagodny ptak
A może to
Się nie zdarzyło wcale nam
Czy to jest dłoń
Wierzyć w to jest trudno tak
Ta sama choć
inna, jakby jakaś inna była w nas
The lyrics of Kayah's song "Twoja Dlon" (Your Hand) revolve around the idea of a hand that the singer believed to be the most loving, trustworthy and comforting entity in her life. The first stanza of the lyrics, "Is this the hand for which I always put my smoothest body?" suggests that the hand was the object of the singer's affection and care-taking, and the "smoothest body" could refer to the ways in which she took care of her hand, such as applying lotion to her hand.
In the second stanza, the hand becomes a symbol of the singer's sexuality and passion, with the lyrics, "Are these the hands under which my two breasts like two flowers / Unequivocally and shamelessly bloomed like carmine?" thus the hand was the catalyst for the singer's sexual expression.
The third stanza continues to evoke the significance of the hand in the singer's life, with the lyrics, "Is this the hand, my whole world / It's real, but it's small like your handful." Here, the hand is again a symbol of love, security, and a small reminder of something beautiful in the singer's life.
The fourth stanza renders the hand as a vehicle of affection and Sensuality yet again, as the lyrics read "Is this the hand that brought you closer to me / All of me like juicy, ripe stacks of oranges in the sun." The hand is the physical connection that bridged the gap between the singer and her lover.
Overall, "Twoja Dlon" is an emotional and nuanced expression of love and passion, highlighting the importance of a singular entity (the hand) in the singer's life.
Lyrics © SCHUBERT MUSIC PUBLISHING INC.
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włóczykij66
zaczyna sie pieknie .... potem trwa rownie pieknie.... aby na koniec nie pozostawic zadnych zludzen.... Piekny tekst i muzyka. Zycie....... Obawiam sie, ze wiele osob ma bardzo osobiste odniesienia do tego tekstu....
Gilbert Trivaudey
bravo ! une très très belle compositions. Un départ très bien et ensuite, une explosion musicale incroyable!. félicitation à celui ou celle qui a écrit cette musique, et aussi à l'interprète incroyable.
Eloáh Rios
Amo essa música desde a 1a vez que ouvi. Não entendo uma palavra.
lonson_ftcln
filmu nie ma ale jest bardzo dojrzały utwór świetnie zaaranżowany i wspaniale wykonany
Monis2404
Na 4;45 mnie nie ma dzięki Kayah uwielbiam tą piosenkę tak jak i wszystkie tej wspaniałej artystki:)
niedzwiedz brunatny
bardzo miło się słucha, wprowadza w zadumę, nastrój wieczoru we dwoje
Roberto A
Incredibile fantastica
leodaisy1
simply beautiful !
Beata Caroli
o ludzie jak oni graja mamy prawdziwych brazylijczyjkow w tym krajuuuu
lromanow1
kto tu gra na fortepianie? szacunek