Maria Peszek was born in 1973 in Wrocław. She's a daughter of a well-known … Read Full Bio ↴Maria Peszek was born in 1973 in Wrocław. She's a daughter of a well-known actor. As she has graduated from acting school, she started performing. So did her brother Błażej.

Her adventure with music began with the play Muzyka ze słowami (Music With Words) where her acting was accompanied with music composed by Polish independent artist Wojciech Waglewski. In 2005 this resulted in Miasto Mania, with music by Wojciech Waglewski and his sons Fisz and Emade (also well known for their ambient hip hop albums). What had been meant to be an underground project became an absolute hit of the season that everyone talked about. Something new, awaited & very appreciated in the Polish scene. Music up to date with the newest trends yet preserving the greatest rock traditions combined with poetic lyrics. Anyway, the poetry involved was of a special kind, nothing that mainstream would decide to be seen by masses. It was vulgar yet subtle, which differed from anything you would expect to hear anywhere. All this playing with words became Maria's characteristic.

The album itself is supposed to tell a story about a city girl living on a rooftop of a skyscraper. She's watching people and planes go by and you can hear all the city sounds on the record.

The only question left is: will this project be continued as it was meant to be a one time thing?

Hujawiak
Maria Peszek Lyrics

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Poliż mnie, i'm polish
Albo jeśli wolisz
Możesz mnie posolić
Albo wymiętolić

Poliż mnie, i'm polish
Albo jeśli wolisz
Możesz mnie posolić

Albo wymiętolić

Nie wiem, szukam
W różne drzwi pukam
Puk puk, fuck fuck
Fuck you, how do you do?

Poliż mnie, i'm polish
Albo jeśli wolisz
Możesz mnie posolić
Albo wymiętolić

Poliż mnie, i'm polish
Albo jeśli wolisz
Możesz mnie posolić
Albo wymiętolić

Nie wiem, szukam
W różne drzwi pukam
Puk puk, fuck fuck
Fuck you, how do you do?

Chodzę, pukam
Pukam i fukam
Fukam i fuckam
Pójdę po rozum do krowy

Nie wiem, szukam
W różne drzwi pukam

Puk puk, fuck fuck
Fuck you, how do you do?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Maria Peszek's song "Hujawiak" seem to be a commentary on Polish culture and society, with a focus on the idea of national identity. The repeated line "Poliż mnie, i'm polish" can be interpreted as a commentary on the way that Polish people often define themselves through their nationality, but also as a kind of call to action, urging others to recognize and acknowledge Polish cultural identity. The following lines, which suggest that the singer could be "posolić" (salted) or "wymiętolić" (spruced up), seem to suggest that there are different ways of presenting and experiencing Polish identity.

The verses that follow this central refrain are more difficult to interpret, but the repeated reference to "różne drzwi" (various doors) and the use of the phrase "fuck you, how do you do?" suggest a kind of frustration or disillusionment with societal expectations and conventions. The final lines, which include the phrase "pójdę po rozum do krowy" (I'll go for sense to the cow), could be interpreted as a rejection of these societal norms and a return to something more grounded and authentic.

Line by Line Meaning

Poliż mnie, i'm polish
Lick me, I'm Polish

Albo jeśli wolisz
Or if you prefer

Możesz mnie posolić
You can salt me

Albo wymiętolić
Or dust me off

Nie wiem, szukam
I don't know, I'm searching

W różne drzwi pukam
I knock on various doors

Puk puk, fuck fuck
Knock knock, fuck fuck

Fuck you, how do you do?
I don't care about you, how are you?

Chodzę, pukam
I walk, I knock

Pukam i fukam
I knock and fuck

Fukam i fuckam
I fuck and fuck