She became famous in 1973 with the song "Małgośka" with lyrics by Agnieszka Osiecka. A year later, during the World Cup Opening Ceremony in Munich, she performed a song "Futbol" (Football).
The singer's body of work comprises over 600 recorded songs, with over 20 polish albums as well as albums in English, Czech, German and Russian. Apart from "Małgośka" the artist's most famous songs are "Niech żyje bal" (Long Live the Ball*), "To już było" (This has already been), "Wielka Woda" (The great water), "Rozmowa przez ocean" (A talk over the ocean), "Bossanova do poduszki" (A bedside bossanova), "Łatwopalni" (flammables) and her latest album's hits such as "Wszyscy chcą kochać" (Everybody wants to love) and "Będzie co ma być" (What ought to be, will be). In 2005 she recorded an album "Kochać" (to love) with lyrics by Katarzyna Nosowska. On the occasion of World Cup 2006, she recorded a song "Za Janasa" (For Janas) with the same songwriter's lyrics.
Maryla Rodowicz had performed in concert worldwide: in Europe, America, Australia, and Asia. She has won many awards for her singing. She has also articipated in various festivals including outside the borders of Poland, for example in Oklahoma City, Los Angeles, and Tulsa, as well as in Poland including "Festiwal Piosenki i Piosenkarzy Studenckich" (The Student Songs and Singers' Festival) in Krakow and at "Krajowy Festiwal Piosenki Polskiej" (The National Polish Song Festival) in Opole.
Rodowicz is also an actor who has performed in several movies and musical entertainment. She regularly performs in a Polsat TV channel series "Rodzina zastępcza" (A Foster Family).
In 1992 she released her autobiography under the title of "Niech żyje bal" (Long Live the Ball*).
*Ball, as in party, not the spherical object.
Na Odleglosc
Maryla Rodowicz Lyrics
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Glupi zart zrobil los
Ze rozdzielil wlasnie ich
Byli jak z rzeka brzeg
Jak cytryny plaster i martini
Choc co dzien dzwoni on
Tylko listy pachna nim
Ref.
Na odleglosc kochac ucza sie
Na odleglosc pragna sie przez sen
Na odleglosc kochac ucza sie
Wypijmy za nich krople lez
Byli jak dlon o dlon o
Oddychali soba i mysleli
Oto sa swiaty dwa
Ktore odnalazly sie
Zyja tak jak za szklem
Los przed nimi kilometry sciele
Jeszcze rok jeszcze dwa
Zobacz jak szybko plynie czas
Ref.
Na odleglosc kochac ucza sie
Na odleglosc pragna sie przez sen
Na odleglosc kochac ucza sie
Wypijmy za nich krople lez
Skrawki slow
Resztki serc
Rozbitkowie z roznych wysp
Tylu ich jest
Tyle nas jest
Nieparzystych
Nie wie nikt
The song "Na Odleglosc" by Maryla Rodowicz talks about a fragile love that was separated by fate. The lyrics show how they were like two sides of a river, inseparable, just like a slice of lemon with martini. However, destiny played a cruel joke, and they were separated by distance. The only communication they have is through phone calls and letters, which are filled with the scent of perfume or cologne, reminding them of their love for each other.
The chorus of the song emphasizes that distance has taught them how to love and how to long for each other, even in their sleep. The lyrics show how they have become like two worlds that have found each other, but they are still too far apart. They live in their own separate worlds, thinking of each other as time passes by, hoping that they can be together again soon. The song ends with the lyric, "Scraps of words, pieces of hearts, castaways from different islands. there are so many of them, and so many of us, they are odd, and no one knows."
Line by Line Meaning
Krucha milosc miedzy nimi
Fragile love between them
Glupi zart zrobil los
A foolish joke made by fate
Ze rozdzielil wlasnie ich
Separated them just now
Byli jak z rzeka brzeg
They were like opposite sides of a river
Jak cytryny plaster i martini
Like lemon and martini
Choc co dzien dzwoni on
Even though he calls every day
Tylko listy pachna nim
Only letters smell of him
Ref. Na odleglosc kochac ucza sie
They learn to love from afar
Na odleglosc pragna sie przez sen
They long for each other through dreams
Wypijmy za nich krople lez
Let's drink a tear for them
Byli jak dlon o dlon o
They were like hand in hand
Oddychali soba i mysleli
They breathed each other and thought
Oto sa swiaty dwa
Here are two worlds
Ktore odnalazly sie
That have found each other
Zyja tak jak za szklem
They live as if behind glass
Los przed nimi kilometry sciele
Fate lays kilometers before them
Jeszcze rok jeszcze dwa
One more year, two more
Zobacz jak szybko plynie czas
See how quickly time passes
Skrawki slow
Fragments of words
Resztki serc
Remnants of hearts
Rozbitkowie z roznych wysp
Shipwrecks from different islands
Tylu ich jest
There are so many of them
Tyle nas jest
There are so many of us
Nieparzystych
Odd ones out
Nie wie nikt
No one knows
Contributed by Matthew W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Małgorzata Guz
Jeśli kogoś kochasz, pozwól mu odejść. Jeśli wróci, jest twój. Jeśli nie - nigdy twój nie był"
Monika D
2 lata było na odległość, teraz jest 10 lat razem, 2 cudowne córki, WARTO WALCZYĆ!
Monika
2 lata jestem w takim związku. Ciężko. Bardzo ciężko.
Ale gdy już się spotkamy to radości co niemiara i wtedy docenia się każdą chwilę.
Zwłaszcza ten moment, gdy się budzę i wiem, że zaraz zobaczę swojego ukochanego
cris412
Niestety mój nie przetrwał(
smutny peep W
uwielbiam to mimo że nie mój typ muzyki,tekst jest cudowny. -
Dominik Lipa
Piękna piosenka, życie jednak i tak napisze swój scenariusz, kocham Cię Magdaleno <3
Krystynka1500
Przepiękny utwór.....
gapa
piękna nuta i wykonanie
Monika MYSZKA
MAM NADZIEJĘ ŻE NAS ODLEGŁOŚĆ ZBLIŻY A NIE ODDALI BARDZO CIĘ KOCHAM KRZYŚ:*
Marina Orzeszko
Piękna piosenka :-)