Pani pana
Percival Schuttenbach Lyrics


Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴

Pani pana zabila
W ogrodzie go zlozyla
Rutki tam posadzila
Rosnij rutko wysoko, wysoko, wysoko
Pod okienkiem hej, pod okienkiem gleboko

Rutka okna siegala
Pani pana plakala
Wyjrzyj dziewko w czarny las
czy nie jedzie kto do nas
Jada tutaj panowie, panowie, panowie
Nieboszczyka hej, nieboszczyka bratowie

Przyjechali pod wrota
Pytali sie o brata
My z wojenki jedziemy
O bracie nic nie wiemy
Sama nie wiem, gdzie sie dzial, gdzie sie dzial, gdzie sie dzial
Na wojenke hej, na wojenke jechac mial

A coz tutaj tyle krwie
Na skrzewiczku na nozie
Coz to za krew na sieni
Na chusteczce w kieszeni
Dziewka kury rzezala, rzezala, rzezala
Krewka ja hej, krewka ja popraskala

Siadaj z nami na bryke
Jedzmy w strony dalekie




Pojechali za lasy
I tam darli z niej pasy

Overall Meaning

The first verse of the song "Pani Pana" tells the story of a woman who killed a man and buried him in her garden. She then planted rutki, which is a type of plant, over his grave, telling them to grow high towards the window. The line "Pod okienkiem hej, pod okienkiem gleboko," translates to "Grow high under the window, deep under the window," which suggests that the woman is trying to hide the body from anyone who may see it.


In the second verse, the woman is shown crying at the window, asking a person to look into the dark forest to see if anyone is coming. She is worried because some men are on their way to her house, and she is afraid that they may discover the body buried in her garden. The men turn out to be soldiers who are looking for her brother, but the woman does not know where he is as he has gone to war.


The third verse is the conversation between the woman and the soldiers. They notice the blood on her leg and ask about it. She explains that she was killing chickens earlier and accidentally cut herself. The soldiers offer to take her with them to a distant place, and she agrees to go with them, leaving all her worries behind.


Overall, the lyrics of Pani Pana are mysterious and haunting, telling a story of a woman who has committed a terrible crime and is trying to hide it from others. The song's melody and instrumentation featuring traditional Polish folk instruments, including the hurdy-gurdy and accordion, give it a distinct sound that adds to its eerie, foreboding atmosphere.


Line by Line Meaning

Pani pana zabila
The mistress killed her master


W ogrodzie go zlozyla
She laid him in the garden


Rutki tam posadzila
She planted rue there


Rosnij rutko wysoko, wysoko, wysoko
Grow high, rue, high, high


Pod okienkiem hej, pod okienkiem gleboko
Under the window, hey, deeply under the window


Rutka okna siegala
Rue reached the window


Pani pana plakala
Mistress cried for her master


Wyjrzyj dziewko w czarny las
Look, girl, into the black forest


czy nie jedzie kto do nas
Isn't someone coming to us?


Jada tutaj panowie, panowie, panowie
Gentlemen are coming here, here, here


Nieboszczyka hej, nieboszczyka bratowie
There's a deceased brother, hey, deceased brothers


Przyjechali pod wrota
They arrived at the gate


Pytali sie o brata
They asked about the brother


My z wojenki jedziemy
We're riding from the war


O bracie nic nie wiemy
We know nothing about the brother


Sama nie wiem, gdzie sie dzial, gdzie sie dzial, gdzie sie dzial
I don't know myself where he went, where he went, where he went


Na wojenke hej, na wojenke jechac mial
He was supposed to ride to the war, hey, to the war


A coz tutaj tyle krwie
Why so much blood here?


Na skrzewiczku na nozie
On the little willow by the leg


Coz to za krew na sieni
What kind of blood is on the floor?


Na chusteczce w kieszeni
On the handkerchief in the pocket


Dziewka kury rzezala, rzezala, rzezala
The girl slaughtered the hen, slaughtered, slaughtered


Krewka ja hej, krewka ja popraskala
I pricked the blood, hey, I pricked it


Siadaj z nami na bryke
Sit with us on the wagon


Jedzmy w strony dalekie
Let's go to faraway lands


Pojechali za lasy
They rode beyond the forests


I tam darli z niej pasy
And there they made strips from it




Contributed by Daniel Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Song not found
Comments from YouTube:

@percivalschuttenbach

Posłuchajcie najnowszej piosenki z Dzikich Pól - https://youtu.be/iTMeoYciQoI

@vratkogaransky8081

Tak toto nemá chybu😍
Cely deň to počúvam a stále nemám dosť!
Pozdrav zo Slovenska bratia Poliaci!

@MrRvn

Pozdrawiamy, wszystkiego dobrego! :) Peace and respect to you, Slovakia!

@danielnagag4572

Chwała Słowianom!!

@przemyslawmaciejczyk8511

To już tyle lat minęło?? I cały czas wracam do tego utworu 👍👍👍😈

@sylwanoescobaro4408

Ja szukałem ze dwa lata . I w końcu mi wyświetliło hahahaha jest moc do tej pory po tylu wiosnach 😁

@komarcin77

W końcu coś polskiego co da się słuchać - TAK TRZYMAĆ PERCIVAL

@MateuszKozera

Pani wokalistko, ma Pani niesamowity głos. 
Serdecznie dziękuję :)

@arturrudolf9389

Pasmo megafonowe skutecznie pozbawia pogłosu i poprawia czytelność przekazu.
Znaczy się : do telefonów pasuje (a na tym się często słucha).

@talonsoftheraven6693

Respect to Poland from Ireland !
great folk metal Polska style!    \m/

More Comments

More Versions