Renata Przemyk is a Polish singer and music writer.

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Renata Przemyk was born on 10th February 1966 in Bielsko-Biała, where she attended primary and secondary school. She enjoyed her childhood together with her parents, grandmother and brothers. After finishing school, Renata moved to Katowice and began to study Czech philology at University of Silesia.

In 1994 she moved to Cracow, and at the end of 1999 she decided to lead quiet life in the country near Cracow, away from the fuss of a big city, which enabled her to compose, make arrangements of her own songs and bring up her daughter in a peaceful atmosphere.

Her career as a singer started when she was a teenager, by singing with local rock bands. However, the real calling for music she developed during her studies when she was inspired by the music of Tom Waits, Talking Heads and Frank Zappa. As a result of it, she started a band named "Ya Hozna" in 1989.

Although the fact, that the group lasted only for a year, they managed to release an album entitled "Ya Hozna", the album that revealed unique and original musical style of Renata Przemyk. After her music began to catch on, she started her solo career.

As an independent artist Renata has recorded and edited the following albums: "Mało zdolna szansonistka" (1992), "Tylko kobieta" (1994), "Andergrant" (1996), "Hormon" (1999), "Blizna" (2001), "Balladyna" (2002) - soundtrack from a play directed by Jan Machulski, "The best of" (2003) - a compilation of her most interesting songs, "Unikat" (2006).

From the beginning of her artistic path, she has been accompanied by her dearest friend and manager - Anna Saraniecka, who at the same time is the author of all lyrics. Mature and wise lyrics have the same importance for Renata's songs as the music, and are integral part of creating the unusual nature of her work.

Most of Renata's albums were awarded with a status of "golden album" for selling over 50.000 copies. Moreover, they were nominated and awarded many times - mostly for artistic individuality.

From the beginning of her career, the singer has also won numerous awards in various festivals in which she took part, including first prize in the festival in Cracow, "Karolinka" in Opole and "Bursztynowy Slowik" in Sopot.

As an artist that connects rock sounds with poetry and theatrical performance she could both perform - on the stage of a rock festival in Jarocin, and on prestigious festivals of stage song that took place in Wrocław and Köln. She has given concerts in France (Normandy, Britany, Paris) and in the USA (New York) but because of lyrics written in native language, she prefers to perform in front of the Polish publicity which can fully appreciate the words and also sing the songs with her.

Although, she has got many interests such as: art, cinema, the 19th and 20th century literature, modern theatre and drawing her own graphics, the most important for her is always music. She has cooperated with many artists but if it's for her art - she's always the only one who produces her ventures and decides about their character.

It is hard to classify her music - neither rock nor alternative nor poetry can describe what's deep inside it. She calls her music "an everlasting search for tones, sounds, emotions and climates not similar to anything that had been made before". That's why each album is different from the previous one. Nevertheless, there is always one motif in common - on every album we can hear the sound of accordion, an instrument the artist likes, despite all trends and fashions.

An individual and unique style of Renata's music has its origin in post-punk tones. However, the artist has been constantly using various instruments in her musical career. The electronic sounds were used for the first time by Renata on an album entitled "Hormon" in 1999, which at the same time was the first album composed by her. Since then she and the author of lyrics Anna Saraniecka have been the only "parents" of Renata's successes.

What is more, in plebiscites of two most important Polish weeklies - Polityka and Wprost, Renata has been chosen one of the most important artists of the last century.

Discography:

* Yahozna (1990)
* Mało zdolna szansonistka (1992)
* Tylko kobieta (1994)
* Andergrant (1996)
* Hormon (1999)
* Blizna (2001)
* Balladyna (2002)
* The best of Renata Przemyk (2003)
* Unikat (2006)
* Odjazd (2009)

Czekasz i Wymyślasz Mnie
Renata Przemyk Lyrics

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Czekasz i wymyślasz mnie
Czym zaskoczę cię gdy się zjawię
Słyszysz kroki czujesz cień
Chcesz bym nie umiała cię zawieść
Więc gdy nagle wejdę by pokochać cię
Już na zawsze zniknie
Twój sen zatem
Spiesz się raczej wolno bo nie warto biec

Gdy
Wszystko jeszcze zdążysz mieć
Milczysz ale przecież wiesz
Że nie musisz mówić o niczym
Każdy szmer i każdy gest
Na uczucie twoje przeliczam
Więc gdy nagle powiesz mi wszystko co
Chcę
Już na zawsze zniknie
Twój wdzięk zatem
Spiesz się raczej wolno...
Ofiarować chciałbyś świat
I kawałek nieba przychylić
Wszystko czego nie masz dać
I nie ranić ani przez chwilę
Więc gdy kiedyś spełni się wszystko co
Chcesz

Mogę nagle zniknąć
Jak cień zatem

Overall Meaning

The song "Czekasz i Wymyślasz Mnie" by Renata Przemyk is a song about anticipation and the fear of disappointing someone you love. The song opens with the singer addressing her partner, asking what she will do to surprise him when she arrives. He knows she is coming because he can hear her footsteps and sense her presence. She wants to make sure she doesn't disappoint him when she arrives, so she urges him to take his time and not rush things.

The singer then tells her partner that he doesn't have to say anything, as she can already sense his thoughts and feelings. She reads into his every movement and calculates what it means in terms of their relationship. She encourages him to share his innermost thoughts with her, and promises that she won't let him down.

In the final verse, the singer speaks about her partner's desire to offer her the world and make her happy. She promises that she won't hurt him, even for a moment. But she leaves a warning; if everything he wants comes true, she may disappear like a shadow.

Overall, the song is a tender plea for understanding and love, with a subtle cautionary note about the fleeting nature of human desire.

Line by Line Meaning

Czekasz i wymyślasz mnie
You wait for me and imagine me

Czym zaskoczę cię gdy się zjawię
What will surprise you when I appear

Słyszysz kroki czujesz cień
You hear footsteps and feel a shadow

Chcesz bym nie umiała cię zawieść
You want me to not disappoint you

Więc gdy nagle wejdę by pokochać cię
So when I suddenly come to love you

Już na zawsze zniknie
Your dream will disappear forever

Twój sen zatem
Your dream, therefore

Spiesz się raczej wolno bo nie warto biec
Better hurry slowly because it's not worth rushing

Gdy
When

Wszystko jeszcze zdążysz mieć
You can still have everything