Renata Przemyk w… Read Full Bio ↴Renata Przemyk is a Polish singer and music writer.
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)
Zapach
Renata Przemyk Lyrics
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Twój zapach - Oddycham tylko tobą już
Twój zapach - Otula nasze ciała sen
Twój zapach - Pomieszał w zmysłach noc i dzień
Zmysł powonienia
Mój jedyny kontakt z niebem
Zmysł powonienia
Renata Przemyk's song "Zapach" talks about the sense of smell and how it can be so strongly tied to a person that it becomes the only thing a person can think of. The lyrics describe the smell of the person, how it surrounds and envelops them, creating a connection that is so strong it affects both day and night. For the singer, smell is the only way they can connect to their loved one, as if it was the only way to touch or see them. The sense of smell becomes a gateway to heaven, the only image of their significant other that they have.
The lyrical potency of this song is born from the fact that smell is one of the most evocative senses. It can tie us to memories, people, feelings and experiences. The song taps into that power and uses it to create a vivid picture of the singer's relationship to their partner. It speaks to how important it is to have sensory experiences in relationships and how, for some people, that connection may be dependent on one specific sense over the others.
Line by Line Meaning
Twój zapach - Dotykam twoich ud
I touch your legs and feel your scent
Twój zapach - Oddycham tylko tobą już
I breathe only you now with your scent
Twój zapach - Otula nasze ciała sen
Our bodies are enveloped in sleep with your scent
Twój zapach - Pomieszał w zmysłach noc i dzień
Your scent has confused night and day in my senses
Zmysł powonienia
The sense of smell
Mój jedyny kontakt z niebem
My only contact with heaven
Zmysł powonienia
The sense of smell
Mój jedyny obraz ciebie
My only image of you
Contributed by Dylan Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
provson sp. z o.o.
Pani Renata jest zjawiskowa i bardzo utalentowana
TheLulaSailor
To jest genialny utwór, ilość wyświetleń świadczy o poziomie zidiocenia współczesnego świata.
mazurski spleen
Świetna Muza. Dzięki :)
Bob Saget
co to kurwa jest ? SNORLAX KURWA ?
provson sp. z o.o.
Malikiem lub kamerzystą. Jak nie kumasz o co chodzi to dobry ale nie zakymasz
provson sp. z o.o.
To jest artystka która ma swoją wizję jak się nie znasz na muzyce zajmij się