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)

Zazdrosna
Renata Przemyk Lyrics

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Cały dzień snuję się
Nie mam nawet siły tego sobie wyobrazić
O czym ty myślisz gdy
Całkiem sam wychodzisz we mnie ponoć zakochany

Każda z nich-niby nic-na twój mały znak zapłonie
Czy ty wiesz o tym że nie mam siły cię dogonić

Teraz też wszystkie tkwią
Na czerwono lakierują palce w swoich oknach
Pewnie nie czujesz że
Marzą tylko byś mógł z nimi dłużej zostać

Każda z nich
Lepiej nie wracaj już
Teraz wolno ci bezkarnie każdą oczarować
Tylko coś dla mnie zrób

Najważniejszą staraj się przede mną dobrze schować
Każda z nich

Overall Meaning

In Renata Przemyk's song "Zazdrosna," the singer reflects on her jealousy as she imagines her partner spending time with other women. She wanders aimlessly throughout the day, feeling too drained to even imagine what he could be up to. Meanwhile, he supposedly leaves her alone to be with other women, each of whom would respond to his slightest gesture. The singer cannot even bring herself to think about him spending time with these women because it hurts her too much.

The singer knows that these other women are waiting for her partner, with their fingers dressed in red nail polish as a sign of their eagerness. However, she knows that she cannot compete with them and that she does not have the energy to try. Meanwhile, her partner seems oblivious to the longing of these women and the effect it has on her. The singer is so consumed by her jealousy that she asks him to do one thing for her: to hide whatever is most important to him from her sight.

The song portrays a dark, obsessive kind of love that is plagued by jealousy and insecurity. The singer is unable to trust her partner, and she is consumed by her own emotions, which are represented by her physical exhaustion. The song paints a vivid picture of the internal struggles that arise from jealousy and the ways in which they can damage relationships.

Line by Line Meaning

Cały dzień snuję się
I wander around all day

Nie mam nawet siły tego sobie wyobrazić
I can't even imagine how exhausting it must be

O czym ty myślisz gdy
What are you thinking when

Całkiem sam wychodzisz we mnie ponoć zakochany
You're supposed to be in love with me, but you always leave me alone

Każda z nich-niby nic-na twój mały znak zapłonie
All of them, seemingly insignificant, will ignite at your slightest gesture

Czy ty wiesz o tym że nie mam siły cię dogonić
Do you know that I don't have the strength to chase after you?

Teraz też wszystkie tkwią
Now they all stay

Na czerwono lakierują palce w swoich oknach
They paint their nails in red while waiting for you

Pewnie nie czujesz że
You probably don't feel that

Marzą tylko byś mógł z nimi dłużej zostać
They only dream that you could stay with them longer

Lepiej nie wracaj już
Don't come back anymore