Ryczące Dwudziestki is a Polish band established in 1983 in Bytom, Poland. … Read Full Bio ↴Ryczące Dwudziestki is a Polish band established in 1983 in Bytom, Poland. They play folk music and shanties.

The name of the band, which translates as "Roaring Twenties", came from the Roaring Forties (the latitudes between 40°S and 50°S famous for strong westerly winds) and the age of the musicians (who were 20 in 1983).

Few Days
Ryczące Dwudziestki Lyrics

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O Panie, czemu w ziemi tkwię
Hej raz hej raz
I macham szuflą cały dzień
Hej na morze czas

Mogę kopać tu dalej
Few days few days
Mogę kopać przez dni parę

Ale wracać chcę

Tam każdy takie bajdy plótł
Nie raz nie raz
Przekroczysz Jukon złota w bród
Hej na morze czas

Wykopię jeszcze parę dziur
Hej raz hej raz
Wtoczę płonnej skały wór
Hej na morze czas

Za żonę tu łopatę mam
Już dość już dość
A zysk że jej używam sam
Hej na morze czas

O Panie nie jest to Twój raj
O nie o nie
Nadzieję innym głupcom daj
Ja na morze chcę

Chociaż już mi wystarczy
Few days few days
Dam Ci jeszcze jedną szansę
Potem wrócić chcę

Mogę kochać się dalej
Few days few days

Mogę kochać przez dni parę
Ale wracać chcę

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ryczące Dwudziestki's song "Few Days" start with the singer questioning why they are stuck in the ground and using a shovel all day long, and then declaring that it's time to go to the sea. The song is about a gold miner who is tired of digging, and dreams of escaping to the ocean. The character in the song is torn between the gold he is mining, and his longing for the sea, and ultimately decides to leave behind his shovel and his wife, in the search for something greater.

The repetitive use of the phrase "few days" emphasizes the temporary nature of the miner's work, and highlights his desire for change. The constant reference to the sea throughout the song represents freedom, adventure, and the unknown, things that the miner feels are missing from his life. The lyrics also suggest a sense of peer pressure, as the miner recounts the gossip and rumors he's heard from others who have made the journey to the gold fields.

Overall, "Few Days" is a song about longing and the search for meaning, and it uses vivid imagery to convey the miner's feelings and desires.

Line by Line Meaning

O Panie, czemu w ziemi tkwię
Oh Lord, why am I stuck in this ground?

Hej raz hej raz
Hey ho, hey ho

I macham szuflą cały dzień
And I shovel all day long

Hej na morze czas
Hey, it's time for the sea

Mogę kopać tu dalej
I can keep digging here

Few days few days
Just a few more days

Mogę kopać przez dni parę
I can keep digging for a couple more days

Ale wracać chcę
But I want to come back

Tam każdy takie bajdy plótł
Everyone there was spinning tall tales

Nie raz nie raz
More than once