The band's debut album, The Beginning, which consisted entirely of instrumental music, was released in 1990 with average success. By 1993, the band released the follow-up, The New Shape, with the line-up expanded to include Sławomir Romanowski and Robert Amirian. The album featured vocals by Robert Janson and Robert Amirian, along with guest vocalists including Edyta Bartosiewicz.
The band's breakthrough was the 1994 album Emu, which marked a significant change in musical direction, i.e. the band now had a lead singer, Anita Lipnicka, and started performing primarily in Polish. This formula was highly successful, and both Emu and the following 1995 album, Elf, sold more than half a million copies each. In 1995, the band won a Polish music award, the Fryderyk, for best Polish music group. Furthermore, the band provided a number of songs (mostly from Elf) for the soundtrack of the movie Młode wilki.
In 1996, Varius Manx appeared on the television show "Szansa na sukces", a kind of karaoke show in which the participants sing the songs of the visiting band. The winner of the show was the 19-year-old Kasia Stankiewicz. When, shortly afterwards, Amirian and Lipnicka both left the band, the remaining members asked Stankiewicz to join the band as new lead singer. This new line-up recorded Ego, which featured the band's biggest hit to date, the song "Orła cień".
In 1997, the band released its 6th album, End, which was a commercial hit, though it sold far less that the band's preceding albums.
In 2000, Varius Manx released their first compilation album Najlepsze z dobrych, which included four new songs along with remastered versions of the band's greatest hits. Shortly afterwards, Kasia Stankiewicz left the band and was replaced by Monika Kuszyńska. With her as lead singer, the band recorded the albums Eta (2001), Eno (2002) and Emi (2004).
In 2006, during the band's summer tour, the band members were involved in a car accident, which left lead singer Monika Kuszyńska paralyzed from the waist down. The band suspended its activities until 2010, then with a new lead singer, Lari Lu, with whom the band recorded the album Eli (2011).
The band's current lead singer, since 2013, is Edi Ann.
Dziecięcy Świat
Varius Manx Lyrics
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Szybko gdzieś mi umknęło już skończyło się
Tak wiele w nas
Jest do dziś tamtych chwil gdy wolno mijał czas
Wspomnienia zostają gdzieś głęboko w nas
Pozostał na zawsze obraz tamtych dni
Dzieciecy świat dziecięcy świat
Niechaj wrócą piękne chwile
Ukryte w skarbcu lat
Niechaj wróci dobry czas
Tamtych dni
Chcę usmiechać się jak kiedyś
Przywrócić ptakom śpiew
Namalować tysiąc gwiazd
Śmiech do łez
Pamiętam ten
Dotyk rąk który strzegł mój każdy mały gest
Roztaczał nade mną ciepło swe
Pomagał zrozumieć dziwny świat
Dziecięcy świat dzieciecy świat
Świat mych marzeń moich snów
Niechaj wrócą piękne chwile
Ukryte w skarbcu lat
Niechaj wróci dobry czas
Tamtych dni
Chcę usmiechać się jak kiedyś
Przywrócić ptakom śpiew
Namalować tysiąc gwiazd
Śmiech do łez
The song "Dziecięcy Świat" by Varius Manx is a nostalgic ode to childhood and the memories associated with it. The lyrics describe how quickly time has passed and how much the singer misses the carefree moments they had as a child. They long to relive those innocent days where time moved slowly and they were surrounded by their dreams and imagination.
The memories of childhood remain deeply embedded within us, and the image of those days stays forever. The singer wants those beautiful moments to come back to them, to be hidden away again in the treasure trove of years. They want to bring back the good times of the past and to be able to smile once again like they did back then. They wish to give birds back their song, paint a thousand stars, and experience laughter that brings tears to the eyes.
The song beautifully captures the wistfulness and nostalgia of childhood. It reminds us to cherish the memories we have and perhaps even to try and recapture some of that wonder and joy in our lives. Overall, "Dziecięcy Świat" is a touching, introspective song that speaks to the universal longing for simpler, happier days.
Line by Line Meaning
To wszystko tak
Everything went by so quickly
Szybko gdzieś mi umknęło już skończyło się
It all slipped away so fast, it's over now
Tak wiele w nas
So much inside each of us
Jest do dziś tamtych chwil gdy wolno mijał czas
Those moments when time passed slowly are with us even now
Wspomnienia zostają gdzieś głęboko w nas
Memories stay deep in our hearts
Pozostał na zawsze obraz tamtych dni
The image of those days will always remain
Dzieciecy świat dziecięcy świat
The world of childhood, the world of dreams
Świat mych marzeń moich snów
The world of my dreams and fantasies
Niechaj wrócą piękne chwile
Let the beautiful moments return
Ukryte w skarbcu lat
Hidden in the treasure chest of years
Niechaj wróci dobry czas
Let the good times return
Chcę usmiechać się jak kiedyś
I want to smile like I used to
Przywrócić ptakom śpiew
To bring back the birdsong
Namalować tysiąc gwiazd
To paint a thousand stars
Śmiech do łez
Tears of laughter
Pamiętam ten
I remember that
Dotyk rąk który strzegł mój każdy mały gest
The touch of the hand that protected every little movement of mine
Roztaczał nade mną ciepło swe
It spread its warmth over me
Pomagał zrozumieć dziwny świat
It helped me understand this strange world
Contributed by Sadie T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
gabrysia kulmaczewska
pamiętam tą piosenkę,pamiętam całą tą płytę, moje jeszcze dzieciństwo
lejdi oprych
cudne
Paweł Rodak
ta płyta była zdecydowanie słabsza od Elf, Emu czy Ego, ale do tej piosenki mam sentyment. Siódma klasa, słowa niby rozumiane, ale po latach słuchane zupełnie inaczej.