Hej, Krywaniu, Krywaniu – Polish highlander folk song – Kat Poreba (with lyrics)

Dzień dobry! Today, I’d like to share a beautiful Polish folk song from the Tatra mountains region with you.

Krywań/Kriváň is a magnificent and significant mountain, especially meaningful to our Slovak brothers and sisters. The original lyrics of this song were written by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer as a poem, and it has since been interpreted by generations of folk musicians using local dialects. In my rendition, I use the "white voice" technique, whick is typical for folk singers from mountain regions.

Many of my ancestors lived in the mountains, and as my father says, "you cannot silence your highlander gene." This music touches my heart deeply, especially since I no longer live in the mountains. The longing is always there.

For this rendition, I made a slight change to the lyrics, replacing "stracone" (lost) with "zdradzone" (betrayed) to add a personal touch and deeper meaning.

Along with my singing, you’ll hear the sounds of bells, double bass, and jaw harp, creating an ambient backdrop. I aimed to keep the arrangement simple to emphasize the profound meaning of the lyrics.

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ENG translation (poetic):

Hey, Kriváň, high and grand you stand!
Streams are flowing swiftly from your land.
Just as my tears stream down from my eyes,
Like those rivers,
Oh, my tears, my tears, still unpaid by sighs.

Hey, Kriváň, high and grand you stand!
Clouds are drifting over you, so grand.
Just as my thoughts, they roam and they fly,
Like those clouds,
Oh, those thoughts, those thoughts, betrayed to the sky.

Hey, Kriváň, high and grand you stand!
From you comes the deep voice of the forest, so profound,
While sorrow fills my love's embrace,
Oh, Kriváň, high Kriváň, standing with grace.

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Hej, Krywaniu, Krywaniu wysoki!
Lecą płyną spod tobie potoki
Tak się leją moje łzy
Jak łone
Hej łzy moje, łzy nie zapłacone

Hej Krywaniu, Krywaniu wysoki!
Lecą, płyną nad tobą obłoki
Tak się tocy moja myśl
Jak łone
Ej te myśli, te myśli, zdradzone*

Hej, Krywaniu, Krywaniu wysoki!
Idzie łod Cie sum lasów głymboki,
A mojemu idzie zol kochaniu,
hej Krywaniu, wysoki, Krywaniu.
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