Lady Stardust

Hi^^ As you may know, there's some music bussiness in Poland. And not all of it is crap. So there's this one band called Myslovitz. Even though they're from Poland and most of their songs are in Polish, they've been labelled as a 'britrock' band and that's basically why they didn't make a career in the UK.

Anyways, I decided to try and translate some of their songs into English, cause I've heard from Mimi (*waves hand*) that she quite liked their music, but wished she understood what Artur Rojek (yes, the vocalist) was singing. If you don't know Polish, but are reading this, please trust me, their lyrics are MUCH better in original. If you appear to be, or at least understand Polish, I'd be more than pleased, if you said your opinion on my translations:)

Oh, and just one more thing. The songs I've chosen were pretty random and there are only a couple of them. There might be a second part of this journal in the future, who knows... ;)

Let's start with something I really had fun translating. So, this song in Polish is a little bit different, cause I've done something that you should never do, while translating: I let my imagination lead me among them words. And so that's why it has this slightly Shakespeare'an feel at the end^^'

Peggy Brown

Oh Peggy Brown, oh Peggy Brown
Who will learn to love you

The only thing I still think of
Is a dark-haired girl
Though she doesn't want to give what I ask for
Away from her she keeps me
Though she doesn't want my promises
Doesn't even hear her own pride, no

Oh Peggy Brown, oh Peggy Brown
Who will learn to love you

Her voice is music for me
Pulsates like quiet echo
Her hard white breasts
Are milkier than her milk
Her dress of soft taffeta
Today modestly downcast

Oh Peggy Brown, oh Peggy Brown
Who will learn to love you

At nights, being alone
A wanton dream did I see
We both in one bed
Blended body to body
But with this daring dream
Your pride won't I offend, no

Oh Peggy Brown, oh Peggy Brown
Who will learn to love you

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Okay, if you survived this, you may want to continue reading and listening at the same time - the link in each title! ^^

Now, the next song is a one shot. It either is appealing from the very first sound, or horryfying from the very first verse ;)

Blue velvet

Open mouth
Velvet face
I stand here and await your sign
You see
Our dead souls dance in the haze
God is dead
There is nothing, nothing good

So love me, love me, love me
I want love to hurt you
Yes love me, love me, love me
I want love to kill

Don't say a word
Let your body writhe in pain
Don't say a word
Just scream, scream, scream

Yes love me, love me, love me
I want love to hurt you
Yes love me, love me, love me
I want love to kill

Yes love me, love me, love me
I want love to hurt you
Yes love me, love me, love me
I want love to kill

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How did you like it? ^^ It's one of my favourite songs. And again, I repeat, the original lyrics are better - more striking in this particular song ;)

Ok, if you're still following this, let's get to another song. It's pretty... Oh, well, I won't tell you, you'll see for yourselves! :P

Z twarzą Marylin Monroe (With Marylin Monroe's face)

Hey girl, don't say a word, it's love's time
Stand before me, let me touch you

What an evening, what a night
With Marylin Monroe's face
Night with Marylin Monroe's face

Under her look, my skin burns in fire
Taste of her skin subdues me today

What an evening, what a night
With Marylin Monroe's face
Night with Marylin Monroe's face

I touch the eyes, the hair, the mouth
I touch the arms, the hands, the feet
I uncover her bare breasts

I touch the eyes, the hair, the mouth
I touch the arms, the hands, the feet
I uncover her bare breasts

On my mirror she left her lips
At her picture I spend the whole night
Sixteen years, my first time
With Marylin Monroe's face
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Yea, I know what he's singing. You don't have to like it. ^^' (Lol, watch the ending! XD -Do you hear me? *pat, pat* -Does anybody hear me?! XD)

Alright. Here comes another song. It felt quite nice to translate it, though I somehow got lost with this... "emarrassement" - it's TOO LONG, but I don't have any idea of making it shorter right now. ^^'

Amfetaminowa siostra (Amphetamine sister)

Tenderly so I'm falling down
I discover an unmet world
Tired wind shields us
Music of a finished day

With a whish of lips you cover yourself
Fugitive touch of sudden issues
Colourless night leaves now
Sun closes your eyes

Amphetamine sister and I
White snow, white haze
Insanity of spent days
It helps living
Amphetamine sister and I
White snow, white haze

Powerless embarrassment in the dark waned
Through face streaks embrace's mark
Mad time of hot bodies
Music of a finished day

Amphetamine sister and I
White snow, white haze
Insanity of spent days
It helps living
Amphetamine sister and I
White snow, white haze

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Aaaand... that appears to be the end of my today's song translations. I will do it again, for sure, cause it was pretty funny (apart from times when neither me, neither dictionaries could find the right word _-_)

So, Mimi, I hope you understand at least this little now and I hope my translations didn't scare you away from this awesome band:D

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