Żywiołak - Hela

Under tawny sea foam
Old Hela* you reside
Among the cheltics*, among the undines
At the bottom (of the sea) you sleep

Although like a wave
You have passed away
(You) Baltic debauchery
People remember you

Although like a wave
You have passed away
(You) Baltic debauchery
People remember you

The pride of your temples
Spread from here to the world
Calls in the depths
Are drowned out by the wind
A narrow strip of land
Was given away by the marine world
In Jurata's embrace
You were lost among the waves

Although like a wave
You have passed away
(You) Baltic debauchery
People remember you

Although like a wave
You have passed away
(You) Baltic debauchery
People remember you

Today he carries the cursed story into the distance
Are you Atlantis, are you alive among the waves?


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Old Hela - a character from Aleksander Majkowski's poem "Stara Hela" written in 1913, on which this song is based

Cheltice or Czetlice - in Lithuanian and Slavic mythology they were goddesses of the Baltic Sea, taking the form of beautiful women with a gorgeous voice. They were ruled by Queen Jurata. They can be regarded as the equivalent of sirens.