According to Google, Nie przejdziemy do historii translates as We do not go down in history. The link has the english translation of the lyrics. The album it's from, Trzy Korony, is Poland's excellent contribution to the pantheon of classic albums released in 1971, like Led Zeppelin IV and Who's Next.
The song is like two different songs intertwined. It starts out like some kind of phantom howling on a dark windy night, Krzysztof Klenczon's voice all reverbed, guitars raw and heavy. Vocals wail across the first verse as layers of intense guitars blast in from all around, bass and drums adding strength to the mix.
Then everything calms down and it feels like we are entering a little village during a festival, raising our beer glasses and singing along with an old folk song.
And then we return to the crazy rock explosion we first encountered. This goes on, back and forth, until the end.
I only know a little bit about Krzysztof Klenczon, but I have heard a lot of his music and most of it is great. He was a part of the classic group Czerwone Gitary (Red Guitars), Poland's Beatles. He died in Chicago in 1981, from injuries resulting from being hit by a drunk driver. What a stupid way for this amazing artist to die.
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