Caryatid of Freedom (feat. Magdalena Meisel & Jacek Przydryga)
Caryatid of Freedom (Extended version)
The song was submitted to the Polish pre-selection for Eurovision 2025
Vocal : Magdalena Meisel, Jacek Przydryga
Music : Magdalena Meisel, Jacek Przydryga, Jarosław Toifl
Lyrics : Krzysztof Wartak
Producer/publisher : Krzysztof Wartak, Malovana
The origins of the creation of a musical piece :
On July 12, a text was written about the Statue of Liberty
On July 13, there was an attack on Donald Trump
The Statue of Liberty was designed by the French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, while the internal structure was designed by the famous engineer Gustave Eiffel (the same one who designed the Eiffel Tower). Eiffel created an internal steel skeleton that enabled the statue to withstand strong winds and structural movements.
The Statue of Liberty was the inspiration for writing the text. We called it Caryatid because it is a decorative column in the form of a figure. Caryatids support the cornices against the ceiling collapsing. The song talks about her upholding Freedom and caring between heaven and earth.
Lyrics :
Statue de la liberté!
You stand like
A strong caryatid between
Earth and sky
You are armed
With metal forever
You are like
A mother who protects us
All the time
You do everything
To carry on
Take our burden away
Forever
Keep the flame burning
And never
Let it go out
Never
Stay ready and don’t give up
Never
Keep the flame burning
And never
Let it go out
Never
You are one
And only in the world
A caryatid carrying the heaviest load
Above you only the sky
And under your feet
Broken chains
You keep the flame of freedom
Alive
Statue de la liberté!
Take our burden away
Forever
Keep the flame burning
And never
Let it go out
Never
Stay ready and don’t give up
Never
Keep the flame burning
And never
Let it go out
Nevermore