Introduction
"Syrena" is the powerful 2022 collaboration between Białas and Solar, two of the most important voices in Polish rap and the founding names behind SBM Label. The title is a symbol every Polish listener understands instantly: the Syrena - the mermaid with a sword and shield who guards Warsaw on the city's coat of arms - stands for a home you do not abandon, no matter what falls from the sky. Released in the shadow of war returning to Europe, the song turns that symbol into a vow: when bombs were falling, she stood unmoved - and so will we.
On this page you will find the complete Syrena lyrics in Polish - the song's original language, written in the Latin script, so no separate transliteration is needed - together with a real line-by-line English translation, the full song details, the official video, an explanation of the song's meaning and symbolism, and answers to the questions fans ask most often. Produced by Shdøw and Dmc Style and written by Białas, "Syrena" is one of the defining Polish rap songs of its year, and one of the most searched-for tracks on this blog.
The Song
"Syrena" opens with a playful command - "Hej, Mercedes, puść Syrenę" (Hey, Mercedes, play Syrena) - and then immediately drops into history. The sister in the song is Warsaw herself, personified as the mermaid: when bombs fell, she stood there unmoved, as if someone was making popcorn. That single image - a city shrugging at explosions - carries the whole song. On an ordinary day nobody showers her with love, yet it is all the same to her whether bullets or loneliness kill her; her people's tongues are cut sharp like razors, and their words are their weapons.
The verses build the promise line by line. Even if the order comes to shoot, the narrator never moves from here, like the Syrena; this is his home and he will always protect it, even if the price turns out higher than a Bentley. Looking at the sky he sees the faces of his ancestors, and he tends their values like a garden, until he himself becomes a symbol. The closing lines throw out the dates - '22 or '44, they always wanted to divide us, to reduce us to bacteria and spreadsheet rows - before landing on the sentence the whole song exists for: but we will always be here, like the syreny. It is a rap song built like a monument.
The Artists
Białas, born Mateusz Karaś, is one of the architects of modern Polish rap. Emerging from the underground collective SB Maffija, he became known for a dense, technical flow and writing that can swing between street reportage and national poetry in the space of a verse - both of which are on full display in "Syrena", which he also wrote. Few Polish rappers could make a coat-of-arms symbol feel like a person; Białas writes the Syrena as a sister, a witness and finally a mirror of himself.
Solar, born Karol Poziemski, is Białas's long-time creative partner and, with him, a co-founder of SBM Label - the company that grew from their early collective into one of the most influential independent labels in Polish music. Solar's melodic instincts balance Białas's intensity, and their joint tracks have a chemistry built over more than a decade of making music together. On "Syrena" the two voices sound like one statement spoken by two generations of the same street.
The Music Video
The official video of "Syrena" is available on YouTube and is embedded below on this page in a lazy-loading player so the page stays fast. Like the song itself, the video keeps its focus on the artists and their city rather than on spectacle - the Warsaw symbolism does the heavy lifting. Watching it while following the Polish lyrics and the English translation below is the best way to feel the contrast the song is built on: a calm surface, and steel underneath.
The Music Label
"Syrena" is released under SBM Label, the independent Polish label founded by Solar and Białas themselves. SBM grew out of the SB Maffija collective into a label that launched a generation of Polish rap stars, and its founders releasing a song like "Syrena" on their own imprint is part of the message: this is music made at home, about home, on the artists' own terms. The song is credited to the Białas (Singles) series and is available on all major streaming platforms.
Syrena Song Details
| Song: | Syrena |
| Singer: | Białas, Solar |
| Lyricist: | Białas |
| Music: | Shdøw, Dmc Style |
| Cast: | Białas, Solar |
| Label: | SBM Label |
| Language: | Polish |
| Movie/Album: | Białas (Singles) |
Syrena Lyrics in Polish
Syrena Lyrics in English
Syrena Lyrics Meaning in English
The meaning of "Syrena" begins with its title. The Syrena - Warsaw's mermaid, sword and shield in hand - has guarded the city on its coat of arms for centuries, and legend says she protects Warsaw in return for its people protecting her river. Białas and Solar turn her into the song's narrator and mirror at once. She is the "sister" who stood unmoved while bombs fell, indifferent to whether bullets or loneliness would kill her, because a city that has survived what Warsaw has survived does not frighten easily. When the rapper promises "I never move from here, like the Syrena - this is my home, I will always protect it", he is not using a metaphor for decoration; he is enlisting in her guard.
The second half of the song explains what that protection costs and where it comes from. The sky shows him his ancestors' faces, and their values must be tended "like a garden" - heritage as daily work, not nostalgia. The dates are the warning: "'22 or '44, they kept wanting to divide us" links the present to 1944, the year of the Warsaw Uprising, and to every attempt to reduce a people to "bacteria" and spreadsheet rows - data to be managed, moved or deleted. The answer is the final line: we will always be here, like the syreny. In short, "Syrena" is not a song about a mermaid at all. It is a song about refusing to leave - your city, your language, your people - spoken in the voice of the symbol that never has.
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Conclusion
"Syrena" shows what Polish rap can do at its best: take a symbol from a coat of arms and make it breathe, bleed and promise. Białas's writing, Solar's partnership and the Shdøw and Dmc Style production turned a 2022 single into a small national monument of a song. Press play on the official video above, read the Polish lines aloud, and follow the translation - few three-minute tracks carry this much history this lightly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has sung the song Syrena?
Syrena is sung by Białas and Solar. The song is written by Białas and produced by Shdøw and Dmc Style, and released under SBM Label.
What does Syrena mean?
Syrena means "mermaid" or "siren" in Polish. The Syrena is the symbol of Warsaw - a mermaid with a sword and shield on the city's coat of arms - and the song uses her as a symbol of guarding and never abandoning your home.
What do '22 and '44 mean in Syrena?
The line "'22 or '44" contrasts the present (2022) with 1944, the year of the Warsaw Uprising, saying that in both eras there were those who wanted to divide the Polish people - and in both eras, the people stayed.
Syrena is released under which label?
Syrena is released under SBM Label, the independent Polish label founded by Solar and Białas, as part of the Białas (Singles) series.
Where can I watch the official video of Syrena?
The official video of Syrena is available on YouTube and is embedded above on this page in a lazy-loading player.
