poems

I'LL BE YOU

Take my love and I'll be you,
Take my thought and I'll be you,
Take my eyes and I'll be you,
Take my dreams and I'll be you,
Take my lips and I'll be you,
Take my hand and I'll be you,
Take my soul and I'll be you,
Take my body and I'll be you,
Take my hope and I'll be you,
Take my aim and I'll be you,
Take my heart and I'll be you,
Take my life, forever you.

DIAMONDS IN MY HAIR
(written to my son, when he was 6)

You say I'm not nice enough,
You say I'm not a princess yet,
You say: "Get some diamonds
And put them in your hair --
Then you'll be nice."

Do you wanna see me to be a princess?
Do you wanna see me to be nice?
Do you wanna see diamonds in my hair?

Give me your diamonds
And let them shine on you.

You say you're not strong enough,
You say you're not big enough,
You say you don't have anything,
What could you do for me?
My little son.

Give me your diamonds
And let them shine on you.

I say you're strong enough,
I say you're big enough,
I say you have everything
'Cause you have your diamonds
In your eyes.

Give me your diamonds
And let them shine on you.

TURN TO ME, BABE

You have lived so much,
You have done so much,
You have seen so much,
You have given so much (to me),

    So what do you do now?

You see there's no light,
You wanna give up the fifght,
Think can't any more,
Wanna just shut the door.

    Why don't you come to me, babe,
    turn to me, babe?

You have no-one to talk to,
Nobody's around you,
No-one to lift your hand,
No-one to understand.

    Not what you deserve.

    You can always come to me, babe,
    turn to me, babe.

Every plan you've set,
Every nice moment,
Sweet hours, bright thoughts,
Powerful, great heart --

    Was it for nothing?

Before you throw your life,
Before you grab the knife
And say you had enough,
There's nothing more above,

    It's time to come to me, babe,
    turn to me, babe.

Wherever you are.

Copyright for all the words on this page:Andrea Gerák.

BEAUTY OF THE WORLD

Just look around
and you will see
all the beauty of the world:
A little boy's mischievous glance,
bronze flashes in a girl's hair,
silver head of your mother,
eyes -- sky can't be that blue,
a winter day's crystal cold,
moss-grown stone in a wall of centuries,
velvet feet of little babies,
silk dancing shoes,
salad of seven colors,
tempting smile of a peach,
sigh of young trees,
old clock on that tower,
even a fast, red tram,
your favorite restaurant
or newest coffee cup,
ginger-cinnamon cake,
glowing candles,
powerful lightning,
skaters through the town,
songs from a guitar,
photos of a calendar, --

Can you see this?
It comes from you,
all the beauty of the world.

I LET YOU...

I let you be what you wanna be,
I let you do what you wanna do,
I let you what you wanna have,
I let you give what you wanna give,
I let you take what you wanna take,
I let you think what you wanna think,
I let you say what you wanna say,
I let you feel what you wanna feel,

Whatever should it be,
For that is you.

ALL FINE

You don't want to come with me,
   That's all fine with me,
You don't want to live with me,
   That's all fine with me,
This is not your way to go,
   That's all fine with me.
Still love you, honey, don't you know?
   That's all fine with me.

I love you, babe, you're a good boy,
   That's all what I care.
And you'll be happy, I am sure,
   That's all what I care.
Be sure you don't go off the road,
   That's all what I care,
Be sure you're true to your goal,
   That's all what I care.

You make it go right, live your life,
   It's all in your hands.
Create your universe, don't be shy,
   It's all in your hands,
Hold your chin up, look at the world,
   Its all in your hands,
It's only you who makes it turn,
   It's all in your hands.

I JUST WANT TO...

I just want to understand you,
Accept you,
Admire you,
Respect you,
Relax you,
Dream of you,
Smile with you,
Talk to you,
Listen to you,
Have fun with you,
Make love with you,
Fight together with you,
Give your spaceship back to you,
Travel through space and time with you,
Create nice things for you,
Look into eyes with you,
Grow up to you,
Learn from you,
Teach you,
Charm you,
Satisfy you,
Help you,
Free you,
Love you.

I hope it's not too much for you.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

Where have you been when I missed you so much?
Where have you been when I needed a loving touch?
Where have you been when I was crying all night long?
Where have you been when I was walking alone?
Where ahve you been when I wanted to share my joy?
Where have you been, my beautiful Powerboy?
Where have you been when I had no-one to talk to?
Where have you been when I wanted my power for you?
Where have you been when I was weaker than a baby?
Where have you been when my life was just a misery'
Where have you been when I wanted someone eternally?
WHere have you been when I was searching for you, honey?
I don't ask you about it.
Only matters that -- now you are here.

DANCING VIOLETS
(for a painting of Mária Jeremiás)

Have you ever seen violets when they dance?

As I look out of my window,
Trees are heavy from silver snow,
The horizon is a big white pillow.
But spring is coming soon, a new chance,
And they will dance, the violets.

They turn, jump, wave, bend,
Spread happiness in the forest,
With green, fragile, light legs,
Brighten up the darkest night
When they dance, the violets.

They invite the sun shining, rainbow smiling,
Little girls singing, little boys laughing,
And all the world playing.
With their velvet blossom heads,
When they dance, the violets.

(for a marriage)

The beat of my heart,
hope of my thought,
sound of my sigh,
spark of my eye,
all is yours, from now on.

Or, if I have headache,
if I make a mistake,
almost feel I can't,
and my duty is hard,
it's also yours, from now on.

But the stroke of my hand,
calm of my strength,
dream of my goal,
love of my soul,
all is yours, from now on.

CALL OF THE NIGHT

If you have a girl you love,
Don't let her alone at night.
Nights are calling for dreams,
Deep talk, sparks, romantic.

I can hear the call of the night.

So I need somebody to talk to,
Somebody to kiss my tears
When I'm feeling down,
Give my head a cooling stroke,

I need somebody I can shine at,
Who feels empowered by my smile,
And ready to play with the night,
To born again by the daylight.

Can you hear the call of the night?

But I am lying alone,
With a hope of a ringing phone,
And those who find me are not you.

Who answers the call of the night?

Do you wanna see your girl
Always dancing with another one?
Do you wanna see your girl
Sitting with a boy in a bar?

Do you wanna know your girl
Changing soulful letters,
Chatting with somebody else,
Start of a new romance?

Answers to the call of the night...

Don't wait till it's too late,
If you think she is your faith.
Take a better care of her,
And this love will rule the world.

Hear the call of the night.

KEEP OUR MOMENTS

I try to keep our moments
But it's so hard,baby, I must tell.

Oh, I need somebody
Who is there for me to hold me.
I have watied for it so long,
Sometimes, teardrops just won't stop.

Then I try to keep our moments,
Your touch, your kiss, your smile.

Yes, I know your way, dear,
And wanna give you what you need.
Just be true to your goal,
I would follow you for the whole.

So I try to keep our moments,
And to believe that all is true.

A SONG IS BORN

It's not easy when you say
You can't be with me tonight,
And I can see your inner fight
To see that every word is right.

A song is born,
That's why you like to be alone.

Giving birht is hard sometimes,
See the teardrops in my eyes,
Though I wanted to be with you,
I let you go 'cause that's our life.

A song is born,
That's why you like to be alone.

I understand your reason why,
Then you kiss my lips so fine.
And you feel what I feel,
It's all of you what your eyes reveal.

A song is born.

TAKE YOU BACK

You cheated me, that's alright,
'Cause you cannot make up your mind.
I have to say that's your life.
But are you happy, oh, my?

You have to know what you want,
You have to know what you love.
Could she give it to you?
Could I give it to you?

Simply make up your mind,
Then we can talk, oh, my.
You send me kisses, that's fine,
Why don't you give them, oh, my?

If you want to kiss me,
If you want to touch me,
No way i would let you,
Though I'm burning for you.

You cannot just play with me,
But still you can talk with me.
If you want to come back,
There's still a way to come back.

DON'T EXPECT

You tell me you want a rendezvous.
Sure, I know I'm beautiful,
And it's also true that I'm alone, You tell me: "Live your life in full"

    But don't expect sweet hours,
    If it's only for a while.

My life is nicer that you would think,
Though my glasses are not pink.
Could give you only everything.
Don't you want that? Then nothing!

    So don't expect my love,
    If it's only for a night.

Yes, I'm a Golden Nugget,
Just lying out there,
But what do you think of me?!?

Many men see me and want me.
Of course, I can understand it.
I might like you, you're a good guy,
But there's more to a full life.

    So don't expect sweet hours,
    If it's only for a while,
    Don't expect my love,
    If it's only for a night.