Baju, baju – będziesz w raju.
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What it means
“Lullaby, lullaby, you’ll be in paradise.” It means sweet promises that will not come true. It is used ironically about someone offering comfort or empty guarantees to keep others quiet or agreeable.
English equivalent
Pie in the sky.
Vocabulary
- baju baju — lullaby sounds (nonsense syllables sung to soothe children)
- będziesz — you will be (2nd person singular future of być)
- raj — paradise, heaven; w raju = in paradise (locative)
Grammar note
'W raju' is the locative of 'raj'. The future tense 'będziesz' is formed with the auxiliary 'będzie' contracted into the personal ending.
Cultural context
The opening 'baju baju' sounds like a lullaby. It suggests someone is being soothed with promises that are not true.
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