The Mermaid of Warsaw (Polish: Syrenka Warszawska) is a symbol of Warsaw, represented on the city's coat of arms and well as in a number of statues and other imagery.
Polish syrenka is cognate with siren, but she is more properly a fresh-water mermaid called melusina. The common English translation, in any case, is neither siren nor melusina but mermaid.
Exactly when the mermaid was added to Warsaw's coat of arms is not known but it was already in place in 1390 with a shape very different from today's. It presented the animal with a bird's legs and a torso covered with dragon scales. On the seal of 1459, it already had feminine characteristics, the torso of a bird, human hands, the tail of a fish and bird legs with claws. The first presentation of the traditional mermaid dates from 1622.
The adoption of such a coat of arms was thought to be a medieval fashion, which recommended the adoption of the symbols of the newly established town's mythology. The presentation of the coat of arms was probably derived directly from the 2nd century book Physiologus.
And if I was wrong again
What else have you kept from me
I am in doubt
What if all these people start a war.
Once again
Once again
It's wrong to believe in it
I should have been listening
I know I'm wrong
But what if all these people start a war.
Once again
They will try
Once again
They will try
Words are just some things to hide
The wonders I've been craving for too long
Erase my mind and feed me with your love
And let it all be as it was
Once again
They will try
Once again