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  What it means

  Literally “the guts are playing a march.” Means your stomach is growling loudly from hunger — “my stomach is rumbling,” “my belly is playing music.”

  Vocabulary

  • kiszka — gut, intestine (colloquial)
  • marsz — march (music)
  • grać — to play (music)

  Grammar note

  'Kiszki' is nominative plural — subject. 'Marsza' is genitive of 'marsz' after 'grają' in this idiomatic use.

  Cultural context

  A vivid, humorous image — hunger as an involuntary musical performance happening inside you.

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