Composed by: Eli Richards. Translation by: Mario Jakulj. Arranged by: Orkestar Kriminal. (c) SOCAN, 2024. Recording Engineer: Mark Lawson, at Studio Madame Wood, in Montréal.Mixing Engineer: Mark Lawson, at Mt. Ineffable, in Montréal. Mastering Engineer: Ryan Morey at Ryan Morey Mastering in Wakefield, QC. Produced by: Mark Lawson and Orkestar Kriminal.
CPL072 / LC23533
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We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada.
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SARAJEVSKI VUKOVI
Našoj tek rođenoj zemlji nevrijeme se sprema
Ćelo dragi što baš danas glavna si im tema
Naši mali megalomani u dupetu glavice
Ne čuješe zemlja drhti iznad Grbavice
Što se šuška više vrijedi od hiljadu skupština
Vučja njuška osjetila jagma u Krteljima
Imam dobrih pokvarenih
korupcija je živa
Kad male pare puno vrijede
ništa se ne skriva
Dal to bi za zemlju il za pare - ne bih znao reći
Pljačkali i sili li smo, dovodili nesreći
al kad dušman udri mi ko tvrdžava
Narod viče heroj a ja ne bih reko,
A ja ne bih reko
On dobro znade da je važno medije zanjeti
Pred kamermanom po bolnici pomoći donjeti
Ko će pitat odakle nama za dijeliti hrane
a konvoj stiže bez pomoći dugo čekivane
U Skerlićevoj naš je štab Dragica Pravica
Cijel komšiluk strah i trepet od naših igrica
Komšinica moli da joj skinem metusa stana
Rekoh “hajde bona ti si se naživila baba”
Dal to bi za zemlju il za pare, ne bih znao reći
Pljačkali i sili li smo, dovodili nesreći
al kad dušman udri mi ko tvrdžava
Ime mu prokleto, a ja ne bih reko
A ja ne bih reko
U šumi vuku se čini da je on tu lav
Gospodar muha lako biti kad je grad krvav
Bostan obran sve ih manje na vrhu Igmana
Ne odazvah se ostadesmo Sarajva odbrana
Nije lako al mudrost vrijeditreba odabrati
Kad se bunit, kad prešutit, biti umiljati
Ko drugome jamu kopa sam i u nju upada
A njemu jama pokraj puta od Belgijskog grada
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SARAJEVSKI VUKOVI
A storm is brewing for our newborn country
Ćelo dear, why did you pick today to be their main topic?
Our tiny megalomaniacs, heads in (their) ass
Didn’t hear the earth trembling above Grbavica
What is whispered is worth more than a thousand parliamentary sessions
The wolf’s nose sensed the looting in Krtelji
I have some close rotten people,corruption is alive
When pittance is worth a lot, nothing is hidden
Was it for country or money, I couldn’t say
We looted and coerced, brought people to misery
But when the enemy hit we were like a fortress
The people say hero, but I wouldn’t say so
I wouldn’t say so
He knew well it was important to woo the media
In front of the cameraman
handing out food aid in the hospital
Who would ask where we got food to hand out
Meanwhile convoys arrive without aid
On Skerlić street our base is Dragica Pravica
The whole neigbourhood trembles in fear because of our games
A neighbour begs me to stop making her apartment a target
I said “move along you lived long enough granny”
Was it for country or money, I couldn’t say
We looted and coerced, brought people to misery
But when the enemy hit we were like a fortress
His name is cursed, but I wouldn’t say so
I wouldn’t say so
In the forest a wolf thinks himself a lion
It’s easy to be lord of the flies when the city is bloody
Orchard picked there’s less and less of them on top of Igman
I didn’t heed the call, we stayed in defense of Sarajevo
It’s not easy but wisdom is precious, you have to choose
When to oppose, when to stay quiet, be meek
Who digs a ditch for another falls into it himself
And his ditch is by a road outside a Belgian town
credits
from ORIGINALI,
released March 15, 2024
Giselle Claudia Webber: vocals, Sam Minevich: guitar/bouzouki, Lisa Gamble: musical saw/baglamas, Christos Smirnios: drums, Brigitte “Briga” Dajczer: fiddle, Julian Selody: saxophone/clarinet, Li Kouri: accordion, Tyler Parent: upright bass, Margaret Diane Donavan: trombone, Eli Camilo: trumpet/back-vocals, Anna Frances Meyer: flute/back-vocals, Etienne Barry: keys.
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