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Balkan People

from Roots by Valkania

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Original title: Људи Из Балкана

Cheerful song in Serbian about the Balkan people scattered around the world, their joys and sorrows, nostalgic and romantic ways; inspired by ex-Yugoslavian bands like Azra and Bajaga. The time signature is 11/8, a lively and challenging dance style to master!

After we finished a photo-shoot session, our photographers Radoslava and Steve asked us to play some music for them. On starting this song, Nikolay Angarev's face shone with brightness, as it meant the end of the photo-torture for him (and us:-)

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BALKAN PEOPLE (lyrics description)

A song, in Serbian, about about the Balkan people scattered around the world, their joys and sorrows, nostalgic and romantic ways; inspired by ex-Yugoslavian band Azra, and Bajaga.

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ЉУДИ ИЗ БАЛКАНА

Живимо у свету знамо етикету,
Људи из Балкана, чудна смо ми страна
Јер кад песма дира и гитара бира
Наше срце пева радује и снева

Хеј,
Засвирајмо, запевајмо,
Заиграјмо, наздравимо
Јер кад наше прође песме ће нас памтити,
Шаптат' ће о нама људима из Балкана

Срце нам широко, жене дар за око
Кад нам туга дође, певамо да прође
Расути по свету птице смо у лету
Људи из Балкана, Севдах и кафана
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(transliteration)

Živimo u svetu znamo etiketu,
Ljudi iz Balkana, čudna smo mi strana
Jer kad pesma dira i gitara bira
Naše srce peva raduje i sneva

Hej,
Zasvirajmo, zapevajmo,
Zaigrajmo, nazdravimo
Jer kad naše prođe pesme će nas pamtiti,
Šaptat' će o nama ljudima iz Balkana

Srce nam široko, žene dar za oko
Kad nam tuga dođe, pevamo da prođe
Rasuti po svetu ptice smo u letu
Ljudi iz Balkana, Sevdah i kafana

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credits

from Roots, released June 7, 2013
Written by Viktor Mastoridis
Arranged by Valkania
Produced by Andy Dewar

Performers:
Viktor Mastoridis: vocals, bouzouki
Nikolay Angarev: bass
Nikolay Baldaranov: guitar, vocals
Andy Dewar: percussion

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