Polish songs by Renata Bogdańska Irena Anders (1920 - 2010)
Светлана Кошелева – Два берега, на шоу Андрея Малахова
I had been sending donations to Ensemble Ptashitsa in Russia for many years. After each of their Youtube livestreams, I would send 20 dollars or so. I always received an email of gratitude from Ivan, the leader of the group. When the Russia Ukraine event started, I got my Paypal account locked and my bank account was locked as well. I was able to get my bank accounts back, but to this day cannot link Paypal to my bank account. I could no longer send donations. Ivan released a statement about not getting deceived by stories in newspapers on Ukraine and Russia, used to divide us. It was a brave statement inferring media fakery. There were ALWAYS many Ukrainians in the livestream chats of Ptashitsa. These illusions of borders and countries could not be clearer. A year after my donations stopped due to this "war", I received a Ptashitsa calendar in the mail from Ivan, signed by the group. He said thanks for ...
You seem to enjoy those old polish songs way more than most polish people, including me :D.
ReplyDeleteBut on a more serious note, I think it takes some proper skill to sing in polish and to do it well, even for natives.
Strange thing is that many polish artists/singers claim that it is easier to sing and play with the lyrics in english than it is in polish.
It might sound too conspiratorial (and I might be biased), but I think the fact that the english language is pushed almost everywhere in the world has to do with the fact that it's a more dumbed down language compared to some other ones, including my native language, and it's maybe easier to make people less smart and program them more with that.
Sorry if it sounds too crazy, just a theory I had some while ago.
Cheers,
Luke
It really is so funny, Luke....I love old folk songs including Poland, Italy, Russia, Portugal, Brazil, Lithuania, etc. I often find that the older the music, the greater is the chance that I will like it. Some of my ancestors were from Northeast Poland and Lithuania, so perhaps it is in my blood.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the English language, it is a weapon used against manKIND. I must collect my thoughts on that and put together a post. I studied German, Latin, Vietnamese and there are far more nuances in these languages than in English. In addition, they have gender assigned to nouns.
As always, thank you for sharing your knowledge, insights, and experiences. Best always, db