Steemit Open Mic week 100 "Smrti" Czech folk song

@shephard · 2018-08-27 19:11 · openmic

This week's entry is Czech folk song "Smrti" I am accompanied by my friend Vítek, who is a fantastic guitar player. We actually didn't have much time for this. We were just jamming for couple of hours, then Vítek said he will have to go soon and just then I got the idea that we could play something together for this week's Open Mic. So we could do just one take. Fortunately he knew the song well, but little different version of it, so sometimes there is some hesitation in our playing. But I still liked it a lot and decided to enter it for this special 100th week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa521kXi3iY

Lyrics

Byltě jeden člověk byltě jeden člověk bylo mu jakkolvěk bylo mu jakkolvěk

Šel od role k roli , obhlídat obilí obilíčko moje, co jsi jest tak pěkné Obilíčko moje, co jsi jest tak pěkné

Potkala ho smrti na pěkné silnici Co děláš můj choti ? Mám s tebou mluviti ...

Nech mě milá smrti, mám já co činiti Dám já ti peněz dosti, co můžeš unésti Dám já ti peněz dosti, co můžeš unésti

Zanechaj obilé, stroj sa v rúcho bílé Už ty musíš jíti, všecko opustiti

Běda mně hříšnému jsem dlužen každému A najvjéc jednému, Pánu Bohu svému A najvjéc jednému, Pánu Bohu svému

The meaning of the song in English is:

There was once one man who walked around his fields Admiring his wheat and other grain: "How beautiful you are, my little grain!"

On the nice road he met Mrs. Death She said: "Hello my husband! It's time for us to talk."

"Let me be, my dear Death, I still have many things to do. I'll give you as much money as you can carry."

"Let go of your grain, Put on white robe. You have to go now And leave everything behind!"

"Oh alas! The poor me! I owe to everybody. But most of all I owe to God."

Thank you everybody, who helped this to dance up til week #100: @luzcypher @pfunk @soundlegion @krystle @meno @passion-ground @verbal-d @curie @isaria

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