Biba

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This is a song dealing with a more sensitive topic in Romania, as seen through the eyes of the elderly. Decades of political mismanagement and individualism have resulted in mass immigrations, so that millions of people have left the country since the fall of the communist regime 30 years ago. Usually the elderly (and sometimes the children) are left behind by those seeking a better life elsewhere, left behind to witness the empty shells, the ruins that remain still.
For this song we had the honour of having a very special guest: Valeria Oltean, the grandmother of Andrei „Solomonar” Oltean, our singer & woodwinds player. She has never been recorded previously, even though she sings quite often while doing the usual housework at the edge of Sibiu. Having heard her over the years, through songs and various stories from long ago, we decided to immortalize that, to make her the voice of the aforementioned elderly. The name „Biba” is actually her nickname, given by Andrei when he was little and couldn’t yet spell words properly. She is also the inspiration for our first song, Jiana, released in 2015, as she had been casually singing it suggested that we should render a modern interpretation of it.

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lyrics

De la Brad pân’ la Cergău
m-am uitat în jur
mic cu mare au plecat
tocmai spre regat

Să se-ntoarcă iar în ţară
îi aştept
‘colo, către primăvară
să îi strâng la piept

De la munte pân’ la ţărm
case goale zici că dorm
eu în urmă ţes, de dor
flori pe haina lor

Să se-ntoarcă iar în ţară
îi aştept
‘colo, către primăvară
să îi strâng la piept

Împrejurul meu sunt numai eu
în fiecare loc din care aţi plecat unde-aţi plecat
Să vă-ntoarceţi iar în ţară
vă aştept
‘colo, către primăvară
să vă strâng la piept.

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released November 12, 2020
Valeria Oltean "Biba" - Guest Vocals
Robert Cotoros - Additional Vocals

Dragoş Geomolean - Artwork
Robert Cotoros - Mix & Master

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