I've joined a group that holds monthly 'sing-songs' in a Zizkov pub. Just a guitar and electric double bass but a lively group of enthusiastic singers, enjoying what are obviously songs that all Czechs know off by heart. They are simple melodies, with easy refrains, and if I had the words written down, even with my embryonic Czech, I would be able to have a stab at singing them. I've only been once and so I can't even remember the titles of the songs. Next time, I'll write them down but before I go again, I would like to see if I can learn one or two and surprise my new Czech friends. I've just learned "Namest" at my Czech class and I think that was one of the songs we sang. The organisers are in their fifties so I should think that there were a fair few protest songs. Has anyone any suggestions? Just the titles would do and I could trawl the web for the words or perhaps see if I can find a book of them in a music shop.
Some classic "pub songs": Co jste hasiči http://hudba.hradiste.cz/index.asp?AKCE ... =GKLQLKNPF Na Pankráci http://hudba.hradiste.cz/index.asp?AKCE ... =NKPNNRMQG Nemelem, nemelem http://zpevnik.folktime.cz/zpevnik/lido ... em-nemelem Okolo hradce http://pesnicky.szm.sk/html_txt/o/o015.htm
Here's a a couple of them on youtube: Co jste hasiči http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URJn1Q_wNSU Nemelem, nemelem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyMlIo_Fa6k
I remember listening to Nemelem, nemelem song as I was growing up here in the States. Very dobrě song, it has been around for along time. To me, Nemelem, nemelem is a favorite Polka song here. Brings back good memories. :wink: :wink: