Modrá je dobrá
| "Modrá je dobrá" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Žlutý pes | |
| from the album Poslední lžíce[1] | |
| Released | 1998 |
| Recorded | 1998 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 2:52 |
| Songwriter(s) | Ondřej Hejma[2] |
Modrá je dobrá (in English Blue is Good) is a song by the Czech rock band Žlutý pes, from their 1998 album, Poslední lžíce.[2] The song was released during the 1998 legislative election and was frequently used during the campaign of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). It became the party's anthem.[1] A video for the song was released the same year.[3] The song was composed by Ondřej Hejma.[4]
"Modrá je dobrá" was later re-released in 2001 on the album Čínská otázka (Chinese Question). This version was recorded in Chinese.[5]
Political use of the song
[edit]"Modrá je dobrá" was inspired by the Donovan song "Colours". Hejma didn't intend it to be a political song even though he was upset about the Sarajevo assassination; he did predict it would become the anthem of the Civic Democratic Party. The song became popular after its release and some prominent members of the Civic Democratic Party asked Hejma if they could use it during their campaign.[1] Hejma himself supported the Civic Democratic Party at the time.[6]
In 2017, Žlutý pes performed at the meeting of the Realists. "Modrá je dobrá" was one of the songs they performed.[7]
Text
[edit]Czech version:[8]
Modrá je planeta, kde můžeme žít
Modrá je voda, kterou musíme pít
Modrá je obloha, když vodejde mrak
Modrá je dobrá, už je to tak.
Modrá je Milka – ta naše kráva
Modrá je prej v Americe tráva
Modrá je údajně i polární liška
Senzačně modrá je moje vojenská knížka.
Jako nálada když zahrajou poslední kus
Modrá je naděje láska i moje blues
Je to barva, kterou mám prostě rád
Modrá je dobrá, už je to tak.
Modrá je Raketa – ta moje holka
modrá je vzpomínka na Mikiho Volka
velká rána je modrej přeliv modrý voko má i černej šerif
Jako nálada když zahrajou poslední kus
Modrá je naděje láska i moje blues
je to barva kterou mám prostě rád
modrá je dobrá – už je to tak
Jako nálada když zahrajou poslední kus
Modrá je naděje láska i moje blues
je to barva kterou mám prostě rád
modrá je dobrá – už je to tak
English translation:
Blue is the planet where we can live
Blue is the water we have to drink
Blue is the sky when the cloud leaves
Blue is good and that's just how it is
Blue is Milka – the cow of ours
Blue is the grass in America, apparently
Blue is also supposedly polar fox
Sensantinally blue is my military book
Like the mood when they play the last piece
Blue is hope, love and my blues
It's the colour I just like
Blue is good and that's just how it is
Blue is Rocket – the girl of mine
Blue is the memory of Miki Volek
Big blow is the blue spillway
Blue eye has even black sheriff
Like the mood when they play the last piece
Blue is hope, love and my blues
It's the colour I just like
Blue is good and that's just how it is
Like the mood when they play the last piece
Blue is hope, love and my blues
It's the colour I just like
Blue is good and that's just how it is
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "NEJ HITY: Modrá je pro Klause dobrá". Lidovky.cz. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Ondřej Hejma není jen Žlutý pes". ČT24 (in Czech). Česká televize. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Žlutý pes - Modrá (Je Dobrá) (hudební videoklip) (1998)". Czech and Slovak Film Database. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Český hudobník a "bavič" Ondřej Hejma". kosice.korzar.sme.sk (in Slovak). Petit Press a.s. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Žlutý pes zpívá i čínsky". iDNES.cz. 7 September 2001. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Vítězství aneb modrá je dobrá". webmagazin.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Robejšek pod sochou Masaryka: Toto byl první Realista. Zato Sobotka je prý přesný opak". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ Fiala, Marek. "Žlutý pes - Modrá je dobrá". KaraokeTexty.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 January 2018.