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Lilija, vrtnica, glicinija / Lilly, Rose, Wisteria

from Selivke / Migratory Birds by Katarina Juvančič & Dejan Lapanja

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LILIJA, VRTNICA, GLICINIJA/LILLY, ROSE, WISTERIA tells a story about Slovenian women called Alexandrian women (check Wikipedia) and their daughters and is based on one particular dream Katarina learned from a documentary. It was narrated by a daughter of such Alexandrian who got abandoned by birth (her mother took off to be a wet nurse in Egypt while her father was absent most of the time) and as a young woman ended up in concentration camp in Auschwitz. There she dreamt that she found herself in Egypt and approached a big white house where she saw her mother on the doorstep with a bottle of water in one and a bottle of wine in the other hand. Suddenly a big bird appeared and her mother tied those bottles to bird’s wings and asked the bird to take them to her daughter who was in Auschwitz. She described the bird’s journey vividly and when it finally flew to the barracks she woke up. Katarina found these dreams and her story so poignant that she knew she had to write this song. The song is written in a form of a dialogue, telling a story about the complexity of a mother-daughter relationship. “Mum bits” are sung by Bogdana Herman – a legendary Slovene folk singer.

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from Selivke / Migratory Birds, released July 1, 2012

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Katarina Juvančič and Dejan Lapanja first appeared on the Slovenian music scene in 2009, with their folk rock song Uej uej (Magdalenca), featured in Slovenian National Radio’s newcomers contest. Their music is often described as alt-folk, bridging modern trends and ancient folk influences and sensibilities. ... more

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