Talking about the Polish mountains undoubtedly one should mention the music band called SDM. It's a kind of fenomenon. Over the years their music has accompanied wanderers hiking the Beskidy, Bieszczady, Gorce and the other mountains. In the evenings, gathered at the bonfire or in the mountain refuges, people have been singing SDM's songs. Their concerts attract both the faithful fans and those who are just beggining the mountain adventure. Why are they so popular? Maybe because, beside the catchy and at the same time beautiful melodies, their songs describe the feelings familiar to all wanderers? Maybe because their style, sung poetry, touches people deeper? Or maybe just because they spend time with their fans, are one of them.
I want to introduce you one of my favourite SDM's songs. It talks about our life compared to a journey. For me it is full of hope and gives me energy.
SDM Man's life is a journey - click and listen
SDM - Stare Dobre Małżeństwo (in English translation 'good old marriage'). The band derives from the so called "student music", popular in Poland.
This musical style is characterised by the use of a guitar for
accompaniment, while the lyrics often talk about hiking in the Polish
mountains, love and adventure. SDM, however, quickly created their own
style, and became famous due to their interesting musical
interpretations of poems written by the famous Polish poet Edward Stachura. (http://en.wikipedia.org)
This is a simple translation from http://lyricstranslate.com :
Man's life is a journey
Life of a man is one journeyGoing continuously, further still
To where? From where?
To where? From where?
To where? From where?
Like a phantasm in a dream is a life of a man
Appears, you want to touch it
But it runs!
But it runs!
But it runs!
It's nothing! It's nothing! It's nothing!
As long as there is strength,
Nevertheless walk on! Anyway walk on
I will walk on!
It's nothing! It's nothing! It's nothing!
As long as there is strength,
I will walk! I will run!
I won't give up!
Life of a man is one journey
He goes there, he goes here
He is short of breath!
He is short of breath!
He is short of breath!
Like a blown cloud, is a life of a man
Floats to the top, floats to the bottom
Death awaits him!
Death awaits him!
Death awaits him!
It's nothing! It's nothing! It's nothing!
As long as there is strength,
Nevertheless walk on! Anyway walk on!
I will walk on!
It's nothing! It's nothing! It's nothing!
As long as there is strength,
I will walk! I will run!
I won't give up!
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