Arahja
| "Arahja" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Kult (band) | |
| from the album Spokojnie | |
| Released | 1988 |
| Genre | Rock/Post punk |
| Length | 3:33 |
| Label | Polton |
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„Arahja” – song of Polish rock band Kult (band) released in 1988 in album Spokojnie. Song was created in 1987.[1]
The song is considered to be one of the best Polish rock songs ever.
History[edit]
The first title of the song was „Nowa piosenka o Berlinie” („New song about Berlin”) and initially it was played under this title on concerts[1]. The name was changed when the song was registered in ZAiKS, when it came out that this title was already used by another song.[1]
The musicians noticed similarity of keyboard part to song „July Morning” of Uriah Heep[1]. This lead to invented name Uriah-Juraja-Araja powstała Arahja.
Lyrics[edit]
Arahja is a protest song against division of Berlin with not explicit but metaphorical text to avoid communist censorship.[1]
The lyrics tell the story of divided house, divided body and divided street in a very heart-touching way. Thanks to the metaphors the song stays relevant over 30 years later when people are strongly divided on numerous topics.
References[edit]
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