Daleko je Sunce
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Daleko je Sunce is the sixth studio album from Serbian
and former Yugoslav
rock
band Galija
. It is the first part of the trilogy
consisting of this album, the album Korak do slobode
and the album Istorija, ti i ja
.
in transition. The result were albums Daleko je Sunce, Korak do slobode and Istorija, ti i ja with which Galija reached the peak of popularity. The first album of the trilogy itself was entitled after a novel by Dobrica Ćosić
, while the songs were entitled after the works of writers Branko Ćopić
, Ivo Andrić
, Laza Lazarević
, and Aleksa Šantić
.
The song "Zebre i bizoni" was dealing with the enigma of Josip Broz Tito
's residence at Brijuni
, and the song lyrics were not printed on the album inner sleeve.
at Mount Athos
, Greece
, taken by Danko Đurić. The back cover features a photography of the sky above Hilandar Monastery, also taken by Đurić.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and former Yugoslav
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Galija
Galija
Galija is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band from Niš. The central figures of the band are brothers Nenad Milosavljević and Predrag Milosavljević...
. It is the first part of the trilogy
Trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games...
consisting of this album, the album Korak do slobode
Korak do slobode
Korak do slobode is the seventh studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija. It is the second part of the trilogy consisting of the album Daleko je Sunce, this album and the album Istorija, ti i ja...
and the album Istorija, ti i ja
Istorija, ti i ja
Istorija, ti i ja is the eighth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija. It is the third and the final part of the trilogy consisting of the album Daleko je Sunce, the album Korak do slobode and this album...
.
Concept
At the time of the Daleko je Sunce recording Galija started cooperating with flutist Bata Zlatković and lyricist Radoman Kanjevac. Kanjevac brought up and idea of releasing a trilogy which would deal with problems of Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
in transition. The result were albums Daleko je Sunce, Korak do slobode and Istorija, ti i ja with which Galija reached the peak of popularity. The first album of the trilogy itself was entitled after a novel by Dobrica Ćosić
Dobrica Cosic
Dobrica Ćosić is a Serbian writer, as well as a political and Serb nationalist theorist. He was the first president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1992 to 1993...
, while the songs were entitled after the works of writers Branko Ćopić
Branko Copic
Branko Ćopić was Yugoslav writer. He was an ethnic Serb born in the village of Hašani near Bosanska Krupa. He attended schools in Bihać, Banja Luka, Sarajevo and Karlovac before moving to Belgrade to study philosophy at the University of Belgrade until his graduation in 1940.Upon the uprising in...
, Ivo Andrić
Ivo Andric
Ivan "Ivo" Andrić was a Yugoslav novelist, short story writer, and the 1961 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His writings dealt mainly with life in his native Bosnia under the Ottoman Empire...
, Laza Lazarević
Laza Lazarevic
Laza K. Lazarević was a Serbian writer, psychiatrist, and neurologist. The primary interest of Lazarević throughout his short life was the science of medicine...
, and Aleksa Šantić
Aleksa Šantic
Aleksa Šantić was a Serb poet from Herzegovina.He was born and lived most his life in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, a province that was occupied by Austria-Hungary in 1878 and annexed by them in 1908...
.
The song "Zebre i bizoni" was dealing with the enigma of Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
's residence at Brijuni
Brijuni
The Brijuni or the Brijuni Islands are a group of fourteen small islands in the Croatian part of the northern Adriatic Sea, separated from the west coast of the Istrian peninsula by the narrow Fažana Strait...
, and the song lyrics were not printed on the album inner sleeve.
Album cover
The album cover was designed by Slobodan Kaštavarac and features a photography of sunsetSunset
Sunset or sundown is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the horizon in the west as a result of Earth's rotation.The time of sunset is defined in astronomy as the moment the trailing edge of the Sun's disk disappears below the horizon in the west...
at Mount Athos
Mount Athos
Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. A World Heritage Site, it is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, taken by Danko Đurić. The back cover features a photography of the sky above Hilandar Monastery, also taken by Đurić.
Track listing
- "Da li si spavala" – 3:09
- "Žena koje nema" – 4:11
- "Bez naslova" – 3:33
- "Zebre i bizoni" – 2:59
- "Orlovi rano lete" - 5:14
- "Intimni odnosi" – 2:59
- "Švabica" – 2:25
- "Će me voliš" – 2:30
- "Nebo nad Makarskom" – 3:48
- "Mi znamo sudbu" – 3:26
- "Kao i obično" – 4:02
Personnel
- Nenad MilosavljevićNenad MilosavljevicNenad Milosavljević , also known as Neša Galija , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is best known as the frontman of the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija.-Biography:...
- vocals - Predrag MilosavljevićPredrag MilosavljevićPredrag Milosavljević was painter, lawyer, diplomat and dramaturge and member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He received the Grand Prix during the International exhibition in Paris in 1937.One street in Belgrade on Bežanijska kosa was named after him.- External links :*...
- vocals - Jean Jacques Roscam - guitar
- Bata Zlatković - flute
- Zoran Radosavljević - bass guitar
- Boban Pavlović - drums
Guest musicians
- Kornelije KovačKornelije KovacKornelije "Bata" Kovač is a famous Serbian composer. He is a father of Aleksandra Kovač and Kristina Kovač, both successful Serbian singers.-Early life:...
- keyboards - Saša Lokner - keyboards
- Ivan VdovićIvan VdovicIvan "Ivica" Vdović also known as VD was Yugoslavian musician, drummer of Yugoslav rock bands such as Suncokret, Šarlo Akrobata and Katarina II....
- drums - Nenad Stefanović "Japanac" - bass guitar
- Fejat Sejdić Trumpet Orchestra