Jaromír Nohavica - 21 Sarajevo

Jaromír Nohavica or Jarek Nohavica (born 7 June 1953, Ostrava) is a Czech songwriter, lyricist, and poet. More info on or Lyrics ENGLISH: Across Galicia’s fields the wind is cruel and grave The last of what we had all the waters took away Like swallows heading south, like a widows veil We fly above the Earth - two letters in the mail The fire is still burning, the wood kindles slow But now its time to go to bed Sarajevo lies in that valley below That is where tomorrow we shall wed In a simple church we’ll bind before a priest A wreath of tamarisk he’ll then throw in a creek And in the open sea the creek will end its flow With heaven up above we’ll be living down below The fire is still burning, the wood kindles slow But now its time to go to bed Sarajevo lies in that valley below That is where tomorrow we shall wed I’ll build for
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