Cornelis sjunger Victor Jara

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Released 1978 Length 47:48 Release date 1978 Label Warner Music Sweden		Recorded December, 1977 Artist Cornelis Vreeswijk Producer Anders Burman

Cornelis sjunger Victor Jara'(1978) Narrgnistor 2, En halv böj blues och andra ballader(1978) Genres Folk music, Swedish folk music Similar Cornelis Vreeswijk albums, Folk music albums

Cornelis sjunger Victor Jara: rätten till ett eget liv (English: Cornelis sings Victor Jara: The right to live in peace) was a music album recorded by the Swedish-Dutch folk singer-songwriter Cornelis Vreeswijk in 1978.

History

Vreeswijk worked and travelled to Latin America in the late 1960s and early 1970s and developed a great appreciation for its rich musical heritage. He translated ten songs of Chilean trubadur Victor Jara and recorded both a Swedish and a Dutch album with translated songs.

Track listing

"Plogen" (El arado) The plough (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) 3:35
"Jag minns dig Amanda" (Te recuerdo Amanda) I remember you Amanda (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:25
"A Cuba" To Cuba (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:20
"Manifest" (Manifesto) (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:00
"Rätten till ett eget liv" (El derecho de vivir en paz) The right to live in peace (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:05
"La Diuca" (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:58
"Varken det ena eller andra" (Ni chicha, ni limona) Nor fish, nor fowl (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 3:23
"Angelita Hueneman" (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:08
"Fimpen" (El cigarrito) The cigarette butt (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:16
"Folkets vind" (Vientos del pueblo) Winds of the people (Victor Jara - Miguel Hernandez - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:35
"La Partida - Instrumental" The departure (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 3:15