lyrics

michael - roger - reto - andreas

filmausschnitt

das stück vallja aufgenommen im august 2010 live am festival "vertanzt" in röthenbach im emmental

texte der stücke (alphabetisch)

geschrieben 2002-2009 von balkan-express

bela (thema - monkey mind): all the thoughts in my head do their best to keep me on the run on the run / and I'm running 'round and having fun I'm running 'round and having fun I'm running 'round and having fun (I'm running 'round and having fun) // all the queer ideas never seem to stop the queer ideas never seem to stop to hear their masters voice no choice they never stop to hear their masters voice no choice / never stop

ben giderim (thema - mauerbau-mauerfall): hear me call knock down the wall / I miss you brother I'm alone / hear me call pull down the wall / I miss you sister I'm alone // berlin 1989 a triumph of trabant car design / but peacelines hinder belfast catholics to play with protestant belfast kids / ishmael and israel a 700 kilometres concrete jail / european razorwire in morocco shields from african culture shock - o // soon we stroll up ledra street where greek and turkish coffee is sweet / what is possible in nicosia why can't they do it in korea / even in the land of total liberty an endless tortilla fence stops poverty / are we afraid to meet our neighbours just because of different identity papers

bosporus (thema - fantasiereisen): in my mind I see landscapes / of the regions where I’ve been / and the stunning compositions / of the places never seen / let me taste let me smell / all the wonders you can tell / and the music is my leader / travelling to unknown spheres // in my mind I can travel / to the places where I have been / and I even can discover / all the regions never seen / let me sail let me fly / northern seas and southern sky / on the wings of my music I will / touch the wonders of the world

bubamara (thema - vulkanausbruch): fly away fly away / ladybird ladybird / fly away from home // annie's farm is on fire / ararat's peak explodes / black clouds mounting higher / smoke around the globe // icicles keep raining / annie's sheep get drowned / mudslides flood the plain and / magma streams downtown // red hot stones from the sky / in ponds and lakes and seas / annie's mother is crying / ashes dry the tears // bursting thunders farther / ararat's slopes are dark / annie carries her mother / up to noah's ark

ca la breaza (thema - was nicht sein kann darf nicht sein): (originaltext von christian morgenstern) palmstroem old an aimless rover / walking in the wrong direction / at a busy intersection / is run over (by a car) / how he says his life restoring / and with pluck his death ignoring / can an accident like this / ever happen what's amiss // did the state administration / fail in motor transportation / did police ignore the need / for reducing driving speed / isn't there a prohibition / barring motorized transmission / of the living to the dead / was the driver right who sped // tightly swathed in dampened tissues / he explores the legal issues / and it soon is clear as air / cars were not permitted there / and he comes to the conclusion / his mishap was an illusion / for he reasons pointedly / that which must not cannot be

dacia (thema - nosferatu-film): horses at night / caravan of dracula / carts with coffins and soil / leaving transylvania / ho young girls beware / the bloody teeth of bat-man / who can stop the caravan of dracula

evira (thema - segelhissen und fischerheimkehr): we sail into the rising sun / the wind is blowing strong / I know that I will soon be home / it’s where my heart belongs // we sail into the rising sun / no place I’d rather be / I know that I will soon be home / she’s waiting there for me // it’s one for all that I love / it’s two for all that I need / it’s three for all that I want // evira evira evira mia ke dhio / evira evira na pame sto chorio

fissouni (thema - parzival im internet): riding through the bits an byted deserts of the cyberspace / a dozen avatars in the jungle of the world wide maze / which castle do they conquer for their king / which damsel are they courting when they sing / they shatter trojan horses / delete spam virus‘ sources // all those virtual bogs cleared by the vassals of camelot

frunza (thema - zeitreisen): doctor julia rolex and professor joy calypso disappeared (time machine) neighbours friends and time detectives cannot find a trace of them how weird / meanwhile in the ice age joy and julia hunt a mammoth with a spear (lost in time) instantly they taste the blood of caesar at the end of his career / quickly the two travellers type mayday help we lost control of date (sos) curled up in the fifth dimension time computers find a golden gate / 1999 ok but aliens from polaris coming near (lost in space) come on joy let‘s flee into a parallel reality oh dear / finally an unexpected wormhole crosses our celestial sphere (time machine) doctor julia rolex and professor joy calypso reappear

grastuno (thema - jugendliebe): sitting on the old town wall / waiting for the sunset ball / I know this place from former days / long years ago // here I was sitting as a boy / full of joy / I've come back from far away / and I wish I could stay // sunset hour with all the power / fills my heart with love and longing / music and all the beauty / let me always think of you // what has become of you / our sweet love is like a tattoo / I just feel as if you're by my side / when I close my eyes // sitting on the old town wall / light-years ago / oh my darling did you know / that you taught me how to love

gülebilmez (thema - wer bin ich wirklich): tell me brother who are you / I'm a singer in a band / tell me singer who are you / I'm a father to my sons / tell me father who are you / I'm a rider in a storm / is that always true / true both for me and you / I'm the maker of my world / very good / I'm the maker of my world // tell me brother who are you / I'm a singer in a band / tell me singer who are you / I'm an actor on a stage / tell me actor who are you / I'm a winner in a game / is that always true / true both for me and you / I am happiness and love / very good / I am happiness and love // tell me sister who are you / are you muslim are you jew / tell me sister who are you / are you passenger or crew / tell me sister who are you / are you happy are you blue / is that always true / true both for me and you / you‘re the maker of your world / very good / you are happiness and love

hasret (thema - ursprung des lebens): searching far beyond the galaxies / birth blood and breath / darkness and death / tasting the seeds of our world // inspiration / meditation / it's a magic journey to your self // incarnation / destination / it's a mystery of time and space

heartbreakers (thema - wir selber): balkan express in the air / let‘s mix your sound / loops from bulgaria or rumania turned around / greece stands for longing / and turkey adds oriental touches / soul from the ghettoes sounds profound // we are your favourite boy group / playing music full of joy / friends forever / never-ending everlasting heartbreakers / here we are / let‘s go party

horumi (thema - roadies und groupies): harry is the roadie he carries all the load for us / judy is the groupie she cooks the food and cleans the bus // who‘s working in the hall / it‘s harry the roadie / who‘s shopping in the mall / it‘s judy the groupie / tell me who will get the booze / who will paint the shoes / he who checks the sound / she who hangs around / tell me who installs the light / who recalls last night // tell me who says she‘s a vamp / who says he‘s a tramp

imar aven (thema - alkoholsoldaten): 'cause I'm a soldier of general bourbaki / I need no love or culture I just need raki / never drink espresso in a bistro / never want caresses from no miss / never drink no alcopops in discos / never long for no topmodel's kiss / never drink rivella in zermatt / never dream of cinderella's hut / never drink no guiness in a pub / never meet no princess in a club / never drink champagne in a corvette / never sing in rain for a brunette / never drink martini in a pool / never rub no genie in a school / never drink chianti in a chill out / never take no antiageing pill

inox (thema - heiratsanzeigen): strong handsome trucker main interest soccer / true peaceful prince is seeking open hearted princess / thessaloniki cowboy king of the highway / ready to meet his queen tonight in the moonlight // good looking mistress main interest fitness / true peaceful princess seeking open hearted prince / thessaloniki call girl queen of the whirlpool / ready to meet her king tonight in the moonlight

itamar (thema - extrem und mittelweg): nora is an atheist no angels and no future / while emptiness fills monica who meditates on zen / and barbara gets horny watching masochistic torture / whereas alice is a feminist her enemies all men // are all my friends fanatics struck with narrow-minded blindness / are they afraid to take the middle of the road / where are the middleclass children of the midnight sun / who steer the middle course adopt the golden mean // mathilda feels depressed she’s a victim who’s the traitor / fatma’s revolution bombs should make all peoples communists / carmen drives ferrari deals with african dictators / ruth is an ascetic no compassion just an egotist

jerusalem (thema - nahostkonflikt): jerusalem desired by christians / jerusalem acclaimed by jews / jerusalem adored by muslims / her name betrayed smirched and abused // no more text about al aqsa / no more poem about the dome / no single line about mount zion / until we stop the bloody plot

kaliopi (thema - musenkuss): all I want kaliopi / all I need kaliopi / searching for kaliopi / longing for kaliopi // all I want kaliopi / all I need kaliopi / kiss me quick kaliopi / kiss me please kaliopi

kinise (thema - sphärenmusik): there's a world of sound around me / I open my heart I can hear it / there's a melody inside me / it's echo vibrates in every thought word and deed // music from the sun the moon and the stars / harmonies composed by venus and mars / I can hear the mountains rivers and seas / I conduct a choir of roses and trees

krivo (thema - unsere ehefrauen): here comes rebekka voilà jeanette hannele appears ursula too / may these four ladies never regret joining our true romantic revue / thank you for your love for understanding and supporting me / thank you for your strength for motivating and consulting me / you are absolutely wonderful you are a miracle oh my beloved wife / please accept this song to celebrate our wedding you‘re the best decision of my life

lomir (thema - aussöhnung vor dem fest): (text nicht von balkan-express) come lets be friends friends / don't stand there at the door / come lets be friends / friends for evermore // come lets be friends friends / don't hide behind the wall / come lets be friends / I love you best of all // lomir zich iberbetn iberbetn / koyf a por marantsn / lomir zich iberbetn / lomir geyen tantsn

mayn yingele (thema - elend der arbeiter): (text nicht von balkan-express) I have a handsome baby son / a little boy so fine / and when I look at him I feel / the whole wide world is mine / but seldom do I see my child / when he's awake and bright / when I leave home he's still asleep / when I return its night // ich hob a kleynem yingele / a zunele gor fayn / ven ich deze im dacht zich mir / di gantse velt iz mayn / nor zeltn zeltn ze ich im / mayn sheynem ven er vacht / ich tref im imer shlofndig / ich ze im nor bay nacht

mektup (thema - matrix und string-theorie): follow the matrix track meet the men in black // space is but an illusion made up by our mind / matter nuclear fusion emptiness combined // string vibration and music that's the only truth / magnetism and mouse clicks just a kind of blues // freely floating planets and moons programmed by cosmic love / well dressed women playing bassoon they are the general staff // string vibration and music that's the only truth / gravitation and joysticks just a kind of blues

nebish freilach (thema - mut zum tanzen): dance, dance, dance, enjoy your body / let your shoes find the rhythm of the groove / down and up life is a dance / listen to the music this is your chance // senseless useless a waste of time / don‘t be silly don‘t be shy why don‘t you try / down and up life is a dance / listen to the music this is your chance

orim (thema - schlechte nachrichten): breakfast with my family / listening to some trendy sound in radio / nine o‘clock calamity / here we are the news in fm stereo // an airplane crashed / some bombs explode / twenty million africans to die of aids / a baby drowned / some schoolgirls raped / sunny weather soccer scores and stock exchange // why is my peace disturbed by news / do I have to listen can I choose / how can I help the hungry children / the mothers of the soldiers killed // waiting for good news / filtering abuse / hoping our compassion helps the victims of the flood / watch the tele less / unsubscribe the press / trying not to miss the day without a stain of blood

orexi (thema - fleischeslust): I think of spicy rice with mutton eyes / please give me wild geese peas and cottage cheese / a shake of cornflakes steaks and chocolate cakes / I‘m in a good mood if I get a soup // I take some t-rex‘ eggs with chicken legs / my hope a coke some roast goat on a toast / some dips of pigs‘ ribs chips and venus‘ figs / I‘m in a good mood if I get a fruit // I want cevapcici souvlakia siskebap / or else I gonna shout out loud / cevapcici souvlakia siskebap / I need to eat some meat

quark (thema - chaostheorie, mikrokosmos-makrokosmos): boomerang - when a dolphin dives / boomerang - when the post arrives / boomerang boomerang - see how a star is born // roundabout - a cherry blossom drops / roundabout - a maserati stops / roundabout roundabout - see how a day is born // shooting star - a raindrop gently falls / shooting star - tatjana‘s mother calls / shooting star shooting star - see how a wish is born // paradise - when I paint my shoes / paradise - when I smile at you / paradise paradise - see how a child is born // hooligan - an icy blizzard blows / hooligan - a baker shapes a loaf / hooligan hooligan - see how a dream is born // candlelight - when you think of me / candlelight - when you disagree / candlelight candlelight - see how a song is born

robotnik (thema - workaholics): leave me alone I am working / tell them we won‘t come tonight / sorry I‘m gone for a meeting / no sex my love I am tired / maybe we go out tomorrow / can‘t you see I have to do // no fun no pleasure no beauty / no one could help me don‘t try / please understand it‘s my duty / heroes of work never die

shqipedonski (thema - lindbergh's transatlantikflug): let's slip the bonds of ground / dance the sky on silver wings / climb to the sun-split clouds / fling the craft through halls of wind // up to the silence / swinging with easy grace / sense how the dark blue blends / with sanctity of space // high in the silence / exposed to the void's embrace / put out my grateful hands / to touch His holy face

skopje city (thema - romantischer tanz): dancing romancing your head on my shoulder / night could be cold but I hold you tight / dancing romancing music around us / sweet love had found us on that breathtaking night // dance with me dance like we did that evening / when we were together in the april rain / music was playing poor heart was beating / looking at each other hoping you would stay // when I asked you for a dance you gave me a charming smile / it took me a little while to understand

sonaradikos (thema - sklave der liebe oder freiheit): you are free when you look at the sun / you are free when you look at the stars / you are free when the sun and the moon and the stars / they are falling down from above // you are even free when you’re dead, dead and gone / and you close your eyes forever / but I tell you one thing / you're never ever free / because you’re a prisoner of your love

tel sari (thema - friede im tierreich): may there be peace on earth / peace in our heart let's agree / may there be peace on earth / let it begin with me // cats kissing the dogs / hens play with a fox / a crocodile would smile / fish singing on trees / bears dance with bees / a horse and rattlesnake would chat

ukrainski (thema - unmögliches und ungedachtes): does anyone know the dreams of the snow / has anybody seen the tangerine queen // can anyone tell the thoughts of a shell / will anybody find an untroubled mind // does anyone dare to circle a square / can anybody buy a star in the sky // no no / no one can tell

üsküdara (thema - mokkAnanda: glückseligkeit beim kaffee trinken): mokkAnanda - smell the fragrance of roast beans / mokkAnanda - hear the pressure of the steam / coffee makes the spoon go round / what a lovely sound / coffee wakes the dead alive / daily dose take five // mokkAnanda - see the colour how unique / mokkAnanda - feel the cup how warm and sleek / coffee tones my glasses pink / what a glorious drink / coffee flows from dawn to dusk / coffee is my lust

vallja (thema - tanzen im rhythmus): gananama ganapati ganesha lambodar sohe / bhujacare eka danta candra ma lalata rajai / brahma vishnu mahesha tala de dhurapada gave / ati vicitra gananatha aja mridanga bajave // oh my feet won’t stand still / when I hear the magic tune / when I hear the roaring thunder / of the rhythm in my ear // pumping bass and stomping drums / strike my ears like raging bulls / even sweetest melodies / cannot cannot soothe my pulse // still my feet won’t stand still / when I hear the magic tune / can’t control the eruption / of emotion in my soul

yarim gitti (thema - liebesgeschichte am dorfbrunnen): met her at the village well yar yar yar aman / she was singing with the girls yar yar yar aman // dreaming of her night and day yar yar yar aman / when I wake up she's away yar yar yar aman // only you can quench my thirst yar yar yar aman / bring some water to my lips yar yar yar aman

zadik (thema - biografie, ein spiel): and what if I lived in america / what if I loved mary anne / and what if my party were communist / what if I were a priest // a different biography won‘t change your history / freedom’s just a choice let‘s pick a card / a different chronology won‘t change your destiny / life is just a game let‘s play a part