Brazzaville и Кино

Белый снег, серый лед,
На растрескавшейся земле.
Одеялом лоскутным на ней -
Город в дорожной петле.
А над городом плывут облака,
Закрывая небесный свет.
А над городом - желтый дым,
Городу две тысячи лет,
Прожитых под светом Звезды
По имени Солнце...
И две тысячи лет - война,
Война без особых причин.
Война - дело молодых,
Лекарство против морщин.
Красная, красная кровь -
Через час уже просто земля,
Через два на ней цветы и трава,
Через три она снова жива
И согрета лучами Звезды
По имени Солнце...
И мы знаем, что так было всегда,
Что Судьбою больше любим,
Кто живет по законам другим
И кому умирать молодым.
Он не помнит слово "да" и слово "нет",
Он не помнит ни чинов, ни имен.
И способен дотянуться до звезд,
Не считая, что это сон,
И упасть, опаленным Зведой по имени Солнце...

Star Called Sun

Near a star called Sun
It was there that my mom came undone
Sounds of a summer parade
90.5 in the shade

She drifted off on the 4th of July
A holiday look in her eyes
Said goodbye to a lifetime of pain
She died in a mid-summer rain

She said
There’s one million stars
For every little grain of sand down there

She floated up like a rocket in space
The misery gone from her face
Flying through comets and stars
Out past the canyons on Mars

She saw the future and she saw the past
She said, don’t worry, it’s not meant to last
Everything’s always OK
Even the worst of your days

There’s one million stars…

So now she’s there when I look at the sky
Or when I drink whisky or wine
Or when I feel frightened at night
Or days when I’m sick of my life

She says, son it’ll all be alright
Everything’s already fine
If only you knew what I’ve seen
You’d never feel frightened again

There’s one million stars…

David Brown- vox, synthesizers
Paco Jordi- guitar
Richie Alvarez- keyboard
Brady Lynch- bass
Pep Terricabras- drums
Английский текст посвящён памяти матери Дэвида, поэтому никакого соответствия русскому тексту нет.

Две недели назад основатель и лидер группы, автор песен Дэвид Браун обратился к своим фанатом с сообщением, что группы Браззавиль больше не будет, он теперь продолжит сольную карьеру.
Hello Brazzaville Fans,
This is just a little note to let you know what’s going on in the world of Brazzaville at the moment. I guess the most important thing is that Brazzaville won’t really exist anymore. Over the last 10 years, I have recorded 6 full-length studio albums and released 1 greatest hits CD as Brazzaville and it seems like a good time for a change. From now on, I will be writing, recording and performing music as a singer/songwriter named David Arthur Brown (which is my given name). I am getting close to being finished with my first album under that name. It will be released later this year and will feature many of the wonderful musicians who have contributed to Brazzaville records as well as some new faces. Also, the record I was recording when I was last in Turkey will be released later this year on the great Istanbul based label, Doublemoon. It will feature many classic Brazzaville songs recorded with some of Turkey’s finest musicians. The album is being produced by Deniz Cuy
lan of the Turkish band Portecho.
I have had a wonderful time playing Brazzaville shows around the world. I would like to thank all of our fans for your kindness and support. I hope that you all will enjoy my new record and look forward to playing shows in your towns soon.

All the best,

David Arthur Brown
Barcelona, May 7th, 2009