Cornelis sjunger Victor Jara: rätten till ett eget liv (English: Cornelis sings Victor Jara: The right to one's own life) is an album released by 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 troubadour 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
Personnel Cornelis Vreeswijk - vocal Björn J:son Lindh - flute, piano, electric piano, keyboards Janne Schaffer - guitar
Other musicians Lasse Englund - guitar Mats Glenngård - violin, viola Sture Nordin - bass Stefan Brolund - bass ("Plogen") Okay Temiz - percussion Hassan Bah - congas ("A Cuba")
Charts +Chart performance for Cornelis sjunger Victor Jara Chart (1978) Peakposition
External links
Swedish Cornelis Vreeswijk Society (Cornelis Vreeswijksällskapet) Dutch Cornelis Vreeswijk homepage
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