Wild bird
Wild bird was I
Nature poet wild child
Over mountain over see
I was flying high and free
I was floating with no fear
What the other’s would say bout’ me
Fearlessly
Singing bird was I
Nature poet, wild child
I was singing honestly
As nobody would hear me
I was singing with no fear
What the other’s would say bout’ me
Loud and free
But the wild wings of mine
Couldn’t stand that weight divine
Since the endless open space
It’s to heavy to embrace
So the wild wings of mine
Closed together never shine
Slowly died
U u u so free
U u u to sing
U u u to fly
If wild bird was I
Zvezdana wrote this song in the spirit of self-search, about the doubts that arise when you try to express your authentic self. In a way, it also talks about reincarnation, which our ancestor from “Posočje” believed in. She also dedicates the song to those who are trapped in their bodies due to illness, unable to move or express themselves. They move only in imagination and in the hope that in the next life they will be free in expression and movement, like wild birds are. The song is also dedicated to those who do not have freedom of expression due to political or cultural repression.
Music and Lyrics: Zvezdana Novaković ZveN
Arrangement: Zvezdana Novaković ZveN, Luka Jamnik
Guest on trumpet: David Jarh