Edin zhivot ne stiga | "One life is not enough"
by Sofi Marinova and Azis
Today, we’re doing something different to illustrate a point. Our choice for a song is a duet by Bulgaria’s two most popular Romani singers - Sofi Marinova and Azis. Both have broken the brick wall of prejudice, have decades of creative success behind them, and are widely beloved.
This song from 20 years ago is in Bulgarian. But the lyrics, in their intensity and poetry, can’t escape from the Romanes undertone. They are beautiful and capture perfectly the wildness of love. “One life is not enough for all the tenderness we have.”
At the very end though, they sing in Romanes. And it is undeniable that this is the language that truly vibrates with the depth of feeling in the song.
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