Vesna is an all-female band led by acclaimed singer and songwriter Patricia Kaňok. They launched their debut album, Pátá bohyně (The Fifth Goddess), during a fairytale-inspired concert with the Prague Symphony Orchestra. It was quickly nominated for the Anděl Award for ‘Discovery of the Year’. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vesna used the lock-down time to record a new album called Anima, which solidified their position on the pop scene while at the same time allowing them to retain their distinctive folk soul and dreaminess. After their successful Eurovision 2023 journey with a song My Sister’s Crown (that achieved 10th place in the final), Vesna released their new EP Muzika followed in November 2023 by a full album Muzika Slavica.
| Dokola (Original – Czech/English) | Around (Translated – English) |
| Vezmi mě dokola, sukně mi toč Ještě jsem svobodná poslední noc Vezmi mě do dokola, muziko hraj Zítra mě v kostele jinému daj So long I couldn’t be me Lie low, rinse and repeat So long I had to believe What’s been decided is good for me Meanwhile my body neglected My looks my curves corrected Just smile you’ll be accepted We tried to do, everything they say Same old rites For all of us Till we’re done Same old rites (dokola) For all of us (dokola) Till we’re done (dokola, dokola, la la) Vezmi mě dokola, sukně mi toč Ještě jsem svobodná poslední noc Vezmi mě do dokola, muziko hraj Zítra mě v kostele jinému daj I was tamed for centuries No princes came to rescue me Reclaimed my voice in therapy Won’t let nobody decide for me Let’s end these worthless arguments And build a world more tolerant Without the laws that pull me down, pull me do-o-own Equal rights For all of us Till we’re done Equal rights dokola For all of us dokola Till we’re done (dokola, dokola, la la) Vezmi mě dokola, sukně mi toč Ještě jsem svobodná poslední noc Vezmi mě do dokola, muziko hraj Zítra mě v kostele jinému daj Vezmi mě dokola, sukně mi toč Ještě jsem svobodná poslední noc Vezmi mě do dokola, muziko hraj Zítra mě v kostele jinému daj Každý z nás v sobě nosí změnu Probořit naskrz staletou stěnu Dlouho jsme nosily korzety Platily místo cashem doteky Zákony, války, přihlížet mohly jsme jenom zdálky A pak jsme léčily všechny ty rány Kojily syny, aby nám jimi jednou zákony lepší dány byly Vezmi mě dokola, sukně mi toč Ještě jsem svobodná poslední noc Vezmi mě do dokola, muziko hraj Zítra mě v kostele jinému daj Vezmi mě dokola, sukně mi toč Ještě jsem svobodná poslední noc Vezmi mě do dokola, muziko hraj Zítra mě v kostele jinému daj | Take me around, spin my skirt Tonight I’m free for the last time Take me around, let the music play Tomorrow in church they’ll give me to somebody else So long I couldn’t be me Lie low, rinse and repeat So long I had to to believe What’s been decided is good for me Meanwhile my body neglected My looks my curves corrected Just smile you’ll be accepted We tried to do, everything they say Same old rites For all of us Til we’re done Same old rites (all around) For all of us (all around) Till we’re done all around, all around, round Take me around, spin my skirt Tonight I’m free for the last time Take me around, let the music play Tomorrow in church they’ll give me to somebody else I was tamed for centuries No princes came to rescue me Reclaimed my voice in therapy Won’t let nobody decide for me Let’s end these worthless arguments And build a world more tolerant Without the laws that pull me down, pull me do o own Equal rights For all of us Till we’re done Equal rights (all around) For all of us (all around) Till we’re done all around, all around, round Take me around, spin my skirt Tonight I’m free for the last time Take me around, let the music play Tomorrow in church they’ll give me to somebody else Take me around, spin my skirt Tonight I’m free for the last time Take me around, let the music play Tomorrow in church they’ll give me to somebody else Everyone of us carries a change inside Break through centuries old wall We wore corsets for a long time Payed with touches instead of cash Laws, wars, we could just watch from distance And then we treated all of the wounds Breastfed our sons so they’d give us better laws someday Take me around, spin my skirt Tonight I’m free for the last time Take me around, let the music play Tomorrow in church they’ll give me to somebody else Take me around, spin my skirt Tonight I’m free for the last time Take me around, let the music play Tomorrow in church they’ll give me to somebody else |