Broliai (Brothers) is an album by the Lithuanian band Skylàreleased in 2010. It is a concept album to commemorate the Lithuanian partisans who waged a guerrilla war in Lithuania against the Soviet Union in 1944âÂÂ1953.
The album was released in two formats â regular digipak CD and a special edition in a fabric case with the embroidered band logo.
The first concept was proposed to Rokas RadzeviÃÂius by Dalia KuodytÃÂ, head of the Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania. She suggested covering songs of the Lithuanian partisans. The diary of the partisan Lionginas BaliukeviÃÂius-Dzà «kas was the inspiration to record a concept album as a commemoration and a sign of respect for the partisans.
A promotional limited edition publication containing two upcoming songs from the album â "Priesaika" and "TÃÂveli" â was released in 2009. The money received from the publication was used for the release of "Broliai". A vinyl version was released in 2018 to mark the centenary of the country's independence.
The song "Karingei augo" contains a fragment of a sutartinà("Augo karutis, karingei augo") which was written down in 1849 in Zarasai region, the melody of which did not survive. The songs "Nebelauki manÃÂs" and "Neuà ¾merk akià ³" contain authentic lyrics by two female partisans, Diana Glemà ¾aitàand an unnamed partisan known as "LaukinukÃÂ" (wild girl). The lyrics of sutartinàused in "TÃÂveli" were written down in 1931 (sung by Antanas Sidabris from the village of SidabrinÃÂ; the original melody did not survive). The first verse of "Dubysa" was taken from the poem "LaisvÃÂs ilgesys" by Auà ¡rinÃÂ.
The album reflects on a story of one man: his life, love, the tragedy of his nation, farewell, retreat into the forest, life in hiding, betrayal, fear of death, etc. The song "Aà ¡tuoni karà ¾ygiai" is dedicated to the eight partisan leaders who gathered in the (village of MinaiÃÂiai) in February 1949 and established the Union of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters. The song "Klajà «nÃÂ" is dedicated to all the women who joined or otherwise assisted the partisan movement. The song "Paskutinàkulka" is dedicated to Lionginas BaliukeviÃÂius-Dzà «kas, while "Broliai aitvarai" was inspired by the insights found in his diary on his brothers-in-arms who no longer feared death ("broliai, nugalÃÂjàmirtï", brothers who have defeated death).
The album was composed by Rokas RadzeviÃÂius, track 16 was composed in collaboration with Gediminas à ½ilius.
SkylÃÂ:
Guest musicians: