Cornelis sjunger Victor Jara

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.

Cornelis sjunger Victor Jara
Studio album by Cornelis Vreeswijk
Released	1978
Recorded	December 1977
Genre	Folks protest
Length	37:48
Label	Metronome Records WEA WM Sweden
Producer	Anders Burman
Cornelis Vreeswijk chronology
Movitz! Movitz! (1977) Cornelis sjunger Victor Jara (1978) Narrgnistor 2, En halv böj blues och andra ballader (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

1. "Plogen" (El arado) The plough (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) 3:35
2. "Jag minns dig Amanda" (Te recuerdo Amanda) I remember you Amanda (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:25
3. "A Cuba" To Cuba (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:20
4. "Manifest" (Manifesto) (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:00
5. "Rätten till ett eget liv" (El derecho de vivir en paz) The right to live in peace (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:05
6. "La Diuca" (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:58
7. "Varken det ena eller andra" (Ni chicha, ni limona) Nor fish, nor fowl (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 3:23
8. "Angelita Hueneman" (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:08
9. "Fimpen" (El cigarrito) The cigarette butt (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:16
10. "Folkets vind" (Vientos del pueblo) Winds of the people (Victor Jara - Miguel Hernandez - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:35
11. "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)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	12

External links

• Review article on Cornelis sjunger Victor Jara album background in Friheten
• Swedish Cornelis Vreeswijk Society (Cornelis Vreeswijksällskapet)
• Dutch Cornelis Vreeswijk homepage