Pesmom protiv krize: Demien Dempsi
11. novembar 2013.
Više od pet godina, Irska se suočava sa teškim posledicama finansijske krize. Uprkos činjenici da je ova zemlja godinama ostvarivala značajan privredni rast, na kraju se uspotavilo da je “irski recept” u tome zastareo. Upravo na to ukazuje Damien Dempsi u svojim pesmama, kojim “pogađa nerv” mnogih sunarodnika.
Demien je rođen u Dablinu, glavnom gradu Irske, u kojem godinama unazad važi za uglednog folk muzičara. U međuvremenu je u tridesetim, ali i dalje prilično energičan u izražavanju nezadovoljstva, koje osećaju mnogi građani. Irski folk pevač, svojom jedinstvenom interpretacijom i specifičnim stihovima, tematizuje i brojne političke probleme.
Pesma “Keltsi tigar” govori o pohlepi političara i akterima finansijskog tržišta, zbog koje su mnogi Irci izgubili mnogo toga, a sve pod izgovorom finansijske krize.
Celtic Tiger
So greedy, greedy, greedy, greedy, greedy
So greedy, greedy, greedy, greedy, greedy
Now they say the Celtic Tiger in my home town
Brings jewels and crowns, picks you up off the ground
But the Celtic Tiger does two things
It brings you good luck or it eats you up for its supper
It's the tale of the two cities on the shamrock shore
Please Sir can I have some more
If you hear the tiger roar
Run for the door
'Cause if you are poor you'll be eaten for sure
And that's how I know the poor have more taste than the rich
And that's how I know the poor have more taste than the rich
Hear the Celtic Tiger roar - I want more
Hear the Celtic Tiger roar - I want more, more, more
The fastest growing inflation rate in the world,
The cost of a run down house is absurd
This isn't any age for a low income wage
Ask anyone who's locked in a cage
A couple with kids can't afford a place to live
Even if they have a good job
We're bring robbed by the builders and the fat cat government
A league of greed and they don't even need for a thing
It's a sin
But it's the nature of the beast
You'd better go and find a priest and confess
Because your greed is gonna leave you soulless
Hear the Celtic Tiger roar - I want more
Hear the Celtic Tiger roar - I want more, more, more
Where we gonna live, what we gonna do
We'll have to move in with the woman in the shoe
They're driving us onto the streets
While the fat cat in government cheats,
And always gets away with his crime
A kid steals a jacket and does time
Just look at the world around you
Tell me why is there so much need
Because of greed
So greedy, greedy, greedy, greedy, greedy