Dobre li si? / Are you ok?. Original contest winning song by@shemZee

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Hi Steemians,
First of all let me thank @donatello for starting this awesome initiative – The Original music group aimed at musicians who would like to share their original music.

In 2018 I took part in a rap contest in Bulgaria calle RAP FOR BULGARIA.
Bulgaria's Independence Day was chosen not by accident, as the main purpose of the musical event was to promote artists who created hip hop songs in Bulgarian.

The competition was funded and organized by Mr. Angel Dzhambazki, EU MP with the kind assistance of one of the best Bulgarian rap performers - Alex P., who was the chairman of the jury.

The competent jury unanimously appointed me / shemZ /as first place winner which gave me the chance to record my winning song in a professional recording studio.
It was officially released later in 2018 by Americsan label Louis Capet XXVI

https://www.traxsource.com/title/1060329/dobre-li-si-feat-yavor

Here`s an English translation of the lyrics:

Are you okay?

Comrades, do you remember 1989
when in our ghetto democracy came to shine
All of us rightless, in permanent crisis
and Mladenov lacked tanks to put down the uprising

We took the blame, but with appetizers,
new baseball caps replaced the old caskets
But the meatball remained and the taste of fake
And the commoners loved the chalga outbreak

And many morons believed in their spirituality
And the spiritual chaff grew freely n rapidly
And the tabloid press became greatly important
no place for us in this den of pornography

Two synods, two hundred parties and each for themselves
And if you fail to keep silent for a piece of bread
remember who dares, wins, the others live in dismay
How seldom you laugh ... Say are you okay?

Freedom is slavery, and the slaves are free -
a great paradox in our collective memory
We love Botev, I mean the team from Plovdiv
and the CSKA - Levski derby in Sofia.

The King gladly remembered the "Slaveikovi brothers"
They can hardly remember with delight his grandfather
His Majesty had no material claims
except a couple of forests and royal estates

The Kostinbrod Nightingale and the Roman Pearl Princess
lead our culture towards unprecedented progress
The road to the Bosphorus is also a way to Europe
For the pickpockets among our beloved Roma bruthas

I got no problem if someone is a gypsy
the problem is really in people`s simplicity,
that an advantage is given to the morons with money,
and everything else is unimportant and funny

Gentlemen, really, think about it carefully
otherwise you`ll have to import people for slavery
we got wealth and hunger in great disproportion
so be careful when you divide the portions.

And many morons believed in their spirituality
And the spiritual chaff grew freely n rapidly
And the tabloid press became greatly important
no place for us in this den of pornography

Two synods, two hundred parties
and each for themselves
And if you fail to keep silent
you `ll loose your bread
who dares, wins, the others live in dismay
How seldom you laugh ...
Say are you okay?

Original Bulgarian lyrics:

Другари, помните ли
осемдесет и девета,
когато в нашето гето
почна мирния преход?

Всичките правонямащи
в криза бяхме и ето-
даже танкове нямаше
за другаря Младенов.

Вината поехме, обаче само с мезета,
бейзболната шапка замести каскета
Но остана кюфтето и вкуса на ментето
И народът възлюби до грях маането

И простакът повярва, че притежава духовност
И духовната плява се множеше свободно
И жълтата преса се превърна във фактор
И нямахме място във този порно- театър

Два синода, двеста партии и всеки за себе си
И ако не знаеш да траеш за къшей хляб, хайде бегай бе!
Има който посмее, другите все са зле
Колко рядко се смееш…Кажи не си ли добре?

Свободата е робство, а робът свободен -
цял куп парадокси в колективния спомен
Обожаваме Ботев, ама оня от Пловдив
и дербито ЦСКА - Левски във София.

Царят с радост си спомнял за „братя“ Славейкови
Те едва ли си спомнят със радост за дедо му.
Важното е че нема материални претенции
Освен за имоти - хиляди декари

Костинбродският славей и ромската перла
Днес издигат културата към небивал напредък
Пътят към Босфора е и път към Европа
За джебчийските подвизи на братята роми

Не бе, нямам проблем с т‘ва , че некой е циганин
Проблемът изцяло си е в простотията,
че предимство се дава на простака със кинти,
а всичко останало е тинтири-минтири

Господа правоимащи, помислете наистина,
че народ ше си внасате до малко години
Много байганьовци за мъничко кьораво
Внимавайте как ше разделите порциите.

И простакът ще вярва, че притежава духовност
И духовната плява се множи пак свободно
И жълтата преса се превърна във фактор
Нямаме място във този порно театър

Два синода, двеста партии и всеки за себе си
И ако не знаеш да лаеш за хляб, хайде бегай бе!
Има който посмее, другите все са зле
Колко рядко се смееш…Кажи не си ли добре?

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What a track! I love it. I didn't know you can rap.
Thank you for mentioning me at the beginning of the post and for supporting this community with your music!

The pleasure is mine, dear friend. I started in hip hop as a beatmaker/ in the early 2000s / and then /after many unsuccessful attempts :)/ I learned to write my own texts and rap. Hip - hop is a great way to express youself, it can combine elements of many genres and isn`t expensive to produce. All you need is a computer and inspiration,