Towards 1970 there began to m… Read Full Bio ↴SINGER SONGWRITER FROM THE BASQUE COUNTRY.
Towards 1970 there began to materialise the Basque City. Never before had the noun and the adjective joined together. One spoke of the Mountain, the Earth, the Nation, all of them Basque; but the privileged space where the world became truly wide seemed forbidden to those who wished to express themselves in the language that sustains the adjective, the Basque tongue. It was as if someone, the Spirit of the Time, for example, might have hurled out an order: "Either change your language, or change your place". Which in the case of RO, meant: "Dear friend, either devote yourself to romantic music or to patriotic music. And if not, give it up". The message was clear. It meant solitude. And it was a curse. A snare.
RO put up with the solitude, and against the long road he opposed his will and his intelligence. RO forgot the curse: from his first records, his material was diverse, general, non-religious: he could do with the laundry, a van, or a visit from a woman. RO eluded the snare: instead of crossing to the other side of the border, he remained close to it and took on its history. He didn¹t become the chameleon of the storybook tale, neither in a branch of the General Bank of Music, nor in the International Basque Singer for Tourists. He remained a personal creator, with committed lyrics and music towards his loved, hated, distant, close Basque City.
Bernardo Atxaga
RUPER ORDORIKA
Recordings:
“HAUTSI DA ANPHORA” , 1980 Elkar C.D.
“NI EZ NAIZ NORUEGAKO ERREGE” , 1983 Elkar C.D
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“BIHOTZERREAK” , 1985 Elkar C.D.
“H.BENGOA - INVENTARIUM” by Bernardo Atxaga, 1988 Elkar Cassette.
“EZ DA POSIBLE” , 1990 Gasa-Wea C.D.
“BILDUMA BAT” , 1992 Elkar C.D. An Elkar compilation.
“R.ORDORIKA & Mugalaris” , 1992 Emak Bakia Mini C.D.
“HIRU TRUKU” - R.Ordorika, J. Tapia, B. Martinez
1994 Nuevos Medios C.D.
“SO´IK SO´ “ , 1995 Nuevos Medios C.D.
“HIRU TRUKU 2” , R.Ordorika, J. Tapia, B. Martinez
1997 Nuevos Medios C.D.
“DABILEN HARRIA” , 1998 Nuevos Medios C.D.
“GAUR” , 2000 Esan Ozenki C.D. Live.
“ HURRENGO GOIZEAN”, 2001 Metak C.D.
“ RUPER ORDORIKA” Compilation. 2002 Nuevos Medios CD.
“ KANTUOK JARTZEN DITUT” 2003 Metak CD.
“HIRU TRUKU 3”, R.Ordorika, J. Tapia, B. Martinez
2004 Metak C.D.
“MEMORIAREN MAPAN”, 2006 Elkar. CD.
"HAMAR T¨ERDIETAN", Live,2008 Elkar. CD-DVD
PRODUCER on several records:
Hertzainak , Maurizia Leon eta Basilio , Emilio Cao, Tapia eta Leturia.
Worked on several LITERARY PROJECTS by the writer Bernardo Atxaga. Among them : “Henry Bengoa , Inventarium” and “Lezio berri bat ostrukari buruz”.
Albert Einstein Mihia
Ruper Ordorika Lyrics
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mihia ateratzen duen
Albert Einstein mutu horrek
zer esan nahi ote du?
Begi urdin, ile luze,
ez da orraztu sekula.
Mihi horrek orain nori
Hogeigarren mendeari?
Mundu nahasi honi?
Kalean dabilenari?
Eta zergatik neuri?
Estatu eta banatu guztiei
ala geu gizajooi
ateratzen diguzu
mihi hori?
Mihiaren kontzeptu hori
askoz da larriago
erlatibitatearen
teoria bera baino.
Kabulgo azokan
munizioa eta amapola,
gelako orman
Albert Einsteinen mihia.
The song "Albert Einstein Mihia" by Ruper Ordorika is a reflection on the legacy of the famous physicist Albert Einstein. The lyrics begin with the image of someone taking down a poster and questioning what Albert Einstein, who is now deceased, might have meant. The song then moves on to describe how Einstein's appearance, with his blue eyes and long hair, gave him a distinctive look that never changed.
The lyrics go on to ponder why someone would still be discussing Einstein in the 21st century. What relevance does he have to the confusion and chaos of the modern world? The final verse of the song suggests that Einstein's concept of relativity is even more important today than it was when he first proposed it. The song ends with a description of a place called Kabulgo Azoka, where a tree stands with a sign that reads "Albert Einstein Mihia" - a reminder of the enduring legacy of this brilliant scientist.
Overall, "Albert Einstein Mihia" is a song that asks us to consider why we still remember Albert Einstein and what his ideas might mean for us today.
Line by Line Meaning
Logelako posterretik
From the classroom walls
mihia ateratzen duen
emerges the smile
Albert Einstein mutu horrek
From the lips of the mute Albert Einstein
zer esan nahi ote du?
What does he want to say?
Begi urdin, ile luze,
Blue eyes, long hair,
ez da orraztu sekula.
Never out of place.
Mihi horrek orain nori
To whom is that smile
egiten dio burla?
Making a mockery?
Hogeigarren mendeari?
To the twentieth century?
Mundu nahasi honi?
To this confused world?
Kalean dabilenari?
To the one walking on the street?
Eta zergatik neuri?
And why to me?
Estatu eta banatu guztiei
To all the states and divisions
ala geu gizajooi
or to us human beings
ateratzen diguzu
Does that smile emerge
mihi hori?
From that smile?
Mihiaren kontzeptu hori
That concept of Einstein's
askoz da larriago
Is much more serious
erlatibitatearen
than the theory
teoria bera baino.
of relativity itself.
Kabulgo azokan
In the Kabulgo marketplace
munizioa eta amapola,
with ammunition and poppies,
gelako orman
in the forest of the school
Albert Einsteinen mihia.
lies the smile of Albert Einstein.
Contributed by Abigail V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.