Kovový háj
Umbrtka Lyrics


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Podél rokle žluté
Odmítám čaj
Pahýly lesa
Kovový háj

Vody kus od sebe
Netuším tvar
Hospodářské nebe
Ovocný zmar

Zarostlé pahýly
Rozlehlého dvora
Pes štěkal na chvíli
A nikde ani tvora

Liduprázdný je kovový háj
Mé duše spáry
Lámou pahýly tam
Vše ztrácí tvary
A člověk je sám
Snaží se objevit kovový ráj

Pospěšte pane ovocné
Na zádech copy
Staré košaté zakrslé
A divočáků stopy

Samovar pane sám
A komínek jeho vře
Kovovým pustinám
Kde strom i cihla mře

Na jaře jíst kaši
Slunce na podzim




A odcházeli naši
Kovovým hájem šel stín

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Umbrtka's song Kovový háj evoke a feeling of isolation and loss, as the singer navigates a desolate landscape of metal and decay. The first stanza sets the scene with vivid imagery of a yellow gorge, and a rejection of tea in favor of the jagged edges of the forest. The second stanza is more abstract, with a reference to the "commercial sky" and the futility of the fruitless orchard. The third stanza describes a desolate yard, where even the dog's bark echoes off empty walls.


The chorus brings these themes together, with the refrain that the metal grove is empty and that the singer's soul is being torn apart. Despite this, the singer perseveres, seeking some kind of redemption or enlightenment in this bleak, post-industrial landscape. The final lines of the song suggest a cyclical nature of growth and decay, as the shadow of the metal forest stretches out into the past, and the people who lived here have moved on.


Line by Line Meaning

Podél rokle žluté
Walking along the yellow ravine


Odmítám čaj
I refuse to drink tea


Pahýly lesa
Fallen branches of the forest


Kovový háj
Metallic grove


Vody kus od sebe
Waters far apart


Netuším tvar
I can't figure out the shape


Hospodářské nebe
Farmers' sky


Ovocný zmar
Fruitless waste


Zarostlé pahýly
Overgrown branches


Rozlehlého dvora
Of the vast courtyard


Pes štěkal na chvíli
Dog barked for a while


A nikde ani tvora
Yet there was no creature


Liduprázdný je kovový háj
The metallic grove is empty of people


Mé duše spáry
Cracks in my soul


Lámou pahýly tam
Breaking branches there


Vše ztrácí tvary
Everything is losing its shape


A člověk je sám
And man is alone


Snaží se objevit kovový ráj
Trying to discover the metallic paradise


Pospěšte pane ovocné
Hurry up, fruit man


Na zádech copy
On the back with baskets


Staré košaté zakrslé
Old, bushy, stunted


A divočáků stopy
And wild boar traces


Samovar pane sám
Tea urn, alone, sir


A komínek jeho vře
And its chimney is boiling


Kovovým pustinám
Metallic wastelands


Kde strom i cihla mře
Where both tree and brick die


Na jaře jíst kaši
Eat porridge in the spring


Slunce na podzim
Sun in the fall


A odcházeli naši
And our people left


Kovovým hájem šel stín
Metallic shade went through the grove




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Joey a.k.a Mrcarrethead

very intresting thats forsure