Umbrtka is a metal band from Plzeň, Czech Republic. They describe their sty… Read Full Bio ↴Umbrtka is a metal band from Plzeň, Czech Republic. They describe their style as "gray labour metal" although they admit their music has some black metal attributes, though the lyrics have nothing to do with usual BM subjects. Umbrtka sings about industry, work, manual labour, trains, factories and - of course - about Umbrtka himself, a real person who used to work in Plzeň's shredding facility.
Umrbtka is formed by four musicians - Morbivod (also Trollech, Stíny plamenů, War for War, Quercus), Strastinen, Well and Karl.

Discography:
15.10.2000 — Zašpinit Slunce (demo)
12.03.2001 — Dělnický a bezdomovecký šedý metal
03.06.2001 — Kladivo pracuje na 110 %
01.11.2001 — Kovostroj plzeňských pánů práce
26.02.2002 — Hymny šedé síly
06.05.2002 — Betonová opona
01.02.2003 — The Hand of Nothingness (demo)
07.03.2003 — Nad propastí dne
??.??.2003 — Melša - Frank Zappa meets Darkthrone (mostly remakes/alt takes)
01.09.2004 — Lití podzimního asfaltu
05.02.2005 — Paměti špinavé lávky (compilation)
08.02.2008 — Páně & Uhelná pánev
10.10.2009 — Úplná demontáž lidstva
08.02.2010 — Kovový háj
26.07.2010 — IVO
05.05.2011 — Jaro nevidět (EP)
10.09.2011 — Spočinutí
10.01.2012 — KKW (Kofroň, Kudrna, Weiner)
09.12.2012 — Selement
30.06.2014 — V dešti mech
11.11.2016 — Hlavní stroj
15.10.2019 — Komíny smrti
22.02.2022 — Přesazování strejců

Releases are LPs unless otherwise noted.

Pracanti
Umbrtka Lyrics

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Zas vrátili se pracanti
Cihly mi do peřin složili
A tašky ze střechy
Tam kde suším ořechy

Zas byt je prachu plný
A pachu
Ve vaně malta

V záchodě vajgly

Zas sprostě řvou
A řežou krovy
Já sladce dýchám do peřin
Je podzim zpátky
Listí a déšť a za okny
Ze střechy padají
Od piva zátky
Zas brečí zmoklí pracanti
A okap celý rezavý

Ó Ivo náš pane skartický

Zas vrátila se okapová roura
Do bicí soupravy navždycky

Overall Meaning

The opening line "Zas vrátili se pracanti" translates to "the laborers have returned again", setting the scene for the singer of the song returning home to a messy and unclean house that has been left by the laborers. The laborers are seen to have left bricks in the singer's bed and bags on the roof where they typically dry walnuts. The house is described as full of dust and an unpleasant odor, with mortar in the bath and cigarette butts in the toilet. Despite the chaos, the singer is content breathing in the scent of their bed and taking comfort in their return before describing the season changing with falling leaves and rain outside.

The song seems to be a nod to the working-class lifestyle in the Czech Republic, with the lyrics painting a vivid image of the hardworking, and often underappreciated, laborers who work tirelessly to make a living. The line "Ó Ivo náš pane skartický" refers to Ivo Štaudinger, the leader of circus group Cirk La Putyka and founder of the Umprum art school in Prague.

Line by Line Meaning

Zas vrátili se pracanti
The laborers have returned

Cihly mi do peřin složili
They stacked bricks in my bed

A tašky ze střechy
And bags from the roof

Tam kde suším ořechy
Where I dry nuts

Zas byt je prachu plný
The apartment is full of dust again

A pachu
And stink

Ve vaně malta
There's mortar in the bathtub

V záchodě vajgly
In the toilet there are cigarette butts

Zas sprostě řvou
They're swearing loudly again

A řežou krovy
And sawing the trees

Já sladce dýchám do peřin
I breathe sweetly under the covers