Filip Topol

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Filip Topol (born June 12, 1965 in Prague) is a Czech songwriter, singer and pianist.

He is the younger brother of Jáchym Topol, son of Josef Topol and grandson of Karel Schulz.

In his country, Czechia, he is best known as the leader of the Czech rock band Psí Vojáci. He has been a member of the band since its beginnings in 1979, but he has also pursued a solo career.

Topol was trained playing the piano from a young age and introduced to the Soviet intellectual and artistic resistance while still being a child. He made his public debut at age 12, at the first performance of the Plastic People of the Universe's Passion Play - in front of Václav Havel.

He is also a (lyrics) writer. His song Žiletky (Razor-blades) inspired a movie of the same name.

[edit] Novels

• Mně 13 (Thirteen to Me, written at age 13, published 2004)
• Karla Klenotníka cesta na Korsiku (Journey of Karel Klenotník to Corsica, 1999)
• Zápisky milencovy (Lover's notes, 2001)

[edit] Lyrics example

Krasobruslař Pořád vidím krasobruslaře jak tetuje do ledu znaky tajný vzkazy nebo klikiháky ach jak by chtěl aby tomu někdo rozuměl Občas se mu povede zachytit moře v spánku a nebo zlomený ptáky na nebi ale on by chtěl aby si s ním někdo vyprávěl Ta silueta na ledu bruslí jako o život a led pomalu a bez soucitu taje až jednou provždy pohřbí ty jeho srdceryvný jinotaje

Figure skater I still see the figure skater how he tattoos signs into the ice secret messages or scribbles ah, how he would like somebody to understand it Sometimes he manages to catch the sleeping sea or broken birds in the sky but he would like somebody to talk with him That silhouette on the ice is skating for its life and the ice is melting slowly and without pity and finally it will bury his heart-breaking allegories

Filip Topol 1999