Gusła

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Gusła
Studio album by Lao Che
Released	January 2002
Genre	Alternative rock Folk
Length	69:13
Label	S.P. Records
Lao Che chronology
Gusła (2002) Powstanie Warszawskie (2005)

Gusła (Polish for "Witchcraft") is a debut and concept album of the Polish band Lao Che released in January of 2002. The theme of the album is ancient Slavic culture and Slavic mythology.

[edit] Track listing

Titles in brackets are translated from Polish.

1. "Astrolog" (Astrologer)
2. "Kniaź" (Knyaz)
3. "Klucznik (Rozdziobią nas kruki i wrony)" (Keymaker (Ravens and crows will peck us to pieces))
4. "Wiedźma" (Witch)
5. "Junak" ^[1]
6. "Lelum Polelum" ^[2]
7. "Mars: Anioł Choroby" (Mars: Angel of Disease)
8. "Nałożnica" (Concubine)
9. "Did Lirnik" ^[3]
10. "Topielce"
11. "Komtur"
12. "Jestem Słowianinem" (I am a Slav)
13. "Wisielec" (Hanged person)
14. "Kat" (Executioner)

[edit] Notes

1. ^  In the Old Polish language, "junak" is a plucky, brave fellow
2. ^  Lelum Polelum is an ancient spell in Slavic witchcraft and also a title of a story by Ivan Franko
3. ^  Did Lirnik is a Ruthenian expression for a Slavic aoidos