: A place without customers where retirees gather to chat ( la taifas ), while the "fat, bald barber" sings tavern songs.
Give you more details on the Pasărea Colibri. Recommend similar songs from the Romanian folk-rock scene. Let me know which direction you'd like to take this! Diverse Quarter, Folk Stories: Delea Veche-Popa Nan
The song serves as a lyrical map of Popa Nan Street, a real thoroughfare in Bucharest that stretches from toward Piața Vitan . It presents a gallery of everyday characters and urban landmarks:
What to listen to: a local band made of folk singers Florian Pittiș (d. 2007), Mircea Baniciu, Mircea Vintilă and Vlady Cnejevici, Bucharestian Strada Popa Nan
: Described as a "bearded old god" who can see into a person's soul just by looking at their face.
: A woman with curly hair who constantly cries over nothing but whose smile is so rare and valuable that it makes her flowers "priceless".
: While Pasărea Colibri is a folk group, they blended traditional acoustic guitars with synthesizers and electric instruments to create a "folk-rock" sound.
