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Night of 1​,​000 Koldunai (Live)

from The Spotlight Tapes by Steel Wolf

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This song first appeared on Boozer Friendly in 1998. This acoustic version was recorded exclusively for radio in 2015.

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Mate was near for Mindaugas, retreat saw blood drenched woods
Limbless men traced body parts back to burnt neighborhoods
From sick horses soldiers fell asleep disgraced and hurt
Clanging shovels tolled a knell for last suppers of dirt

Where did they come from? Who made 'em first-those delicious koldunai?
Well, gimme a plate and I'll tell you the great legend of Mindaugai

Famished weaklings drank their pus for strength to dig their graves,
Then on a hill Mindaugas beheld glory in waves:
Fields of wheat and onions grew as far as he could see,
In the distance cows and swine and hen ate peacefully

Mindaugas reaped with gleaming scythe horses broke their backs,
Soldiers butchered animals, bodies thrown in stacks,
Mindaugas prayed to pagan gods living in a tree,
A wolf of steel told him to kneel and a recipe:

With water from the Nemunas,
beat together eggs and flour,
spoon in salt from your sweaty brow,
knead for half an hour

The chopped meat of cows with onions
shall be rolled in minute spheres,
sheltered well in the tasty dough,
secured with happy tears
Fry up a bacon onion sauce
while boiling the kaldunai;
sour cream on the side is nice-
this meal will surely satisfy!

Soldiers ate ravenously and gave the steel wolf thanks
Men regained the strength to kill and fell into their ranks
The enemy was crushed swiftly, tortured endless days
Mindaugas ruled once again,
All sang the steel wolf's praise

credits

from The Spotlight Tapes, released March 4, 2016
Mark Adomaitis - vocals, percussion, Mike Jaillon - guitar,
Al Kezys - bongos, backing vocals

Music: Mike Jaillon, Lyrics: Mark Adomaitis

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Steel Wolf New York, New York

Steel Wolf is a Lithuanian-American rock band from Long Island, New York. Described as playing “music to incite a riot”, Steel Wolf took their name from Lithuanian folklore in 1982 and is still active today. Aside from archetypal venues, they perform annually at the ING NYC Marathon and Camp Giraite in Connecticut. "Steel Wolf blends punk anachronisms with Lithuanian mythology.” (Good Times) ... more

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