Music: Anita Valo, Meri Jaman
Lyrics: Aljoša Šerić
Ilustration: Boris Sekulić
Album: Voyage

Zagreb izlazi na ocean

danima kiša udara tlo, javi mi kako je na tvom dijelu neba
zamišljam da si upravo budan, misliš na nas i da ti najjače trebam
 

pošalji mi sunca, dobrih vijesti, ovdje zebem
već je previše mraka, svi su bijesni, šalji mi sebe

sanjam pjenu, vrtlog oceana
u ustima je pijesak, noć je slana

devet je sati između nas, plijesan hvata misli, spore su riječi
rezerve su odavno pri dnu, bolest se orna sprema, ti me izliječi

pošalji mi sunca, dobrih vijesti, ovdje zebem
već je previše mraka, svi su bijesni, šalji mi sebe
pošalji sedefne školjke, morske vile, južne zvijezde
neka jata planktona mjesto kometa nebom jezde

sanjam pjenu, vrtlog oceana
u ustima je pijesak, noć je slana

pošalji mi sunca, dobrih vijesti, ovdje zebem
već je previše mraka, svi su bijesni, šalji mi sebe
pošalji sedefne školjke, morske vile, južne zvijezde
neka jata planktona mjesto kometa nebom jezde

vijesti iz svih krajeva stižu
valovi se u Zagrebu dižu
nešto se fantastično sprema
Zagreb izlazi na ocean



03 Zagreb Izlazi Na Ocean

Music: Anita Valo, Meri Jaman
Lyrics: Aljoša Šerić
Ilustration: Boris Sekulić
Album: Voyage



Blagoslov

ako tražiš blagoslov, par zadnjih riječi, dozvolu
mogu ih se sjetit barem sto, al sve su fraze, sve su uzalud

previše mi značiš, nismo toliko skupa slučajno
al volio bih da sam malo jači, da me ne boli ovako ustrajno

kad zastaneš i ušutiš, kad ispriječi se tama
kad osjetiš da se gubiš, ja vodit ću te tvojim cestama

u zadnjem poglavlju priče, naviku je teško otresti
vrijeme život prevrće, u trenu zemlju izmjesti

kad zastaneš i ušutiš, kad ispriječi se tama
kad osjetiš da se gubiš, ja vodit ću te tvojim cestama


05 Blagoslov

Music: Anita Valo, Meri Jaman
Lyrics: Dean Trdak
Ilustration: Boris Sekulić
Album: Voyage


O canto de Iemanjá                                     

Uma voz na escuridão                                   
Não há dor, nem solidão                               
Só o mar no meu olhar e                                
O céu aberto a palpitar                                  

No silêncio vasto                                           
Desta lua cheia                                              
Eu ainda ouço                                                
Essa voz 
                                              
No silêncio puro                                            
Do céu da primavera                                     
Pelas ondas estreladas                                   
Eu sigo a quimera        
                                  
Minha nau vai devagar                                  
Meu amor, não vou voltar                             
Ondas verdes vou abraçar                             
Meu amor, além do mar                                 


06 O Canto De Iemanja

Music: Goran Bošković
Lyrics: Goran Bošković
Ilustration: Boris Sekulić
Album: Voyage

Taking You Back

Somebody told me you came home
You just showed up with falling snow
Drove up right on the drive way
In your blue truck on Sunday
While they were still at breakfast
You came and ate some bread crust
And told your family you're sorry

They were silent, they were not talking
You just set there, never knowing
If they know you, do you know them
Is there love enough to be taking you back

I set there in your mamma's yard
Frozen and hoping you would start
Explaining why you left me
But you just whispered – sorry-
Your hair was in your face and
Your tears were smired and glisening
And I just touched you with my fingers

I was silent, I wasn't talking
I just set there, always knowing
That I know you and you knew me
That my love is enough to take you back
You were silent, you were not talking
You just stood there and just hoping
That I know you, like you knew me
That I love you enough to be taking you back




07 Taking You Back

Music: Anita Valo, Meri Jaman
Lyrics: Aljoša Šerić
Ilustration: Boris Sekulić
Album: Voyage

Čudo

postoji čudo, najrjeđi dar
zrakom sunca nanesen sjaj
ne znam ljepše to izgovoriti
al' sve što vrijedi meni si ti

moje si čudo, moj veliki bijeg
lipanjskim vjetrom potjeran stjeg
sve što je vječno i ne da se skriti, sve moje si ti

ako zaprijeti kraj
spusti se prijeki mrak
i na zemlju jurne zima, ja ostat ću mirna jer tebe imam

ti si moj dom, domaćin i gost
moj osobni heroj, gozba i post
sve što je bilo i tek ima biti, što je vječno i ne da se skriti
sve moje si ti

ako zaprijeti kraj
spusti se prijeki mrak
nebo veže tmina, ja ću se hvaliti pred svima da tebe imam

ako zaprijeti kraj
spusti se prijeki mrak
i na zemlju jurne zima, ja ostat ću mirna jer tebe imam




08 Čudo

Music: Anita Valo, Meri Jaman
Lyrics: Dean Trdak
Ilustration: Boris Sekulić
Album: Voyage

A` Florbela

A noite está a chegar
Será que vou descansar
De tanto que sonhei?

De tudo o que vou deixar
Será que vai perdurar
O sonho que guardei?

Por  isso vem, irmã,
Tirar-me desta solidão
Vem pousar a mão
No rosto de quem fui

Fui a pedra, fui o sol, fui o mar,
Fui o rio a soluçar
Mas quase nunca fui eu.

Aquilo que sobrou de mim
Não é a vida que perdi
Mas a morte que Deus me deu.




09 A' Florbela

Music: Anita Valo, Meri Jaman
Lyrics: Robster Martin
Ilustration: Boris Sekulić
Album: Voyage

Comme un bel amour a taire

Pense a moi chéri(e),
Quand rien ne marche du tout
Quand le monde s'arrete
Il faut rester debout
J'y suis comme toujours,
au coin de nos souvenirs
ou les coeurs battent sans remords 
a ne plus finir

La... - la - ou le vent chante ses fables
La... - la - pour les nouveaux châteaux de sable

Pense a moi chéri(e), 
quand tout ne vaut plus rien
Je le fais aussi,
et ça me fait du bien
Mes souvenirs sont les briques de ma forteresse
Contre les orages 
J'y garde toutes mes richesses

La... - la - ou le vent chante ses fables
La... - la - pour les nouveaux chateaux de sable
La... – la - ou les fleuves embrassent la mer
La... - la - comme un bel amour a taire



11 Comme Un Bel Amour A Taire

Music: Anita Valo, Meri Jaman
Lyrics: Goran Bošković
Ilustration: Boris Sekulić
Album: Voyage

Wonder

there is a wonder in my life
there is a sunray in your eye
you look through me and you see me real
as I am, I am free

you are a wonder, my little man
you melt my big heart when you take my hand
when I tell you stories and we fall asleep
I know I'm free

if the skies should fall
and we were on our own
I'd give my life to keep you safe
I'd give it all

you are a wonder and I promise you

no matter what I'll hold on to you
I'll never leave you, I'll keep you safe and sound
Through the hard times, we'll stand our ground
I promise you

if the skies should fall
and we were on our own
I'd give my life to keep you safe
I'd give it all
cause there is nothing more
there is no greater love
now I have you
you complete me
make me hole




12 Wonder

Music: Anita Valo, Meri Jaman
Lyrics: Ines Prajo, Arjana Kunštek
Ilustration: Boris Sekulić
Album: Voyage

Voljet ću te sutra

teška noć
iza nas
slomljena
od riječi

ljubiš me
još bunovan
priznajem
to liječi

voljet ću te sutra
s razlogom
tek tako
dovoljno da budeš mi sve
voljet ću te sutra
jednostavno
lako
kao drugi svatko
a drukčije

teška noć
iza nas
ne brinem
što slijedi

ljubiš me
tako to obično bude
smijem se
kažeš mi dvije smo lude
dobro je sve 
sve dok osjećam te
tu u mraku



13 Voljet Ću Te Sutra

Music: Anita Valo, Meri Jaman
Lyrics: Goran Bošković
Ilustration: Boris Sekulić
Album: Voyage

Love Test Dummies

Crash into wall and into my heart
Dust off yourself, get under the light 
I want you
 
Catch me I'm falling out of the blue
I slip through your fingers without a clue
You want me
 
But we're drifting apart
On this broken raft
We are sinking
Like lovers in bed
Losing faith
There's no winning
 
Love is just a game that we keep playing
We seem to know the rules but we're both failing
 
Get out of my way I'm burning inside
Bulletproof vest won't save my heart
From breaking
 
I'm a dummy alive I'm testing this course
It's crushing us under without a score
We're losing
 
But we're drifting apart
On this broken raft
We are sinking
Like lovers in bed
Losing faith
There's no winning
 
You won't hear my laughter
There's no questions and no answers
You keep playing cool
But you're a fool
Oh we're both uselless
 
Love is just a game that we keep playing
We seem to know the rules but we're both failing
 
We're love test dummies, taking our time
We're love test dummies breaking apart
We're love test dummies crushing our souls
Love test dummies nothing at all
Nothing at all
Only  love




14 Love Test Dummies

Biography
Albums	
As a solo artist, Jelena Radan has released a debut album "Nije kraj" in 2003, a live album of fado music "Moja potraga za fadom" (My research of fado) in 2005, and in October 2006 her sophomore album "Novi dan" was published, all of these with the Scardona label. The album "Nije kraj" has earned her two nominations for the Porin musical award. In May of 2008 Scardona released a DVD/CD „Fado na Peristilu – Da Vida Quero Os Sinais (I want signs from life)“, thus immortalizing a concert performed with her musicians Joško Tomić, Mario Stojan, Nenad Miškec, Matko Petrić,and Mario Bavčević, in September of 2007 at the famous Peristil in Split, Croatia.

In 2013 she released her third studio solo album "Voyage" which is in four languages (Croatian, English, Portuguese and French), produced by Edi Cukeric and published by Menart. In early 2014, the album was nominated for European award Impala for best album of indie music. "Voyage" was nominated for best female vocal performance, and has received the National Porin Award for best visual design (B. Sekulic and Creative sheep).

The authors she works with are Anita Valo and Meri Jaman from the Meritas, G. Bošković, M. Trošelj, A. Šerić, R. Martin, I. Prajo, A. Kunštek… In October 2012, she released the first single Sjeti me Se, Ljube (Remember Me, Love).

Concerts "Voyage", organized by the Zagreb Concert Management held in Klovicevi dvori and Tvornica kulture in Zagreb.

That same year an album for children "Place for Me" has been completed in collaboration with the Breza from Osijek, where Jelena signed lyrics for five songs.

Musicians she now performs with under the concert name Voyage are Miroslav Navracic on accordion, Emil Gabric on violin, Ivan Gazibara on double bass, Josip Konfic on drums and percussion, and Tomi Novak on guitar.

Beginnings

Jelena began her musical journey and quest for her own sound already as a teenager, singing with several bands including Faust, Inner light, Contesa Nera, Funky Town, performing in clubs of Zagreb, as well as in many TV shows of the time (Crno-bijelo u boji, Dobri ljudi, Hit HTV...). Later on she broke new ground as a solo artist singing in the "Sarajevski krug" musical, which took her, together with other performing colleagues, some 40 strong, to the famous Lisinski Concert Hall a dozen times, to virtually all national theatres in Croatia, to the Theater den an der Wienne in Vienna, Austria, as well as stages in Scotland and America. This material has been recorded on a studio album entirely finalized in the Austrian studio of Linz, Austria, both in Croatian and English language, "Sarajevski krug" ("Sarajevo circle").
Her first national breakthrough as a solo artist was her performance at the Melodije hrvatskog Jadrana Festival in 2001, where she appeared in a tailcoat and ragged jeans, with her rendition of „Ruže venu same,“ penned by the legendary Zdenko Runjić. There she received an award for Best Newcomer. This launched a string of appearances at various festivals, where she presented her insightful songs, and earned numerous awards for her interpretation.
The song that remains her personal anthem to this day is „Leti do snova“ (Bulić-Dodig) from 2003, which version in Italian s titled «Prendi la vita.» The latter reaffirms the Italian style Jelena brings into her expression and interpretation.

About her music

In her work, Jelena follows some simple rules: a dignified approach toward music, and creating sonics and performing songs that express her own sentiment. She greatly appreciates the musicians, authors, music arrangers and producers she works with, whose work and expertise help her present herself in her very own style and breathe life into her songs. 

Collaborations

Together with her musicians, in the summer of 2006, Jelena participated at the Liburnia jazz festival in Opatija, Croatia. In 2008 she also performed at the Siscia Open Jazz & Blues Festival. In the bill of illustrious cooperation there is also the famous Parni Valjak band. Participating with her band in the Vlatko Stefanovski & Miroslav Tadić Croatian Tour increased her visibility as well. She performed with the well-known jazz pianist Matija Dedić, who was also her special guest in December of 2005 at her concert of fado music in the concert hall of Tvornica in Zagreb, Croatia. Her albums record collaborations with Marijan Brkić, Dejan Orešković, Saša Bulić, Ines Prajo, Arjana Kunštek… 
A fortunate collaboration with the exceptional tandem Meri Jaman i Anitom Valo (the famous Meritas) has outgrown the mere composers-performer relationship and become a true jewel of concert attraction, with a unique joint program under one title, „When tomorrow comes“, which presents, in an interesting manner, their direction in music, their love for songs and authors and performers who have been their major inspiration. 

Jelena and her fado

Already involved in the traditional Portuguese sound, Jelena started her fado tour titled "Moja potraga za fadom" (My Research of Fado) by the end of the summer in 2005. She presented her new musical direction – a story in music, starting from her intimate world of experiences and listening to the music, wherein she comes to love the fado sound, and growing into actually story-singing to the audience, expressing thus the impregnation with the state and the feeling of saudade, yearning and pain. Concerts inside the famous Diocletian's Palace, in the Cathedral of Trogir, theatres of Šibenik, Zadar, and Rovinj, in the Tvornica concert hall in Zagreb, in culture centers and other appropriate scenes, like those in the cities of Rijeka, and Osijek, as well as the one at the Peristil, in the city of Split, but also the concerts yet to come, only confirm what she already knew – that there is a demand for beautiful music, and that the audience can truly appreciate her intimate and immediate sound.
On this great journey her greatest support comes from the translator Dean Trdak, helping her with pronunciation and understanding Portuguese language and culture. 
On the wings of the American promotional tour with Meri and Anita from the Meritas duo, whereby they presented their joint concert program «When tomorrow comes», a surprise call from Mr. Hoji Fortuna came at the right time, and Jelena was invited to perform her fado in New York. The outstanding guitar player Beledo from New York took over the guitar, and Meri and Anita, presented their unique songs to the audience in the Big Apple, providing a grande finale.


In early 2010, she accepted the invitation of the Director of Ballet Theatre in Zagreb, Irena Pasaric, and together with the ballet company became part of contemporary ballet „Variations in f.ado minor“, choreographed and directed by Hugo Viera, together with her musicians Josko Tomic and Mario Stojan within the play they performed fado live. 

The premiere of Femme Fadal - Dream of Amalia Rodrigues, the images of shadow theater, directed by Morana Dolenc was in May 2012 at the theater KNAP. This is a piece which combines a shadow theater and puppetry with fado performed by Jelena Radan accompanied by Pedro Abreu on guitar. 

When tomorrow comes

The concert program headlined by Meri Jaman, Anita Valo (the Meritas) and Jelena Radan, grew out of a spontaneous and sincere desire to share with the audience the songs, authors and performers that have been their greatest source of inspiration. When put together, the common feeling they share, and their quite different but evocative voices and distinct ways of performing, an interesting musical treat is created, charged with emotional resonance. This is done with ample support by the musicians, Tin Ostreš, Dejan Orešković, and Zdeslav Klarić, comprising the backup Meritas band. In the past two years the audience has had numerous opportunities to hear them in the splendid atmosphere of the friendly Bulldog Club in the downtown Zagreb, and thus enjoy their special concert program.
In the fall of 2008, Meri, Anita and Jelena took a promotional tour in the United States, following an invitation by Lauren Olane, who organized the entire tour. They performed in clubs in Detroit and Chicago. Follows a feature at the Kalamazzoo radio station. They then traveled to New York, where Jelena gave her own fado concert together with the guitar player Beledo, due to the invitation by Mr. Hoji Fortuna. Meri and Anita provided a wonderful closing to the concert by presenting a few of their own songs. The entire tour experience will be remembered for a long time. 
Within CNN's special show at the end of 2008, there was also a special feature by Ivana Dragičević-Veličković, a HRT journalist, wherein she includes an excerpt with their impressions on the atmosphere in America on the eve of the elections, as a reflection on the Barrack Obama victory.

Other relevant data

Jelena participated at the International Festival of French Chanson in 2000, where her rendition of a French tune earned her the first prize. Curiosly, Jelena took part in the Croatian version of the “Brother Bear” cartoon ("Legenda o medvjedu") wherein she sings a Phil Collins number, originally performed by Tina Turner. She also recorded a song for the cartoon „The Prince of Egypt“, previously sung by Ofra Haza.
The album cover for „Nije kraj“ contains a sticker with Braille writing for blind people, and the booklet for her album „Novi dan“ contains an entire page written in the same Braille symbols. 
The video for the song Nije kraj (Bilandžić-Matić) is performed using the symbol language for deaf people. 
In  2005, together with Edi Matić, she started a traffic security campaign, especially aimed at young drivers. 
In 2007 she was approached by the Croatian Ministry of the Interior (MUP), with an invitation to join a campaign titled «„Manje oružja, manje tragedija“ (Less guns, less casualties) (a joint effort by the MUP and the UN Police Department)», in which she participated with her colleagues from the Meritas band. This led to recording the song „Čudesan svijet“ together. 
In 2008, following an invitation from the „Ja volim životinje“ (“I love animals”) project leadership, under the direction of the singer-songwriter Lea Dekleva, she joined forces with other likeminded musicians and recorded the „Nema isprike“ song as a part of the band-aid.
In the company of her friends from the Meritas group, she participated in the Zemlja bez granica manifestation (The Land Without Borders), which the Breza association from Osijek has been organizing for many years now. In 2008 this commendable manifestation under the seasonal title of «Kao oblak», transformed itself into Zeda – The Land of Children, inside the walls of the fort Tvrđa in the city of Osijek. Numerous children, teenagers, and international artists directing the workshops, partook in creating the Land of Children on the streets of the ancient downtown Osijek. The idea was drawn directly from Jelena's, as yet, unpublished story „Rejna Zum u Zemlji djece“, the main advocate for it being Suzana Vargović, the project manager and director of the Association.
In 2007 and 2008 she accepted the invitation by the Croatian national television to participate in the music show Zvijezde pjevaju (Singing With The Stars), which she appeared in the first and the second season of the series.
She is also a regular in the singers group for the new HRT's music show titled The Evergreen, which went on air from January the 3rd to February the 21st of 2009. 
For the first time in her career she appears as a member of a professional jury in the RTL show in search of new talents, titled Hrvatska traži zvijezdu (Pop Idol).

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In 2014 she published her first novel for children, "Zeda - Rejna Zum in the Land of Children", published by Algoritam.






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