Cornelis sjunger Victor Jara

Cornelis sjunger Victor Jara: rätten till ett eget liv (English: Cornelis sings Victor Jara: The right to one's own life) is an album recorded by the Swedish-Dutch folk singer-songwriter Cornelis Vreeswijk in 1978.

History
Vreeswijk worked and travelled to Latin America in the late 1960s and early 1970s and developed a great appreciation for its rich musical heritage. He translated ten songs of Chilean troubadour Victor Jara and recorded both a Swedish and a Dutch album with translated songs.

Track listing

 * 1) "Plogen" (El arado) The plough (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) 3:35
 * 2) "Jag minns dig Amanda" (Te recuerdo Amanda) I remember you Amanda (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:25
 * 3) "A Cuba" To Cuba (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:20
 * 4) "Manifest" (Manifesto) (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:00
 * 5) "Rätten till ett eget liv" (El derecho de vivir en paz) The right to live in peace (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:05
 * 6) "La Diuca" (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:58
 * 7) "Varken det ena eller andra" (Ni chicha, ni limona) Nor fish, nor fowl (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 3:23
 * 8) "Angelita Hueneman" (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 4:08
 * 9) "Fimpen" (El cigarrito) The cigarette butt (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:16
 * 10) "Folkets vind" (Vientos del pueblo) Winds of the people (Victor Jara - Miguel Hernandez - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 2:35
 * 11) "La Partida - Instrumental" The departure (Victor Jara - Adapt: Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 3:15

Personnel

 * Cornelis Vreeswijk - vocal
 * Björn J:son Lindh - flute, piano, electric piano, keyboards
 * Janne Schaffer - guitar

Other musicians

 * Lasse Englund - guitar
 * Mats Glenngård - violin, viola
 * Sture Nordin - bass
 * Stefan Brolund - bass ("Plogen")
 * Okay Temiz - percussion
 * Hassan Bah - congas (''"A Cuba")