Easy handle 4 panel Digipak with 8 panel booklet with artwork by Mexican artist Miriam Castillo and photographs by photographer Justin Bettman
$1 of every CD sold will be donated to SOLIDARNA FOUNDATION (a Croatian NGO which advocates for Human Rights and Solidarity) towards its programs directly related to women's rights.
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about
ONA
Music & Lyrics by Thana Alexa
Featuring ROSA Vocal Group (Aleksandra Denda, Shilpa Anath, Tiffany Wilson, Valentina Lombardi, Astrid Kuljanic, Eleni Arapoglou), Claudia Acuña, Sofia Rei, Nicole Zuraitis, Sarah Charles
ONA is the musical expression of what being a woman means to me. It is my discovery of the wild woman spirit within me and the experiences I’ve encountered in setting her free. It also celebrates the inspirational women who have given me the confidence to realize my truth and express it freely. ONA conveys what I have learned about the lives of women, our experiences, our emotions, our sexuality, our worth, our desire for freedom and our ability to overcome injustice by fighting for what we believe in.
lyrics
ONA
Music & Lyrics by Thana Alexa
Ona se bori (She fights)
Nikad neće se dati (She will never give in)
Ona se bori (She fights)
Nikad neće se dati (She will never give in) (2X)
Ona pati, neće se dati (She suffers, she won’t give in)
Ona nikad neće se dati (She will never give in)
Ona pati, ali neće se dati (She suffers, but she won’t give in) Ona nikad neće se dati (She will never give in)
I am Woman, I am Woman
I am Woman, I am Woman
I am Woman
My roots reach into the ground
Man wants to keep me down
But my Wolfpack won’t allow
They call us nasty when
We speak above the Man
Won’t teach our girls their version of
What they want as feminine
We must be better than
Just to be equal to
Even when we succeed
We don’t get paid like you
Stop all your staring, boy
Your disrespectful noise,
You’re wrong if you think I was born to be your toy
I am Woman
I am free
I will decide what happens with my body
I am Woman
I am free
Every one of you came from one of me
Ona pati, neće se dati (She suffers, she won’t give in)
Ona nikad neće se dati (She will never give in)
Mother, she gave me life
Grandma taught me to survive
Wisdom, strength and sacrifice
This is how they stayed alive
They’ve shown me resilience
Taught me to be tolerant
The power of patience
True meaning of endurance
We give our love to you
Your lives we value
If you feel pain, we do
Carry your children too
And you just shame us for
The natural order
Our bodies take in life
Should be ashamed of where you put your eyes
I am Woman
I am free
I will decide what happens with my body
I am Woman
I am free
Every one of you came from one of me (2X)
Ona se bori, ali neće se dati (She fights, she won’t give in)
Ona se bori, nikad se dati (She fights, she will never give in)
Ona pati, neće se dati (She suffers, she won’t give in)
Ona nikad neće se dati (She will never give in)
SOLO
Can’t silence us with fear
Hate has no business here
It’s time we take charge
For all our girls we march
Demanding urgency
Of our insurgency
We’re breaking down the walls
Of this MANarchy
I’m hearing what’s inside
Can no longer deny
That which is justified
‘Bout time we felt alive
I know you may not be
Able to fully see
What we embody
And who we strive to be (2X)
Ono što se mora nije teško (That which is necessary is not difficult)
To je naućila (this is what she learned)
Od tih žena koje su (from those Women who)
Morale boriti se za slobodu (had to fight for freedom)
Zato mismo od šećera (This is why we’re not made of sugar)
Borimo se za Nju (We fight for Her)
Hod u pravom smjeru (Our walk in the right direction)
Znači da nismo vise na dnu (Confirms we’re no longer at the bottom)
I am Woman
I am free
I will decide what happens with my body
I am Woman
I am free
Every one of you came from one of me
Ona se bori (She fights)
Nikad neće se dati (She will never give in)
Ona se bori (She fights)
Nikad neće se dati (She will never give in)
credits
from ONA,
released March 27, 2020
Thana Alexa / Voice, Compositions, Additional Keyboards
Carmen Staaf / Piano, Fender Rhodes
Matt Brewer / Acoustic Bass
Antonio Sanchez / Drums, Additional Keyboards
Special Guests:
ROSA Vocal Group (Aleksandra Denda, Astrid Kuljanic, Tiffany Wilson, Shilpa Ananth, Valentina Blú Lombardi, Eleni Arapoglou)
Claudia Acuña
Sofia Rei
Nicole Zuraitis
Sarah Charles
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