GETchan | Në Njërën Dorë Kazmën, Në Tjetrën Pushkën - A Pickaxe in One Hand, A Rifle in the Other @GETchan | Uploaded 5 years ago | Updated 1 day ago
One of the most famous songs to come out of socialist Albania. The first few bars of the song were used as the interval signal of Radio Tirana and the symbolism of the pickaxe and rifle became widespread in the country, essentially being the Albanian version of the sickle and hammer. The only version of this song available on YouTube has fairly poor sound quality, so here is a different recording with better sound.
Performer: Tirana "A Pickaxe in One Hand, A Rifle in the Other" Amateur Art Troupe (Ansambli Amator Artistik I Qytetit Të Tiranës "Në Njërën Dorë Kazmën, Në Tjetrën Pushkën")
Year recorded: 1968
Lyricist: Paulin Sekuj
Year Written: 1961
Composer: Prenkë Jakova
Year composed: 1961
Source: Vinyl Record "一手拿镐，一手拿枪"
Picture: Socialist Albanian propaganda featuring the pickaxe and rifle.
One of the most famous songs to come out of socialist Albania. The first few bars of the song were used as the interval signal of Radio Tirana and the symbolism of the pickaxe and rifle became widespread in the country, essentially being the Albanian version of the sickle and hammer. The only version of this song available on YouTube has fairly poor sound quality, so here is a different recording with better sound.
Performer: Tirana "A Pickaxe in One Hand, A Rifle in the Other" Amateur Art Troupe (Ansambli Amator Artistik I Qytetit Të Tiranës "Në Njërën Dorë Kazmën, Në Tjetrën Pushkën")
Year recorded: 1968
Lyricist: Paulin Sekuj
Year Written: 1961
Composer: Prenkë Jakova
Year composed: 1961
Source: Vinyl Record "一手拿镐，一手拿枪"
Picture: Socialist Albanian propaganda featuring the pickaxe and rifle.
