''Tekuté písky'' (''Quicksands'') is a folk album by
Karel Kryl
Karel Kryl (12 April 1944 – 3 March 1994) was an iconic Czechoslovak (Moravian born and Czech speaking) poet, singer-songwriter and author of many hit protest songs in which he identified and attacked the hypocrisy, stupidity and inhumanity of ...
Lidové noviny
''Lidové noviny'' (''People's News'', or ''The People's Newspaper'', ) is a daily newspaper published in Prague, the Czech Republic. It is the oldest Czech daily still in print, and a newspaper of record.Close the Gate, Little Brother'' (1969). The album was recorded in the studio of Martin Kratochvíl.
The lyrics to the title track opener ''Quicksands'' is adaptation of the poem ''Wedding Song'' by
Jaroslav Seifert
Jaroslav Seifert (; 23 September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech writer, poet and journalist. Seifert was awarded the 1984 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his poetry which endowed with freshness, sensuality and rich inventiveness provides ...
. The lyrics to closer ''Velvet Spring'' is Kryl's reflection on the
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution ( cs, Sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution ( sk, Nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations agains ...
* In 1993, the songs ''Quicksands'' and ''Velvet Spring'' were included on the compilation ''The Best'' (To nejlepší). "The Best Is Yet to Come!" was Kryl's protest of the selected album title (according to an interview for the Czech edition of
Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother.
K ...