If the Pig Had Wings

If the Pig had Wings is an album for children. It includes songs by Petr Skoumal, based on rhymes by Emanuel Frynta and Pavel Šrut.

The title song is based on a rhyme "If Pigs Could Fly" by James Reeves.^[1] In 1996, Petr Skoumal together with stage director Jan Borna and actor Jan Vondráček turned the album into a performance staged in Divadlo v Dlouhé.^[2] It was on the repertoire for almost seventeen years.

Track listing

format: English title (Czech title) /lyrics/ performed by (length), music of all songs by Petr Skoumal

1. "Sandals (Sandály)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Petr Skoumal, C & K Vocal (1:46)
2. "The Like (Pod)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Petr Skoumal (4:09)
3. "Tiger (Tygr)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Petr Skoumal (1:59)
4. "Annies (Ančičky)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Petr Skoumal (1:38)
5. "Kangaroo (Klokan)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Petr Skoumal, C & K Vocal (0:58)
6. "Puppy (Štěně)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Jiří Cerha (2:07)
7. "How many are in the World (Kolik je na světě)" /Jan Vodňanský/ Petr Skoumal, Hana Horká (3:01)
8. "If the Pig had Wings (Kdyby prase mělo křídla)" /James Reeves, Pavel Šrut/ Oldřich Kaiser & Jiří Lábus (1:30)
9. "All the Acquintances (Samí známí)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Petr Skoumal (2:37)
10. "Five Witches (5 ježibab)" /Pavel Šrut/ Jan Hartl, C & K Vocal (1:16)
11. "Little Owl (Sýček)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Jiří Malšovský, C & K Vocal (1:26)
12. "Five mice (Pět myšů)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Petr Skoumal (2:16)
13. "Mr. Šatra (Pan Šatra)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Petr Skoumal (2:07)
14. "Woodworm (Červotoč)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Petr Skoumal (1:22)
15. "Deer (Jeleni)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Petr Skoumal (2:09)
16. "Polecats (Tchoři)" /Emanuel Frynta/ C & K Vocal (0:47)
17. "Snail (Plž)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Petr Skoumal (1:15)
18. "Sparrows (Vrabčáci)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Petr Skoumal (1:02)
19. "Snake and Reptile (Had a plaz)" /Pavel Šrut/ Petr Skoumal (0:53)
20. "Elephants (Sloní)" /Pavel Šrut/ Lubor Šonka, Jarka Krečmerová, Jan Hartl (0:48)
21. "When a small beaver goes to sleep (Když jde malý bobr spát)" (Jan Vodňanský) Petr Skoumal, C & K Vocal (2:56)
22. "Mill (Mlýnek)" /František Halas/ Petr Skoumal, Hana Horká (2:46)
23. "Mole (Krtek)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Jiří Cerha (2:20)
24. "Unfortunately (Bohužel)" /Pavel Šrut/ Petr Skoumal (1:40)
25. "On a Camel (Na velbloudu)" /Petr Skoumal/ Petr Skoumal (2:53)
26. "House Mouse (Myš domácí)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Petr Skoumal (2:55)
27. "Autumn (Podzim)" /Emanuel Frynta/ C & K Vocal (3:17)
28. "Life is a Dog (Život je pes)" /Emanuel Frynta/ Petr Skoumal, C & K Vocal (2:16)

Recorded in the studio of Petr Skoumal 1990-1991, produced by Bonton 1991.

References

External links

• Photos from the performance