Tajomstvo hier

"Tajomstvo hier"
song by Janko Lehotský and Marika Gombitová from the album Záhradná kaviareň
Released	1980
Genre	Pop rock
Length	04:55
Label	OPUS
Writer(s)	Janko Lehotský Kamil Peteraj
Language	Slovak
Producer(s)	Ján Lauko
Music sample
"Tajomstvo hier"

"Tajomstvo hier" (English: The Secret of the Games) is a song by the band Modus with lead vocals by Janko Lehotský and Marika Gombitová. released on OPUS in 1980.^[1]

The single, written by Janko Lehotský and Kamil Peteraj, won the Bronze award at the Bratislavská lýra '80 in the contest of the Czechoslovak authors.^[2]

However, the song was initially released as B-side of Gombitová's solo single "Svet stromov" in 1980, in addition also on the Modus fourth set Záhradná kaviareň (1983).^[3]

Official versions

1. "Tajomstvo hier" - Studio version, 1980

Credits and personnel

• Janko Lehotský - lead vocal, music
• Marika Gombitová - lead vocal
• Kamil Peteraj - lyrics
• OPUS Records - copyright

Awards

Bratislavská lýra

Bratislavská lýra (English: Bratislava Lyre) was an annual festival of popular songs in former Czechoslovakia, established in 1966 in Bratislava. Two competitions were held; the category of Czechoslovak songwriters and the international contest. Winners were awarded by a golden, silver and/or bronze Lyre (depending on a position). Special prizes included Audience Choice, Journalists Choice, and Lifetime Achievement award. Gombitová won seven awards in total - three golden lyres (1977–78), one of silver (1979) and bronze (1980), plus an Audience Choice award (1977).^[2]

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1980	"Tajomstvo hier"	Czechoslovak Authors	Bronze

See also

• Marika Gombitová discography
• Marika Gombitová awards

References

General

• Graclík, Miroslav; Nekvapil, Václav (2008). Marika Gombitová: An Unauthorized Lifestory of the Legend of Czechoslovak Pop Music (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: XYZ. p. 446. ISBN 978-80-7388-115-3. OCLC 294939865. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
• Lehotský, Oskar (April 23, 2008a). Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Marika Gombitová (PDF). Comenius University, Faculty of Arts (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
• Lehotský, Oskar (April 23, 2008b). Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Modus (PDF). Comenius University, Faculty of Arts (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia. Retrieved 2011-04-07.

Specific

1. For Modus discography, see Lehotský 2008b, pp. 60–62..
2. Graclík & Nekvapil 2008, p. 417.
3. For Marika Gombitová's discography, see Lehotský 2008a, pp. 54–56..

External links

• Modus at AllMusic
• Marika Gombitová at AllMusic