Kytice z pověstí národních (A Bouquet of Folk Legends), also known by the short title Kytice (Czech for bouquet; pronounced KEE-tyee-tseh), is a collection of ballads by the Czech author Karel Jaromír Erben. The collection was first published in 1853 and was originally made up of 12 poems. Lilie was added to the second edition in 1861.
The Kytice collection has inspired several adaptations for various media:
Wild Flowers (Czech: Kytice) is a Czech drama film released in 2000. It was directed by F. A. Brabec based on 7 best-known, most epic poems of Kytice, a collection of ballads by Karel Jaromír Erben. While relatively successful commercially, it was deplored by critics for its crude literalism of depiction.
The 7 stories are as follows:
A Film Story playing from spring to winter and covering 80 years of human life. Seven dramatic human life stories that may play anywhere and in any century. They tell the everlasting story of passion, love desire, obsession and selfiness.
The whole story, the Ballads were written by Czech poet Karel Jaromír Erben a century ago and yet they are still here and alive. Therefore the authors of the movie decided to chose seven of the ballads and make them a film poetry of a very new style. It is a composition of photography, music and fascinating landscape and architecture.
My Friends They Told Me Straight Into My Face
They Saw Her Coming Out From Some Old Dirty Place
Staring Right Ahead Never Said Hello
This Rotten World Is Cruel You Know
Knowing That He’s Taking My Baby Right To Hell
The Dealer’s Simply Smiling, He’s Doing Very Well
I Never Thought She’d Sell Her Soul This Way
I Warned Her Many Times But She Wants Him To Stay
If I Had Known This All Before
I’d Not Have Left Her Side That’s For Sure
Knowing That He’s Taking My Baby Right To Hell
The Dealer’s Simply Smiling, He’s Doing Very Well
Annabell Oh Annabell You’re Throwing Yourself Right
Into Hell
I Try To Help You, You’ve Lost Control Completely
Annebell Oh Annabell, I Help You Climb Out From This
Well
Just Drop The Dope I Care For You Believe Me
I Never Thought She’d Sell Her Soul This Way
I Warned Her Many Times But She Wants Him To Stay
If I Had Known This All Before
I’d Not Have Left Her Side That’s For Sure
Knowing That He’s Taking My Baby Right To Hell
The Dealer’s Simply Smiling, He’s Doing Very Well
Annabell Oh Annabell You’re Throwing Yourself Right
Into Hell
I Try To Help You, You’ve Lost Control Completely
Annebell Oh Annabell, I Help You Climb Out From This
Well
Just Drop The Dope I Care For You Believe Me
Annabell Oh Annabell You’re Throwing Yourself Right
Into Hell
I Try To Help You, You’ve Lost Control Completely
Annebell Oh Annabell, I Help You Climb Out From This
Well