Parni valjak (pronounced [pâːrniː ʋǎːʎak]; Croatian: 'steamroller') is a Croatian and former Yugoslav rock band. They were one of the top acts of the former Yugoslav rock scene, and currently one of the top rock-and-roll bands in Croatia.
Parni valjak was founded in 1975. Unlike many rock bands that would come later, their style was becoming more mainstream, becoming closer to pop, especially compared with the bands like Prljavo kazalište or Film.
As years went by, their refusal to change style proved to be the important factor in the band's longevity. They kept a loyal following in 1980s and in 1990s, refusing to allow elements of folk and turbo folk music to become part of their repertoire. Because of that the band enjoys great respect among many Croatian rock critics, being seen as the embodiment of "true" rock and urban culture and many of their songs are considered evergreens in the former Yugoslavia like "Sve još miriše na nju", "Jesen u meni", "Ugasi me" and "Zastave". Parni valjak kept a relatively small but dedicated following for 30 years, and many people tend to gather at their concerts that feature energetic performances, despite advanced age of the band's members: Aki Rahimovski - vocals, Husein Hasanefendić-Hus - guitars, Marijan Brkić Brk - guitars, Berislav Blažević-Bero - keyboards, Zvonimir Bučević-Buč - bass guitar, Dražen Scholz-Šolc - drums, Tina Rupčić - vocal, Anita Mlinarić - sax.
The Parni (/ˈpɑːrnaɪ/; Ancient Greek: Πάρνοι, Parnoi) or Aparni (/əˈpɑːrnaɪ/; Ἄπαρνοι, Aparnoi) were an east Iranian people of the Ochus (Ancient Greek: Ὧχος Okhos) (Tejen) River valley, southeast of the Caspian Sea. The Parni were one of the three tribes of the Dahae confederacy.
In the middle of the 3rd century BCE, the Parni invaded Parthia, "drove away the Greek satraps, who had then only just acquired independence, and founded a new dynasty", that of the Arsacids.
There is no unambiguous evidence of the Parnian in native Iranian language sources,cf. and all references to these people comes from Greek and Latin accounts. In these accounts, which are not necessarily contemporaneous, it is difficult to unambiguously identify references to the Parni due to inconsistency of Greek/Latin naming and transliteration, and/or the similarity to names of other tribes such as the Sparni or Apartani and the Eparnoi or Asparioi. It may also be that the Parni are related to one or more of these other tribes, and that "their original homeland may have been southern Russia from where they emigrated with other Scythian tribes."
(Verse 1)
As I look back over past times,
I begin to replay through my mind.
My struggles(yeah)
Bad decisions(yeah)
Tried to bind me with blurry vision.
Now that I'm free from all misery,
and the sin that so easily beset me.
(I can see now) I can see now
got my feet on the ground.
And it's all because of you.
That I know that this is true.
(Chorus)
There's not a day that I live,
You ever failed to come through.
I know I can live this life
as long as I have you.
I remember when I started
to let go and veer off this road.
Then you called me (called me) and defined me (defined me)
by your standard, now I am complete.
Never before have I felt so much joy.
And this feeling I have is unspeakable.
Everyday there's a smile on my face that can never be erased,
You're the reason I'm this way
(Chorus x2)
There's not a day that I live,
You ever failed to come through.
I know I can live this life
as long as I have you.
When I cried you were right there by my side (You dried my tears) When I worried 'bout how I'd make it by (Erased my fears)When I'm hurt Lord, you come and take my (Pain away). Lord you never cease to (Amaze)...Lord, hear me when I say...
(Chorus)
There's not a day that I live,
You ever failed to come through.
I know I can live this life
as long as I have you.
There's not a day that I live,
You ever failed to come through.
I know I can live this life as long as i know that you're near. Know these words are sincere.
It's your love that made me this way. I just have to say, It's your love