‘A Prayer for Marta’ echoed over Národní Street

The song ‘A Prayer for Marta’ was just heard on the completely packed Národní Street in Prague this evening. One of the symbols of the Velvet Revolution was performed at 17:11 from the balcony of the Metro Palace by actor and singer Jan Cina. In the final bars, onlookers joined in singing. Afterwards, they applauded and rang their keys for a long time, just as people did more than 36 years ago, when key-ringing was one of the characteristic signs of gatherings against the Communist regime.