Dona dona joan baez
On the album, the song is retitled 'Donna, Donna', doubling the 'n' while retaining the long 'o' pronunciation. Laugh and laugh the whole day through, and half the summers night.
How the winds are laughing, they laugh with all their might. High above him theres a swallow, winging swiftly through the sky. The “swallow” is a symbol of non-Jewish people who escaped the oppression of the Nazis.īut the background story isn’t the only thing special about this song. Read the English lyrics of the song (given above) against this backdrop. The “calf” being taken to the slaughter house is a symbol of the Jews (easily bound and slaughtered, never knowing the reason why). Donna Donna song from the album The Joan Baez Collection is released on Jul 2012. Thus, the song contains veiled references to the persecution of Jews by the Nazis. On a waggon bound for market theres a calf with a mournful eye. Listen to Joan Baez Donna Donna MP3 song. Is it just nostalgia or is there a deeper message First let's review the words, and then look beneath the surface to find the hidden treasure of meaning. Both were Jews who had suffered during the Nazi regime. Dona, Dona - The Mystical Meaning By Mendel Weinberger There is old Jewish folk song called Dona Dona that I learned as a child in summer camp and it calls to me now.
The song was written by Aaron Zeitlin and composed by Sholom Secunda. An incredibly melodic song…in Baez’s magical vocals.īaez had based her song on an old Yiddish song of the same name created for a Jewish play by the name of Esterke.