[HANASHIR:2689] Re: song lyrics sought

[Elizabeth Zoller <LizzieZ...>]

>OSRUI songbook, I lost the cover but it's from 197?  The song was originally
>in Yiddish. Thanks to Jerry Kaye who always made sure the old and traditional
>songs made it to his songbooks along with the new ones. I'll bet he could
>provide the Yiddish translation if you asked. Sorry I lifted the songbook.
>
>The Partisan Song
>
>1. Never say this present journey is your last
>2. though skies that once were blue today are overcast
>3. Because the long awaited time will soon arrive
>4. When our marching steps will thunder "We survive"   (2X , lines 3&4)

Interesting how translations vary subtly.  I learned the following lyrics
when I was young.  Unfortunately I don't have a published version to give
copyright info <hiding my head in shame>:

Never say that you are going your last way
Though lead-filled skies above blot out the blue of day
The hour for which we long will certainly appear
The earth shall thunder 'neath our tread that we are here.

Zog nit keyn mol az du geyst dem letstn veg
Khotsh himlen blayene farshteln bloye teg
Kumen vet nokh undzer oysgebenkte sho
S'vet a pyk ton undzer trot mir zaynen do.

Good luck,
Liz Zoller


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