The Undying Flame/ Ballads & Songs of the Holocaust/ Jerry Silverman
- Album ID:
- S-102(a)
- Format:
- Audio CD
- Publisher:
- Syracuse University Press
- Date of issuance:
- 2002
- Playing time:
- 45:55
- Language:
- Yiddish/German/Polish/English/Spanish
- Provenance:
- Gift of Robert & Molly Freedman/Purchase from Jerry Silverman/
- Genre:
- Holocaust
- Number of tracks:
- 14
- Additional notes:
- Accompanies book with the same title.
Contents
Die Moorsoldaten
- Also known as:
- Peat Bog Soldiers
- Also known as:
- Zumpland
- Author:
- Langhoff, Wolfgang
- Author:
- Esser Johann
- Composer:
- Goguel, Rudi
- Genre:
- Prisoner
- Subject:
- Swamp/Concentration Camp/Borgermoor/
- Origin:
- Gelb Zingt 17 (Yid)/Alb B-007(d)/Silverman TUF 3/Kinderland 30
- Translation:
- Alb B-007(d)/Silverman TUF 3/Kinderland 30/Alb V0121
- Music:
- Gelb Zingt 18/Silverman TUF 3
- Additional song notes:
- Performed at a cultural night (Zirkus Konzentrati/Concentration -
Camp Circus) in the Borgermoor Concentration Camp.
- On album:
- S-102(a) (The Undying Flame/ Ballads & Songs of the Holocaust/ Jerry Silverman)
- Track ID:
- 31787
- Vocal/Guitar:
- Silverman, Jerry
- Violin/Mandolin:
- Silverman, Antoine
- Cello:
- Kadvan, Alex
- Oboe:
- Silverman, David
- Tenor Saxaphone:
- Silverman, Misha
- First line:
- Wohin auch das auge blicket, moor und heide rings herum.
- Language:
- German/English
- Style:
- March
- Length:
- 3:29
Das Judische Kind
- Composer:
- Silverman, Jerry
- Genre:
- Lament
- Subject:
- Anti Semitism/Children/Childhood
- Origin:
- Silverman TUF 11
- Translation:
- Silverman TUF 11
- Music:
- Silverman TUF 11
- Additional song notes:
- Text found in archives of Memorial to the Unknown Jewish Martyr in Paris
- On album:
- S-102(a) (The Undying Flame/ Ballads & Songs of the Holocaust/ Jerry Silverman)
- Track ID:
- 31788
- Vocal/Guitar/English Adaptation:
- Silverman, Jerry
- Violin/Mandolin:
- Silverman, Antoine
- Cello:
- Kadvan, Alex
- Oboe:
- Silverman, David
- Tenor Saxaphone:
- Silverman, Misha
- First line:
- Ich glaub ich war noch nie ein kind, ein kind wie andere kinder sind,
- Language:
- German/English
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 2:08
Venga Jaleo
- Also known as:
- Join The Struggle
- Genre:
- Historical/Spanish Civil War/
- Subject:
- Regiment/Battle/
- Origin:
- Silverman TUF 39
- Translation:
- Silverman TUF 39
- Music:
- Silverman TUF
- Additional song notes:
- General Enrique Lister, Cmdr. Valentin Gonzoles, Maj. Fransicso Galan, Gen. Juan Modesto and Carlos J. Contreras (nom de guerre) of Vittorio Vidali, all mentioned in the song.
- On album:
- S-102(a) (The Undying Flame/ Ballads & Songs of the Holocaust/ Jerry Silverman)
- Track ID:
- 31789
- Vocal/Guitar/English Adaptation:
- Silverman, Jerry
- Violin/Mandolin:
- Silverman, Antoine
- Cello:
- Kadvan, Alex
- Oboe:
- Silverman, David
- Tenor Saxaphone:
- Silverman, Misha
- First line:
- El diez iochodia de julio
- Language:
- Spanish/English
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 3:43
Jarama Valley
- Genre:
- Historical/Spanish Civil War
- Subject:
- Lincoln Brigade/Madrid/Battle/Place
- Origin:
- Silverman TUF 32
- Music:
- Silverman Silverman TUF 32
- Additional song notes:
- Tune: Red River Valley
- On album:
- S-102(a) (The Undying Flame/ Ballads & Songs of the Holocaust/ Jerry Silverman)
- Track ID:
- 31790
- Vocal/Guitar:
- Silverman, Jerry
- Violin/Mandolin:
- Silverman, Antoine
- Cello:
- Kadvan, Alex
- Oboe:
- Silverman, David
- Tenor Saxaphone:
- Silverman, Misha
- First line:
- There's a valley in Spain called Jarama, it's a place that we all know so well
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 2:05
Die Thalmann Kolomme
- Also known as:
- The Thalmann Column
- Author:
- Ernst, Karl
- Composer:
- Dessau, Paul
- Genre:
- Historical/Spanish Civil War
- Subject:
- Battle/
- Origin:
- Silverman TUF 30
- Translation:
- Silverman TUF 30
- Music:
- Silverman TUF 30
- On album:
- S-102(a) (The Undying Flame/ Ballads & Songs of the Holocaust/ Jerry Silverman)
- Track ID:
- 31791
- Vocal/Guitar/English Adaptation:
- Silverman, Jerry
- Violin/Mandolin:
- Silverman, Antoine
- Cello:
- Kadvan, Alex
- Oboe:
- Silverman, David
- Tenor Saxaphone:
- Silverman, Misha
- First line:
- Spaniens himmel breiter seine, sterne uber unsre shutzengriben aus,
- Language:
- German/English
- Style:
- March
- Length:
- 2:33
Oi Tumani Mayi
- Also known as:
- Oh The Fog
- Author:
- Isokovsky, Mikhail Vasilievich
- Composer:
- Zakharov, Vladimir
- Genre:
- World War II/Historical
- Subject:
- Resistance/Partisans/Fog'Cover
- Origin:
- Silverman TUF 166
- Transliteration:
- Alb B-007(g)
- Translation:
- Silverman TUF 166
- Music:
- Silverman TUF 166
- On album:
- S-102(a) (The Undying Flame/ Ballads & Songs of the Holocaust/ Jerry Silverman)
- Track ID:
- 31793
- Vocal/Guitar/English Adaptation:
- Silverman, Jerry
- Violin/Mandolin:
- Silverman, Antoine
- Cello:
- Kadvan, Alex
- Oboe:
- Silverman, David
- Tenor Saxaphone:
- Silverman, Misha
- First line:
- Oi tumani mayi, rastumany!
- Language:
- Russian
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 4:04
Die Westerbork Serenade
- Author:
- Kannenwasser, Max
- Composer:
- van Wesel, Arnold (Nol)
- Genre:
- Holocaust/World War II
- Subject:
- Westerbork/Camp/Love/Forbidden/Kiss/Frustration
- Origin:
- Silverman TUF 142
- Translation:
- Silverman TUF 142
- Music:
- Silverman TUF 142
- On album:
- S-102(a) (The Undying Flame/ Ballads & Songs of the Holocaust/ Jerry Silverman)
- Track ID:
- 31794
- Vocal/Guitar/English Adaptation:
- Silverman, Jerry
- Violin/Mandolin:
- Silverman, Antoine
- Cello:
- Kadvan, Alex
- Oboe:
- Silverman, David
- Tenor Saxaphone:
- Silverman, Misha
- First line:
- Hello, the situation seems to worsen, and just my thoughts I can't seem to guide
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Pop/Swing
- Length:
- 4:46
Warszawo Ma
- Also known as:
- My Warsaw
- Genre:
- Holocaust/Lament
- Subject:
- Place/Warsaw/Escape/Gestapo/Return/Memory
- Origin:
- Silverman TUF 156
- Transliteration:
- Silverman TUF 156
- Translation:
- Silverman TUF 156
- Music:
- Silverman TUF 156
- On album:
- S-102(a) (The Undying Flame/ Ballads & Songs of the Holocaust/ Jerry Silverman)
- Track ID:
- 31799
- First line:
- Warszawo ma, o warszawo ma, wciaz placze czy ciebie, warszawo zobacze,
- Language:
- Polish/English
- Style:
- To the melody of "Mayn Shtetele Belz"/ Tango
- Length:
- 2:25
May 1945
- Author:
- Hilarova, Dagmar
- Composer:
- Schumann, Robert
- Genre:
- Classical/Literary Origin
- Subject:
- Freedom/Spring/Hope/Blossoms/Liberation
- Origin:
- Silverman TUF 224
- Translation:
- Silverman TUF 224
- Music:
- Silverman TUF 224
- On album:
- S-102(a) (The Undying Flame/ Ballads & Songs of the Holocaust/ Jerry Silverman)
- Track ID:
- 31800
- Vocal/Guitar/English Adaptation/Arranger:
- Silverman, Jerry
- Violin/Mandolin:
- Silverman, Antoine
- Cello:
- Kadvan, Alex
- Oboe:
- Silverman, David
- Tenor Saxaphone:
- Silverman, Misha
- First line:
- 'Twas May, and all the blossoms circled it; blue lilac spindles did bloom…
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Based on music of Robert Schumann
- Length:
- 1:45
Tsigayner Lid (Beyglman) — ציגײנער ליד (בײגלמאַן)
- Author:
- Beyglman, David — בײגלמאַן, דוד
- Composer:
- Beyglman, David — בײגלמאַן, דוד
- Genre:
- Holocaust/Lament
- Subject:
- Gypsy/Hopelessness
- Transliteration:
- Silverman TUF 65
- Translation:
- Silverman TUF 65
- Music:
- Silverman TUF 65
- On album:
- S-102(a) (The Undying Flame/ Ballads & Songs of the Holocaust/ Jerry Silverman)
- Track ID:
- 31795
- Vocal/Guitar/English Adaptation:
- Silverman, Jerry
- Violin/Mandolin:
- Silverman, Antoine
- Cello:
- Kadvan, Alex
- Oboe:
- Silverman, David
- Tenor Saxaphone:
- Silverman, Misha
- First line:
- Finster di nakht, vi koyln shvarts, nor trakht un trakht, un s'klapt mayn harts,
- First line (Yiddish):
- פֿינסטער די נאַכט ווי קוילן שוואַרץ, נאָר טראַכט און טראַכט, און ס'קלאַפּט מײַן האַרץ
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Russian Gypsy/Folk
- Length:
- 4:42
I Am Still A Little Child
- Genre:
- Holocaust/Lament
- Song comment:
- Child/Mother/Father/Loss
- Transliteration:
- Silverman TUF 230
- Translation:
- Silverman TUF 230
- Music:
- Silverman TUF 230
- Additional song notes:
- Original title "En Meg Most Kicsi Vagyok"
- On album:
- S-102(a) (The Undying Flame/ Ballads & Songs of the Holocaust/ Jerry Silverman)
- Track ID:
- 31796
- Vocal/Guitar/English Adaptation:
- Silverman, Jerry
- Violin/Mandolin:
- Silverman, Antoine
- Cello:
- Kadvan, Alex
- Oboe:
- Silverman, David
- Tenor Saxaphone:
- Silverman, Misha
- First line:
- I am still a little child, but I suffered like an adult,
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 2:22
Mai Ko Mash Me Lon (Holocaust)
- Author:
- Skurnik, Marcel
- Genre:
- Holocaust/Lament
- Subject:
- Camp/Hunger/Brutality/Imprisonment/Meaning
- Translation:
- Silverman TUF 125
- Music:
- Silverman TUF 125
- On album:
- S-102(a) (The Undying Flame/ Ballads & Songs of the Holocaust/ Jerry Silverman)
- Track ID:
- 31797
- Vocal/Guitar/English Adaptation:
- Silverman, Jerry
- Violin/Mandolin:
- Silverman, Antoine
- Cello:
- Kadvan, Alex
- Oboe:
- Silverman, David
- Tenor Saxaphone:
- Silverman, Misha
- French Adaptation:
- Diament, David
- French Adaptation:
- Cherniacoski, Annik
- First line:
- What's the meaning of this camp? When, oh, when will I understand,
- Language:
- English/French
- Style:
- Folk/Incorporates melody of "Tum Balalayke" and also a March
- Length:
- 5:01
Worn Out Shoes
- Also known as:
- Scarpe Rotte
- Genre:
- World War II/Resistance
- Subject:
- Partisans/Shoes/Battle/Hope
- Origin:
- Silverman TUF 175
- Translation:
- Silverman TUF 175
- Music:
- Silverman TUF 175
- Additional song notes:
- Originally written in Italian
- On album:
- S-102(a) (The Undying Flame/ Ballads & Songs of the Holocaust/ Jerry Silverman)
- Track ID:
- 31798
- Vocal/Guitar/English Adaptation:
- Silverman, Jerry
- Violin/Mandolin:
- Silverman, Antoine
- Cello:
- Kadvan, Alex
- Oboe:
- Silverman, David
- Tenor Saxaphone:
- Silverman, Misha
- First line:
- Blow hard you stormy winds, and howl the stormy temptest, worn out shoes,…
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- To the melody of "Katiusha"
- Length:
- 2:23