Name:
Silverman, Misha

Tracks with this artist

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

Lid Fun Bug — ליד פֿון בוג

Genre:
Historical/Lament/Holocaust
Subject:
River/Place/Bug/Deportation/Train/Hope
Origin:
Silverman TUF 52
Translation:
Silverman TUF 52
Music:
Silverman TUF 52
On album:
S-102
Track ID:
31792
Vocal/Guitar/English Adaptation:
Silverman, Jerry
Violin/Mandolin:
Silverman, Antoine
Cello:
Kadvan, Alex
Oboe:
Silverman, David
Tenor Saxaphone:
Silverman, Misha
First line:
Es loyfn un klapn di mashinen, un es fayft der tsug,
First line:
עס לויפֿן און קלאַפּן די מאַשינען, און עס פֿײַפֿט דער צוג,
Language:
English/Yiddish
Length:
2:34

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

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