Songs

Kemfn — קעמפֿן

Author:
Hershkowitz, Yankele — הערשקאָװיץ, יאַנקעלע
Composer:
Beyglman, David — בײגלמאַן, דוד
Genre:
Holocaust/Resistance/Revolt
Subject:
Freedom/Workers/Lodz/Merin
Origin:
Alb R-031(i)
Transliteration:
Alb R-031(i)/Flam B 68
Translation:
Alb R-031(i)/Flam B 69
Music:
Flam B 79
Additional song notes:
Same melody as "Amerike Hot Erklert"

Recordings

On album:
J-024(a)1 (Judische Lebenswelten /Patterns of Jewish Life 1/Berlin 1992)
Track ID:
22270
Artist:
Brave Old World
Vocal:
Alpert, Michael — אַלפּערט, מישקע
First line:
Men darf tsu kemfn, shtark tsu kemfn, oy az der arbeter...
First line:
מען דאַרף צו קעמפֿן, שטאַרק צו קעמפֿן, אױ, אַז דער אַרבעטער זאָל..
Track comment:
Recorded with "Amerike Hot Erklert" (same Melody)
On album:
R-034(i) (Brave Old World/Dos Gezang Fin Geto Lodzh/Song Of The Lodz Ghetto/ LODZH — דאָס געזאַנג פֿון געטאָ לאָדז)
Track ID:
32738
Artist:
Brave Old World
Musical Dirctor/Accordion/Piano/Arranger:
Bern, Alan
Clarinet/Bass Clarinet:
Bjorling, Kurt
Vocal/Fiddle/Percussion/Guitar/Arranger:
Alpert, Michael — אַלפּערט, מישקע
Bass/Cello/Cymbalom/Trombone/Fiddle:
Brotman, Stuart
First line:
Men darf tsu kemfn, shtark tsu kemfn, oy az der arbeter zol nisht laydn noyt,
First line (Yiddish):
מען דאַרף צו קעמפֿן, שטאַרק צו קעמפֿן, אױ, אַז דער אַרבעטער זאָל נישט לײַדן...
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
March/ Militant
Length:
4:20
On album:
F-032(b) (Songs Written & Performed in the Lodz Ghetto Gila Flam)
Track ID:
7891
Vocal:
Flam, Gila — פֿלאַם, גילאַ
Vocal:
Alpert, Michael — אַלפּערט, מישקע
Artist:
Brave Old World
Clarinet:
Rubin, Joel
First line:
Men darf tsu kemfn, shtark tsu kemfn, oy az der arbeter...
First line:
מען דאַרף צו קעמפֿן, שטאַרק צו קעמפֿן, אױ, אַז דער אַרבעטער זאָל..
Track comment:
See Flam dissertation Songs of the Lodz Ghetto