Dos Zangl The Cornstalk

Identifier
irn671447
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • RG-91.0087
Dates
1 Jan 1943 - 31 Dec 1943
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Scope and Content

Hirsh Glik, "the partisan poet," created the Polish folk song "The Cornstalk" in early 1943 at the Lithuanian forced labor camp Biała-Waka, where he worked mining peat from the surrounding swampland. The song's romantic, optimistic lyrics-while seemingly incongruous-greatly pleased an audience in need of escapist fare. When the Germans shut down Biała-Waka, Glik and other prisoners were sent to the nearby Vilna ghetto, and the song became popular there as well. Stonehill's recording captures a lively performance by an unnamed Yiddish folk duo (a power fluctuation resulted in the loss of a few words from the recording).

Note(s)

  • Performers: Unknown

Genre

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