Dona, Dona
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Not to be confused with Dona Dona.
"Dona Dona", popularly known as "Donna, Donna", is a song about a calf being led to slaughter, written by Sholom Secunda and Aaron Zeitlin. Originally a Yiddish language song "Dana Dana" (in Yiddish דאַנאַ דאַנאַ), also known as "Dos Kelbl" (in Yiddish דאָס קעלבל, meaning The Calf), it was a song used in a Yiddish play produced by Zeitlin.
Quick Facts "Dana Dana (Yiddish original)", Song ...
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Language | Yiddish |
Published | 1941 |
Songwriter(s) | Sholom Secunda, Aaron Zeitlin |
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Quick Facts "Dona Dona (English version)", Song ...
"Dona Dona (English version)" | |
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Song | |
Language | English |
Published | mid-1950s |
Genre | Folk music |
Songwriter(s) | Sholom Secunda, Aaron Zeitlin. English lyrics by Arthur Kevess and Teddi Schwartz |
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