"Aušvicate hi kher báro" - gypsy song written in Auschwitz / Dušan Holý Sr. (tenor)

"Aušvicate hi kher báro" - written by Růžena Danielová (1904-1988) - prisoner "Z-8259" in Auschwitz.
Singer - Dušan Holý (*1933)
Band - Folklore band TECHNIK - artistic leader & cymbalon: Jan Rokyta (1938-2012)
Recorded live at the International folklore festival in Strážnice (Czech rep.) in 1998
Lyrics:
1: - Aušvicate hi kher báro / In Auschwitz, there is a big house
odoj bešel mro piráno / and in it my husband imprisoned,
bešel, bešel, gondolinel / sitting, sitting in a prison
the pre mande pobisterel. / he's thinking and remembering me.
2: - Kata Ruska balval phurdel, / The wind comes from Russia,
mro piráno už man mukhel, / my husband is already leaving me,
mukhel, mukhel pháripnaha, / leaving, leaving me sorely,
hoj na penďas: Áčh devleha. / that he could not even say "Goodbye".
3: - Ó, tu kálo čiriklóro, / Oh, you little black bird,
lidža mange mro lilóro, / bring my letter
lidža, lidža mra romňake / to my wife
hoj som phandlo Aušvicate. / that I am imprisoned in Auschwitz.
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There are 4 more verses in full version:
4. - Aušvicate bokha báre, / In Auschwitz, there is big starvation,
the so te chal amen náne, / we have nothing to eat,
ani oda koter máro, / not even piece of bread
o blokáris bibachtálo. / and the guard is very bad.
5. - Sako ďives amen márel, / He is beating us every day,
andre búťi amen trádel, / he drives us to hard work,
teh kas kamel mukhel khére, / and he leaves some at home
phenel lake: Pášlov téle. / telling them "Lay down". (possible meaning is that raping was common there)
6. - Až me jekhvár khére džava, / When I go home some day,
le blokáris našavava, / I will kill the guard,
le blokáris našavava, / I will kill the guard,
štubinisten napekava. / and I will bake the "Stube-man" (person responsible for supervising other prisoners)
7. - Kano máro jomi, lave, / When I steal the bread,
naten amen so patri ne! / they don't give us what belong us!
The me jekhvár khére džava, / When I go home, one day...,
le blokáris našavava. / I will kill the guard!
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Share the song if you like it... She would be happy for every single person who will listen to this. Thank you!
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#gypsy, #folksong, #ausvicate

It is interesting that although the song is about losing family, she wrote the melody in Major key.

[@dusanmalek8038]

Díky D.

[@ivanpesta3616]

Všem obětem ať svítí světlo věčné.

[@leasvihlikova3937]

Thank you for sharing this lovely but very sad song, Dušan! Your grandfather would appreciate it! He was an incredible musician!

Thank you! He is still here with us. Both my grandma and grandpa... Both 87 years old.

[@benwallet7818]

Great. Really nice arrangement also.

Yes...! I should mention credit to Jan Rokyta. Cymbalon player and "artistic leader" of the TECHNIK band in the past. I remember him. He was almost "academically pedant kind of demanding man". They were from Ostrava, far away from the south east Moravia where this song belongs (geography-wise) but they play absolutely authentic like if they were locals from there. Plus they had very high technical skill. Which is quite a rare combination, talking about folkloric bands. (by the way.., both Jan Rokyta (RIP) and his son are quite a well known here in Holland - spent lots of time here.)

[@ivanpesta3616]

Ten kdo rozumí textu, a ví za jakých podmínek tahle píseň vznikla, už jen ta představa že paní Danilelové tam umřeli všechny děti.,za mě nejsmutnější píseň na světě.

A přitom (jak tady někde píšu v angl.) napsala tu melodii v dur.