“Donna Donna”
E515339
“Donna Donna” is a Yiddish-origin folk song that became widely known in the English-speaking world through Joan Baez’s 1960s recordings and performances.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Donna Donna | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yiddish song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dos Kelbl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Calf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American folk revival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jewish folk music ⓘ |
| circulation | widely known in the English-speaking world ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Eastern European Jewish culture ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
calf
ⓘ
farmer ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| genre | folk ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
English-speaking audiences
ⓘ
Yiddish-speaking audiences ⓘ |
| hasEnglishVersion | Yes ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
animal allegory
ⓘ
contrast between fate and freedom ⓘ |
| hasRecordingDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| includedOnAlbum |
Joan Baez (1960 album)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joan Baez, Vol. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Yiddish ⓘ |
| lyricLanguage |
English (translated version)
ⓘ
Yiddish ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalForm | ballad ⓘ |
| notablePerformerRole | Joan Baez helped introduce the song to English-speaking audiences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Yiddish ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Donovan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Baez (live performances) ⓘ Shuli Natan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chad Mitchell Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a calf being led to slaughter ⓘ |
| symbolism |
calf as symbol of oppressed people
ⓘ
swallow as symbol of freedom ⓘ |
| theme |
freedom
ⓘ
injustice ⓘ oppression ⓘ |
| titleInYiddish | דאָנע דאָנע NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usage | sung as a protest and freedom song ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joan Baez in Concert