My older sister and I would sing this song together as she played guitar. My sweetest memories are when we sang harmony together. She died at age 18 of liver cancer. I was 17 then, and now at age 62 this song makes me 12 again, singing harmony with my sister. 💜 I miss you, Chrissy. Edit: since this post, I have been so moved by the compassion of readers from all over the world. You have been a great comfort. Christine Ann was my only sister. When I was little, I would curl up at the foot of her bed rather than sleep in my own. I was always in awe of her mastery of music theory. Our singing was a deep bond. This song touches me still. Thank you for the love. Diane 🦋
J ai 49 ans et ce n 'est pas une chanteuse de ma génération, mais j'adore cette chanteuse, cette voix et ses chansons. J'ai des frissons à chacune quasiment de ses chansons.❤
Dear Joan, your songs accompanied my life from youth on. I am 72 years now. I still have records with your songs. I saw you in Beethovenhalle Bonn/Germany years ago. It was great. Thank for for all of it. For your wonderfull voice, which me always fulfilled with love and courage in life. Love from germany to you.
My mom used to sing this song to me when it was bed time. It was in the late 80's. Almost 30 years later it brings tears to my eyes but I keep listening to it :)
My mom sounds just like Joan, and made a mixed tape with this on it with her playing the guitar. I listened to it growing up all the time, and we called it the "Donut song". I still have no idea what this song is about, or what Donna is in reference to.
One of the most beautiful universal folk songs. I knew it first in English but my mother would also sing it in Yiddish where it originated, and later I learned the Hebrew version which some communities here in Israel sing on Passover Eve. Just played this one to my mother who is now 95
Yes they do. I have friends who are Palestinian. I'd like Israel to move back to the '67 lines and make peace with the Palestinians if they had assurances that Hamas will make peace. I'd even agree to give up part of the Golan to connect Palestine to Gaza to give them continuity. But we have no guaranty of Peace because of Hsmas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad. Let Jerusalem and other places of religious significance be governed by a joint conference like the Vatican. Israel could work on developing a Marshall Plan for Gaza with seaside resorts. But Hamas prefers to spend money for weapons than to better their people. So here we are. Palestinians are good,honest hard working people. They deserve to flourish also. It's Hamas and Netanyahu who created this mess and as long as they continue in power this mess will only get more desperate.
Due to a horrible divorce I lost contact with my children for 7 years now. Almost every evening I sang this song two times when bringing my youngest daughter to bed. First time on the original melody, second time with the refrain on a selfmade melody. Almost every night, year after year. One of my dearest and most painfull memories. We had an intimate joke together: I always skipped the last word 'don', and my daughter was always waiting untill that last 'don' to come. And then, when she no longer expected it or was almost falling asleep, that last word 'don' sounded and we laughed together. I hope she will remember this beautifull sung. The words are so simple and true. I hope she finds the strength to put the terrible misery of her parents' divorce behind her - a divorce that she never wanted but which has shaped her. And that she finds the strength, that inner power, to become a swallow once again, and not a calf.
Sevgili gencler Bende 71 yasindayim Biz 68 kusagi cok sevdik hala cok seviyoruz Joan Beaz'i Yanliz diyilsiniz...Bravo sizlere...Bu vahsi kapitalizimin caginda Ruhunuzu korumussunuz.....Evet hala bir isik var gelecek icin Tesekkurler size.Ta uzaklardan Danimarkadan sevgiler siz duyarli genclere.
I was only around 8-12 years old when I first heard this song, and I remember crying to it even though I couldn't understand what it meant. A few years later, I got to find out what the song means, and I have a whole new perspective of it now as well as knowing the reason why I cried when I first heard it. Even though this song was way past my generation, it still touches the hearts of those who listen to it. I am currently 23 years old, and I still love this song. Thank you to the person who wrote the original version and those also who made covers of this song. I am forever grateful.
I Hade cried to listen to the song ,me too. Then I was 13. About 50 year’s ago. Now I want to cry again ,because my past days are beautiful. But I had to live future
Wonderful to hear! I am some 35 years older than you (58), but I have the same feelings. I learned this as a boy scout in the early seventies, singing around the camp fire. It struck my heart immediately. Now, some 50 years later it always brings tears to my eyes! Strange what music can do to your soul..... This is a truely universal song
We used to sing this song at camp. Even though we were 10 or 11 years old, they taught us the true meaning and to never be the calf. I cry when I think of my friends whose parents had numbers tattooed on their arms. Never Again
What a wonderful artiste! One of my favourite songs and I have never heard it sung better. pure, simple and great story telling from start to finish......
I'm 57 years old. I don't remember ever hearing this song before, but I love it immediately. I'm pretty sure I need to listen to it about 100 times more to truly understand everything Joan is saying here.
John: I heard the translated version in my native country before I got to know the English version and yes lost in translation! Like you I had to (still) listen over and over.
John : I'm Florence, 57 years old soon, so I'm remember heard that song in English and in my native language when I was very young, my father listened all song of Joan Baez, and we love some of them, she has a beautiful voice.
John, I'm probably your age, born in 1963. I learned this as a boy scout, singing around the camp fire. It struck my heart immediately. Now, some 50 years later it brings tears to my eyes! Strange what music can do to your soul.....
I was young maybe 7-8th grade when I first heard this, but the haunting, sad beauty of this song has stayed with me. It’s a heartbreaking song sung by a master. 💔🕊
My papa used to sing me this song when I was a kid whenever I had a nightmare, he used to hum the verse and lyrics to me until I drifted quiet and tranquil, Thank you papa, I love you
A song... About someone conceived from rape... Bound for slaughter... With female siblings bound to have a full life of torture, sexual exploitation, of being made to produce up to 10 times more milk than she naturally would... Having her babies kidnapped from her, leaving her absolutely heartbroken for days to weeks... And sometimes loosing her voice from crying so much... And have that repeating four to five times... Then being slaughtered at the end of those five miserable, heartbreaking horrible years, sometimes even still with a baby in her... As a LULLABY? Seriously? That is craaaaaazy!
This song is a treasure to me! a kind lady taught this to me whilst in Queens MedicalCentre Neurology Unit, lost touch with a compassionate soul, x ps it was 2 years ago too!
This just brings tears in eyes and reminds of the days that shall never return... and the rainy nights, and summer afternoons when we were young .......
(Şu an 25 yaşındayım ve tarih 10 Haziran 2023 saat gece 01.15 . O zamandan bu zamana çok şey değişti. İngilizce öğretmeni oldum. Pandemiyi yaşadım. Depremi yaşadım. Ailemden yakınlarımı kaybettim... Çok zor şeyler yaşadık hâla da yaşıyoruz.. Ama değişmeyen tek şey hayatın devam ettiği ve böyle müziklerin etkisinin hep sürdüğü.. Sizler de yorumumu her beğendiğinizde ya da yorum yaptığınızda buraya geri dönüp buruk bir gülümseme yaşıyorum.. Ve zamanın nasıl hızlı akıp gittiğini daha iyi anlıyorum..) Bilerek İngilizce değil de Türkçe yorum atıyorum belki bir Türk vardır bu şarkıyı benim gibi dinleyen :) Yıl 2020 ve ben 22 yaşındayım ama hala ruhumu dinlendirmek için bu kadının şarkılarını dinlerim. Çok farklı bir müzik tarzı var. İnsanı hayatın karmaşasından uzaklaştırıp çok farklı alemlere götürüyor ❤
Şarkı anasayfaya düşmüş, gerçekten çok güzel, böyle güzel bir sanatçının şarkısını yeni keşfettiğim için çok üzgünüm. Tavsiye edeceğin şarkıları var mı?
Merhaba Fatıma Zehra ben de 34 yaşındayım. Eski şarkılarda duygu yoğunluğu çok var. Teknoliji çağı ilerledikçe duygular eskisi gibi olmadı materyalizm daha ön planda. Lâkin içimizde halen ruhumuzu dinginleştiremediğimiz yerler var. Işte bu müzikler bir parça nefes almamızı sağlıyor.
One of my favorite, perhaps my favorite interpretation by Joan Baez, who is also one of my favorite popular singers. And this is from her first album, where she already demonstrated the extent of her talent.
I'm going on to 61. When I was a senior high, this song became one of my favorites. Time flies. Now I'm a teacher in a private high school, being bound and slaughtered and threatened to retire earlier like an "old calf" in a wagon to the market. How I wish I could back to be a teenager,or a swallow, again, listening to the same song .
My father who's 56, loves this song and used to sing my sister and I, while we were little. Now I absolutely adore this song. I miss those late spring nights.
Tak często jak słucham tego utworu w tym wykonaniu ogromnie się wzruszam. Pierwszy raz usłyszałem te pieśń gdy miałem 19 lat. Dzisiaj mam 60 i nadal mnie ten utwór fascynuje i wzrusza..... tak zostanie na zawsze..
My parents had one Joan Baez album . Donna was the 7th track on the record. Why I never chose the track Only mightier forces know that was 1985... Two months ago after watching Joan on RUclips singing FRANK HILL at Woodstock the song DONNA Came up as the next trac... Now at the age of 53 I have been seduced by one of the loveliest voices of the time. 38 years have past and I am so grateful to have a song in my heart, mind &soul to re-juvenate any space I find myself in. Thank you Joan.
@@jenniferloewenstein3538 No, you don't know this person! It's the stupidest pick-up line in the history of the Internet. AND it's a man. Look at the photo. Little girls are shown. Look at his history just on this one site: he asked this of three women. A pervert.
My name is Edona which in albanian means "we love her", but my relatives often call me Dona, and my roommate puts this song almost every morning to wake me up. 💁♀️
Evet muhteşem bir müzik. Muhteşem bir yorum. Terapi almış gibi oldum. Huzurlu ve dingin hissediyorum şu anda. 3 kez üstüste dinledim. Az öncede Barış Manço ve Cem Karaca düeti dinledim. Çok şanslı hissediyorum kendimi
"Belki bir Türk vardır bu şarkıyı benim gibi dinleyen" diyorsun Zehra. Yıl 2021 ve ben de 84 yaşımda olduğumu bilerek yorum yapıyorum 23 yaşındaki Zehra kızım. "Ruhumu dinlendirmek içiin" diye ekliyorsun. Ben de öyle yapıyorum. Sana ve Baez'e sağlıklı ve mutlu günler diliyorum.
A companion throughout time, reflections of emotional journeys, so clear in my mind. My intense gratitude for having now the privilege to make her part of my current journey.
A few decades ago (5+) when I was a Girl Scout we sang this song during most campfire programs, at summer camp before meals and at scout's own ceremonies. It is truely a special song in my heart bringing together so many girls in lyrics & melodies of dreams and possibilities as we grew into women & adults. I had no idea Joan Baez sang it, but we loved her songs so I'm not surprised. Singing in a group of people at campfires while camping in forests was a beautiful experience in music & joy. Listening to her sing just now has brought so many memories flowing back to me, wow!
This song gets me every time it’s been played at family funerals and I have to be careful in listening to it. I’m in tears with the emotion of the song and the painful memories
The first time I heard this song was in the car on the radio on the bridge between Kenton-on-sea and Bushmans River, crossing Bushmans River with Gus Oberholzer, 1976, I think. Fell in love with the song instantly.
Thank you, Joan! My mother used to sing "Dona, Dona" and accompany herself on the guitar. Now, I'm relearning it so that I can sing it to my new grandson.
When I was a young teen, we sang this song...I think an Israeli folk song..along with all the folk songs of the 60's/70's. We were a singing family who took all the songs of the 50/60/70's as if they were the only songs out there. People came to our Laurel Canyon home on Sundays to hang out and sing to our hearts content. ...oh those were the days..someone needs to bring them back....
1 dont think she is sincere ... she sings it but ı think she sıngs all abıout money from my ıstanbul experıence ... ı dont like her TOTALLY MY HEARTS GUESS
A former girlfriend learned it from me, but when she sang it on a kibbutz in Israel, circa 1973, none of the Israelis had ever heard it before. I had known the song from at least before 1963.
I was 15 when I first watched Joan Baez sing at Woodstock thanks to VHS technology. It was 1985 and I start her singing Frank Hill and I was moved... My parents had one Joan Baez album the first one, and track number 7 was DONNA, on the record... 38 years later in 20 22 after watching her performance of Frank Hill the next song that came up was DONNA and upon her voice I felt like I was transported somewhere else for brief time I will never forget that. Thank you Joan.
This is one of the first songs I learned from that era, which is truly beautiful and deserves to be one of the very best songs ever. However, years later I realise the fundamental problem with the concept of "freedom" in this song - cows will never fly no matter how hard they try to learn, but they deserve the same freedom as have the swallows. In the real world, no country should disrespect, discredit or even attack any other simply because they can't or do not want to live the life you have. A swallow lives a short life and can be easily eaten by a hawk, whereas a cow can enjoy peaceful life for many years, so flying or not does not matter. Everyone has weaknesses so let's respect each other.
çocuktum ilk ablalar abilerden dinledim, biraz büyüdüm , onlara imrenerek dinledim , ne yazık 60 lar 70 lerde olamamak derken, ki belkide bunlarda ayrı güzeldi .. simdi 50 oldum ,ve 2022 , kalbime hala dokunuyor bu şarkı ....
Bir yandan şarkıyı dinlerken, bir yandan da bu şarkının kendisinde iz bıraktığı insanların yorumlarını okuyorum. Çoğu yaşlı ve hepsi o günlerin ne kadar güzel geçtiğinden bahs ediyor. 15 yaşında bir genç olarak, onların yerinde olmayı her şeyden çok isterdim. En azından ana bileceğim, unutamayacağım, huzurlu bir gençliğim olurdu...Şu an ise telefonlara gömülmüş, tüm günü aynı geçen, varoluş sancısıyla savaşan, direnmeye çalışan gençleriz çoğumuz...ahh, işte böyle zamanlarda insan sonsuzadek uyumak istiyor
My English teacher, fresh from college sings this song to us in one school fest, and I immediately like to song. I bought a 45 record by Peter, Paul and Mary, but later when I heard Joan Baez version I like her version more. That was 50 years ago.
Donna Donna" On a wagon bound for market there's a calf with a mournful eye. High above him there's a swallow, winging swiftly through the sky. [Chorus:] How the winds are laughing, they laugh with all their might. Laugh and laugh the whole day through, and half the summer's night. Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna; Donna, Donna, Donna, Don. Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna; Donna, Donna, Donna, Don. "Stop complaining!" said the farmer, "Who told you a calf to be? Why don't you have wings to fly with, like the swallow so proud and free?" [Chorus:] How the winds are laughing, they laugh with all their might. Laugh and laugh the whole day through, and half the summer's night. Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna; Donna, Donna, Donna, Don. Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna; Donna, Donna, Donna, Don. Calves are easily bound and slaughtered, never knowing the reason why. But whoever treasures freedom, like the swallow has learned to fly. [Chorus:] How the winds are laughing, they laugh with all their might. Laugh and laugh the whole day through, and half the summer's night. Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna; Donna, Donna, Donna, Don. Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna; Donna, Donna, Donna, Don.
Mon top 3 Amy Winehouse (pcq c'est vraiment un mélange de Joplin , des chanteuses souls les plus douées , fin ya un mix dans sa voix c'est incroyable) Amy ❤ - Joan Baez (son influence sur le monde de la musique est incroyable ) Et dolly parton pour changer un peu tiens , après c'est subjectif j'en ai plein qui me viennent en tête -
The first time i heard this song i cried,that was about 5years ago, back then my english wasnt that good to even understand the lyrics but the deepth in her voice is powerfull than language barrier and since then whenever i listen to this song it gives me chills..
Yıl 1989. 28 yaşındayım. Ankara Hipodrom'da 50.000 kişinin katıldığı Zülfü Livaneli - Joan Baez Konserindeyiz. Çimlerin üzerinde, elimizde mumlar, şarkıları birlikte söyledik. Dans ettik. Unutulmaz bir konserdi.
Yorumlarda sizin gibi büyüklerimin böyle yorumlarını görünce hayatın ne kadar hızlı geçtiğini anlamak istemiyor insan fikirler bunu düşünmekten bile korkar oluyor. 25 Y
I remember this song so well from Hebrew School. I changed a lot of the words and made it our family lullabye song when my kids were babies. They still can sing it. Had no idea until just now that it was a Joan Baez song!!
Kumral düz saçlı kız Köyümüzün pempe yanaklı kızı Yıllar önce bir yıldız gibi kaydın gittin Mezarının üstünü dikenler Taşının üstünü yosunlar kapladı Senin gidişin gibi Senden tüm işaretler kayboldu Geçen yıl içimize sinmedi Eşimle dikenleri yolduk Ben mezar taşını parlattım O yazılarını boyadı Etrafın yüzün gibi aydınlandı Sıcak sonbahar esintisi Içimize huzur ve neşeyle doldu Bizler duymasakta Eşimin babası hemen yanında Daha iyi duyacak fısıltılarını Sen gençliğini göremesende O anlatacak sana Genç yaşta ölene dek yaşadıklarını Birzamanlar öğrencilerine anlatır gibi...
Hallo saya dari indonesia , saya hanya sorang penikmat lagu yang kebetulan baru mendengarkan lagu ini, dan ajaib nya lagu ini seakan membawaku ke masa lalu dan khayal ku sambil mendengarkan lagu ini seakan aku berada di padang rumput yang luas sambil menikmati angin di sana, suasana nya yang teduh sambil duduk di bawah pohon seperti seorang gembala , dan itu membuat hati ku damai, seringkali aku tertidur sambil mendengarkan lagu ini dan apa di balik lagu ini jujur aku sangat penasaran mungkin lagu ini menceritakan kisah kelam atau apa sehingga lagu ini memiliki jiwa , seakan bagi siapapun yang mendengarkan nya mereka mereka pasti tertarik dangan lagu ini, terimakasih
My older sister and I would sing this song together as she played guitar. My sweetest memories are when we sang harmony together. She died at age 18 of liver cancer. I was 17 then, and now at age 62 this song makes me 12 again, singing harmony with my sister. 💜 I miss you, Chrissy.
Edit: since this post, I have been so moved by the compassion of readers from all over the world. You have been a great comfort. Christine Ann was my only sister. When I was little, I would curl up at the foot of her bed rather than sleep in my own. I was always in awe of her mastery of music theory. Our singing was a deep bond. This song touches me still. Thank you for the love. Diane 🦋
This cut me deep :(
@Sabina Huseynova Thank you 🙏
İ'm too much sad to hear
Sorry about your sister
I've been listening to Joan Baez for over 50 years. This song always brings tears to my eyes.
How can a voice be so haunting, so livid, so beautiful? Always puts a tear in my eye, inadvertently.
Livid?
My mother used to sing this for me when I was younger. Truly beautifull
Joan Baez has been in my book of favorites since about 1970's. I think I still have the LP with the song....
Her voice is one of a kind, so pure.
J ai 49 ans et ce n 'est pas une chanteuse de ma génération, mais j'adore cette chanteuse, cette voix et ses chansons.
J'ai des frissons à chacune quasiment de ses chansons.❤
Cloclo le change en francais
I am a Korean and I have a big attatchment with this song. I feel a river of painful flow through my heart.
Dear Joan, your songs accompanied my life from youth on. I am 72 years now. I still have records with your songs. I saw you in Beethovenhalle Bonn/Germany years ago. It was great. Thank for for all of it. For your wonderfull voice, which me always fulfilled with love and courage in life. Love from germany to you.
My mom used to sing this song to me when it was bed time. It was in the late 80's. Almost 30 years later it brings tears to my eyes but I keep listening to it :)
MDr984 I’m playing this for orchestra
My mom sounds just like Joan, and made a mixed tape with this on it with her playing the guitar. I listened to it growing up all the time, and we called it the "Donut song". I still have no idea what this song is about, or what Donna is in reference to.
Is your name Donna?
It's a meanningfull song that ive heard
My mom just beat me then left me with my abusive dad
One of the most beautiful universal folk songs.
I knew it first in English but my mother would also sing it in Yiddish where it originated, and later I learned the Hebrew version which some communities here in Israel sing on Passover Eve.
Just played this one to my mother who is now 95
Never forget!
I hope you are well in this trouble times. I first learned rhis at Camp along with Hatikvah. The bookends of our story of our people
@@harveygoldstein6944 And do the Palestinian people count for anything?
Yes they do. I have friends who are Palestinian. I'd like Israel to move back to the '67 lines and make peace with the Palestinians if they had assurances that Hamas will make peace. I'd even agree to give up part of the Golan to connect Palestine to Gaza to give them continuity. But we have no guaranty of Peace because of Hsmas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad. Let Jerusalem and other places of religious significance be governed by a joint conference like the Vatican. Israel could work on developing a Marshall Plan for Gaza with seaside resorts. But Hamas prefers to spend money for weapons than to better their people. So here we are. Palestinians are good,honest hard working people. They deserve to flourish also. It's Hamas and Netanyahu who created this mess and as long as they continue in power this mess will only get more desperate.
I am getting lost in wikipedia, now I browse through polish jewish writers - it was written by Aaron Cajtlin as “Dos Kelbl” music by Sholom Secunda
Due to a horrible divorce I lost contact with my children for 7 years now. Almost every evening I sang this song two times when bringing my youngest daughter to bed. First time on the original melody, second time with the refrain on a selfmade melody. Almost every night, year after year. One of my dearest and most painfull memories. We had an intimate joke together: I always skipped the last word 'don', and my daughter was always waiting untill that last 'don' to come. And then, when she no longer expected it or was almost falling asleep, that last word 'don' sounded and we laughed together.
I hope she will remember this beautifull sung. The words are so simple and true. I hope she finds the strength to put the terrible misery of her parents' divorce behind her - a divorce that she never wanted but which has shaped her. And that she finds the strength, that inner power, to become a swallow once again, and not a calf.
Men should not lose their children after divorce. Something is wrong
Thank you for sharing your pain. It resonates with so manys. Mine too.
You are not the only one who lost his beloved children !
@@ahmedayaz6685Who said it was a man? Men are not kept from their children, but in Islamic countries, the mothers are kept away.
Sevgili gencler Bende 71 yasindayim Biz 68 kusagi cok sevdik hala cok seviyoruz Joan Beaz'i Yanliz diyilsiniz...Bravo sizlere...Bu vahsi kapitalizimin caginda Ruhunuzu korumussunuz.....Evet hala bir isik var gelecek icin Tesekkurler size.Ta uzaklardan Danimarkadan sevgiler siz duyarli genclere.
Abi beni bu ülkeden al gözünü seveyim
@@turkcerapdinleyicisi5898 :) umarım bir gün sen de gidersin.
@@aysegul23412 umarım
İstanbuldan kalbinize gülümsüyorum... .içimizde umut, kalbimizde gülümseme inşallah
@@turkcerapdinleyicisi5898 ülkeden gitmek önemli değil,ülkemizi daha iyi yapmak gerek,Avrupa'da yaşadım hicte sandığınız gibi değil
I was only around 8-12 years old when I first heard this song, and I remember crying to it even though I couldn't understand what it meant. A few years later, I got to find out what the song means, and I have a whole new perspective of it now as well as knowing the reason why I cried when I first heard it. Even though this song was way past my generation, it still touches the hearts of those who listen to it. I am currently 23 years old, and I still love this song. Thank you to the person who wrote the original version and those also who made covers of this song. I am forever grateful.
And now we are 58-60 years old..still ..listen this song..
I Hade cried to listen to the song ,me too. Then I was 13. About 50 year’s ago.
Now I want to cry again ,because my past days are beautiful. But I had to live future
Wonderful to hear! I am some 35 years older than you (58), but I have the same feelings. I learned this as a boy scout in the early seventies, singing around the camp fire. It struck my heart immediately. Now, some 50 years later it always brings tears to my eyes! Strange what music can do to your soul..... This is a truely universal song
Yeah it's incredible. Are you vegan?
@@ไพรินบุญราช 66 years old
We used to sing this song at camp. Even though we were 10 or 11 years old, they taught us the true meaning and to never be the calf. I cry when I think of my friends whose parents had numbers tattooed on their arms.
Never Again
It’s sadly happening in Palestine nowadays…
Her voice was probably the most beautiful and haunting voices crying in the wilderness. Back then, and still, nobody compares.
Is..
No it’s not
@@OO-ck4fo Ooops. I should have added "in my opinion." Maybe its a generational thing?
@@timward3116 nahhh, people r just dumb
@@viditkothari806 And, judging from the looks of things, we're getting dumber every day.
The voice. Years after years, but her voice stills unique. One in a trillion
What a wonderful artiste! One of my favourite songs and I have never heard it sung better. pure, simple and great story telling from start to finish......
She will stay forever as the queen of folk song.
She owns a great spiritual soul,and its singing voice echoes in the heats of those who hear it.
Que voz mas extraordinaria la de zjoan Baez!! Sobre todo en temas como dona, dona
I'm 57 years old. I don't remember ever hearing this song before, but I love it immediately. I'm pretty sure I need to listen to it about 100 times more to truly understand everything Joan is saying here.
John:
I heard the translated version in my native country before I got to know the English version and yes lost in translation! Like you I had to (still) listen over and over.
John : I'm Florence, 57 years old soon, so I'm remember heard that song in English and in my native language when I was very young, my father listened all song of Joan Baez, and we love some of them, she has a beautiful voice.
Hello I'm 17 years old.greetings from Turkey :)
John, I'm probably your age, born in 1963. I learned this as a boy scout, singing around the camp fire. It struck my heart immediately. Now, some 50 years later it brings tears to my eyes! Strange what music can do to your soul.....
Very old yiddish song
I was young maybe 7-8th grade when I first heard this, but the haunting, sad beauty of this song has stayed with me. It’s a heartbreaking song sung by a master. 💔🕊
Probably the greatest voice of all time.
Grande Joan Baez!
She is really carrying a nice tune. This is one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard in my life.
Magnifique.
Chanson d'une grande douceur qui me revient comme un cadeau ce jour.
Merci.❤❤❤❤❤
My favorite rendition what a lovely woman, then and now. Thanks much for posting.
My papa used to sing me this song when I was a kid whenever I had a nightmare, he used to hum the verse and lyrics to me until I drifted quiet and tranquil, Thank you papa, I love you
This is amazinly lovely. My late wife and sweet angel who rose to the sky way too young used to love it, and so do I now.
My mom used to sing this to me as a lullaby. RIP mom, I love you
Am doing the same for my son 🙂
your mom is la mante?
:)) keep spirit
A song... About someone conceived from rape... Bound for slaughter... With female siblings bound to have a full life of torture, sexual exploitation, of being made to produce up to 10 times more milk than she naturally would... Having her babies kidnapped from her, leaving her absolutely heartbroken for days to weeks... And sometimes loosing her voice from crying so much... And have that repeating four to five times... Then being slaughtered at the end of those five miserable, heartbreaking horrible years, sometimes even still with a baby in her... As a LULLABY? Seriously? That is craaaaaazy!
@@oddvegan9797 maybe in my subconscious i felt for the calf. "Never knowing the reason why" I too am vegan, for over 20 years now.
This song is a treasure to me! a kind lady taught this to me whilst in Queens MedicalCentre Neurology Unit, lost touch with a compassionate soul, x ps it was 2 years ago too!
Hello Patsy, How are you doing?
This just brings tears in eyes and reminds of the days that shall never return... and the rainy nights, and summer afternoons when we were young .......
(Şu an 25 yaşındayım ve tarih 10 Haziran 2023 saat gece 01.15 . O zamandan bu zamana çok şey değişti. İngilizce öğretmeni oldum. Pandemiyi yaşadım. Depremi yaşadım. Ailemden yakınlarımı kaybettim... Çok zor şeyler yaşadık hâla da yaşıyoruz.. Ama değişmeyen tek şey hayatın devam ettiği ve böyle müziklerin etkisinin hep sürdüğü.. Sizler de yorumumu her beğendiğinizde ya da yorum yaptığınızda buraya geri dönüp buruk bir gülümseme yaşıyorum.. Ve zamanın nasıl hızlı akıp gittiğini daha iyi anlıyorum..)
Bilerek İngilizce değil de Türkçe yorum atıyorum belki bir Türk vardır bu şarkıyı benim gibi dinleyen :) Yıl 2020 ve ben 22 yaşındayım ama hala ruhumu dinlendirmek için bu kadının şarkılarını dinlerim. Çok farklı bir müzik tarzı var. İnsanı hayatın karmaşasından uzaklaştırıp çok farklı alemlere götürüyor ❤
Yalnız değilsin dostum..
Ergenligimden beri ne zaman uzaklara dalmak istesem bi bira acsam bu sarki gelir aklima tuhaflik bizde degil bence :)
Şarkı anasayfaya düşmüş, gerçekten çok güzel, böyle güzel bir sanatçının şarkısını yeni keşfettiğim için çok üzgünüm. Tavsiye edeceğin şarkıları var mı?
Evet dinliyoruz
Merhaba Fatıma Zehra ben de 34 yaşındayım. Eski şarkılarda duygu yoğunluğu çok var. Teknoliji çağı ilerledikçe duygular eskisi gibi olmadı materyalizm daha ön planda. Lâkin içimizde halen ruhumuzu dinginleştiremediğimiz yerler var. Işte bu müzikler bir parça nefes almamızı sağlıyor.
고등학교 2학년(1978년도)때 영어수업 시간에 존바에즈 노래 몇곡 듣고 수업을 시작했었죠..영어선생님께서 테이프에 녹음해서 우리 학생들한테 나눠주어서 집에서 매일 들었던 이 노래를 다시들으니 지난시절이 기억됩니다 좋은영상과 노래 감사합니다 ^^
One of my favorite, perhaps my favorite interpretation by Joan Baez, who is also one of my favorite popular singers. And this is from her first album, where she already demonstrated the extent of her talent.
I'm going on to 61. When I was a senior high, this song became one of my favorites. Time flies. Now I'm a teacher in a private high school, being bound and slaughtered and threatened to retire earlier like an "old calf" in a wagon to the market. How I wish I could back to be a teenager,or a swallow, again, listening to the same song .
My father who's 56, loves this song and used to sing my sister and I, while we were little. Now I absolutely adore this song. I miss those late spring nights.
I just learned this on guitar and she’s coming to my state on her farewell tour I can’t wait to see her 😭😭😭😍😍😍
tell me :).
Tak często jak słucham tego utworu w tym wykonaniu ogromnie się wzruszam. Pierwszy raz usłyszałem te pieśń gdy miałem 19 lat. Dzisiaj mam 60 i nadal mnie ten utwór fascynuje i wzrusza..... tak zostanie na zawsze..
My parents had one Joan Baez album . Donna was the 7th track on the record.
Why I never chose the track
Only mightier forces know that was 1985...
Two months ago after watching Joan on RUclips singing FRANK HILL at Woodstock the song DONNA
Came up as the next trac...
Now at the age of 53 I have been seduced by one of the loveliest voices of the time.
38 years have past and I am so grateful to have a song in my heart, mind &soul to re-juvenate any space I find
myself in. Thank you Joan.
Bende bu şarkıyla 80 lere dönerek hüzünlendim.
Her voice is as clear and beautiful as a mountain stream ..
ruclips.net/video/WBeRoVRxRxg/видео.html
Like Busch Beer!
@@Miken3307 Hardly. Quite the opposite, in fact.
Wonderful English rendition of the sad Yiddish song expressing the daily tragedies of life...
God bless Joan Baez
Is it just the daily tragedies or much more pathos ?
There’s still no singer whose voice compares with Joan Baez’. She was and is one of a kind...
Hello Jennifer, How are you doing?
@@Kelly-nm4kw do I know you?
@@jenniferloewenstein3538 she just asked, wahman!
@@jenniferloewenstein3538 No, you don't know this person! It's the stupidest pick-up line in the history of the Internet. AND it's a man. Look at the photo. Little girls are shown. Look at his history just on this one site: he asked this of three women. A pervert.
My name is Edona which in albanian means "we love her", but my relatives often call me Dona, and my roommate puts this song almost every morning to wake me up. 💁♀️
😘🌺🌹🌺🌹🌹😘
Evet muhteşem bir müzik. Muhteşem bir yorum. Terapi almış gibi oldum. Huzurlu ve dingin hissediyorum şu anda. 3 kez üstüste dinledim. Az öncede Barış Manço ve Cem Karaca düeti dinledim. Çok şanslı hissediyorum kendimi
i love you dona...
You two are so beautiful!
🇧🇩
"Belki bir Türk vardır bu şarkıyı benim gibi dinleyen" diyorsun Zehra. Yıl 2021 ve ben de 84 yaşımda olduğumu bilerek yorum yapıyorum 23 yaşındaki Zehra kızım. "Ruhumu dinlendirmek içiin" diye ekliyorsun. Ben de öyle yapıyorum. Sana ve Baez'e sağlıklı ve mutlu günler diliyorum.
Abi güzel bir yorum olmuş
@@gencjakoben3252 Teşekkürler Genç Jakoben...
Ruhuma bi sıcaklık yayıldı bu yorumla…
♾
@@hakan8466 1989'da Joan Baez'i Ankara Hipodrom'da izlemiştim. Teşekkürler Hakan...
when I was 5 years old, my father always played this song every morning. ouch, time flies so fast.
Joan Baez ~ Donna, Donna
목소리와 음률이 너무나 좋아요.
비오는날에 분위기가 딱 맞아요
좋은 음악 감사합니다.
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We use to sing this song at intermediate school back in 1972 and I still remember all those words 😊
A companion throughout time, reflections of emotional journeys, so clear in my mind. My intense gratitude for having now the privilege to make her part of my current journey.
Oh, this song brought back so many of my childhood memories. My brother used to teach me to play guitar and this song was one of them. 😍
A few decades ago (5+) when I was a Girl Scout we sang this song during most campfire programs, at summer camp before meals and at scout's own ceremonies. It is truely a special song in my heart bringing together so many girls in lyrics & melodies of dreams and possibilities as we grew into women & adults. I had no idea Joan Baez sang it, but we loved her songs so I'm not surprised. Singing in a group of people at campfires while camping in forests was a beautiful experience in music & joy. Listening to her sing just now has brought so many memories flowing back to me, wow!
Hi Nancy hope you're okay?
Her lilting voice sends shudders through me .Its truly beautiful.
Her voice carries her spirit
Rose Lieberman very true u r
Yes, chuck vibrato gimme lilt!
ruclips.net/video/cBeVsVG2-1E/видео.html
This song gets me every time it’s been played at family funerals and I have to be careful in listening to it. I’m in tears with the emotion of the song and the painful memories
Well I sure do hope there was no cheese or meat at that funeral...
I can feel butterflies in my stomach when she sings
This song is be a first English song i heard and singing in class with friend.I alway feeling good to hearing this song again and again.
The first time I heard this song was in the car on the radio on the bridge between Kenton-on-sea and Bushmans River, crossing Bushmans River with Gus Oberholzer, 1976, I think. Fell in love with the song instantly.
Thank you, Joan! My mother used to sing "Dona, Dona" and accompany herself on the guitar. Now, I'm relearning it so that I can sing it to my new grandson.
Hi Alexandra
tellement d'émotion. Merci pour l' interprétation si juste de cette chanson tellement pleine de sens
Cloclo en francais meme titre
Sang this in a choir at 6 y old. Didn’t know english, but loved the song ♥️
Une si belle voix , de si beaux textes chez une si belle personne...🤗
When I was a young teen, we sang this song...I think an Israeli folk song..along with all the folk songs of the 60's/70's. We were a singing family who took all the songs of the 50/60/70's as if they were the only songs out there. People came to our Laurel Canyon home on Sundays to hang out and sing to our hearts content. ...oh those were the days..someone needs to bring them back....
+Annette Gallardo you are right. it is an israeli folk song. a yeddish song originaly
Sounds like wonderfully idyllic times you had you were living the dream the world has gone backwards since then.
@VanessaGohlaOfficial Jewish people. There is no such thing as the Yiddish people.
1 dont think she is sincere ... she sings it but ı think she sıngs all abıout money from my ıstanbul experıence ... ı dont like her TOTALLY MY HEARTS GUESS
A former girlfriend learned it from me, but when she sang it on a kibbutz in Israel, circa 1973, none of the Israelis had ever heard it before.
I had known the song from at least before 1963.
I was 15 when I first watched Joan Baez sing at Woodstock thanks to VHS technology.
It was 1985 and I start her singing Frank Hill and I was moved...
My parents had one Joan Baez album the first one, and track number 7 was DONNA, on the record...
38 years later in 20 22 after watching her performance of Frank Hill the next song that came up was DONNA and upon her voice I felt like I was transported somewhere else for brief time I will never forget that. Thank you Joan.
This is one of the first songs I learned from that era, which is truly beautiful and deserves to be one of the very best songs ever. However, years later I realise the fundamental problem with the concept of "freedom" in this song - cows will never fly no matter how hard they try to learn, but they deserve the same freedom as have the swallows. In the real world, no country should disrespect, discredit or even attack any other simply because they can't or do not want to live the life you have. A swallow lives a short life and can be easily eaten by a hawk, whereas a cow can enjoy peaceful life for many years, so flying or not does not matter. Everyone has weaknesses so let's respect each other.
It's a metaphor. You shouldn't directly compare them.
Beautiful comment. Yes, the swallow sounds a bit smug.
çocuktum ilk ablalar abilerden dinledim, biraz büyüdüm , onlara imrenerek dinledim , ne yazık 60 lar 70 lerde olamamak derken, ki belkide bunlarda ayrı güzeldi .. simdi 50 oldum ,ve 2022 , kalbime hala dokunuyor bu şarkı ....
Love Joan! Every song is great emotion,and the voice is simply wonderful
This song is so old, but I love how the story told, sad ritme, clear acoustic and the most perfect is the vocal
Bir yandan şarkıyı dinlerken, bir yandan da bu şarkının kendisinde iz bıraktığı insanların yorumlarını okuyorum. Çoğu yaşlı ve hepsi o günlerin ne kadar güzel geçtiğinden bahs ediyor. 15 yaşında bir genç olarak, onların yerinde olmayı her şeyden çok isterdim. En azından ana bileceğim, unutamayacağım, huzurlu bir gençliğim olurdu...Şu an ise telefonlara gömülmüş, tüm günü aynı geçen, varoluş sancısıyla savaşan, direnmeye çalışan gençleriz çoğumuz...ahh, işte böyle zamanlarda insan sonsuzadek uyumak istiyor
My English teacher, fresh from college sings this song to us in one school fest, and I immediately like to song. I bought a 45 record by Peter, Paul and Mary, but later when I heard Joan Baez version I like her version more. That was 50 years ago.
Olmaz mı, burdayım gençliğimin şarkısı! Dünya da barış, kardeşlik ve doğanın sömürülmediği temiz çevre olması ve kalması dileğiyle
It’s a timeless voice, indeed
Thisis one of the great songs ever... gentle... and themes sage is soooo powerful
Thanknypu joan baez
I Love her, since I have 11 years old. I hope she come to Brazil again.
The song of my childhood! Bring the nostalgie of my childhood the time when my father still arround.
Donna Donna"
On a wagon bound for market
there's a calf with a mournful eye.
High above him there's a swallow,
winging swiftly through the sky.
[Chorus:]
How the winds are laughing,
they laugh with all their might.
Laugh and laugh the whole day through,
and half the summer's night.
Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna; Donna, Donna, Donna, Don.
Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna; Donna, Donna, Donna, Don.
"Stop complaining!" said the farmer,
"Who told you a calf to be?
Why don't you have wings to fly with,
like the swallow so proud and free?"
[Chorus:]
How the winds are laughing,
they laugh with all their might.
Laugh and laugh the whole day through,
and half the summer's night.
Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna; Donna, Donna, Donna, Don.
Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna; Donna, Donna, Donna, Don.
Calves are easily bound and slaughtered,
never knowing the reason why.
But whoever treasures freedom,
like the swallow has learned to fly.
[Chorus:]
How the winds are laughing,
they laugh with all their might.
Laugh and laugh the whole day through,
and half the summer's night.
Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna; Donna, Donna, Donna, Don.
Donna, Donna, Donna, Donna; Donna, Donna, Donna, Don.
Спасибо.
Thanks !
What a beautiful voice. Im crying right now. We dont have singers like her now.
Albino Natividad she’s still alive
I had heard this song during my school days hopefully in 1984. I love this song very much. Very cool song.
Grande interprete grande donna con una sensibilità particolare sa arrivare al cuore e lo riempie di emozioni!
Her voice just so beautiful, I just love listening.
Legendary voice!!! Inoubliable !!! Elle a bercé notre jeunesse
Une de mes chanteuses preferee .nous somme contoporaines.Voix a la fois douce et prenante.melodies inoubliables.MERCI ❤❤❤❤
C est la meilleure chanteuse de tout les temps que Dieu la garde
C'est vrai.
Elle as 82 ans
Oui c'est vrai
Mon top 3
Amy Winehouse (pcq c'est vraiment un mélange de Joplin , des chanteuses souls les plus douées , fin ya un mix dans sa voix c'est incroyable) Amy ❤
- Joan Baez (son influence sur le monde de la musique est incroyable )
Et dolly parton pour changer un peu tiens , après c'est subjectif j'en ai plein qui me viennent en tête
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Yg teringat akan lagu ini adalah...
Ketika aq blm sekolah digandeng ayah jalan2 ama keluarga jalan kaki liat psr malem...
Sungguh bahagia bngt....
시간이 흘러도 아름다운 마음이 담긴 곡은 잊혀지지 않을 겁니다.
Bugün 80 yaşında olan bu sanatçıya saygıyla eğiliyorum...I respect this artist who is 80 years old today ...greetings from Türkiye...
reis Turkey diyeydin asgöıpaogköaıs0pogkmsapöğ
@@senuzulmedits2765 akıllarına ilk gelen hindi olurdu
@@yaseminhanm6951 greetings from turkey derken yabancıların hindiden selamlar anlayacagını falan mı sanıyorsun?
Nätti ja hyvä lauiaulaja.
Hyvä ääni.
The first time i heard this song i cried,that was about 5years ago, back then my english wasnt that good to even understand the lyrics but the deepth in her voice is powerfull than language barrier and since then whenever i listen to this song it gives me chills..
Dec 2020 and listening to this song still. Love the minor chords.
2021, still listening
@@kimjongunofkorea2022
2021.03 me, too.
@@kimjongunofkorea 2022
Yıl 1989. 28 yaşındayım. Ankara Hipodrom'da 50.000 kişinin katıldığı Zülfü Livaneli - Joan Baez Konserindeyiz. Çimlerin üzerinde, elimizde mumlar, şarkıları birlikte söyledik. Dans ettik. Unutulmaz bir konserdi.
Yorumlarda sizin gibi büyüklerimin böyle yorumlarını görünce hayatın ne kadar hızlı geçtiğini anlamak istemiyor insan fikirler bunu düşünmekten bile korkar oluyor. 25 Y
Ne mutlu size..
ne güzel bir anı, keşke şimdi de olabilse :(
Ne kadar da çabuk geçiyor, zamanlar...kederlenmemek elde değil
It just popped into my head tonight after years. I wanted to play it on my guitar again. Thanks for uploading it.
Piękna, wzruszająca pieśń. Piękne wykonanie.
Beautiful song; thanks for posting.
ruclips.net/video/cBeVsVG2-1E/видео.html
Merci Joan,...c'est beau...quand je te vois,...y a des souvenirs qui passent...je kiffe 😍
Knew her thanks to my parents. I don't find the words to express my gratitude for that.
I'm a teenager and she is so amazing. I just discovered her
I remember this song so well from Hebrew School. I changed a lot of the words and made it our family lullabye song when my kids were babies. They still can sing it. Had no idea until just now that it was a Joan Baez song!!
I' used to play and sing this to audiences - early 70s. I learned to sing like Baez.
Kumral düz saçlı kız
Köyümüzün pempe yanaklı kızı
Yıllar önce bir yıldız gibi kaydın gittin
Mezarının üstünü dikenler
Taşının üstünü yosunlar kapladı
Senin gidişin gibi
Senden tüm işaretler kayboldu
Geçen yıl içimize sinmedi
Eşimle dikenleri yolduk
Ben mezar taşını parlattım
O yazılarını boyadı
Etrafın yüzün gibi aydınlandı
Sıcak sonbahar esintisi
Içimize huzur ve neşeyle doldu
Bizler duymasakta
Eşimin babası hemen yanında
Daha iyi duyacak fısıltılarını
Sen gençliğini göremesende
O anlatacak sana
Genç yaşta ölene dek yaşadıklarını
Birzamanlar öğrencilerine anlatır gibi...
Hallo saya dari indonesia , saya hanya sorang penikmat lagu yang kebetulan baru mendengarkan lagu ini, dan ajaib nya lagu ini seakan membawaku ke masa lalu dan khayal ku sambil mendengarkan lagu ini seakan aku berada di padang rumput yang luas sambil menikmati angin di sana, suasana nya yang teduh sambil duduk di bawah pohon seperti seorang gembala , dan itu membuat hati ku damai, seringkali aku tertidur sambil mendengarkan lagu ini dan apa di balik lagu ini jujur aku sangat penasaran mungkin lagu ini menceritakan kisah kelam atau apa sehingga lagu ini memiliki jiwa , seakan bagi siapapun yang mendengarkan nya mereka mereka pasti tertarik dangan lagu ini, terimakasih
Kocham ten utwór w tym wykonaniu, jest jak spacer w kosmosie, wspaniały, nieuchwytny i poza zasięgiem.... ....
legendary voice and legendary face!
Beautiful,nice piece of music...which takes me to the 70s when my sister sang this all days around..
Une voix inoubliable 😍💚
the best voice in the folk music history! the voice of an rebel angel
Bringing back my memories. I heard this song in 1980 I still working as a paper boy .
Quelle chanson...! Je ne me lasse de l écouter.! Et quelle grande chanteuse ! C'est toute mon adolescence... 😍👍
La mienne aussi sf que je ne savais pas du tout à quel point j étais heureux.. Je l ai découvert. ..50 ans après , au bout du rouleau
Moi aussi
Cloclo le chante en Francais meme titre