Lyr Req: The Peat Bog Soldiers

Subject: The Peat Bog Soldiers
From:
Date: 07 Oct 99 - 12:45 PM

I'm looking for the english lyrics for this prewar song for use in a film about Brendan Behan

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Peat Bog Soldiers
From: MMario
Date: 07 Oct 99 - 12:59 PM

try going to this thread: http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=14088&messages=18

or click here

or if you would like to learn how to search the forum, put "peat" into the filter box, set the age to 30 days and then refresh.

good luck!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Peat Bog Soldiers
From: Martin Jonas
Date: 07 Oct 99 - 01:48 PM

I note that the original message said that the song was "pre-war" -- it's a song written by concentration camp survivors in Nazi Germany. I guess it's "pre-war" in the sense that it was written in the earlier type of labour camp (from which people were indeed sometimes released) rather than the later death camps.

I used to know the German words ("Wir sind die Moorsoldaten..."), but I've forgotten them. I'm very partial to the Home Service recording of the song.

Martin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Peat Bog Soldiers
From: bigJ
Date: 07 Oct 99 - 03:18 PM

The song was recorded in German, as Die Moorsoldaten on the Songs of the Spanish Civil War LP (Folkways FH5436) where it was sung by Ernst Busch as part of 'Six Songs for Democracy'. There's a translation there. Alternatively, it was recorded by the Dubliners on The Very Best of..Vol 2. (c1973) and more recently by the Black Family (Mary,Shay and Co.) on Time For Touching Home (1989).

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Peat Bog Soldiers
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 07 Oct 99 - 07:45 PM

Also, it was talked about in another recent thread whose title, unfortunately, escapes me. What intrigues me is - in what way could this song be used in a film about Brendan Behan? I'd like to hear more, please! - Susanne