Ach, spij kochanie
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Ach, śpij kochanie - is a popular Polish lullaby
. It was written in 1938 by Henryk Wars
and Ludwik Starski
.
The song was first performed in Poland
by Adolf Dymsza and Eugeniusz Bodo
in the 1938 movie Paweł i Gaweł.
Lullaby
A lullaby is a soothing song, usually sung to young children before they go to sleep, with the intention of speeding that process. As a result they are often simple and repetitive. Lullabies can be found in every culture and since the ancient period....
. It was written in 1938 by Henryk Wars
Henryk Wars
Henryk Wars was a Polish and later American pop music composer. He wrote the music for 50 films in the interwar period in Poland and sixty more in the United States...
and Ludwik Starski
Ludwik Starski
Ludwik Starski was a well-known Polish Jewish lyricist, sound engineer and screenwriter of the twentieth century. He was the father of the cinematographer Allan Starski, who often worked with movie director Andrzej Wajda...
.
The song was first performed in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
by Adolf Dymsza and Eugeniusz Bodo
Eugeniusz Bodo
Eugeniusz Bodo was a film director, producer and one of the most popular Polish actors and comedians of the inter-war period. He starred in some of the most popular Polish film productions of the 1930s, including His Excellency, The Shop Assistant, Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna? and Pieśniarz Warszawy...
in the 1938 movie Paweł i Gaweł.
External links
- Anna Maria Jopek - "Ach, śpij kochanie" Lyrics, retrieved on September 12, 2007.
- Version with modern arrangement
- Youtube version from the original 1938 movie