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Brendan Nolan - You Never Saw Another Butterfly

from Beneath White Stars: Holocaust Profiles in Song by Various Artists

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In the ghetto of Theresienstadt, young poet Pavel Friedmann wrote of missing the sight of butterflies, while also giving thanks for the chestnut tree and dandelions he observed. This song is inspired by the mournful yet bright imagery of his poem.

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You tell us of the butterfly
Whose yellow dazzled you
Kissed the ghetto world good-bye
The last bright winged one flew

The sun’s tears like your own fears
“Sing against a white stone . . .”*
The sun can cry but you must dry
Your tears inside a poem

For seven long weeks you gaze about
For signs of what still lives
Dandelions, white chestnut branches
Reasons for thanks you give

You miss the flight of butterflies
“O happy living things”**
We mourn your own departure there
A poet without wings

Oh, a poet without wings


*Pavel Friedmann, “The Butterfly.”
**Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”

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from Beneath White Stars: Holocaust Profiles in Song, released July 20, 2022
Music by: Colin Farrell
Arranged by: Brendan Nolan
Adapted from the song “The Mangerton Suite” © 2015 Colin Farrell
Lyrics by: Holly Mandelkern

Vocals and guitar: Brendan Nolan
Fiddle and whistle: Colin Farrell
Backing vocals: Michelle Amato

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