Different Trains: II. Europe - During the War - Steve Reich, David Robertson, Orchestre National De Lyon

On my birthday

The Germans walked

Walked into Holland

Germans invaded Hungary

I was in second grade

I had a teacher

A very tall man, his head was completely plastered smooth

He said, «Black Crows»

«Black Crows invaded our country, many years ago»

And he pointed right at me

No more school

You must go away

And she said, «Quick, go!»

And he said, «Don't breathe»

Into the cattle wagons

And for four days and four nights

And then they went through these strange sounding names

Polish-Polish names

Lots of cattle wagons there

They were loaded with people

They shaved us

They tattooed a number on our arm

Flames going up in the sky

It was smokey