Holocaust Memorial Day Lesson Plan TASK 1) Dona, Dona On a wagon bound for market There's a calf with a mournful eye High above him flies the swallow Winging swiftly thru the sky. Refrain: How the winds are laughing They laugh with all their might Laugh and laugh the whole day through And half the summer's night Dona Dona, Dona etc. "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?" Refrain: Calves are easily bound and slaughtered Never knowing the reason why But whoever treasures freedom Like the swallow must learn to fly. Lyrics by Aaron Zeitlin, music by Sholom Secunda, (1940/41). Poetry Analysis What is the subject? Who is the speaker? Who is the writer? Who is the audience? Does the poem give any clues about the speaker’s personality, the point of view, age, or gender? What situation...