Sabaniauskas "My Guitar"

Music by Eldo di Lazzaro. The pictures used in this video are mostly of women in pre-WWII Lithuanian Samogitia.

Antanas Sabaniauskas Lithuania's leading pop tenor, whose music was played throughout Europe, a wonderful and big-hearted man who died in obscurity, reviled by his government. The tragedy of Sabaniauskas life, parallels the tragedy of Lithuania. Occupied by the Russians with the collaborator Lithuanian government, Lithuania's greatest talents were judged by their love of freedom, rather than talent. When the war ended, Sabaniauskas was able to work as a singer in the Lithuanian National Opera chorus. In 1947, when the Communists found out who he was, he was fired. For the rest of his days he eked out a living doing menial jobs barely able to support himself and his family. In the 70s he was finally allowed to sing in clubs. Like so many things in our lovely little country, who knows how his life would have turned out, and how many people in the world might have enjoyed the singing of this amazing vocalist, had Lithuania remained free.

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Music

Tags:

• Antanas
• Sabaniauskas
• Lithuanian
• music
• pre-WWII
• 1930's

[kostgian]

eldo di lazzaro..''la quittara romana'','' la reginella'' etc ..this Antanas Sab. is a mixture of tino rossi/carlo buti.......congratulations and greetings from greece..go.on this way....

[DamnKimPhilby]

Eufcharisto!

[plattform5163]

Great song and nice photoes,thanks!

[DamnKimPhilby]

No, thank you :)

[AurisN]

Interesting and great song about love with nice photos of Lithuanian women.

Thanks for an old and great song.

[henrygem]

The romantic and beautiful music from ages of love and crystal...sweet liqours and longing...In spite of the horrors of war. Wonderful!

[Perilcrown]

waltzy

[DamnKimPhilby]

Nera uz ka. My pleasure.

[AnaJilK]

I saw the info... Thanks so much DamnKimPhilby for posting it!

[kostgian]

see the info of owner...that Antanas was before the war very popular in europe......

[AnaJilK]

Thanks Kostas for sharing, I didn't know this song :-)

Antanas Šabaniauskas would be proud to be compared with Tino Rossi and Carlo Buti. Thank you for the kind words about our celebrity!

[DamnKimPhilby]

Thank you for your comment, Aurimai.