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Henryk Wars (real name Henryk Warszawski, 1902, Warsaw - 1977, USA) was a Polish and later American pop music composer.

During the 1930s, he wrote the songs for a string of musical comedies. His melodies from this period are very well remembered in Poland today, together with songs by Jerzy Petersburski and Zygmunt Wiehler. His importance for the Polish musical comedy could be compared to the importance of Irving Berlin to American musical comedy.

He finished studying at the Music Conservatory in Warsaw in 1925. He composed his first film score in 1930 after gaining renown as a conductor and performer at various Warsaw cabarets and theaters. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II Henry Wars was drafted into the Polish Army and served in the September 1939 Campaign. He was taken prisoner of war by the German army but managed to escape from stopped train. He organized the big band Tea-Jazz in Lvov in 1940, then under Soviet control. In late 1941, he and his musicians joined Polish II Corps of General Anders as part of the Polska Parada cabaret. After being demobilized from the army, he immigrated to the United States.

In the USA he changed his named to Henry Vars and after a period of struggling and poverty, he managed to resume his musical career. His songs were sung by Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Brenda Lee and Dinah Shore. He did the music and the song for the Flipper movie and television series.

Pre-WW2 songs by Henryk Wars

• A mnie w to graj (words by Jerzy Jurandot, movie Bolek i Lolek, sung by Adolf Dymsza)
• A u mnie siup, a u mnie cyk (words by Emanuel Szlechter, sung by Adolf Dymsza)
• Ach, jak przyjemnie (words by Ludwik Starski, movie Zapomniana melodia from 1938, sung by Adam Aston, later by Irena Santor)
• Ach, Å›pij kochanie (words by Ludwik Starski, movie PaweÅ‚ i GaweÅ‚ from 1938, sung by Eugeniusz Bodo and Adolf Dymsza)
• BÄ™dzie lepiej (words by Emanuel Szlechter, movie BÄ™dzie lepiej from 1936)
• Dobranoc, oczka zmruż (words by Emanuel Szlechter, movie WłóczÄ™gi from 1939, sung by Szczepko and ToÅ„ko, also known as KoÅ‚ysanka ToÅ„ka)
• Jak pani siÄ™ ten pan podoba (words by Andrzej WÅ‚ast, sung by Krystyna Paczewska)
• Jak za dawnych lat (words by Andrzej WÅ‚ast or Jerzy Jurandot, sung by Stefan Witas)
• Już nie mogÄ™ dÅ‚użej kryć (words by Jerzy Jurandot, movie Pani minister taÅ„czy from 1937, sung by Tola Mankiewiczówna and Aleksander Å»abczyÅ„ski)
• Już nie zapomnisz mnie (words by Ludwik Starski, movie Zapomniana melodia from 1938, sung by Aleksander Å»abczyÅ„ski)
• Już taki jestem zimny draÅ„ (words by Jerzy Nel and Ludwik Starski, movie PieÅ›niarz Warszawy from 1934, sung by Eugeniusz Bodo)
• Kocha, lubi, szanuje (words by Konrad Tom, Emanuel Szlechter, movie Kocha, lubi, szanuje, sung by MieczysÅ‚aw Fogg, later by Irena Santor)
• Kocham (words by J. Roland, movie Bezimienni bohaterowie from 1931)
• MaleÅ„ka Jenny (words by J. Roland, movie: GÅ‚os pustyni from 1932, sung by MieczysÅ‚aw Fogg)
• MiÅ‚ość ci wszystko wybaczy (words by Julian Tuwim, movie Szpieg w masce from 1933, sung by Hanka Ordonówna)
• My dwaj, obacwaj (words by Emanuel Szlechter, movie BÄ™dzie lepiej from 1936, sung by Szczepko and ToÅ„ko)
• Na cześć mÅ‚odoÅ›ci (words by Ludwik Starski, movie Sportowiec mimo woli from 1939)
• Na pierwszy znak (words by Julian Tuwim, movie Szpieg w masce from 1933, sung by Hanka Ordonówna)
• New York Times (from 1928, sung by Tadeusz Olsza and Eugeniusz Koszutski)
• Nic o Tobie nie wiem (words by Konrad Tom and Emanuel Szlechter, movie WłóczÄ™gi from 1939, sung by Andrzej Bogucki and Zbyszko Runowiecki)
• Nic takiego (words by Marian Hemar, movie ABC miÅ‚oÅ›ci from 1935, sung by Kazimierz Krukowski and Adolf Dymsza)
• O, Key (words by Konrad Tom and Emanuel Szlechter, movie Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna from 1934, sung by Eugeniusz Bodo and Jadwiga Smosarska)
• On nie powróci już (words by Andrzej WÅ‚ast, sung by Chór Dana)
• Panie Janie w stylu jazz (words by Ludwik Starski, movie Zapomniana melodia from 1938)
• Piosenka o zagubionym sercu (words by A. M. Åšwiniarski, movie Pan minister i dessous, sung by Hanka Ordonówna)
• PÅ‚omienne serca (words by Marian Hemar, movie Na Sybir from 1930, sung by Tadeusz Faliszewski)
• Reformy pani minister (words by Jerzy Jurandot, movie Pani minister taÅ„czy from 1937, sung by Tola Mankiewiczówna)
• Serce Batiara (words by Emanuel Szlechter, movie Serce Batiara for 1939 release, but all copies lost)
• Sexapil (words by Emanuel Szlechter, movie PiÄ™tro wyżej from 1937, sung by Eugeniusz Bodo)
• Szczęście raz siÄ™ uÅ›miecha (words by Julian Tuwim, movie Pan minister i dessous, sung by Hanka Ordonówna)
• Tak cudnie mi (words by Jerzy Jurandot, movie Pani minister taÅ„czy from 1937, sung by Tola Mankiewiczówna and Aleksander Å»abczyÅ„ski)
• Tyle miÅ‚oÅ›ci (words by Konrad Tom, movie Jego ekscelencja subiekt from 1933, sung by Eugeniusz Bodo)
• Tylko Ty (words by Aleksander Jellyn)
• Tylko we Lwowie (words by Emanuel Szlechter, movie WłóczÄ™gi from 1939, sung by Szczepcio and ToÅ„ko)
• Tylko z TobÄ… i dla Ciebie (words by Ludwik Starski and Jerzy Nel, movie PieÅ›niarz Warszawy from 1934, sung by Eugeniusz Bodo)
• UmówiÅ‚em siÄ™ z niÄ… na dziewiÄ…tÄ… (words by Emanuel Szlechter, movie PiÄ™tro wyżej from 1937, sung by Eugeniusz Bodo)
• W hawajskÄ… noc (words by Konrad Tom and Emanuel Szlechter, movie Czarna perÅ‚a, sung by Eugeniusz Bodo and later by Irena Santor)
• Zakochany zÅ‚odziej (words by Emanuel Szlechter and Ludwik Starski)
• Zapomnisz o mnie (words by Andrzej WÅ‚ast, sung by Tadeusz Faliszewski)
• ZataÅ„czmy tango (words by Andrzej WÅ‚ast)
• ZÅ‚ociste wÅ‚oski (words by Konrad Tom, movie Jego ekscelencja subiekt from 1933, sung by Eugeniusz Bodo)
• Zrób to tak (words by Ludwik Starski and Jerzy Nel, movie PieÅ›niarz Warszawy, sung by Eugeniusz Bodo)

Wartime songs by Henryk Wars

From Piosenki z plecaka Helenki. See external link below.

• Polacy, do bronii
• Może dzieÅ„ ... może rok
• Po mlecznej drodze
• Ochotniczki
• Malowane usta
• Za pięć dwunasta
• Gdzie najlepiej
• Ochonitczka Helenka

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