E-001(i)

Hostu Bistu Gistu — האָסטו ביסטו גיסטו

On album:

E-001(i) (David Eshet Songs From The Past — דוד עשת לידער פֿון אַ מאָל)

Track ID:

6843

Artist:

Eshet, David — עשת, דוד

First line:

Di velt iz zeyer komish, ir veyst dokh vi s'iz haynt,

First line:

די װעלט איז זײער קאָמיש, איר װײסט דאָך װי ס'איז הײַנט,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Abi Gezunt — אַבי געזונט

Also known as:

A Bisl Zun A Bisl Regn

Also known as:

Be Healthy

Author:

Picon, Molly — פּיקאָן, מאָלי

Composer:

Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב

Genre:

Theatre

Subject:

Health/Contentment

Song comment:

From the film "Mamele"

Origin:

Metro Scher 29

Transliteration:

Alb M-057(a)/Alb K-029(g)/Alb Z-010(n)/Alb D-016(a)/Warem 10/Alb B-095(b)/SM 5

Translation:

Alb D-016(a)/Alb M-057(a)/Alb K-059(d)/Alb K-030(d)/Alb K-029(g)/CD B-076(a)

Music:

ML PYS 175/SM Scher 10

Additional song notes:

As Long As You're Healthy

On album:

E-001(i) (David Eshet Songs From The Past — דוד עשת לידער פֿון אַ מאָל)

Track ID:

826

Vocal:

Eshet, David — עשת, דוד

First line:

A bisl zun, a bisl regn, a ruik ort dem kop tsu leygn,

First line (Yiddish):

אַ ביסל זון, אַ ביסל רעגן, אַ רויִק אָרט דעם קאָפּ צו לײגן,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

From the film "Mamele."

Language:

Yiddish

A Freylekh Lidl — אַ פֿרײלעך לידל

On album:

E-001(i) (David Eshet Songs From The Past — דוד עשת לידער פֿון אַ מאָל)

Track ID:

165

Author:

Fisher, Shmuel — פֿישער, שמואל

Artist:

Eshet, David — עשת, דוד

Arranger/Conductor:

Moskowitz, Martin — מוסקוביץ, מרטין

First line:

Luba mayne, dusha mayne, lomir makhn a lekhaim,

First line:

לובאַ מײַנע, דושאַ מײַנע, לאָמיר מאַכן אַ לחיים,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Familiar melody in contemporary style,

Barvot Hanegev (Fisher) — בּערבוֹת הנגב (פֿישער)

On album:

E-001(i) (David Eshet Songs From The Past — דוד עשת לידער פֿון אַ מאָל)

Track ID:

2155

Author:

Klatskin, Raphael / Shmuel Fisher, Yid — קלצקין, א. \ שמאול פֿישער, ייַדיש

Artist:

Eshet, David — עשת, דוד

First line:

In dem midbar negev, morgen toy nokh glantst,

First line (Yiddish):

אין דעם מדבּר נגב, מאָרגען טױ נאָך גלאַנצט,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Recorded under "In Dem Midbar Negev"

Language:

Yiddish

Davidka (Yid) — דודקע (ייִדיש)

On album:

E-001(i) (David Eshet Songs From The Past — דוד עשת לידער פֿון אַ מאָל)

Track ID:

2911

Author:

Fisher, Shmuel — פֿישער, שמואל

Artist:

Eshet, David — עשת, דוד

First line:

Es hobn di arabtshiklekh geshrign oyf di tseyn,

First line (Yiddish):

עס האָבן די אַראַבטשיקלעך געשריגן אױף די צײן,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Language:

Yiddish

Dos Fidele (Folk) — דאָס פֿידעלע (פֿאָלק)

Also known as:

Yidele Mitn Fidele

Also known as:

A Fidele

Genre:

Folk

Subject:

Story/Grandfather/Klezmer/Wanderer/Fiddle/Survival/Unity

On album:

E-001(i) (David Eshet Songs From The Past — דוד עשת לידער פֿון אַ מאָל)

Track ID:

4025

Vocal:

Eshet, David — עשת, דוד

First line:

Dertsayln flegt a maysele, mayn zeydele yisroel,

First line (Yiddish):

דערצײלן פֿלעגט אַ מעשׂהלע, מײַן זײדעלע ישׂראל,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Language:

Yiddish

Hevenu Shalom Aleykhem — הבאנוּ שלוֹם עליכם

Also known as:

Lid Fun Sholom (Hevenu Shalom..)

Genre:

Folk/Hora/Israeli

Subject:

Peace

Origin:

Coopersmith NJS 78/Alb E-009(a)/Bugatch 66/Alb L-015(a)

Transliteration:

Bugatch 66/Alb H-002(c)/Alb G-005(c)/Alb S-085(a)/Alb E-009(a)/Alb L-015(a)

Translation:

Coopersmith NJS 78/Alb S-085(a)/

Music:

Coopersmith NJS 78/Bugatch 66/Kammen Jaff 4

Additional song notes:

We Bring You Peace See Israeli and Jewish Song Hits for the Eb Alto Saxaphone Kammen Jaff Book Index M108.I82 1963, page 4 English adaptation by Pearl Bernyoe

On album:

E-001(i) (David Eshet Songs From The Past — דוד עשת לידער פֿון אַ מאָל)

Track ID:

6504

Author:

Fisher, Shmuel — פֿישער, שמואל

Artist:

Eshet, David — עשת, דוד

Arranger/Conductor:

Moskowitz, Martin — מוסקוביץ, מרטין

First line:

Kumt, lomir ale do zingen, zayn freylekh tantsn un shpringen

First line (Yiddish):

קומט, לאָמיר אַלע דאָ זינגען, זײַן פֿרײלעך טאַנצן און שפּרינגען,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Recorded under "Lid Fun Sholem"

Language:

Yiddish

Ikh Bin A Fartiker — איך בֿין אַ פֿאָרטיקער

On album:

E-001(i) (David Eshet Songs From The Past — דוד עשת לידער פֿון אַ מאָל)

Track ID:

7097

Artist:

Eshet, David — עשת, דוד

First line:

Ir megt zogn mazl tov, kh'hob khasene gehat,

First line:

איר מעכט מיר זאָגן "מזל-טובֿ", כ'האָב חתונה געהאַט,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Hava Nagila (Nathanson) — הבה נגילה

Also known as:

Kene Hora (Hava Nagila)

Also known as:

Living With the H Tune

Author:

Nathanson, Moshe

Genre:

Folk/Hora

Subject:

Dance/Celebration/Joy

Song comment:

See Page 130 for extended info on the song

Origin:

Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(a)

Transliteration:

Alb N-014(a)/Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb N-014(b)/Alb S-033(a)/Alb K-007(a)

Translation:

Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(b)/Alb B-032(a)

Music:

Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Pasternak BHN 130/Metro Scher 15

Additional song notes:

Originally Chassidic Sadigurer (Bukovina, Poland) nigun. Text - claimed by Idelsohn, but text usually attributed to Moshe - Nathanson. See Pasternak's "Beyond Hava Nagila" p 130: Nulman, p - 102.

Related information in folder 832:

Comments:

1. 10/26/2007 Article by Leah Hochbaum Rosner in English Forward, Oct. 26, 2007, titled "Singing 'Happy Birthday' to 'Hava Nagila' as Party Classic nears 100". 2. 8/28/2008 Article published on the internet as of August 28, 2008 by James Loeffler titled "Hava Nagila's Long, Strange Trip: The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody. 3. 7/20/212 Article from the Forward of July 20, 2012 by Renee Ghert-Zand titled "From Ukraine to You Tube: How 'Hava Nagila' Became a Global Hit" 4. 2/24/2017 Article from Wikipedia as of February 24, 2017 titled Hava Nagila

On album:

E-001(i) (David Eshet Songs From The Past — דוד עשת לידער פֿון אַ מאָל)

Track ID:

6288

Translation:

Fisher, Shmuel, Yid — פֿישער, שמואל, ייַדיש

Artist:

Eshet, David — עשת, דוד

First line:

Hava nagila, lomir zikh freyen, lomir banayen dem alten...

First line (Yiddish):

הבה נגילה, לאָמיר זיך פֿרײען, לאָמיר באַנײַען דעם אַלטען ליד,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Language:

Yiddish

Khapt Nisht — כאַפּט נישט

On album:

E-001(i) (David Eshet Songs From The Past — דוד עשת לידער פֿון אַ מאָל)

Track ID:

8095

Artist:

Eshet, David — עשת, דוד

First line:

Als yung bin ikh geven a bren, kh'hob alts getun oyf gikh,

First line:

אַלס יונג בין איך געװען אַ ברען, כ'האָב אַלץ געטון אוף גיך,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Mayn Meydele (Eshet) — מײַן מײדעלע (עשעט)

Additional song notes:

My Little Girl Sung by Eshet - Composer? Author

On album:

E-001(i) (David Eshet Songs From The Past — דוד עשת לידער פֿון אַ מאָל)

Track ID:

9897

Vocal:

Eshet, David — עשת, דוד

First line:

Mayn meydele, mayn tayere, ikh leb un shtreb far dir,

First line:

מײַן מיידעלע, מײַן טײַערע, איך לעב און שטרעב פֿאָר דיר,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Yerusholaim Shel Zahav — ירושלים של זהב

Also known as:

Jerusalem Of Gold

Also known as:

Yerusholaim Shtot Fun Gold

Author:

Shemer, Naomi — שמר, נעמי

Composer:

Shemer, Naomi — שמר, נעמי

Genre:

Place/Israeli

Subject:

Jerusalem/67 War

Song comment:

Yiddish Translation Ephemera 250

Origin:

Alb I-001(b)/Bekol Ram 9/Alb B-032(a)/Alb F-007(c) [Yid]/

Transliteration:

Bekol Ram 9/Alb B-032(a)/G-069(a)

Translation:

G-069(a)/Alb B-076(a)/Alb C-023(h)/Alb F-007(c) [Yid]/Alb B-032(a)

Music:

Netzer 21

Related information in folder 528:

Comments:

1 Text of Yiddish version by L. Olitski. 2 Singable English version

On album:

E-001(i) (David Eshet Songs From The Past — דוד עשת לידער פֿון אַ מאָל)

Track ID:

17347

Yiddish Adaption:

Olitski, Leyb — אָליטסקי, לײב

Vocal:

Eshet, David — עשת, דוד

Arranger/Conductor:

Kribushey, Dovid — קריבושי, דוד

First line:

Es iz vi vayn, di barg luft loyter, a susne beymer duft,

First line (Yiddish):

עס איז װי װײַן, די באַרג לופֿט לױטער, אַ סוסנע בײמער דופֿט,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Translated from the Hebrew.

Language:

Yiddish