Golem! / Citizen Boris
- Album ID:
- G-105(a)
- Format:
- Audio/CD
- Publisher:
- JDUB 113
- Date of issuance:
- 2009
- Language:
- English/Yiddish/Russian
- Provenance:
- Purchase FYE, Philadelphia, PA
- Genre:
- Pop/Punk/Klezmer
- Where produced:
- New York, NY
- Number of tracks:
- 11
Contents
Mirror Mirror
- Genre:
- neo-klezmer/punk/ jewish/soviet humor
- Subject:
- Life in USSR /Lack of material girls
- On album:
- G-105(a) (Golem! / Citizen Boris)
- Track ID:
- 38715
- Violin:
- Jorabins, Alicia
- Bass:
- Bergren-Chrisman, Taylor
- Drums:
- Monaghan, Tim
- Trombone:
- Hasselbring, Curtis
- Vocals, Trombone:
- Diskin, Aaron
- Vocals, Accordion:
- Kogan, Annette Ezekiel
- First line:
- My Braids of Black hang halfway down my back, my eyes like coal, the windows
- Language:
- English
- Length:
- 2:57
Tucheses and Nenes
- Genre:
- neo-klezmer/punk/ jewish/soviet humor
- Subject:
- Women's bodies
- Additional song notes:
- Dedicated to the memory of Lenny Bruce
- On album:
- G-105(a) (Golem! / Citizen Boris)
- Track ID:
- 38716
- Violin:
- Jorabins, Alicia
- Bass:
- Bergren-Chrisman, Taylor
- Drums:
- Monaghan, Tim
- Trombone:
- Hasselbring, Curtis
- Vocals, Trombone:
- Diskin, Aaron
- Vocals, Accordion:
- Kogan, Annette Ezekiel
- First line:
- Tuchese and Nenes (repeat) are what I want, i like em big i like em small,
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Punk/Ska
- Length:
- 3:21
Come to Me
- Genre:
- neo-klezmer/punk/ jewish/soviet humor
- Subject:
- pet names / terms of indearment
- On album:
- G-105(a) (Golem! / Citizen Boris)
- Track ID:
- 38717
- Violin:
- Jorabins, Alicia
- Bass:
- Bergren-Chrisman, Taylor
- Drums:
- Monaghan, Tim
- Trombone:
- Hasselbring, Curtis
- Vocals, Trombone:
- Diskin, Aaron
- Vocals, Accordion:
- Kogan, Annette Ezekiel
- First line:
- I'll be your ege yingele zisse croine'le leibanu dai shayne madele leibanu
- Language:
- Yiddish/English/Yinglish
- Length:
- 4:02
Meat Street
- Genre:
- neo-klezmer/punk/ jewish/soviet humor
- On album:
- G-105(a) (Golem! / Citizen Boris)
- Track ID:
- 38718
- Violin:
- Jorabins, Alicia
- Bass:
- Bergren-Chrisman, Taylor
- Drums:
- Monaghan, Tim
- Trombone:
- Hasselbring, Curtis
- Vocals, Trombone:
- Diskin, Aaron
- Vocals, Accordion:
- Kogan, Annette Ezekiel
- Language:
- Russian
- Length:
- 2:42
Zingerela (Yid) — זינגערעלאַ (ייִדיש)
- Author:
- Sandler, Jacob — סאַנדלער, יעקבֿ
- Genre:
- Folk/Theater
- Subject:
- Love/Prisoner/Jail/Separation
- Translation:
- CD K-075(b)
- On album:
- G-105(a) (Golem! / Citizen Boris)
- Track ID:
- 38719
- Violin:
- Jorabins, Alicia
- Bass:
- Bergren-Chrisman, Taylor
- Drums:
- Monaghan, Tim
- Trombone:
- Hasselbring, Curtis
- Vocals, Trombone:
- Diskin, Aaron
- Vocals, Accordion:
- Kogan, Annette Ezekiel
- First line:
- Zingerela, zingerela, ven di oygn dayne finklen,
- First line (Yiddish):
- זינגערעלאַ, זינגערעלאַ, װען די אױגן דײַנע פֿײנקלען,
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Length:
- 4:12
Tell her you love her
- Genre:
- neo-klezmer/punk/ jewish/soviet humor
- Subject:
- Love / Multilingualism
- Additional song notes:
- Written for Annette and Shasha's wedding
- On album:
- G-105(a) (Golem! / Citizen Boris)
- Track ID:
- 38720
- Violin:
- Jorabins, Alicia
- Bass:
- Bergren-Chrisman, Taylor
- Drums:
- Monaghan, Tim
- Trombone:
- Hasselbring, Curtis
- Vocals, Trombone:
- Diskin, Aaron
- Vocals, Accordion:
- Kogan, Annette Ezekiel
- First line:
- tell her you love, tell her in russian, tell him in yiddish, in french & in engl
- Language:
- English
- Length:
- 3:06
Citizen Boris
- Genre:
- neo-klezmer/punk/ jewish/soviet humor
- Subject:
- Americanization / gaining citizenship
- Additional song notes:
- Dedicated to the memory of Harry Kovnat
- On album:
- G-105(a) (Golem! / Citizen Boris)
- Track ID:
- 38721
- Violin:
- Jorabins, Alicia
- Bass:
- Bergren-Chrisman, Taylor
- Drums:
- Monaghan, Tim
- Trombone:
- Hasselbring, Curtis
- Vocals, Trombone:
- Diskin, Aaron
- Vocals, Accordion:
- Kogan, Annette Ezekiel
- First line:
- Boris Hoffman, you are now a citizen of the United States, so help you god,
- Language:
- English
- Length:
- 3:51
Lullaby
- Genre:
- neo-klezmer/punk/ jewish/soviet humor
- Subject:
- birth / life / dealth / kaddish
- On album:
- G-105(a) (Golem! / Citizen Boris)
- Track ID:
- 38722
- Violin:
- Jorabins, Alicia
- Bass:
- Bergren-Chrisman, Taylor
- Drums:
- Monaghan, Tim
- Trombone:
- Hasselbring, Curtis
- Vocals, Trombone:
- Diskin, Aaron
- Vocals, Accordion:
- Kogan, Annette Ezekiel
- First line:
- Rock to sleep, hear your mama's lullaby, little one, child of mine, grow strong
- Language:
- English/Hebrew/Yiddish
- Length:
- 3:23
Train Across Ukraine
- Genre:
- neo-klezmer/punk/ jewish/soviet humor
- Additional song notes:
- Inspired by Sholem Aleichem's "to the reaser" form "railroad stories"
- On album:
- G-105(a) (Golem! / Citizen Boris)
- Track ID:
- 38714
- Violin:
- Jorabins, Alicia
- Bass:
- Bergren-Chrisman, Taylor
- Drums:
- Monaghan, Tim
- Trombone:
- Hasselbring, Curtis
- Vocals, Trombone:
- Diskin, Aaron
- Vocals, Accordion:
- Kogan, Annette Ezekiel
- First line:
- I am a traveler, third class, my name is 'hello how are you?' is this seat taken
- First line (Yiddish):
- יך בין אַ רעזינר דריכטער קלאַס מײַן נומן שלום־עליכם,
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Length:
- 3:37
Chervona Ruta
- Genre:
- neo-klezmer/punk/ jewish/soviet humor
- Subject:
- Flower / Medicinal Plant
- Additional song notes:
- Dedicated to the memory of Roma Pryma Bohachevsky,Chervona means Red or Beautiful. Red Ruta, is a plant. In the Russian language, the word "chervonyi" for the red color has been lost, although one can still see the link in the word "chervontsy" (bank notes worth of 10 roubles of red colour).
- On album:
- G-105(a) (Golem! / Citizen Boris)
- Track ID:
- 38723
- Violin:
- Jorabins, Alicia
- Bass:
- Bergren-Chrisman, Taylor
- Drums:
- Monaghan, Tim
- Trombone:
- Hasselbring, Curtis
- Vocals, Trombone:
- Diskin, Aaron
- Vocals, Accordion:
- Kogan, Annette Ezekiel
- Language:
- Russian
Balkan Espanol
- Genre:
- neo-klezmer/punk/ jewish/soviet humor
- On album:
- G-105(a) (Golem! / Citizen Boris)
- Track ID:
- 38724
- Violin:
- Jorabins, Alicia
- Bass:
- Bergren-Chrisman, Taylor
- Drums:
- Monaghan, Tim
- Trombone:
- Hasselbring, Curtis
- Vocals, Trombone:
- Diskin, Aaron
- Vocals, Accordion:
- Kogan, Annette Ezekiel
- Language:
- Spanish