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Title: Yom Kipur Theme (Instr)
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 17725
Artist: Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
Title: Hot A Yid A Vaybele -- האָט אַ ייִד אַ װײַבעלע
Author: Goldstein, Morris -- גאָלדשטייַן, מאָריס
Composer: Goldstein, Morris -- גאָלדשטייַן, מאָריס
Genre: Folk/Humorous
Subject: Marriage/Husband/Wife/Conflict/Incompetent/Food
Origin: Kammen JT 66/Sheet Music Dopsie 29
Transliteration: Rubin Voi 165/Kammen JT 32/Sheet Music Dopsie 29
Translation: Rubin Voi 165
Music: Kammen JT 32/Sheet Music Dopsie 29
Additional song notes: A Jew Has A Wife! See Israeli and Jewish Song Hits for the Eb Alto Saxaphone Kammen Jaff Book Index M108.I82 1963, P 12 for transliteration and music
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 6854
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
First line: Hot a Yid A vaybele, hot er fun ir tsores,
Track comment: From the play "Hot a Yid a Vaybele"
Style: Instrumental
Title: A Brivele Der Mamen -- אַ בריוועלע דער מאַמען
Also known as: Mikhtav Le'ima
Author: Smulewitz, Solomon -- שמוליװטש, שלמה
Composer: Smulewitz, Solomon -- שמוליװטש, שלמה
Composer: Smulewitz, Solomon -- שמוליװטש, שלמה
Genre: Theater
Subject: Mother/Son/Parting/Letter/Emigration/Class/Neglect/
Origin: ML MTAG 144/GYF 28/Levin N 65
Transliteration: ML MTAG 144/GYF 28/Levin N 65/Alb G-013(c)/Alb L-009(a)/SM Moskow 54
Translation: Silverman YSB 145/Alb D-004(k)/Alb D-016(a)/Levin N 65/Alb M-068(a)55
Music: ML MTAG 144/GYF 28/Levin N 65/SM Moskow 54
Additional song notes: A letter To Mother
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 62
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
First line: Du forst mayn kind, mayn eyntsik kind, Ariber vayte yamen,
First line (Yiddish):דו פֿאָרסט מײַן קינד, מײַן אײנציק קימד, אַריבער װײַטע יםען,
Language: Yiddish
Style: Instrumental
Title: A Yidishe Mame -- אַ ייִדישע מאַמע
Also known as: Yiddishe Mame
Author: Yellen, Jack
Author: Pollack, Lou -- פּאָלעק, לאָו
Composer: Pollack, Lou -- פּאָלעק, לאָו
Composer: Yellen, Jack
Genre: Memory/Family
Subject: Mother/Constancy/Devotion/Immigration
Origin: GYF 80/Alb F-024(e)/Alb K-007(b)/ Vinkov 5 301
Transliteration: Alb F-042(a)/Alb L-048(a)/Alb H-006(a)/Alb K-007(b)/GYF 83/Al K-022(b)
Translation: GYF 83/Alb I-013(a)/Alb H-006(a)/Alb R-009(b)/Alb K-059(d)/Vinkov 4 301
Music: GYF 81/Gold Zem 310/Vinkov 5 301
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 766
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Style: Instrumental
Title: Angel's Lullaby (Instr)
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 1314
Composer Lehmann, Henny & Gun Finlay
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
Title: Der Rebe Hot Geheysn Freylekh Zayn -- דער רבּי האָט געהײסן פֿרײליך זײַן
Also known as: Yoshke Yoshke Shpan Dem Loshik
Author: Goldfaden, Avrom -- גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם
Composer: Goldfaden, Avrom -- גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם
Genre: Folk/Humorous
Subject: Rebe/Colt/Harness/Drinking/Whisky/Wine
Origin: ML PYS 136/Alb S-048(f)
Transliteration: ML PYS 136/Alb 009(a)/Alb J-030(a)/Alb Z-014
Translation: Alb K-020(a)/Alb S-048(f)/Alb 007(b)Alb J-030(a)Alb 122(a)/Alb Z-014
Music: ML PYS 136
Additional song notes: See Gottlieb, p. 44 for relationship of melody to Berlin's "Blue Skies" Same Melody as "Ma Yofus" Recorded on Alb Z-014(a) as "Lustig Zayn"
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 3361
Artist: Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
First line: Yoshke, Yoshke, shpan dem loshik, Lomir gikher loyfn!
First line:יאָשקע, יאָשקע, שפּאַן דעם לאָשיק, לאָמיר גיכער לױפֿן. טאָמער װעט...
Track comment: Same melody as "Reb Dovidl"
Title: Eli Eli (Sandler) -- אלי אלי (סאַנדלער)
Author: Sandler, Jacob Koppel -- סאַנדלער, יעקב קאָפּעל
Composer: Sandler, Jacob Koppel -- סאַנדלער, יעקב קאָפּעל
Genre: Theatre/Lament/Religious
Subject: Plea/Persecution/Faith/Torture/Abandonment/Question
Origin: ML PYS 220/Ephemera 598/Metro Scher 31
Transliteration: Ausabel 676/Alb K-047(a)/ML PYS 220/Alb K-047(a)/Alb P-028(a)/L-048(a)/
Translation: Alb L-048(a)/Ausubel Folk 676/Alb K-047(a)/Alb R-009(b)/Vorbei 233
Music: Ausubel Folk 676/ML PYS 221/Metro Scher 31
Additional song notes: Cited in Nulman 74 Written For the play "Brokhe, Oder - DerYidisher Kenig Fun Poyln Oyf Eyn Nakht. - 1896. In Sheetmusic # 58 there are indications that the song was heard in various parts of Europe as a folk song, but then claimed by Sandler and Tomoshevsky because it was sung in their operetta "Brokha or The Jewish King of Poland for a Night". See Heskes entry 1194. Also transliteration and translation Published in Gottlieb 290 Org, Translit & Translt on Alb B-211(a) Ephemera 1458 See 2012 program for translat and trqqnslit. Alb V0290-- What's Not To Like -- 2012
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 4583
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
First line: Eli, Eli lomo azavtoni? In fayer un flam hot men undz...
First line:אלי, אלי, למה עזבֿתּני? (2) אין פֿײַער און פֿלאַם האָט מען אונדז..
Track comment: Yidisher Kenig Fun Poyln Oyf Eyn Nakht. - 1896
Style: Instrumental
Title: Dos Talesl -- דאָס טליתל
Author: Smulewitz, Solomon -- שמוליװטש, שלמה
Composer: Perlmutter, Arnold (Aaron) פּערלמוטער, אַרנאָלד (אהרן)
Composer: Wohl, Herman -- װאָל, הערמאַן
Genre: Religious
Subject: Faith/Constancy/Talis
Origin: Alb N-011(a)/
Transliteration: Alb N-011(a)/Peppler 2 74
Translation: Alb N-011(a)/Peppler 2 74
Music: Peppler 2 74
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 4147
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
First line: Dos talesl iz dokh eyn tayere zakh, oy, dos gehert dokh ...
First line (Yiddish):דאָס טליתל איז דאָך אײַן טײַערע זאַך, אױ, דאָס געהערט דאָך צום ייִדן,
Language: Yiddish
Style: Acapella/ Folk/ Field
Title: Enjoy The Sabbath (Instr)
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 4656
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
Title: Fraytik Oyf Der Nakht (Wolfshtal) -- פֿרײַטיק אױף דער נאַכט (װאָלפֿשטהאַל)
Author: Wolfsthal, Khone -- װאָלפֿסטאַל, חנה
Composer: Wolfsthal, Khone -- װאָלפֿסטאַל, חנה
Genre: Reminisence/Memory
Subject: Sabbath/Family/Food/Joy/Celebration
Origin: ML SOG 170
Transliteration: Alb R-001(b)/ML SOG 170/Ephemera 1520 p24
Translation: Alb R-001(b)/Alb G-013(c)/ML SOG 170ײַ/Ephemera 1520 p24
Music: ML SOG 171//Ephemera 1520 p
Additional song notes: Friday Night
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 5353
Author/Composer Wolfsthal, Khone -- װאָלפֿסטאַל, חנה
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
First line: Fraytik oyf der nakht, ven ikh kum fun shul aheym tsugeyn,
First line (Yiddish):פֿרײַטיק אױף דער נאַכט, װען איך קום פֿון שול אַהײם צו גײן,
Language: Yiddish
Title: Hatikva -- התקוה
Author: Imber, Naftali Herz -- אימבּר, נפתלי ה.
Genre: Anthem/Zionist
Subject: Hope
Song Comment: Yiddish Translation Ephemera 455
Origin: Netzer 5/Alb G-056(b)/Coopersmith SOZ 229/Metro Scher 31/Metro Album 36
Transliteration: Netzer 5/Alb G-056(b)/Alb S-092(a)/Alb B-067(a)/Vorbei 426/Metro Scher 28/
Translation: Alb B-067(a)/Alb J-007(a)/Alb S-092(a)/Vorbei 426/Binder 40
Music: Netzer 5/Coopersmith SOZ 229/Metro Scher 28/Binder 40/
Additional song notes: Remember that text changed after establishment of the State of - Israel. See Heskes 1, index for various entries respecting sheet - musi/ See also Vorbei 211 and 426 for history of the song. One Samuel Cohen set the text to a Moldavian Melody, "Carul ca Boi" (The Wagon and the Ox).
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 6199
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
First line: Kol od balevav penima, Nefesh yehudi homiya, Ulfa'atey...
First line:כּל עוֹד בּלבב פּנימה, נפש יהוּדי הוֹמיה. וּלפאתי מזרח קדימה עין...
Track comment: "So long as still within our breasts, The Jewish heart..."
Style: Instrumental/Orchestral
Title: Khava Oy Oy Oy -- חוה אױ אױ אױ
Author: Smulewitz, Solomon -- שמוליװטש, שלמה
Composer: Friedsel, Louis -- פֿרידזעל, לואיס
Genre: Theater
Additional song notes: See Heskes 142/ From the 1905 play "Der Antloyfener Soldat oder Der Griner Zinger"
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 8209
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
Style: Instrumental
Title: Inconsolable (Instr)
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 7452
Author Lehmann, Henny and Gun Finlay
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
Title: Khosn Kale Mazl Tov -- חתן כּלה מזל טובֿ
Also known as: Good Luck (Khosn Kale Mazl Tov)
Also known as: Mazldiker Sho (Khusn Kale Mazl..)
Genre: Folk/Wedding/Rite
Subject: Bride/Groom/Congratulations/Wedding/Celebration
Transliteration: Alb L-009(a)
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 8299
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
Title: Kol Nidre -- כּל נדרי
Genre: Religious/Liturgical/Yom Kipur
Subject: Vows
Origin: Alb B-033(i)
Translation: Alb R-009(b)/Alb B-026(b)/Alb B-033(b)/V0121
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 8599
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
Style: Instrumental
Title: Oyfn Pripetshik (Warshavsky) -- אױפֿן פּריפּעטשיק (וואַרשאַווסקי)
Also known as: Der Alef Beys
Also known as: In The Fireplace
Also known as: Afn Pripetshik
Also known as: Oifm Pripezik
Author: Warshavsky, Mark M. -- װאַרשאַװסקי, מאָרק מ.
Author: Warshavsky, Mark M. -- װאַרשאַװסקי, מאָרק מ.
Author: Warshavsky, Mark M. -- װאַרשאַװסקי, מאָרק מ.
Author: Warshavsky, Mark M. -- װאַרשאַװסקי, מאָרק מ.
Composer: Warshavsky, Mark M. -- װאַרשאַװסקי, מאָרק מ.
Composer: Warshavsky, Mark M. -- װאַרשאַװסקי, מאָרק מ.
Genre: Folk
Subject: Children/Alphabet/Education/Learning/Rebbe/Kheyder/School
Origin: ML MTAG 2/Alb K-014(a)/GYF 24/Alb A-001(h)/Alb G-026(a)/Alb R-022(a)
Transliteration: Alb R-022(a)/ML MTAG 2/Alb B-004(c)/Alb C-015(a)/Alb D-016(a)
Translation: Alb S-083(a)/Alb L-024(b)/GYF 27/Kinderbuch 167/Alb G-017(a)/Sh Sh 196/
Music: ML MTAG 2/GYF 25/SM Scher 13/Lefko Folk 72
Additional song notes: At The Fireplace See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell. Translation and Transliteration at Ephemera 1269 Org, Translit & Translt on Alb B-211(a) Ephemera 1458 See 2012 program for translat and trqqnslit. Alb V0290-- What's Not To Like -- 2012
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 11938
Artist: Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
First line: Oyfn pripetshik brent a fayerl, un in shtub iz heys.
First line:אױפֿן פּריפּעטשיק ברענט אַ פֿײַערל, און אין שטוב איז הײס.
Style: Instrumental
Title: Sha Sha Es Zol Zayn Shtil -- שאַ שאַ עס זאָל זייִן שטיל
Also known as: Oy Iz Dos A Rebetsn
Author: King, Adolf -- קינג, אַדאָלף
Author: King, Adolf -- קינג, אַדאָלף
Author: Moskowitz, Joseph
Composer: Moskowitz, Joseph
Composer: Moskowitz, Joseph
Composer: King, Adolf -- קינג, אַדאָלף
Genre: Theatre/Vaudville/Humorous
Subject: Rebe/Rebetsn/Khasidim/Food
Origin: ML PYS 148
Transliteration: Alb K-007(b)/ML PYS 148
Translation: Alb K-030(b)/ML PYS 150
Music: Kammen Jaf 06/ML PYS 148
Additional song notes: Gottlieb credits Moskowitz as composer. Others credit King as composer,
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 11737
Artist: Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
First line: Sha sha, es iz shoyn shpet, Oy, oy, der rebe geyt,
First line (Yiddish):שאַ שאַ, עס איז שױן שפּעט, אױ, אױ. דער רבּי גײט,
Track comment: Recorded under title "The Rabbi and The Rabbi's Wife"
Language: Yiddish
Title: Raisins and Almonds
Also known as: Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen
Also known as: Shlof Mayn Kind Shlof
Author: Goldfaden, Avrom -- גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם
Composer: Goldfaden, Avrom -- גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 12976
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
First line: In dem beys-hamikdosh, In a vinkl kheyder, zitst di almone..
First line:אין דעם בית־המקדש, אין אַ װינקל־חדר, זיצט די אַלמנה בת־ציון…
Track comment: From the operetta "Shulamis"
Style: Instrumental
Title: The Rabbi (Instr)
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 15184
Artist: Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
Title: The Tel Aviv Polka (Instr)
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 15229
Author Silberman, Benedict
Artist: Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
Title: The Jew And His Fiddle (Instr)
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 15094
Artist: Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
Track comment: Definitely not "Yidl Mitn Fidl"
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