Z-040(a)

Di Grine Kuzine — די גרינע קוזינע

Also known as:

Kuzine (Di Grine Kuzine)

Author:

Leyzerovitz, Yakov — לײזעראָװיץ, יעקבֿ

Composer:

Schwartz, Abe — שװאַרץ, אײב

Genre:

Immigration/Lament

Subject:

Immigration/Poverty/Occupation/Milliner/Aging/Disillusion

Origin:

Mayzl 600/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92

Transliteration:

Levin N 92/Alb B-007(c)/Alb Z-012(a)/Gottlieb 290/Alb B-095(b)

Translation:

Levin N 92/Alb Z-012(a)/Alb B-007(c)/Gottlieb 290/Alb B-095(b)/Alb M-068(a)04

Music:

Warem 45/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92

Additional song notes:

See "My Little Cousin" for American swing version. Lyrics claimed by Hyman Prizant and others. Text is by Leyzerovitz as credited by Meizel. See Max Rosenfeld's papers re respecting Leyzerovitz's loss of copyright lawsuit. See Gottlieb p. 147. See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell. See also ephemera 1458 for tarnslit and translate What's Not To Like 2017

Related information in folder 408:

Comments:

1. Letter from Shlomo Ben Israel in Yiddish Forverts of February 4, 1983 titled, "Interesante Faktn Vegn Y. Leyzerovitsh in zayn lid, Di Grine Kuzine". 2. 2. Original text with 8 verses 3. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell.

On album:

Z-040(a) (Zing / Yiddish Song Project — זינג \ ייִדיש ליד פּרייִיעקט)

Track ID:

39783

First line:

Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven…

First line (Yiddish):

צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...

Language:

Yiddish

Length:

6:11

Luftloshn — לופטלושן

On album:

Z-040(a) (Zing / Yiddish Song Project — זינג \ ייִדיש ליד פּרייִיעקט)

Track ID:

39784

Language:

Yiddish

Length:

4:48

Whoopee — וואפי

Also known as:

Makin Whoopee

Author:

Rosenberg

Composer:

Secunda, Sholom — סעקונדאַ, שלום

Genre:

Theatre

On album:

Z-040(a) (Zing / Yiddish Song Project — זינג \ ייִדיש ליד פּרייִיעקט)

Track ID:

39785

First line:

Oy, ikh bin vi ir zet, nisht keyn yingl, un dokh bin ikh greyt tsu blaybn...

First line (Yiddish):

אױ, איך בין, װי איר זעט, נישט קײַן ייִנגל, און דאָך, בין איך גרייט צו ...

Language:

Yiddish

Length:

2:55

Yiddish Freylekhs (Instr) — ייִדיש פֿאײלעכס (אינסטר)

On album:

Z-040(a) (Zing / Yiddish Song Project — זינג \ ייִדיש ליד פּרייִיעקט)

Track ID:

39786

First line:

A fidler oyfn dakh. Meshuge nayn? Ober bay undz in anatevle iz yeder eyner a min fiddler oyfn dakh, vos vil oyskritsn a.

First line (Yiddish):

אַ פֿידלער אויפֿן דאַך. משוגע, ניין? אָבער בײַ אונדז אין אַנעטעוועקע איז יעדער איינער אַ מין פֿידלער אויפֿן דאַך וואָס...

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Theatrical

Length:

7:40

Di Fidlroyz — די פידלררויז

On album:

Z-040(a) (Zing / Yiddish Song Project — זינג \ ייִדיש ליד פּרייִיעקט)

Track ID:

39787

Language:

Yiddish

Length:

4:43

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:

Z-040(a) (Zing / Yiddish Song Project — זינג \ ייִדיש ליד פּרייִיעקט)

Track ID:

39788

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,

Language:

Yiddish

Length:

3:14

Ovnt Lid (Alberstein) — אָװנט ליד (אַלבערשטײַן)

Author:

Manger, Itzik — מאַנגער, איציק

Genre:

Literary Origin

Subject:

Evening/Nature/Piety/Poetry/Regrets/Wine

Origin:

Manger Illust/Man Roz 253/Alb A-001(l)

Transliteration:

Hacken 1 46/Alb A-001(l)

Translation:

Album B-069(a)/Alb A-001(l)

On album:

Z-040(a) (Zing / Yiddish Song Project — זינג \ ייִדיש ליד פּרייִיעקט)

Track ID:

39789

First line:

Shtiler ovnt, tunkl gold, ikh zits baym glezl vayn,

First line (Yiddish):

שטילער אָװנט, טונקל גאָלד, איך זיץ בײַם גלעזל װײַן,

Language:

Yiddish

Length:

4:38

Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn

Author:

Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב

Author:

Cahn, Sammy

Author:

Chapin, Harry

Composer:

Secunda, Sholom — סעקונדאַ, שלום

Genre:

Theatre/American/Pop/Swing

Subject:

Love/Beauty/Appearance

Origin:

GYF 40/Alb F-024(e)/Alb K-029(e)/Alb G-035(b)

Transliteration:

Estella 4/Alb K-007(a)/GYF 43/Alb K-059(d)/

Translation:

GYF 43/

Music:

Estalla 4/GYF 41/

Additional song notes:

English Version

Related information in folder 165:

Document type:

Article

Author:

Chana Mlotek

Publisher:

Yiddish Forward

Date:

7/9/2004

Comments:

1.7/9/2004 Article in the Yiddish Forverts of July 9, 2004 by Khana Mlotek titled "Leyner Betn Dos Lid 'Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn'" (Readers Requst the Song "Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn".) Article contains Yiddish text. 2. 4/17/2006 Translation of Yiddish text from the internet site "Zemerl" as of April 17, 2006

On album:

Z-040(a) (Zing / Yiddish Song Project — זינג \ ייִדיש ליד פּרייִיעקט)

Track ID:

39790

First line:

Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...

First line (Yiddish):

בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האָסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..

Language:

Yiddish

Length:

5:37