Look up artist Violinsky, Solly

Name: Violinsky, Solly

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Title: Remember Mother's Day (Eng)
On album: J-007(a) (The Jolson Story Memories)
Track ID: 12711
Author Violinsky, Solly
Composer Ryan, Ben
Artist Jolson, Al
Artist Schoen, Vic, orch and choral dir
Author Akst, Harry
First line: There are many Sundays in the year, but the best one comes..
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Title: Im Ba'arazim -- אם בּארזים
Also known as: The Cedars
Composer: Yaron, Y. -- ירון, י.
Genre: Tree/Fir/Cedar/Fire
Origin: Alb O-001(d)
Transliteration: Alb O-001(d)
Translation: Alb O-001(d)
Additional song notes: "Im Ba'arzim Naflah Shalheveth, Mah Yagidu Ezovey Haqir? - If a flame has caught the firs, what will the moss say?" From the Biblical Talmud meaning " If the leadership has become corrupt, what can one expect of lesser folks?"

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Comments: 1. Translation from internet - Http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hebraic_proverbs "Im Ba'arazim Naflah Shalheveth, Mah Yadidu Ezovey Haqir? - If a flame has caught the firs, what will the moss on the wall say?" Meaning: If the leadership has become corrupt, what can one exoect of lesser folks. Origin: from the Biblical Talmud.

On album: J-029(a) (Max Janowski & Friends Hebrew & Yiddish Songs)
Track ID: 25187
Vocal Horwitz, Bracha (Bea) האָראָװיץ, בּרכה
Conductor Janowski, Max -- יאַנאָװסקי, מאַקס
Vocal Slavensky, Pavel, with chorus
Vocal Violinsky, Solly
First line: Im ba'arazim nafla shalhevet, ma yagidu ezovey hakir?
First line (Hebrew):אם בּארזים נפלה שלהבת, מה יגידו איזובי הקיר?
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Hebrew

Robert and Molly Freedman Jewish Sound Archive
Contact: yidsong@pobox.upenn.edu