Name:
Brecht, Bertolt

Songs written or composed

Barbara Song From Threepenny Opera — ברברה

Author:
Brecht, Bertolt
Composer:
Weill, Kurt
Genre:
Theater
Subject:
Prostitute
Origin:
Gottlieb 288
Translation:
Gottlieb 288

Recordings

On album:
G-057(c) (Funny It Doesn't Sound Jewish/ Compilation by Jack Gottlieb accompaning book with same title.)
Track ID:
31673
Vocal:
Lenya, Lotte
First line:
Ja, da kann man sich doch nicht nur hinlegen, ja, da muss man kalt un herzlos…
Language:
German
Style:
Bitter
Length:
0:43
On album:
B-039(a) (Shiri Brekht — שירי ברכט תיאטרון זוית בשיתוף א. דשא (פשנל))
Track ID:
1933
Artist:
Sansonuv, Rima — סמסונוב, רמה
Hebrew Translation:
Almagor, Dan — אלמגור, דן
Language:
Hebrew

Song Of The Nazi Soldier's Wife

Author:
Brecht, Bertolt
Composer:
Weill, Kurt
Genre:
War War II/Propaganda
Subject:
Gifts/War Booty/Defeat/Death/
Song comment:
Translated from the German of Bertolt Brecht
Origin:
Alb C-035(a)

Recording

On album:
C-035(c) (Ghetto Tango/ Wartime Yiddish Theatre/ Ardienne Cooper/ Zalmen Mlotek)
Track ID:
27936
Vocal/Translator:
Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
Piano:
Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
Arranger:
Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
First line:
What was sent to the soldier's wife from that acient captial Prague?
Language:
English
Style:
Concert/Sardonic

Surabaya Johnny

Author:
Weill, Kurt
Author:
Brecht, Bertolt
Composer:
Weill, Kurt
Composer:
Brecht, Bertolt
Genre:
Theater/Literary Origin/German
Subject:
Love/Travel/Youth/Aging/Lies/Duplicity/Meaness
Translation:
Ephemera
Additional song notes:
From the show "Happy End"
Related information in folder 1503:
Comments:
1. 3/23/2016 English translation from the German from the internet entered in Ephemera on 3/23/2016
Comments:
1. 3/23/2016 Text entered from internet on March 23/2016.

Recording

On album:
C-049(b) (Casco Bay Tummlers / Jumpin' Jewpiter!)
Track ID:
41768
Artist:
Casco Bay Tummlers
Flute, Guitar:
Dimow, Carl
gb @ C Clarinets:
Mills, Danny
Vocal/Bass:
Goell, Julie
Accordion:
Hoffman, Nancy 3
Drums/Xylophone:
Porterfield, Hayes
First line:
Ikh var jung, Gott, erst sechzenjahre, du kamst fun Berma hereauf, un sagest,
Language:
German
Style:
Concert
Length:
4:28

Other tracks with this artist

Shir Shlomo Hamelekh (Heb) — שיר שלמה המלך (עבֿריט)

On album:
B-039(a) (Shiri Brekht — שירי ברכט תיאטרון זוית בשיתוף א. דשא (פשנל))
Track ID:
13931
Author:
Brecht, Bertolt
Composer:
Weill, Kurt
Artist:
Sheney, Shoshana — שני, שושנה
Hebrew Translation:
Almagor, Dan — אלמגור, דן
First line:
Shlomo hamelekh, hu yodea,
First line (Hebrew):
שלמה המלך, הוא יודע חידות ומשלים. מכל אדם חכם שלמה.
Language:
Hebrew