Recordings:
On album: S-035(a) (The Ed Sullivan Singers and Orchestra Sunrise Sunset)
Track ID: 17854
Artist: Sullivan, Ed Singers and Orchestra
Artist: Macero, Ted
Artist: Vincent, Warren
First line: La la la... Joseph, Joseph, won't you name the day?
Track comment: With "Sunrise, Sunset"
Language: English
On album: G-013(d)5 (Song of the Golden Land Lectures 09 and 10)
Track ID: 17855
Artist: Andrews Sisters
Artist: Katzman, Dr. Joseph, Narration
First line: O Joseph, Joseph, won't you make your mind up? It's time I..
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Lecture 10, Song of the Golden Land, Simkhas
Language: English
On album: A-014(a) (The Andrews Sisters The Fabulous Century 1930-40)
Track ID: 17856
Artist: Andrew Sisters
First line: A certain girl I know, is so afraid her beau, will never...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: English
On album: L-047(a) (L'Chaim Music of the Jewish People)
Track ID: 26528
Artist: Andrews Sisters
Artist: Schoen, Vic & Orchestra
First line: A certain maid I know, is so afraid her beau will never...
Track comment: Recorded 1938
Language: English
On album: F-045(a)2 (From Avenue A To The Great White Way/ Yiddish & American Popular Songs/ Disk 2)
Track ID: 28547
Artist: Russ Morgan Orchestra
Artist: Morgan, Russ
Artist: Clarke, Carolyn
First line: Joseph, Joseph, won't you make your mind up, it's time I know just I spend…
Track comment: Originally record March 10, 1938, Brunswick 8097/Unknown orchestra personnel
Language: English
Style: Swing, Jazz
Length: 02:24
On album: 052c (Andrews Sisters/ Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn/ Joseph! Joseph!)
Track ID: 30251
Artist: Andrews Sisters
Recordings:
On album: K-007(a) (Sing-Along IN Yiddish with Marv Kurz -- זינגט מיט מיר אין ייִדיש)
Track ID: 17832
Artist: Kurz, Marv
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir,
First line (Yiddish):יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: Transliteration of refrain with album.
Language: Yiddish
On album: M-032(a) (Maxwell Street Days Maxwell St. Klezmer Band)
Track ID: 17833
Artist: Maxwell St. Klezmer Band
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir,
First line (Yiddish):יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: Medley with Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn and Sherele
Language: Yiddish
On album: D-017(b) (Dany Delmin 19 chansons "yiddish" eternelles -- דאַני דעלמאַן 19 אײביקע ייִדיש לידער)
Track ID: 17834
Artist: Delmin, Dany, Orchestra & Chorus -- דעלמין, דאַני, אָרקעסטער און כאָב
Artist: Delmin, Dany, conductor -- דעלמין, דאַני, דיריגענט
First line: Oy, Yosl, Yosl, dayn malke zitst nokh alts un vart oyf dir,
First line (Yiddish):אױ, יאָסל, יאָסל, דײַן מלכּה זיצט נאָך און װאַרט אױף דיר,
Language: Yiddish
On album: F-016(a) (Hanna Foukes chante L'AME D'UN PEUPLE EN YIDDISH EN HEBREU -- חנה פֿןקס זינגט די פֿאָלקס-נשמה חנה פוקס בּשירי נשמת האם )
Track ID: 17835
Artist: Fouks, Hanna
Artist: Grynszpan, Laurent
First line: Mayn khies geyt mir oys, ikh fil...
First line (Yiddish):מײַן חיות גײט מיר אױס, איך פֿיל...
Track comment: Recording made in France.
Language: Yiddish
On album: F-022(a) (The Feder Sisters / Some Like It Yiddish)
Track ID: 17836
Artist: Feder Sisters -- פֿעדער שװעסטער
Artist: Feder, Sylvia -- פֿעדער, סילװיע
Artist: Sloan, Mimi
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir oys nokh dir,
First line (Yiddish):יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
On album: N-008(b) (Fay Nicoll The 2nd Album)
Track ID: 17837
Artist: Nicoll, Fay
Artist: Reisenman, Bob
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir'
First line (Yiddish):יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: Kuzine, Mayn Shtetele Belz, Dem Nayem Sher
Language: Yiddish
On album: S-022(c) (The 18 Pearls of Yiddish Songs Yaacov Shapiro -- די 18 פּירל פֿון ייִדישן ליד יעקב שפּירו)
Track ID: 17838
Artist: Shapiro, Yaacov -- שאַפּיראָ, יעקבֿ
Artist: Israel Philharmonic Orch, Strings & Bass
Artist: Moskowitz, Martin -- מוסקוביץ, מרטין
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir,
First line (Yiddish):יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn/ Di Grine Kuzine
Language: Yiddish
On album: R-039(a) (Our Heritage RUTH Sings Yiddish Songs)
Track ID: 17839
Artist: Ruth
Artist: Ruben, Jules, piano acc
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir,
First line (Yiddish):יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: 08/23/11 RAF: Does not appear to be on tape
Language: Yiddish
On album: T-021(a) (Jewish Songs Sung By Golda Tencer The Small Town of Belz.. -- דאָס שטעטעלע בעלז... ייִדישע לידער געזונגען דורך גאָלדע טענצער)
Track ID: 17840
Artist: Tentser, Golda -- טענצער, גאָלדאַ
Artist: Baiazheieur, P. -- באַיאַדזשעיעור, פּ.
Artist: Dobzhansky, M. -- דאָבזשאַנסקי, מ.
Artist: Kozlowski, Leopold -- קאָזלאָװסקי, ל.
First line: Mayn khaies geyt mir oys, ikh...halt nisht oys
First line (Yiddish):מײַן חיות גײט מיר אױס, איך...האַלט נישט אױס,
Track comment: Recording made in Poland.
Language: Yiddish
On album: T-023(a) (Those Were The Days)
Track ID: 17841
Artist: Reissa, Eleanor
Artist: Mlotek, Zalmen -- מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
Artist: Golden Land Orchestra
First line: Mayn khies geyt mir oys, ikh fil ikh halt nisht oys,
First line (Yiddish):מײַן חיות גײט מיר אױס, איך פֿיל איך האַלט ניט אױס,
Track comment: From "Those Were The Days"
Language: Yiddish
On album: A-027(a) (Bruce Adler An Evening At The Yiddish Theatre… -- ..)
Track ID: 17842
Artist: Adler, Bruce
Artist: Golden Land Klezmer Orchestra
Artist: Mlotek, Zalmen -- מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir,
First line (Yiddish):יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: Oygn Bistu Sheyn/ Yosl Yosl/ Vus Geven...Nito/ Vu Bistu Gev
Language: Yiddish
On album: F-014(a) (Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites)
Track ID: 17843
Artist: Francis, Connie
Artist: Goeff Love Orchestra
Artist: Fahey, Brian, arranger
First line: Oy, yosl, yosl, mayn khies geyt mikh azhe oys nokh dir,
First line (Yiddish):אױ, יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיך אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Language: Yiddish
On album: R-042(a) (Eleanor Reissa Going Home Gems of Yiddish Song)
Track ID: 17844
Artist: Reissa, Eleanor
First line: Mayn khies geyt mir oys, ikh fil ikh halt nisht oys,
First line (Yiddish):מײַן חיות גײט מיר אױס, איך פֿיל איך האַלט נישט אױס,
Track comment: From "Those Were The Days"
Language: Yiddish
On album: S-081(b) (Tantzt! Salomon Klezmorim jewish dance music)
Track ID: 17845
Artist: Salomon Klezmorim
Artist: Salomon, Marcel
Artist: von Tol, Theo
First line: A certain maid I know, is so afraid a boy will never ask...
First line:יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: Let's sing once more and ancient melody and may the words...
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: L-035(a) (Little Tel Aviv Directed and arranged by Arie Levanon)
Track ID: 17846
Language: Hebrew
On album: M-012(a) (Mazel Tov CBS Israel Dance Orchestra Conducted by Alex Weiss -- מזל טובֿ! תזמורת סי בּי אס ישׂראל המנצח: אלכּס ווייס )
Track ID: 17847
Artist: CBS Israel Dance Orchestra -- תזמורת סי בּי אס ישׂראל
Artist: Weiss, Alex -- וויס, אלעקס,
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir'
First line:יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: Part of medley in "Shuffle" style.
Style: Instrumental
On album: M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
Track ID: 17848
Artist: Michel, Benny Orch
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir'
First line:יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Style: Instrumental
On album: H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)
Track ID: 17849
Artist: Hester Street Troupe
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir'
First line:יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: Medley with Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn and Eyshes Khayil
Style: Instrumental
On album: A-018(a) (Adama Chant, Danses Et Musiques Des Traditions Juives)
Track ID: 17850
Artist: Adama, Maurice Zaoui
Artist: Jackson, Marc, arr & cond
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir'
First line:יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Recording made in France under title "Ho Yosele"
Style: Instrumental
On album: B-008(a) (Music Of A People Stanley Black Conducting London ...)
Track ID: 17851
Artist: London Festival Orch & Chorus
Artist: Black, Stanley
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir'
First line:יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Style: Instrumental/Orchestral
On album: A-033(a) (The Austin Klezmorim Texas Klez)
Track ID: 17852
Artist: Austin Klezmorim
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir,
First line:יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Style: Instrumental
On album: F-013(f) (Giora Feidman The Magic Of The Klezmer)
Track ID: 17853
Artist: Feidman, G., Clarinet & Ensemble -- פיידמן, גיורא, קלאַרנעט מיט אַנסאַמבל
First line:יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: Ele Khamda Libi/ Yismekhu Hashamayim/ Yosl Yosl
Style: Instrumental/Medley
On album: S-019(a) (Yiddish American Sing-A-Long Solomon Schwartz Orchestra)
Track ID: 17858
Artist: Schwartz, Solomon and his Orch
Artist: Fisher, Emmanuel Singers
First line: Oh, Joseph, Joseph, won't you make your mind up,
First line:יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: Z-010(m) (Paul Zim Sings Forever Yiddish 20 Yiddish "Golden Oldies")
Track ID: 18371
Artist: Zim, Paul & Simcha Klezmer Band
Artist: Barnes, Rolfe & M. Tornick, cond
Artist: Pincus, Paul
First line: Mayn khies geyt mir oys, ikh fil ikh halt nit oys,
First line (Yiddish):מײַן חיות גײט מיר אױס, איך פֿיל איך האַלט ניט אױס,
Track comment: with Farges Mikh Nit
Language: Yiddish
On album: O-007(c) (Old World Folk Band In Concert)
Track ID: 18429
Artist: Old World Folk Band
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir,
First line:יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: Di Grine Kuzine/ Tum Balalayke/ Yosl Yosl
Style: Instrumental
On album: L-019(e) (Klezmer Wedding featuring Marty Levitt, Clarinet/Marty Levit, King of the Klezmers)
Track ID: 19812
Artist: Marty Levitt Orchestra
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir,
First line:יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: Vilst, Dos Vil../ Oy S'iz Gut/ Yukl/ Grine Kuzine/ Yosl Yosl
Style: Instrumental/Medley
On album: G-057(a) (Jewish Rhapsody on Traditional Song and Dance Melodies)
Track ID: 20617
Artist: Czechoslovak State Radio Folk Orch
Artist: Grokhovsky, Viacheslav
Track comment: Orchestral Medley (entire CD) of Songs
Style: Instrumental/Medley
On album: K-010(g) (32 World Famous Artists Sing Oldies Of The Yiddish Theatre)
Track ID: 21166
Artist: Casman, Nellie -- קאַסמאַן, נעלי
Artist: Kressyn, Miriam -- קרעסן, מיריאַם
Artist: Rechtzeit, Seymour -- רעכצײַט, סימאָר
First line: Oy, yosl, yosl, mayn khies geyt mikh azhe oys nokh dir,
First line (Yiddish):אױ, יאָסל, יאָסל, דײַן מלכּה זיצט נאָך און װאַרט אױף דיר,
Language: Yiddish
On album: C-032(e) (Chutzpah Lebn zol Kolombus)
Track ID: 21469
Artist: Krasnowsky, Frank
Artist: Steuer, Sydney Anschell
First line: A certain maid I know, is so afraid her beau will never...
First line:יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: English commentary by Krasnowsky
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: T-025(a) (Tzimmes Sweet and Hot)
Track ID: 21598
Artist: Rabinowitz, Myra & Tsimmes -- צימעס
First line: Mayn khies geyt mir oys, ikh fil ikh halt nit oys,
First line (Yiddish):מײַן חיות גײט מיר אױס, איך פֿיל איך האַלט ניט אױס, מײַן האַרץ...
Language: Yiddish
On album: Y-004(b) (S'benkt Zikh Aheym Di Beste Lider Fun Di Beste Zingers -- ס'בענקט זיך אַהײם די בעסטע לידער פֿון די בעסטע זינגערס )
Track ID: 21749
Artist: Shapiro, Yaacov -- שאַפּיראָ, יעקבֿ
Artist: Israel Philharmonic Orch, Strings & Bass
Artist: Moskowitz, Martin -- מוסקוביץ, מרטין
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir,
First line (Yiddish):יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn/ Di Grine Kuzine
Language: Yiddish
Style: Medley
On album: A-037(a) (A Musical Tribute to Israel Sam Appel sings "Songs I Love")
Track ID: 23922
Artist: Appel, Sam
Artist: Helzner, Jules
Artist: Appel, Neil
First line: Oy, yosl, yosl, mayn khies geyt mikh azhe oys nokh dir,
First line (Yiddish):אױ, יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיך אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Yosl Yosl/ Belz/ Oy Mame Bin Ikh Farlibt/ Di Grine Kuzine
Language: Yiddish
Style: Medley
On album: M-053(b) (Meredith Heritage of Jewish Folklore -- אַ ייִדישע ירושה)
Track ID: 25129
Artist: Meredith -- מערעדיט
Artist: Biota, Pablo, arr and musical dir
First line: Mayn khies geyt mir oys, ikh fil ikh halt nit oys, ..
First line (Yiddish):מײַן חיות גײט מיר אױס, איך פֿיל איך האַלט ניט אױס,
Track comment: Recorded in France
Language: Yiddish
On album: B-080(a) (Boiberiker Klezmorim -- בױבעריקער קלעזמאָרים )
Track ID: 25654
Artist: Boyberiker Kapelye -- בױבעריק קאַפּעליע
Artist: Mulder, Jaap
Artist: Boiberiker Kapelye -- בױבעריקער קאַפּעליע
Track comment: Hava Nagila - - Part of Khasene Freylekhs
On album: A-040(a) (Luce Amen Remember Me -- פֿאַרגעס מיך ניט זכר אותי )
Track ID: 25708
Artist: Amen, Luce
First line: Mayn khies geyt mir oys, ikh fil ikh halt nisht oys,
First line (Yiddish):מײַן חיות גײט מיר אױס, איך פֿיל איך האַלט נישט אױס,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: with Farges Mikh Nit
Language: Yiddish
On album: F-041(a) (Freilach Express Plays Klezmer Music / East Goes West)
Track ID: 26085
Artist: Salmonsson, Bjorn & Freilach Exp
First line: Oy, yosl, yosl, mayn khies geyt mikh azhe oys nokh dir,
First line (Yiddish):אױ, יאָסל, יאָסל, דײַן מלכּה זיצט נאָך און װאַרט אױף דיר,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
On album: P-031(a) (Prague Klezmorim Jewish Dance Band Yiddish Blues)
Track ID: 26400
Artist: Prague Klezmorim
Artist: Rothova, Helena
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir'
First line:יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Style: Instrumental
On album: M-059(a) (Metropolitan Klezmer Yiddish For Travelers)
Track ID: 26448
Artist: Metropolitan Klezmer
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir,
First line:יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: with Sheyn Vi Di Levone
Style: Instrumental
On album: K-068(d) (The Klezical Tradition Family Portrait -- אַ בילד פֿון דער משפּחה )
Track ID: 27063
Artist: Fraidy Katz
Artist: Greenbaum, Adrienne
Artist: Klezical Tradition
First line: Mayn khies geyt mir oys, ikh fil ikh halt nisht oys,
First line (Yiddish):מײַן חיות גײט מיר אױס, איך פֿיל איך האַלט ניט אױס,
Language: Yiddish
On album: F-045(a)2 (From Avenue A To The Great White Way/ Yiddish & American Popular Songs/ Disk 2)
Track ID: 28546
Artist: Casman, Nellie -- קאַסמאַן, נעלי
First line: Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir,
First line (Yiddish):יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
Track comment: Originally recorded Oct 1923, Columbia 8003/ Unknown Orchestra
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer
Length: 03:06
On album: S-067(b) (Abe Schwartz The Klezmer King)
Track ID: 30453
Artist: Abe Schwartz Orchestra -- אײב שװאַרץ אָרקעסטער
Artist: Schwartz, Abe -- שװאַרץ, אײב
Artist: Beckerman, Shloymke -- בעקערמאַן, שלױמקע
Track comment: Originally recorded New York, March 1924/ Columbia 8052 F
Style: Instrumental/Klezmer
Length: 3:11
Recording:
On album: G-029(b) (Joel Grey and the Kosher Jammers Mickey Katz Songs)
Track ID: 17857
Artist: Grey, Joel & Kosher Jammers
First line: When I was eight days old they named me Yosl, o what a...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: From "Borscht Capades"
Language: English
Style: Klezmer
Recording:
On album: T-024(a) (Bei Mir Twist Du Schon The Temples)
Track ID: 20924
Artist: Temples
Style: Instrumental/Twist
Recordings:
On album: 051f (Casman, Nellie (w/orch.)/ Ikh Bin Farlibt In Mayn.../ Nellie, Tu Dos Nokh Amol)
Track ID: 30217
Artist: Casman, Nellie -- קאַסמאַן, נעלי
Language: Yiddish
On album: M-047(c) (Cantors Klezmorim and Crooners: 1905-1953 / Classic Yiddish 78s from the Mayrent Collection A)
Track ID: 35548
Artist: Picon, Molly -- פּיקאָן, מאָלי
Language: Yiddish
Style: Theater/Novelty/Vaudeville
Length: 3:10
Contact: yidsong@pobox.upenn.edu