Sheet music:
Folder: 1168
Arranged for: Clarinet
Texts: Transliteration
Publisher: J. & J. Kammen Music Co.
Date: 1959
Provenance: Gendelman Gift
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bistu tayer vi di
First line (Yiddish): בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Notes: also with Yossel Yossel arranged for tenor sax damaged page
Recordings:
On album: K-063(a) (Kol Simcha Traditional Jewish Music)
Track ID: 18326
Artist: Kol Simcha (Switzerland) קול שׂימחה (שװײץ)
Style: Instrumental
On album: Z-010(m) (Paul Zim Sings Forever Yiddish 20 Yiddish "Golden Oldies")
Track ID: 18359
Artist: Zim, Paul & Simcha Klezmer Band
Artist: Barnes, Rolfe & M. Tornick, cond
Artist: Pincus, Paul
First line: Of all the girls that I've known, and I've known some,
First line:װען דו זאָלסט זײַן שװאַרץ װי אַ טאָטער, װען דו האָסט אױגן ױי אַ...
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: B-060(a) (Baltimore Klezmer Orchestra)
Track ID: 19612
Artist: Baltimore Klezmer Orch
Artist: Bussey, Aaron
Artist: Wacks, Diane & Hannah Tobesmann
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line:בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: From the 1933 Yid Musical "I Would If I Could"
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: G-045(a) (Songs From "Go Fight City Hall" "Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn")
Track ID: 20365
Artist: Chester, Allen & Doris Cohen
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: From "Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn"
Language: Yiddish
On album: G-059(a) (Gesang Un Tants Das 2. Festival des Jiddischen Liedes... -- געזאַנג און טאַנץ )
Track ID: 20653
Artist: Kempin, Daniel
First line: Bay mikh bistu sheyn, bay mikh hostu kheyn, bay mikh bistu..
First line:בײַ מיך ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיך האַסטו חן, בײַ מיך ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Track comment: Recording made in Zurich
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: T-024(a) (Bei Mir Twist Du Schon The Temples)
Track ID: 20923
Artist: Temples
Style: Instrumental/Twist
On album: T-015(f) (Talila Chante Le Yiddish Papirossn)
Track ID: 21582
Artist: Mortarelli, Pierre
Artist: Talila
Artist: Schaff, Eddy
First line: Ven du zolst zayn shvarts vi a toter, ven du halts oyf vi..
First line (Yiddish):װען דו זאָלסט זײַן שװאַרץ װי אַ טאָטער, װען דו האַלטס אױף װי אַ...
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: 21747
Artist: Shapiro, Yaacov -- שאַפּיראָ, יעקבֿ
Artist: Israel Philharmonic Orch, Strings & Bass
Artist: Moskowitz, Martin -- מוסקוביץ, מרטין
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Track comment: Tshiribim/ Tum Balalayke/ Di Grine Kuzine/ Sheyn Vi Di..
Language: Yiddish
On album: J-022(b) (The Real Complete Jewish Party Collection Volume II / David & The High Spirit)
Track ID: 22102
Artist: David & The High Spirit
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bist eyner bay...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, ביסט אײנער בײַ מיר אױף...
Track comment: Part of Jewish Swings/ Az Der Rebe Zingt/ Di Rebe Elimelekh
Language: Yiddish
On album: J-022(c) (The Real Complete Jewish Party Collection / Volume III / David & The High Spirit)
Track ID: 22140
Artist: David & The High Spirit
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bist eyner bay...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, ביסט אײנער בײַ מיר אױף...
Track comment: Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn/ Az Der Rebe Zingt/ Der Rebe Elimeylekh
Language: Yiddish
On album: Y-020(a)2 (Byidish Ze Nishmma Yoteyr Tov 2(It Sounds Better In Yiddish) -- בּאידיש זה נשמע יותר טוב 2)
Track ID: 22196
Artist: Ankari, Iti & Harele Bar -- אנקרי, אתי והראלה בר
First line: Ikh vil dir zogn, gib glaykh tsuhern, az du vilst mir libe..
First line:איך װיל דיר זאָגן, גיב גלײַך צוהערן,אַז דו װילסט מיר ליבע...
Track comment: Hebrew commentary at song program at Habima Theatre
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: K-059(d) (Daniel Kempin/ Mazl Un Shlamazl -- מזל און שלימזל )
Track ID: 22989
Artist: Kempin, Daniel
First line: Un ven du zolst zayn shvarts vi a toter, ven du host...
First line:און װען דו זאָלסט זײַן שװאַרץ װי אַ טאָטער, װען דו האָסט אײגעלעך..
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: Y-021(a)1 (Yiddish New York - Paris - Varsovie 1910-1940 - CD 1)
Track ID: 23748
Artist: Marjane, Leo
Language: French
On album: Y-022(a) (Yiddishe Cup Klezmer Band Klezmerized)
Track ID: 23790
Artist: Yiddishe Cup Klezmer Band
Artist: Weinberger, Irwin
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, please let me explain,
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: N-020(a) (Honey Novick Rising Toward the Seraphim)
Track ID: 23807
Artist: Novick, Honey
Artist: Goldhamer, Brahm, piano
Artist: Sacks, Richard M., percussion
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bist eyner bay...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, ביסט אײנער בײַ מיר אױף...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Recorded under "A Tribute To Sholem Secunda"
Language: Yiddish
On album: K-068(b) (Klezamir Cooks for Tante Barbara -- קלעזאַמיר )
Track ID: 24037
Artist: Klezamir
Artist: Bernard, Rhoda
First line: Of all the boys that I've known, and I've known some,
First line:בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האָסטו חן, ביסט אײנע בײַ מיר אױף...
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: Z-011(e) (Talila Ben Zimet et Eddy Schaff Yiddish Cafe)
Track ID: 24773
Artist: Zimet, Ben
Artist: Talila
First line: Ven du zolst zayn shvarts vi a toter, ven du halts oyf vi..
First line (Yiddish):װען דו זאָלסט זײַן שװאַרץ װי אַ טאָטער, װען דו האַלטס אױף װי אַ...
Language: Yiddish
On album: G-063(a) (Boris Gammer The Jerusalem Jazz Band Songs My Father Played -- בוריס גאמר ג'אז בנד ירושלים שירים שאבא ניגן דיקסי-פֿרײלעך)
Track ID: 24788
Artist: Jerusalem Jazz Band -- ג'אז בנד ירושלים
Style: Instrumental
On album: C-037(a) (Freylekh Zol Zayn! The Cincinnati Klezmer Project -- פֿרײלעך זאָל זײַן )
Track ID: 24970
Artist: Moss, Gina
Artist: Cincinnati Klezmer Project
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, please let me explain,
Track comment: Oy Mama, Bin Ikh Farlibt/ Sheyn Vi Di Levone
Language: English
On album: Y-025(a) (Yiddish Theatre Ensemble Performance Tape)
Track ID: 25268
Artist: Yiddish Theatre Ensemble
Artist: Robboy, David/ Jennie Levinson
Artist: Levine, Hilda-Price & Michael
First line: Of all the boys that I've known, and I've known some,
First line (English):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האָסטו חן, ביסט אײנע בײַ מיר אױף...
Track comment: also Randy Stein and Barry Levine, piano
Language: English
On album: B-080(a) (Boiberiker Klezmorim -- בױבעריקער קלעזמאָרים )
Track ID: 25653
Artist: Boyberiker Kapelye -- בױבעריק קאַפּעליע
Artist: Mulder, Jaap
Artist: Boiberiker Kapelye -- בױבעריקער קאַפּעליע
Track comment: Hava Nagila - - Part of Khasene Freylekhs
Style: Instrumental
On album: A-040(a) (Luce Amen Remember Me -- פֿאַרגעס מיך ניט זכר אותי )
Track ID: 25713
Artist: Amen, Luce
First line: Of all the boys that I've known, and I've known some,
First line:בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האָסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו שענסטער...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: G-048(f) (Gojim Tscholent Jiddische Lieder / Klezmer Musik)
Track ID: 25406
Artist: Di Gojim (Austria) די גױעם (עסטרײַך)
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Language: Yiddish
On album: Z-019(b) (Idish De Corazon Zoila -- האַכום ייִדיש)
Track ID: 26217
Artist: Aguinsky, Zoila
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Track comment: Spanish translat with album - Para mi eres divina
Language: Yiddish
On album: L-025(f) (Zwischen den Welten 10 Jahre MANFRED LEMM & ENSEMBLE)
Track ID: 25517
Artist: Manfred Lemm Ensemble
Artist: Lemm, Manfred
Artist: Eckert, Achim
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bist eyner bay...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, ביסט אײנער בײַ מיר אוף...
Language: Yiddish
On album: A-041(a) (Alosza Awdiejew W Repertuarze Zydowskim)
Track ID: 25751
Artist: Awdiejew, Alosza
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Sung with "German" accent. Arrangement reminiscent of Django Reinhardt
Language: Yiddish
On album: N-023(b) (Nunu! Klezmo-Copter)
Track ID: 26074
Artist: Nunu
Artist: Jakob, Willi
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line:בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: F-041(a) (Freilach Express Plays Klezmer Music / East Goes West)
Track ID: 26089
Artist: Bohm, Tomas & Freilach Exp
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bist eyner bay...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, ביסט אײנער בײַ מיר...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
On album: L-047(a) (L'Chaim Music of the Jewish People)
Track ID: 26521
Artist: Tracy, Arthur (The Street Singer)
Artist: Studion Orchestra
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, please let me explain,
Track comment: Recorded 1937
Language: English
On album: M-060(a)
Track ID: 26806
Artist: Klezmerim [M-060(a)]
Track comment: From the 1933 Yid Musical "I Would If I Could"
Style: Instrumental
On album: L-048(a) (Rainer Lemke / Yiddish Songs / Davke -- דװקאַ )
Track ID: 26705
Artist: Lemke, Rainer
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Language: Yiddish
On album: K-086(a) (The 24th Street Klezmer! Band Bagels & Grits)
Track ID: 27237
Artist: Johnson, Lisa & 24th St Klezmer
Artist: Johnson, Lisa, dir
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, please let me explain,
Language: English
On album: W-031(a) (Mauro Wrona / The Best Of Yiddish Vaudeville)
Track ID: 27860
Artist: Wrono, Mauro -- װראָנאָ, מאַוראָ
Artist: Klezmer Brazil Band
Artist: Klezmer Brazil Band
Artist: Travossos, Tania Frankiel
Artist: Travossos, Alexandre Fracalanza
Artist: Stein, Daniel
Artist: Dias, Neimar
Artist: Marini, Ricardo
Artist: Moreira, Joao Paulo
Artist: Jose de Melo, Luciano
Artist: Spielvogel, Erika
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu eyner oyf der velt,
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו אײנער אױף...
Language: Yiddish
Style: Theatre/Orchestral/Klezmer/Swing/Concert/Pop
Length: 001:37
On album: F-045(a)1 (From Avenue A To The Great White Way/ Yiddish & American Popular Songs/ Disk 1)
Track ID: 28533
Artist: Baker, Belle
Artist: Gene Kardos Orchestra
First line: Of all the boys I've known, and I've known some, until I first met you I was..
Track comment: Originally recorded Dec 21, 1937, Brunswick 8042
Language: English
Style: Pop/Swing
On album: C-041(a) (Mike Curtis Klezmer Quartet Street Song)
Track ID: 27691
Artist: Curtis, Mike
Artist: Leslie, David
Artist: Scollard, Dan
Artist: Storrs, Dave
Artist: Curtis, Mike Klezmer Quartet
Artist: Curtis, Mike Klezmer Quartet
Style: Instr/Contemporary/Jazz
Length: 5:24
On album: C-041(a) (Mike Curtis Klezmer Quartet Street Song)
Track ID: 27692
Artist: Curtis, Mike
Artist: Leslie, David
Artist: Scollard, Dan
Artist: Storrs, Dave
Artist: Curtis, Mike Klezmer Quartet
Artist: Curtis, Mike
Style: Instr/Contemporary/Jazz
Length: 5:32
On album: S-096(b) (Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl)
Track ID: 27976
Artist: Schechter, Gregori
Artist: Gregori Schechter Klezmer Festival Band
Artist: Curtis, Stewart
Artist: Korn, Dovid
Artist: Jayasinha, Paul
Artist: Baron-Cohen, Erran
Artist: Gee, Ronnie
Artist: Israeli, Eli
Artist: Ferrao, Hans
Artist: Schechter, Gregori
Style: Instrumental/Klezmer/Swing/Jazz
On album: G-072(a) (Benny Goodman: Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn -- בעני גוטמאַן: בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן)
Track ID: 30992
Artist: Goodman, Benny
Artist: Wilson, Teddy
Artist: Hampton, Lionel
Artist: Krupa, Gene
Artist: Tilton, Martha
Artist: Ellman, Ziggy
First line: Bay mir bistu shayn, please let me explain, bay mir bistu shayn means that…
Track comment: Recorded December 1937, commercial release sides "A" and "B"
Language: Yiddish/English
Style: Swing/Klezmer
On album: G-072(a) (Benny Goodman: Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn -- בעני גוטמאַן: בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן)
Track ID: 30993
First line: bay mir bistu shayn, please let me explain, bay mir bistu shayn means that…
Track comment: Recorded 1938, arrangement for Carnegie Hall concert by Jimmy Mundy
Style: Swing/Klezmer
On album: S-068(d) (Shirim / Oy! It's Good /The Art of Yiddish Song)
Track ID: 28199
Artist: Shirim
Artist: Dickson, Glenn
Artist: Harris, David
Artist: McLaughlin, Michael
Artist: Rosenthal, Eric
Artist: Gray, Jim
Artist: Fitzpatrick, Pete
Artist: Silberman, Betty
First line: Un nor du zolst zayn shvarts vi a toter, un host eygelekh vi a kuter, un ven..
First line:און װען דו זאָלסט זײַן שװאַרץ װי אַ טאָטער, און האָסט אײגעלעך װי..
Language: Yiddish/English
Style: Swing/Jazz
Length: 004:26
On album: K-035(d)1
Track ID: 32879
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, please let me explain da in jazz,
Language: English
Style: Jazz/Klezmer
Length: 4:14
On album: K-094(a) (Tsigayner Klezmer, Rolinha Kross Trio)
Track ID: 30986
Artist: van Tol, Theo
Artist: Kross, Rolinha
Artist: Vink, Bokkie
Artist: Rolinha Kross Trio
First line: Ven du zolst zayn shvarts vi a toter, ven du host oygn vi bay a koter
First line (Yiddish):װען דו זאָלסט זײַן שװאַרץ װי אַ טאָטער, װען דו האָסט אױגן װי בײַ אַ קאָטער
Track comment: toter = Tatar, koter = tomcat
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert/Cabaret
On album: R-048(a) (Romantic Jewish Songs / Nightclub Music)
Track ID: 28113
Artist: Vratil, Ladislav
Artist: Hudak, Zdenek
Artist: Hindls, Richard
Artist: Linhart, Radim
Artist: Linhart, Radim
Style: Instrumental/Jazz/Pop
Length: 01:46
On album: G-057(c) (Funny It Doesn't Sound Jewish/ Compilation by Jack Gottlieb accompaning book with same title.)
Track ID: 31670
Artist: Garland, Judy
First line: Baym mir bistu sheyn, please let me explain
Language: English
Style: Pop/Cabaret/Orchestra Accompaniment
Length: 2:52
On album: P-038(a) (Pressburger Klezmer Band [LAJV])
Track ID: 32546
Artist: Pressburger Klezmer Band -- פּ ק בּ
Artist: Werner, Andrej
Artist: Lago, Miro
Artist: Alexander, Daniel
Artist: Suska, Pavol
Artist: Alexander, Samo
Artist: Oros, Martin
Artist: Ballova, Linda
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn,
First line:בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן,
Language: English/Yiddish
Style: Swing/Modern/Klezmer
Length: 7:22
On album: L-058(a) (Listen Up! A Capella - Jewphoria)
Track ID: 31113
Artist: Singer, Rebecca
Artist: Mann, Moshe
Artist: Mendelson, Michael
Artist: Singer, Steve
First line: Bay mir bistu shayn, please let me explain, bay mir bistu shayn means that…
Language: English
Style: A Cappella/Jazz/Swing
On album: 052c (Andrews Sisters/ Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn/ Joseph! Joseph!)
Track ID: 30250
Artist: Andrews Sisters
Language: Yiddish
On album: A-022(a) (Aleph Duo A to Z in Jewish Music)
Track ID: 2038
Artist: Aleph Duo
Artist: Albrecht, Avraham -- אלבריט, אַבֿרהם
Artist: Moshiakh, Ilan, music dir & cond
Artist: Avsholom, Zfira
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Tshiribim/ Yome Yome/ Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn/ Sheyn Vi Di...
Language: Yiddish
On album: K-007(a) (Sing-Along IN Yiddish with Marv Kurz -- זינגט מיט מיר אין ייִדיש)
Track ID: 2039
Artist: Kurz, Marv
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, Bist eyne bay...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האָסטו חן, ביסט אײנע בײַ מיר אױף...
Track comment: Trasnliteration of chorus with album notes.
Language: Yiddish
On album: F-024(b) (Golden Yiddish Favorites 20 Songs David Fisher -- גולדענע לידער 20 לידער די בעסטע ייִדישע לידער דודו פישר)
Track ID: 2040
Artist: Fisher, Dovid (Dudu) פֿישער, דוד (דודו)
First line: Ikh vil dir zogn, gib glaykh tsuhern, az du vilst mir libe..
First line (Yiddish):איך װיל דיר זאָגן, גיב גלײַך צוהערן,אַז דו װילסט מיר ליבע...
Track comment: Medley with "Tshiribim" and "Sheyn Vi Di Levone"
Language: Yiddish
On album: K-017(a) (Music for a Jewish Wedding Lenny Kaye and His Orchestra)
Track ID: 2041
Artist: Kaye, Lenny and his Orchestra
Artist: Reid, Florence
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bist eyner bay...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, ביסט אײנער בײַ מיר אױף...
Track comment: Medley with Sheyn Vi Di Levone and Mayn Shtetele Belz
Language: Yiddish
Style: Pop
On album: M-032(a) (Maxwell Street Days Maxwell St. Klezmer Band)
Track ID: 2042
Artist: Maxwell St. Klezmer Band
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, Bist eyne bay...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האָסטו חן, ביסט אײנע בײַ מיר אױף...
Track comment: Medley with Yosl, Yosl and Sherele
Language: Yiddish
On album: D-017(b) (Dany Delmin 19 chansons "yiddish" eternelles -- דאַני דעלמאַן 19 אײביקע ייִדיש לידער)
Track ID: 2043
Artist: Delmin, Dany, Orchestra & Chorus -- דעלמין, דאַני, אָרקעסטער און כאָב
Artist: Delmin, Dany, conductor -- דעלמין, דאַני, דיריגענט
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Track comment: Recording made in France.
Language: Yiddish
On album: J-016(a) (Shalom America Jackie Jacob Sings)
Track ID: 2044
Artist: Jacobs, Jackie
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
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: 2045
Artist: Shapiro, Yaacov -- שאַפּיראָ, יעקבֿ
Artist: Israel Philharmonic Orch, Strings & Bass
Artist: Moskowitz, Martin -- מוסקוביץ, מרטין
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Track comment: Tshiribim/ Tum Balalayke/ Di Grine Kuzine/ Sheyn Vi Di..
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: 2047
Artist: Tentser, Golda -- טענצער, גאָלדאַ
Artist: Baiazheieur, P. -- באַיאַדזשעיעור, פּ.
Artist: Dobzhansky, M. -- דאָבזשאַנסקי, מ.
Artist: Kozlowski, Leopold -- קאָזלאָװסקי, ל.
First line: Ven du zolst zayn shvarts vi a toter, ven du halts oyf vi..
First line (Yiddish):װען דו זאָלסט זײַן שװאַרץ װי אַ טאָטער, װען דו האַלטס אױף װי אַ...
Track comment: Recording made in Poland
Language: Yiddish
On album: A-009(a) (Jewish Folk Songs Joey Adams - Sholom Secunda with Guests)
Track ID: 2048
Artist: Secunda, Sholom -- סעקונדאַ, שלום
Artist: Adams, Joey
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Track comment: Medley, Mayn Yidishe Meydele, Tshirbim
Language: Yiddish
On album: B-028(b) (Our Way (Tahka - Tahka) The Barry Sisters)
Track ID: 2049
Artist: Barry Sisters -- שװעסטער באַרי
Artist: Graff, Jerry, voc arr & orch cond
Artist: Tyler, Jim, orchestrations
First line: Kh'vil dir zogn, ikh glaykh tsuhern, az du zolst mir libe..
First line (Yiddish):כ'װיל דיר זאָגן, איך גלײַך צוהערן,אַז דו זאָלסט מיר ליבע ערקלערן
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
On album: F-009(a) (Leo Fuchs in Bei Mir Bistu Shoen Original Cast Album)
Track ID: 2050
Artist: Secunda, Sholom -- סעקונדאַ, שלום
Artist: Fuchs, Leo -- פֿוקס, לעאָ
Artist: Kressyn, Miriam -- קרעסן, מיריאַם
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Track comment: From Musical "Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn" ? ("I Would If I Could"
Language: Yiddish
On album: P-004(d) (Molly Picon WEVD Memorial Program Henry Sapoznik, Narrator)
Track ID: 2051
Artist: Rechtzeit, Seymour -- רעכצײַט, סימאָר
Artist: Sapoznik, Henry -- סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: with Eng version- "In Mayne Oygn Bistu Sheyn" with M. Picon
Language: Yiddish
On album: F-024(e) (David Fisher My Mother's Language 22 Songs Mamma L'shon -- דודו פישר מאַמע לשון שפת אימי מיטב השירים ביידיש )
Track ID: 2052
Artist: Fisher, Dovid (Dudu) פֿישער, דוד (דודו)
Artist: Weiss, Roni -- וייס, רוני,
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line (Yiddish):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Track comment: Medley with Tshiribim/ Sheyn Vi Di Levone
Language: Yiddish
On album: M-034(a) (The Mazeltones ODESSA, Washington)
Track ID: 2053
Artist: Mazeltones
Artist: Marcus, Wendy
First line: Of all the boys that I've known, and I've known some,
First line (English):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האָסטו חן, ביסט אײנע בײַ מיר אױף...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: English
On album: K-035(a) (The Original Klezmer Jazz Band)
Track ID: 2054
Artist: Original Klezmer Jazz Band
Artist: Sokolow, Pete -- סוקולוב, פּסח
Artist: Sapoznik, Henry -- סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך
Artist: Gross, Ken
Artist: Chernet, Joel
Artist: Abruzzo, Tom
Artist: Bragin, Ted
Artist: Salzberg, Si
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, please let me explain da in jazz,
Language: English
Style: Jazz/Klezmer
Length: 4:14
On album: K-029(e) (The Klezmer Conservatory Band A Jumpin' Night...)
Track ID: 2055
Artist: Klezmer Conservatory Band
Artist: Bressler, Judy
First line: Of all the boys that I've known, and I've known some,
First line (English):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האָסטו חן, ביסט אײנע בײַ מיר אױף...
Language: English
On album: S-019(a) (Yiddish American Sing-A-Long Solomon Schwartz Orchestra)
Track ID: 2056
Artist: Schwartz, Solomon and his Orch
Artist: Fisher, Emmanuel Singers
First line: Of all the girls that I've known, and I've known some,
First line (English):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האָסטו חן, ביסט אײנע בײַ מיר אױף...
Language: English
On album: S-035(a) (The Ed Sullivan Singers and Orchestra Sunrise Sunset)
Track ID: 2057
Artist: Sullivan, Ed Singers and Orchestra
Artist: Macero, Ted
Artist: Vincent, Warren
First line: Of all the boys that I've known, and I've known some,
Language: English
Style: Jazz
On album: G-013(d)5 (Song of the Golden Land Lectures 09 and 10)
Track ID: 2058
Artist: Andrews Sister
Artist: Katzman, Dr. Jacob
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, please let me explain,
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: 2059
Artist: Andrew Sisters
First line: Of all the boys that I've known, and I've known some,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Classic version
Language: English
On album: S-047(a) (Shalom Music of the Jewish People)
Track ID: 2060
Artist: Goodman, Benny Quartet
Artist: Tilton, Martha
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, please let me explain,
Language: English
On album: A-033(a) (The Austin Klezmorim Texas Klez)
Track ID: 2061
Artist: Austin Klezmorim
First line: Of all the boys that I've known, and I've known some,
First line (English):בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האָסטו חן, ביסט אײנע בײַ מיר אױף...
Language: English
On album: F-022(b) (Yiddish Maestro Please The Feder Sisters)
Track ID: 2062
Artist: Feder Sisters -- פֿעדער שװעסטער
Artist: Ellstein, Abe -- עלשטײַן, אײב
Artist: Sloan, Mimi
Artist: Feder, Sylvia -- פֿעדער, סילװיע
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line:בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Of all the boys I've known and I've known some,
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: H-022(a) (More Than Chicken Soup Featuring Hasha Musha)
Track ID: 2063
Artist: Hasha Musha
First line: Of all the boys that I've known, and I've known some,
First line:בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האָסטו חן, ביסט אײנע בײַ מיר אױף...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Medley with "Sheyn Vi Di Levone"
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: B-014(a) (Wenn Die Jidden Lachen Belina Jens Brenke)
Track ID: 2064
Artist: Belina and Jens Brenke
First line: Oy, bay mir bistu sheyn, please let me explain,
First line:בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האָסטו חן,
Track comment: Recording made in Germany
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: L-034(a) (Dayne Oygn Francois Lilienfed und "Galizianer" -- דײַנע אױגן )
Track ID: 2065
Artist: Lilienfeld, Francois
Artist: Galitsianer
First line: Of all the boys that I've known, and I've known some,
First line:בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האָסטו חן, ביסט אײנע בײַ מיר אױף...
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: L-034(b) (Simkhes Un Tsures Francois Lilienfeld /Ensemble Galitsianer -- שׂמחות און צרות )
Track ID: 2066
Artist: Lilienfeld, Francois
Artist: Galitsianer
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line:בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Of all the boys I've known and I've known some,
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: O-007(a) (The Old World Folk Band II Dancing In The Aisles -- קלעזמער )
Track ID: 2067
Artist: Leviton, Susan
Artist: Old World Folk Band
First line:בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האָסטו חן, ביסט אײנע בײַ מיר אױף...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: F-024(c) (Childhood Years Yiddish Soul Music David Fisher -- שנות ילדות שירי נשמה אידיים דודו פישר )
Track ID: 2068
Artist: Koren, Avi -- קורן, אבי
Artist: Fisher, Dovid (Dudu) פֿישער, דוד (דודו)
First line: Yafe beynai, akhat bekayai, akhat vikhida at beolam.
First line (Hebrew):יפה בּעיני, אחת בּחיי, אחת ויחידה אתּ בּעוֹלם.
Track comment: Medley with "Tshiribim" and "Sheyn Vi Di Levone" - Heb
Language: Hebrew
On album: I-004(f) (Jewish Rhapsodies For Those In Love The Israeli Strings)
Track ID: 2069
Artist: Israeli Strings
Style: Instrumental
On album: J-009(a) (Soul of a People Arranged and Conducted by Gordon Jenkins)
Track ID: 2070
Artist: Gordon Jenkins Orchestra
Artist: Jenkins, Gordon
Style: Instrumental
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: 2071
Artist: CBS Israel Dance Orchestra -- תזמורת סי בּי אס ישׂראל
Artist: Weiss, Alex -- וויס, אלעקס,
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line:בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Track comment: Part of medley in "Shuffle" style.
Style: Instrumental
On album: R-028(a) (Paul Rothman & His Orchestra present A Taste of Israel)
Track ID: 2072
Artist: Paul Rothman Orchestra
Artist: Rothman, Paul
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Style: Instrumental/Funky
On album: S-011(b) (Traditional Jewish Melodies Orch & Chr of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 2073
Artist: Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Artist: Silberman, Benedict
Style: Instrumental
On album: S-027(b) (An Evening With Jacob Sandler -- אײן אָװענט מיט יעקבֿ סאַנדלער )
Track ID: 2074
Artist: Sandler, Jacob -- סאַנדלער, יעקבֿ
Artist: Negreanu, Mani, arr and cond a -- נעגריאַנו, מאַני, אַראַנ און דיריגענט
Style: Instrumental
On album: H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)
Track ID: 2075
Artist: Hester Street Troupe
Track comment: Medley with Eyshes Khayil and Yosl Yosl
Style: Instrumental
On album: Z-016(b) (Nigunim Of Gold Israel Zohar -- ניגונים של זהב ישׂראל זוהר )
Track ID: 2076
Artist: Zohar, Israel -- זוהר, ישׂראל
Track comment: From the 1933 Yid Musical "I Would If I Could"
Style: Instrumental
On album: B-028(i) (The Barry Sisters)
Track ID: 2080
Artist: Barry Sisters -- שװעסטער באַרי
First line: Ven du zolst zayn shvarts vi a toter, ven du host oygn vi..
First line:װען דו זאָלסט זײַן שװאַרץ װי אַ טאָטער, װען דו האָסט אױגן װי אַ...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: T-023(a) (Those Were The Days)
Track ID: 2081
Artist: Reissa, Eleanor
Artist: Mlotek, Zalmen -- מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
Artist: Golden Land Klezmer Orchestra
Artist: Adler, Bruce
Artist: Wilner, Lori
First line: Ven du zolst zayn shvarts vi a toter, ven du host…
First line:װען דו זאָלסט זײַן שװאַרץ װי אַ טאָטער, װען דו האָסט אײגעלעך װי..
Track comment: From "Those Were The Days"
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: M-044(a) (Machaya Klezmer Band)
Track ID: 2082
Artist: Enoch, Frieda
Artist: Machaya Klezmer Band
Artist: McCrensky, Jay, dir
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
First line:בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיר האַסטו חן, בײַ מיר ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Track comment: Modern Klezmer & Jazz Arrangement
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: K-059(a) (Daniel Kempin Yiddish Songs)
Track ID: 2083
Artist: Kempin, Daniel
First line: Bay mikh bistu sheyn, bay mikh hostu kheyn, bay mikh bistu..
First line:בײַ מיך ביסטו שײן, בײַ מיך האַסטו חן, בײַ מיך ביסטו טײַער װי די..
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: F-009(a) (Leo Fuchs in Bei Mir Bistu Shoen Original Cast Album)
Track ID: 2084
Artist: Secunda, Sholom -- סעקונדאַ, שלום
Artist: Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn Company -- בײַ מיר ביםטו שײן טרופּע
Track comment: From Musical "Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn"
Style: Instrumental
On album: F-009(a) (Leo Fuchs in Bei Mir Bistu Shoen Original Cast Album)
Track ID: 2085
Artist: Secunda, Sholom -- סעקונדאַ, שלום
Artist: Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn Orchestra -- בײַ מיר ביסטו שײן אָרקעסטער
Style: Instrumental
On album: T-019(a) (Tamara Songs of a Soviet Jewess)
Track ID: 2357
Artist: Tamara
Artist: Shalit, Vladimir
First line: Ven du zolst zayn shvarts vi a toter, ven du halts oyf vi..
First line (English):װען דו זאָלסט זײַן שװאַרץ װי אַ טאָטער, װען דו האַלטס אױף װי אַץ..
Track comment: Medley with Ikh Hob Dikh Tsu Fil Lib and Grine Kuzine
Language: English
On album: R-016(g) (A..Caravan..Stars Featuring Seymour Rechtzeit & Molly Picon)
Track ID: 23641
Artist: Rechtzeit, Seymour -- רעכצײַט, סימאָר
Artist: Ellstein, Abe -- עלשטײַן, אײב
First line: Bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn, bay mir bistu...
Track comment: with "In Mayne Oygn Bistu Sheyn - Eng & Yid
Language: Yiddish
On album: F-019(B) (Bagels and Bongos/ Irving Fields Trio)
Track ID: 35284
Artist: Fields, Irving
Artist: Irving Fields Trio
Style: Instrumental/Latin
Contact: yidsong@pobox.upenn.edu