Look up artist Alfassy, L.
Name: Alfassy, L.
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Title: Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen -- ראָזשינקעס מיט מאַנדלען
Also known as: Shlof Mayn Kind Shlof
Author: Goldfaden, Avrom -- גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם
Composer: Goldfaden, Avrom -- גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם
Genre: Folk/Theatre/Lullaby/Viglid
Subject: Mother/Son/Metaphor/Occupation/Future/Raisens/Almonds
Song Comment: From the operetta "Shulamis"
Origin: ML MTAG 04/Alb K-014(a)/GYF 7/Alb L-023(a)/Alb C-015(a)/Vinkov 4 188/Sh Sh 37
Transliteration: ML MTAG 04/GYF 06/Alb D-004(k)/Alb C-015(a)/Alb R-001(a)/Alb L-023(a)
Translation: Alb L-023(a)/Bikel 99/GYF 7/Alb K-014(a)/Alb O-001(a)/Alb R-001(a)Sh Sh 36
Music: ML MTAG 05/Bikel 99/Vinkov 4 188/Metro Scher 20
Additional song notes: See Gottlieb, p. 43-44 for relationship to Berlin's "Blue Skies"
See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell.
Related information in folder 189:- Comments: 1Essay in the magazine "Judiasm" by Marvin Kaplan titled "Raisins and Almonds" Goldfaden's Glory". Analayzes song text and also provides biographical information.
2. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell.
3. Article in Yiddish Forverts of June 17-23, 2011 by Yitzkhak Ludan (Israel) titled "Di Vizie Fun "Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen'" (The Vision of Raisens and Almonds". An analysis of the present political situation in the Middle East with a pessimistic conclusion that the implied security and prosperity in the song Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen will not be realized for some time to come.
On album: F-018(b) (Mort Freeman Sings Hallelujah!)
Track ID: 12966
Artist: Freeman, Mort -- פֿרימאַן, מאָרט
Artist: Rosenblum, Monah -- רוזנבלום, מונה
Artist: Alfassy, L.
First line: In dem beys-hamikdosh, In a vinkl kheyder, zitst di almone..
First line (Yiddish):אין דעם בית־המקדש, אין אַ װינקל־חדר, זיצט די אַלמנה בת־ציון…
Track comment: From the operetta "Shulamis"
Language: Yiddish
Contact: yidsong@pobox.upenn.edu