Name:
Held, Paul

Songs written or composed

Ikh Veys Nit — איך װײס ניט

Author:
Reisen, Avrom — רײזען, אַבֿרהם
Composer:
Held, Paul
Genre:
Folk/Literary Origin
Subject:
Doubt/Uncertainty
Transliteration:
Alb A-035(a)
Additional song notes:
Text credited to Reisen in Alb -035(a)
Sheet music:
Folder:
520
Series:
4
Arranged for:
Mixed Chorus
Texts:
Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher:
Metro Music Co.
Publisher address:
58 Second Ave., New York, NY
Date:
1938
Provenance:
Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #:
264
First line:
Ikh veys nit vos hob ikh, ikh veys nit vos feylt mir…
First line (Yiddish):
איך ווייס ניט, וואַס האַב איך, איך ווייס ניט, וואַס פֿעלט מיר,
Notes:
Black lettering, small folder, Yiddish/English. Folk song. Price 20 cents. Two verses of Yiddish words on back cover.

Recording

On album:
A-035(a) (Lomp Nokh Nit Farloshn Jiddische Lieder Gruppe Aufwind — לאָמפּ נאָך נישט פֿאַרלאָשן)
Track ID:
21659
Author:
Reisen, Avrom — רײזען, אַבֿרהם
Artist:
Aufwind
First line:
Ikh veys nit vos hob ikh, ikh veys nit vos felt mir,
First line:
איך װייס ניט װאָס האָב איך, איך װײס ניט װאָס פֿעלט מיר,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
German transliteration with album notes

Boyg Zikh Shifele — בויג זיף שיפֿעלע

Composer:
Held, Paul
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Boat/Roll/Pitch/Foam/Wake
Sheet music:
Folder:
526
Series:
4
Arranged for:
Voice/Piano/Mixed Chorus
Texts:
Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher:
Metro Music Co.
Publisher address:
58 Second Ave, New York, NY
Date:
1938
Provenance:
Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #:
270
First line:
Boyg zikh shifele, boyg zikh boyg, vig di velt…
First line (Yiddish):
בויג זיך שיפֿעלע, בויג זיך בויג, וויג די וועלט פֿאַר מיין אויג,
Notes:
Black lettering, Yiddish/English. Small folder. Price 20 cents. Yiddish words on front cover.