Name:
Alexander, Edgar
Born:
March 13, 1903 (Rybnik, Upper Silesia)
Died:
July 28, 1975 (Elmhurst, New York)
Note:
See Vorbei 453, 462

Tracks with this artist

Dray Yidishe Lider — דרײַ ייִדישע לידער

Genre:
Medley/Folk
Subject:
Khazn/Moshiekh/Feast/Teamster
On album:
V-015(i) (Vorbei… Beyond Recall, CD 9/ A Record of Jewish musical life in Nazi Berlin, 1933-1938)
Track ID:
31564
Vocal:
Alexander, Edgar
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Medley/Concert/Full Orchestral Accompaniment
Length:
3:06

Ikh For Aheym (Meyerovitz) — איך פֿאָר אַהײם (מײעראָװיץ)

Also known as:
I'm Going Home
Author:
Meyerowitz, David — מײעראָװיץ, דוד
Composer:
Meyerowitz, David — מײעראָװיץ, דוד
Genre:
Zionist/Theater
Subject:
Palestine/United States/Emigration/Return/Homeland
Origin:
Ephemera 1365 (Yiddish)
Transliteration:
Estella 34/Peppler 2 96
Translation:
/Peppler 2 96
Music:
Estella 34/Peppler 2 96
Additional song notes:
I'm Going Home Also see "Mir Forn Aheym"
Related information in folder 836:
Comments:
1. Transliterated text 2. Translation
On album:
V-015(i) (Vorbei… Beyond Recall, CD 9/ A Record of Jewish musical life in Nazi Berlin, 1933-1938)
Track ID:
31566
Vocal:
Alexander, Edgar
Orchestra Leader:
Petruschka, Sigmund
Artist:
Petruschka Orchestra — אָרקעסטער פּעטרושקאַ
First line:
Mazl tov aykh yidn, mit mazl zol es zayn, ikh veys ir zent tsufriden,
First line (Yiddish):
מזל טובֿ אייִך ייִדן, מיט מזל זאָל עס זייִן, איך ווייס איר זענט צופֿרידען…
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
Length:
2:41

Der Rebe Elimelekh — דער רבּי אלימלך

Also known as:
Rabbi Eli, The King
Also known as:
The Merry Rebe Elie
Author:
Moyshe Nadir — משה נאַדיר
Composer:
Moyshe Nadir — משה נאַדיר
Genre:
Folk/Humorous
Subject:
Khasidim/Rebe/Klezmer/Musicians/Drinking
Origin:
ML MTAG 168/Alb R-022(a)/Alb B-007(b)/Metro Album 49/Sh Sh 361
Transliteration:
ML MTAG 168/Alb B-007(b)/Alb W-010(a)/Alb R-022(a)/Metro Album 44
Translation:
Alb B-007(b)/Alb O-001(a)/Alb R-022(a)/Alb R-033(a)/Alb W-010(a)/Sh Sh 360
Music:
ML MTAG 168/Metro Album 44
Additional song notes:
See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell.
Related information in folder 733:
Comments:
1. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell.
On album:
V-015(i) (Vorbei… Beyond Recall, CD 9/ A Record of Jewish musical life in Nazi Berlin, 1933-1938)
Track ID:
31567
Vocal:
Alexander, Edgar
Orchestra Leader:
Petruschka, Sigmund
Artist:
Petruschka Orchestra — אָרקעסטער פּעטרושקאַ
First line:
Az der Rebe Elimeylekh iz gevorn zeyer freylekh, iz gevorn..
First line (Yiddish):
אז דער רבּי אלימלך איז געװאָרן זײער פֿרײלעך, איז געװאָרן זײער…
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
Length:
2:37

A Din Toyre Mit Got — אַ דין-תּורה מיט גאָט

Also known as:
Berditshiver Kadish
Also known as:
Kaddish Of Levi Yitskhok
Also known as:
Levi Yitskhoks Kadish
Also known as:
Dem Berditshevers Rovs Kadish
Author:
Barditshever, Reb Levi Yitskhok — באַרדיטשעװער, רעב לוי יצחק
Composer:
Barditshever, Reb Levi Yitskhok — באַרדיטשעװער, רעב לוי יצחק
Genre:
Khasidic/Faith/
Subject:
Disputation/God/Faith/Kaddish
Song comment:
Words and music traditionally credited to Rev Levi Yitskhok
Origin:
Kotlyan 29/Alb A-053(a)
Transliteration:
Kotlyan 29/Alb L-004(a)/Alb B-001(a)/Alb A-053(a)
Translation:
Kotlyan 29/Alb L-004(a)/Alb Z-010(b)/Alb B-001(a)/Alb S-086(a)/Alb A-053(a)
Music:
Kotlyan 25
Additional song notes:
A Dispute With God
On album:
V-015(h) (Vorbei… Beyond Recall, CD 8/ A Record of Jewish musical life in Nazi Berlin, 1933-1938)
Track ID:
31563
Vocal:
Alexander, Edgar
First line:
Gutn morgn dir, riboynu shel olam, Ikh levi yitskhok ben sore...
First line (Yiddish):
גוטן מאָרגן דיר, רבּונו של עולם, איך, לױ יצחק בּן שׂרה...
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Operatic/Full Orchestral Accompaniment
Length:
3:02