Look up artist Beer, Helen

Name: Beer, Helen

Songs written or composed

Title: Di Balade Fun Di Shabos Likht -- די באַלאַדע פֿון די שבּת ליכט
Author: Manger, Itzik -- מאַנגער, איציק
Composer: Beer, Helen
Genre: Literary Origin
Subject: Monk/Inquisition/Conversion/Faith/Identity/Fire/Martyrdom
Origin: Alb M-003(i)/Alb G-019(a)/Manger 3
Transliteration: Alb M-003(i)/Alb G-019(a)
Translation: Alb M-003(i)/Alb G-019(a)

Recordings:

On album: G-019(a) (I Love Yiddish Emmanuel S. Goldsmith -- איך האָב ליב ייִדיש)
Track ID: 19990
Vocal Goldsmith, Emmanuel S.
First line: Shteyt der monakh in fistern tsel un dayn oygn brenen,
First line (Yiddish):שטײט דער מאָנאַך אין פֿינסטערן צעל און זײַנע אױגן ברענען --
Language: Yiddish
Style: Spoken Word
On album: M-003(i) (Manger Ballads / Aviv Livnat/ Helen Beer/ Arik Livnat)
Track ID: 33683
Saxaphones/Flutes/Shofar/Keyboards/Percussion/Arranger Livnat, Arik
Guitars/Vocals/Bass/Keyboards/Percussion/Arranger Livnat, Aviv
Vocals/Percussion Beer, Helen
First line: Shteyt der monakh in fistern tsel un dayn oygn brenen,
First line (Yiddish):שטײט דער מאָנאַך אין פֿינסטערן צעל און זײַנע אױגן ברענען --
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer/Jazz
Length: 4:22

Other tracks with this artist

Title: Di Balade Funem Vaysn Shayn -- די באַלאַדע פֿונעם ווײַסן שײַן
Author: Manger, Itzik -- מאַנגער, איציק
Genre: Literary Origin
Subject: Glow/Supernatural/Attraction/Snow/Death
Origin: Alb M-003(i)/Manger 23
Transliteration: Alb M-003(i)
Translation: Alb M-003(i)/Manger Wolf 22
Additional song notes: The Ballad of the White Glow
On album: M-003(i) (Manger Ballads / Aviv Livnat/ Helen Beer/ Arik Livnat)
Track ID: 33681
Guitars/Vocals/Bass/Keyboards/Percussion/Arranger Livnat, Aviv
Vocals/Percussion Beer, Helen
Saxaphones/Flutes/Shofar/Keyboards/Percussion/Arranger Livnat, Arik
First line: Genug geyomert tekhterl, un oysgeveynt dem payn,
First line (Yiddish):גענוג געיאָמערט טעכטערל, און אויסגעוויינט דעם פײַן,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer/Jazz
Length: 5:24

Title: Altmodishe Balade -- אַלטמאָדישע באַלאַדע
Author: Manger, Itzik -- מאַנגער, איציק
Genre: Literary Origin
Subject: Klezmer/Daughters/Longing/Unattianable/Nobility/Visions/Age
Origin: Alb M-003(i)/Manger 114
Transliteration: Alb M-003(i)
Translation: Alb M-003(i)/Manger Wolf 74
Additional song notes: Old-Fashioned Ballad
On album: M-003(i) (Manger Ballads / Aviv Livnat/ Helen Beer/ Arik Livnat)
Track ID: 33682
Guitars/Vocals/Bass/Keyboards/Percussion/Arranger Livnat, Aviv
Vocals/Percussion Beer, Helen
Saxaphones/Flutes/Shofar/Keyboards/Percussion/Arranger Livnat, Arik
Vocal Manger, Itzik -- מאַנגער, איציק
First line: Dos lidl iz alt, nor es shat nisht, az men zing es fun tsayt tsu tsayt,
First line (Yiddish):דאָס לידל איז אַלט, נאָר עס שאַט נישט, אַז מען זינגט עס פֿון צײַט צו צײַט,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer/Jazz
Length: 7:13

Title: Milkhome Balade -- מלחמה־באַלאַדע
Author: Manger, Itzik -- מאַנגער, איציק
Genre: Literary Origin
Subject: Fathers/Bleeding/Mothers/Whoring/Children/Hunger/Fear/Chaos
Origin: Alb M-003(i)
Transliteration: Alb M-003(i)
Translation: Alb M-003(i)
Additional song notes: War Ballad / Written on day that Hitler became chancellor in 1933.
On album: M-003(i) (Manger Ballads / Aviv Livnat/ Helen Beer/ Arik Livnat)
Track ID: 33684
Vocals/Percussion Beer, Helen
Saxaphones/Flutes/Shofar/Keyboards/Percussion/Arranger Livnat, Arik
Guitars/Vocals/Bass/Keyboards/Percussion/Arranger Livnat, Aviv
First line: Shpingeveb un troyer hiln ayn di khates, vayt in di okopes blutikn di tates,
First line (Yiddish):שפּינגוועב און טרויער הילן די כאַטעס- ווײַט אין די אָקאָפּעס בלוטיקן די טאַטעס,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer/Jazz
Length: 5:14

Title: Tsayt Balade -- צײַט באַלאַדע
Author: Manger, Itzik -- מאַנגער, איציק
Genre: Literary Origin
Subject: Dead Child/Mother/Herman Goering/Singing/Child/Play/Murderer
Origin: Alb M-003(i)
Transliteration: Alb M-003(i)
Translation: Alb M-003(i)
Additional song notes: Time Ballad 1940
On album: M-003(i) (Manger Ballads / Aviv Livnat/ Helen Beer/ Arik Livnat)
Track ID: 33685
Vocals/Percussion Beer, Helen
Saxaphones/Flutes/Shofar/Keyboards/Percussion/Arranger Livnat, Arik
Guitars/Vocals/Bass/Keyboards/Percussion/Arranger Livnat, Aviv
First line: In mitn veg a kind a toyts, a meydle mit blonde hor, nokh finef vokhn oder zeks,
First line (Yiddish):אין מיטן וועג אַ קינד אַ טויטס, אַ מיידעלע מיט בלאָנדע האָר, נאָך פֿינעף וואָכן…
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer/Jazz
Length: 6:53

Title: Di Balade...Farloyrenem Shefele (Livnat) -- די באַלאַדע פֿונעם פֿאַרלױרענעם שעפֿעלע (ליוונאַט)
Author: Manger, Itzik -- מאַנגער, איציק
Genre: Literary Origin
Subject: Shepherd/Loss/Lamb/Finality
Origin: CD L-036(a)/Alb M-003(i)/Manger 98/Alb M-003(i)
Transliteration: CD L-036(a)/M-003(i)
Translation: CD L-036(a)/M-003(i)
On album: M-003(i) (Manger Ballads / Aviv Livnat/ Helen Beer/ Arik Livnat)
Track ID: 33686
Vocals/Percussion Beer, Helen
Saxaphones/Flutes/Shofar/Keyboards/Percussion/Arranger Livnat, Arik
Guitars/Vocals/Bass/Keyboards/Percussion/Arranger Livnat, Aviv
Vocal Manger, Itzik -- מאַנגער, איציק
Kakhon Matthew G.
First line: Amol iz geven a pastekhl, iz im farloyrn gegangen a shof, geyt er barg arop,
First line (Yiddish):אַמאָל איז געווען אַ פּאַסטוכל, איז אים פֿאַרלוירן געגאַנגען אַ שאָף, גייט ער באַרג
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer/Jazz
Length: 4:56

Title: Di Balade Fun Di Toesn -- דיט באַלאַדעאַ פֿון די טעותן
Author: Manger, Itzik -- מאַנגער, איציק
Genre: Literary Origin
Subject: Rabbi/Shul/Priest/Church/Fear/Shelter/Errors/Jews/Gentiles
Origin: Alb M-003(i)
Transliteration: Alb M-003(i)
Translation: Alb M-003(i)
Additional song notes: The Ballad Of The Errors
On album: M-003(i) (Manger Ballads / Aviv Livnat/ Helen Beer/ Arik Livnat)
Track ID: 33687
Vocals/Percussion Beer, Helen
Saxaphones/Flutes/Shofar/Keyboards/Percussion/Arranger Livnat, Arik
Guitars/Vocals/Bass/Keyboards/Percussion/Arranger Livnat, Aviv
Vocal Manger, Itzik -- מאַנגער, איציק
Drums Fershtman, Haggai
First line: Kranker kop in nakhtishn fenster, hent rufn got un oygn geshpenster.
First line (Yiddish):קראַנקער קאָפּ אין נאַכטישן פֿענצטער, הענט רופֿן גאָט, און אויגן - געשפּענסטער.
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer/Jazz
Length: 5:08

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