Sheet music:
Folder: 43
Series: 3
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: A. Teres
Publisher address: 159 Delancy Street., NY
Date: 1910
Provenance: Gift of Dropsie College Library
First line: Dem Mentshn's tsil iz vi a kindershpiel, leben lang iz…
First line (Yiddish): דעם מענאשען'ס ציל איז ווי אַ קינדערשפּיל, לעבן לאַנג איז זײַן בעגער,. .
Notes: Cover: Block Lettering, Photo Insert of Solomom Small (Smulewitz) and presumably Louis Friedsel
Recording:
On album: P-068(g) (Der East Side Fun Amol/ Jane Peppler & Friends)
Track ID: 41513
Vocal Peppler, Jane
Piano Enoch, Aviva
First line: Dem mentshns tsil s'vi a kindershpil: lebn lang iz zayn bager, koym vert er alt
First line (Yiddish):דעם מענטשנס ציל ס'ווי אַ קינדערשפּיל: לעבן לאַנג איז זײַן באַגער, קוים ווערט..
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert
Length: 3:36
Recordings:
On album: K-010(g) (32 World Famous Artists Sing Oldies Of The Yiddish Theatre)
Track ID: 21184
Vocal Thomashevsky, Boris -- טאָמאַשעװסקי, ברוך
Narration Kressyn, Miriam -- קרעסן, מיריאַם
Narration Rechtzeit, Seymour -- רעכצײַט, סימאָר
Track comment: Based on "Hamlet" - Starts with "Kadish"
Language: Yiddish
On album: T-001(a) (Masterworks Of The Yiddish Theatre Volume 1)
Track ID: 3446
Artist Thomashevsky, Boris -- טאָמאַשעװסקי, ברוך
First line: Di gantse vokh...
Track comment: Tradition prayer mixed with Yiddish entreaty
Language: Yiddish
Recordings:
On album: S-011(a) (Jewish Music By the Orchestra & Chorus of Benedict Silbverman)
Track ID: 8209
Artist Silberman, Benedict, Orch & Chorus
Arranger/Conductor Silberman, Benedict
Style: Instrumental
On album: V-010(a) (ERLAG< LEZMER!)
Track ID: 8210
Artist VIVA KLEZMER
Clarinet/Arranger Kavadlo, Gene
Violin Kavadlo, Avi
Guitar Mosley, Mike
Bass Bjorlie, Leo
Style: Instrumental
On album: M-004(a) (40 Favorite Jewish Melodies -- 40 באַליבטע ייִדישע לידער)
Track ID: 8216
Artist Jewish Music League of Tel Aviv
Director Herzl, David
Language: Instrumental
On album: F-013(c) (Freilechs & chassidic songs Giora Feidman - Clarinet -- פֿרײלעכס ונעימות חסידיות גיורא פיידמן - קלרינט)
Track ID: 8217
Clarinet Feidman, Giora -- פיידמן, גיורא
Artist Israel Broadcasting Orch. -- תזמורת רשות השדור
Language: Instrumental
On album: S-081(c) (Salomon Klezmorim Yiddish music traditional & contemporary)
Track ID: 8218
Artist Salomon Klezmorim
Clarinet Salomon, Marcel
Accordion von Tol, Theo
Language: Instrumental
On album: S-090(a) (Leon Schwartz Like In A Different World)
Track ID: 21516
Violin Schwartz, Leon -- שװאַרץ, לעאָן
Track comment: Der Griner Zinger
Language: Instrumental
On album: K-071(a) (Kleitanim Lyden af jodisk tradition 2.)
Track ID: 22758
Artist Kleitanim
Track comment: Recorded with a klezmer melody
Language: Instrumental
Sheet music:
Folder: 1278
Series: 4
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Transliteration/ Translation
Publisher: Jane Peppler
Provenance: Purchase, Jane Peppler, Sept 2013
First line: Amerika dos land dos traye vi a guter tsimes gefelstu mir,
First line (Yiddish): אַמעריקאַ, דאָס לאַנד, דאָס טרײַע, ווי אַ גוטער צימעס געפֿעלסטו מיר,
Notes: America, you fair land, you please me like a good tsimmes…
Recordings:
On album: K-010(d) (Miriam Kressyn & Seymour Rexsite The East Side Story)
Track ID: 8635
Vocal Rechtzeit, Seymour -- רעכצײַט, סימאָר
Piano Gunther, William
First line: Kolumbus, Ikh hob tsu dir gornit, Tsu dir mayn Ameritshke,
First line (Yiddish):קאָלומבוס, איך האָב צו דיר גאָרניט, צו דיר מײַן אַמעריטשקע,
Language: Yiddish
On album: G-013(b) (Dos Goldene Land Narrated by Himan Brown (English) -- דאָס גאָלדענע לאַנד 80 יאָר ייִדיש לעבן אין אַמעריקע אין ייִדישן ליד)
Track ID: 19374
Vocal Kressyn, Miriam and Ensembl -- קרעסן, מיריאַם און אַנסעמבל
Narrator Brown, Himan
Piano Weiner, Lazar -- װײַנער, לאַזאַר
First line: Kolumbus, Ikh hob tsu dir gornit, Tsu dir mayn Ameritshke,
First line (Yiddish):קאָלומבוס, איך האָב צו דיר גאָרניט, צו דיר מײַן אַמעריטשקע,
Language: Yiddish
On album: G-013(a) (Dos Goldene Land Narrated by Yosl Mlotek (Yiddish) -- דאָס גאָלדענע לאַנד 80 יאָר ייִדיש לעבן אין אַמעריקע אין ייִדישן ליד)
Track ID: 19338
Artist Kressyn, Miriam and Ensembl -- קרעסן, מיריאַם און אַנסעמבל
Narrator Mlotek, Yosl -- מלאָטעק, יוסל
Piano Weiner, Lazar -- װײַנער, לאַזאַר
First line: Kolumbus, Ikh hob tsu dir gornit, Tsu dir mayn Ameritshke,
First line (Yiddish):קאָלומבוס, איך האָב צו דיר גאָרניט, צו דיר מײַן אַמעריטשקע,
Language: Yiddish
On album: E-015(b) (Helene Engel Errances de Tolede a Brooklyn)
Track ID: 8636
Vocal Engel, Helene
First line: Kolumbus, Ikh hob tsu dir gornit, Tsu dir mayn Ameritshke,
First line (Yiddish):קאָלומבוס, איך האָב צו דיר גאָרניט, צו דיר מײַן אַמעריטשקע,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Recorded in group "a Brooklyn" - also with English Verses
Language: Yiddish
On album: K-010(h) (Miriam Kressyn & Seymour Rechzeit From Ellis Island...)
Track ID: 21796
Vocal Rechtzeit, Seymour -- רעכצײַט, סימאָר
Narration Kressyn, Miriam -- קרעסן, מיריאַם
First line: Kolumbus, Ikh hob tsu dir gornit, Tsu dir mayn Ameritshke,
First line (Yiddish):קאָלומבוס, איך האָב צו דיר גאָרניט, צו דיר מײַן אַמעריטשקע,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Part of "From Ellis Island to the East Side"
Language: Yiddish
On album: 017i (Goldstein, Morris, tenor/ Kolumbus Ikh Hob Tsu Dir Gor../ Pinochle)
Track ID: 29272
Vocal Goldstein, Morris -- גאָלדשטייַן, מאָריס
On album: P-068(f) (Jane Peppler and Friends/ Nervez!/ Yiddish Theater Songs from Poland, Volume III)
Track ID: 41403
Piano Enoch, Aviva
Vocal Kloko, Randy
VocalFiddle Peppler, Jane
Piano Spears, Roger Lynn
First line: Amerika dos land dos traye vi a guter tsimes gefelstu mir, bist far undz yidn…
First line (Yiddish):אַמעריקע דאָס לאַנד דאָס טרײַע, ווי אַ גויער צימס געפֿעלסטו מיר, ביסט פֿאַר...
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert/Duet
Length: 3:13
Recording:
On album: L-050(a) (Martin Lorber Collection of 78 RPM Recordings)
Track ID: 27650
Vocal Schwartz, William -- שוואַרץ, וויליאַם
First line: Amerika iz a farkerter velt, a golden land far narunim,
First line (Yiddish):אַמעריקאַ איז אַ פֿאַרקערטער װעלט, אַ גאָלדען לאַנד פֿאַר נאַרונים,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Columbia E7625 From musical-Di Voyle Yungen
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer/Tenor
Recordings:
On album: 001n (Juvelier, Kalmen/ Dos Bisele Glik/ El Rakhum Vekhanun)
Track ID: 28801
Vocal Juvelier, Kalman
First line: Dem mentshens lebn in zayn shtrebn, es iz a lebn, nakhes..far zayne kinder,…
First line (Yiddish):דעם מענטשן לעבן, אין זײַן שטרעבן, עס איז אַ לעבן נחת..פֿאַר זײַנע קינדער…
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert
Length: 3:24
On album: 005f (Juvalier, Kalmen, tenor/ Nakhes Fun Kinder/ El Rakhum Vekhanun)
Track ID: 28923
Vocal Juvelier, Kalman
First line: Dem mentshens lebn in zayn shtrebn, es iz a lebn, nakhes..far zayne kinder,…
First line (Yiddish):דעם מענטשן לעבן, אין זײַן שטרעבן, עס איז אַ לעבן נחת..פֿאַר זײַנע קינדער…
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert
Length: 3:24
Sheet music:
Folder: 693
Series: 4
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: A. Teres
Publisher address: 159 Delancy Street, New York
Date: 1917
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 506
First line: Dort zitst zikh an alteshke mamenyu gants aleyn,
First line (Yiddish): דאָרט זיצט אַן אַלטעשקע מאַמעניו גאַנץ אַליין,
Notes: Block Letters, English and Yiddish,
Recordings:
On album: 056k (Juvelier, Kalmen, tenor/ Vu Zaynen Mayne Kinder/ Fantasye Lid fun "Ben Hador")
Track ID: 30409
Vocal Juvelier, Kalman
Language: Yiddish
On album: 051g (Rosenstein, Abraham/ Vu Zaynen Mayne Kinder/ Milkhome Ongemakht)
Track ID: 30218
Artist: Rosenstein, Abraham
Language: Yiddish
Sheet music:
Folder: 690
Series: 4
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: A. Teres Music Dealer & Publisher
Publisher address: 159 Delancey St. New York, NY
Date: 1913
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 482
First line: In menshns lebn shtunden es geben…
First line (Yiddish): אין מענשנס לעבן שטונדען עס געבען...
Notes: Black lettering, English/Yiddish. Catalogue of Celebrated Jewish Music for Piano with Words, on front cover. First lines of music for several ethnic songs on back cover.
Recording:
On album: 052t (Zeidman, Benny, baritone/ Dos Pintele Yid/ A Muters Harts)
Track ID: 30284
Artist: Zeidman, Benny, baritone
Language: Yiddish
Recordings:
On album: 007l (Schwartz, William, Tenor/ Vayt Vayt Iz Mayn Heymele/ Libe Iz Dos Beste Vort)
Track ID: 28994
Vocal Schwartz, William -- שוואַרץ, וויליאַם
First line: Az du in harts iz mir shver, aha, aha, nokh epes hob ikh a bager
Language: Yiddish
Style: Operetta/Waltz
On album: L-059(a) (Lider Fun Boydem 2/Di Beste Lider Fun 78 Platen/Songs From The Attic/The Best of 78 Records/ Ikh Lib Dikh -- לידער פֿון בוידעם 2\די בעסטע לידער פֿון 78 פּלאַטען\ איך ליב דיך)
Track ID: 32960
Vocal Schwartz, William -- שוואַרץ, וויליאַם
First line: Az du in harts iz mir shver, aha, aha, nokh epes hob ikh a bager,
First line (Yiddish):אַז דו אין האַרץ איז מיר שווערת אַהאַ, אַהאַ, נאָך עפּעס האָב איך אַ באָגער
Language: Yiddish
Style: Operetta/Waltz
Length: 3:06
Recordings:
On album: 024b (Lt. Jos. Frankel's Orch. and../ Aheym, Kinderlekh, Aheym/ On A Heym)
Track ID: 29434
Artist: Lt. Jos. Frankel's Orch. and..
On album: P-068(e) (Jane Peppler, Randy Kloko, & friends/ Lebedik Yankel: Yiddish songs from Warsaw, volume 2)
Track ID: 41463
Vocal/Piano Peppler, Jane
Vocal Kloko, Randy
First line: Farfinstert farvist zenen di teg mit di nekht, ikh layd fil tsores un payn…
First line (Yiddish):פֿאַפֿינסטערט פֿאַרוויסט זענען די טעג מיט די נעכט, איך לײַד פֿיל צורות און פּײַן
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert/Duet
Length: 3:12
Recording:
On album: 063i (Rumshinsky, Joseph/ Dem Rebns Nigun (Parts 1 & 2))
Track ID: 30678
Conductor Orchestra Rumshinsky, Yosef -- רומשינסקי, יאָסף
Style: Concert
Sheet music:
Folder: 13
Series: 4
Arranged for: Piano/Violin/Mandolin
Texts: Transliteration
Publisher: S. Schenker
Publisher address: 66 Canal Street, New York
Date: 1902
Provenance: Gift of Robert & Molly Freedman, 1996
First line: Amerike iz a golden land, lang un breyt nur vi a..
First line (Yiddish): אַמעריקע איז אַ גאָלדן לאַנד, לאַנג און ברייט נור ווי
Notes: Cover with floral ornaments, a goose in a lake and a bird on a ì tree which is being fed by a hand/ Excerpts from pieces and Carmen, Bizet on inside./ Price 50 cents
Sheet music:
Folder: 141
Series: 4
Arranged for: Violin/Voice
Texts: Yiddish
Publisher: Hebrew Publishing Co.
Publisher address: 50-52 Eldridge Str., New York
Date: 1912
Provenance: Gift of Robert & Molly Freedman, 1996
First line: Shma yisroel, adonay eloheynu, her yisroel, dayn..
Notes: Cover printed in red: Filigree border, English and Yiddish titles, "Kriashme" (sung by Miss Rosenthal and Master Ferkaut) and "Warenikes Mit Gribnen". From "Tsores Fun Kinder"
Sheet music:
Folder: 142
Series: 4
Arranged for: Violin/Voice
Texts: Yiddish
Publisher: Hebrew Publishing Co.
Publisher address: 50-52 Eldridge Str., New York
Date: 1921
Provenance: Gift of Robert & Molly Freedman
First line: Tseytele iz a voyle, varenikes mit gribn,
First line (Yiddish): צייטעלע איז אַ וואוילע, וואַרעניקעס מיט גריבן,
Notes: Cover printed in red: Filigree border, English and Yiddish titles, "Kriashme" (sung by Miss Rosenthal and Master Ferkaut) and "Warenikes Mit Gribnen". From "Tsores Fun Kinder"
Sheet music:
Folder: 143
Series: 4
Arranger: Friedsall, Louis
Arranged for: Violin
Texts: Yiddish
Publisher: Hebrew Publishing Co.
Publisher address: 50-52 Eldridge Str., New York
Date: 1920
Provenance: Gift of Robert & Molly Freedman, 1996
First line: Hepet un tantst mekhutonim, kroyvn ale,
First line (Yiddish): העפּעט און טאַנצט מחותנים, קרובֿן אָלע,
Notes: Cover printed in red: Filigree border. Photo insert of man presumably Louis Friedsall. Three titles "Hepet Mekhutonim", "Korohod" and "Gutte Nakht"
Sheet music:
Folder: 260
Series: 4
Arranged for: Piano/Violin
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: S. Schenker
Publisher address: 66 Canal Street, New York, NY
Date: 1902
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 53
First line: Vos iz besser af der velt, vos iz ziser fun alsding….
First line (Yiddish): ווס איז בעסער אויף דער וועלט, וואָס איז זיסער פֿון אַלסדינ,
Notes: Dark blue lettering, English/Yiddish/Transliteration. Insert photograph of Mr. B. Bernstein. Price 50 cents, Piano: 30 cents, Violin. Back cover includes Yiddish words, three verses. Small copy of music for Doina, Roumanian Melody by Henry A. Russotto.
Sheet music:
Folder: 284
Series: 4
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: A. Teres Music Dealer
Publisher address: 159 Delancey St. New York, NY
Date: 1920
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 69
First line: A minig iz do bay undz yidn, mir megen shtoltsiren mit dem…
First line (Yiddish): אַ מנהג איז דאָ בײַ ייִדען, מיר מעגען שטאָלצירען מיט דעם
Notes: Black lettering, English/Hebrew. Small oval photo of man with mustache. Yiddish words, 2 verses in center. Six other melody lines on back cover with prices, 25 cents.
Sheet music:
Folder: 527
Series: 4
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: English/Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: Metro Music Co.
Publisher address: 64 Second Ave, New York, NY
Date: 1914
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 271
First line: Oy zay nit fertzvayfelt. Oy tateniu…
First line (Yiddish): אוי זײַ ניט פֿאַרצווייפֿעלט, אוי טאַטיניו, וועסט זען וועסט נאָך ווערן געזינד
Notes: Black lettering, English/Yiddish/Transliteration. Cover includes seventeen small cameo photographs of men and women (no names). David Kessler Second Avenue Theatre. Max R. Wilner presents "The Power of Passion". Music by Brody & Friedse. Words by Gilrod. Back cover includes three verses in Yiddish & Transliteration and Cast of Characters in English/Yiddish.
Sheet music:
Folder: 556
Series: 4
Arranger: Teres, A
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Yiddish Transliteration
Publisher: A. Teres, Music Dealer & Publisher
Publisher address: 159 Delancey St., New York, NY
Date: 1905
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 297
First line: Yidelekh briderlekh zingt mit mir lidelekh,
First line (Yiddish): ייִדעלעף ברידערלעף זןנגט מיט מיר לידעלעך,
Notes: Dark blue lettering, Yiddish/English. "Catalogue of Celebrated Jewish Music for Piano With Words", on front cover. First line of music notes on back cover.
Recording:
On album: V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
Track ID: 36875
Vocal Hensley, Shuler
Conductor Tilson Thomas, Michael
Artist: New World Symphony
First line: Mayn fater, mayn fater, oy, oy, oy, the audience ate it up, at the curtain…
Language: English
Style: Dramatic/Spoken Word
Recording:
On album: V0258 (Michael Tilson Thomas/ The Thomashefskys/ Music and Memories of the Yiddish Theater (Video))
Track ID: 36878
Vocal Blazer, Judy
First line: Her, ikh shver, iz bay mir keyn bageyr, vos toyg mir a vayb, a tsure,..
First line (Yiddish):הער, איך שווער,איז ניט מײַן באַגער, וואָס טויג מיר אַ ווײַב, אַ צורה, ...
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer/Theater/Vaudevill/Novelty
Recording:
On album: 072c (Smulewitz, Solomon/ Dos Fartribene Taybele/ Yhi Oir)
Track ID: 38303
First line: Deryogt fun ir nest, dertribn gants vayt, elent in vald vi a shteyn,...
First line (Yiddish):דעריאָגט פֿון איר נעסט, דער טרעבן גאַנטס ווײַטת עלענט אין וואַלד ווי אַ שטיין,
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert
Length: 2:42
Recording:
On album: P-068(g) (Der East Side Fun Amol/ Jane Peppler & Friends)
Track ID: 41508
Vocal Peppler, Jane
Guitar Bloom, Ken
First line: Ikh hob an eytse hert un farshteyt zi, nutslekh vet zi zayn aykh ir megt oyshern
First line (Yiddish):איך האָב אַן עצה, הערט אָן און פֿאַרשטייט זי, נוטצלעך וועט זי זײַן אײַך,...
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert
Length: 4:25
Recording:
On album: P-068(i) (Opgenarte Velt/Deluded World/ Jane Peppler)
Track ID: 43103
Vocal/Fiddle/ConcertinaKeyboard Peppler, Jane
Keyboard Enoch, Aviva
Keyboard Spears, Roger Lynn
Keyboard/Bass Bloom, Ken
Keyboard/Bass Baird, Jim
First line: Amerika iz a golden land, dos git a yeder tsu, mit shvindlers, feykers, blofers, ales heyst do "kompani", a griner kumt
First line (Yiddish):אַן לאַנד, דאָס גיט אָ יעדער צו, מיט שווינדלערס, פֿייקערס, בלאָפֿערס, אַלעס הייסט דאָ קאָמפאַני, אַ גרינער קומט אָהער און..
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert
Length: 2:06
Contact: yidsong@pobox.upenn.edu