Recordings:
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: 19323
Narration Kressyn, Miriam -- קרעסן, מיריאַם
Narrator Mlotek, Yosl -- מלאָטעק, יוסל
Piano Weiner, Lazar -- װײַנער, לאַזאַר
First line: O tayere mame, du fregst mikh vos makh ikh, du fregst vos..
First line (Yiddish):אָ טײַערע מאַמע, דו פֿרעגסט מיך װאָס מאַך איך, דו פֿרעגסט װאָס...
Track comment: Brisker is pen name for Yankov Leyzerovits
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: 19361
Narration Kressyn, Miriam -- קרעסן, מיריאַם
Narrator Brown, Himan
Piano Weiner, Lazar -- װײַנער, לאַזאַר
First line: O tayere mame, du fregst mikh vos makh ikh, du fregst vos..
First line (Yiddish):אָ טײַערע מאַמע, דו פֿרעגסט מיך װאָס מאַך איך, דו פֿרעגסט װאָס...
Track comment: Brisker is pen name for Yankov Leyzerovits
Language: Yiddish
On album: G-043(a) (Solomon Gisser sings Cantorial & Yiddish Selections)
Track ID: 20333
First line: O tayere mame, du fregst mikh vos makh ikh, du fregst vos..
First line (Yiddish):אָ טײַערע מאַמע, דו פֿרעגסט מיך װאָס מאַך איך, דו פֿרעגסט װאָס...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Brisker is pen name for Yankov Leyzerovits
Language: Yiddish
On album: G-013(d)3 (Song of the Golden Land Lectures 05 and 06)
Track ID: 3004
Artist Belarsky, Sidor -- בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
Narration Katzman, Dr. Jacob
Artist Belarsky, Sidor -- בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
First line: O tayere mame, du fregst mikh vos makh ikh, du fregst vos..
First line (Yiddish):אָ טײַערע מאַמע, דו פֿרעגסט מיך װאָס מאַך איך, דו פֿרעגסט װאָס...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Lecture 5. Song of the Golden Land, Letter Songs
Language: Yiddish
On album: B-003(o) (Sidor Belarsky Sings...the Hopes and Dreams of the East Side -- סידאָר בעלאַרסקי - לידער לכּבֿוד 70 יאָר פֿאָרטעטס)
Track ID: 3005
Vocal/Arranger Belarsky, Sidor -- בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
Piano Weiner, Lazar -- װײַנער, לאַזאַר
First line: O tayere mame, du fregst mikh vos makh ikh, du fregst vos..
First line (Yiddish):אָ טײַערע מאַמע, דו פֿרעגסט מיך װאָס מאַך איך, דו פֿרעגסט װאָס...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Brisker is pen name for Yankov Leyzerovitys
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert
On album: G-013(c) (The Golden Land, a joyous new musical Original Cast Album)
Track ID: 3006
Artist Zagnit, Stuart
Accomp Golden Land Klezmer Orchestra
Orchestration Sokolow, Pete -- סוקולוב, פּסח
First line: You ask me what I do here... Du fregst vos makh Ikh in...
First line (English):טײערע מאַמע, דו פֿרעגסט מיר װאָס מאַך איך, דו פֿרעגסט װאָס איך...
Track comment: Sung in counterpoint with "A Brivele Der Mamen."
Language: English
Recordings:
On album: K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
Track ID: 28079
Vocal Goldstein, Gus
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven di grine, bekelekh vi..
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Originally recorded 1922
Language: Yiddish
Style: Pop
On album: G-067(d) (Di Gojim Fun Sjtetl un Sjtets -- די גױיִם פֿון שטעטל און שטעץ)
Track ID: 31030
Clarinet/Alto Sax/Soprano Sax/Tin Whistle/Lead Vocal Mulder, Jaap
Drum/Vibraphone/"Toepan"/Backup Vocals Knaven, Vincent
Contra-Bass/Violin/Banjo/Guitar/Lead Vocal Tseard, Nauta
Trumpet/Back-up Vocals van der Reijden, Sjaak
Bass Tuba/Bass Trombone/Violin/Whistle/Backup Vocals/Trombon Roelofsen, Eric
Accordion/Backup Vocals Sijtsma, Jacob
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven…
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען…
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert
Length: 2:58
On album: J-009(a) (Soul of a People Arranged and Conducted by Gordon Jenkins)
Track ID: 42888
Arranger/Conductor Jenkins, Gordon
Artist: Gordon Jenkins Orchestra
Style: Instrumental/Orchestral
Length: 2:10
On album: Z-010(m) (Paul Zim Sings Forever Yiddish 20 Yiddish "Golden Oldies")
Track ID: 18345
Artist Zim, Paul & Simcha Klezmer Band
Artist Barnes, Rolfe & M. Tornick, cond
Clarinet Pincus, Paul
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
On album: O-007(c) (Old World Folk Band In Concert)
Track ID: 18427
Artist Old World Folk Band
Track comment: Di Grine Kuzine/ Tum Balalayke/ Yosl Yosl
Style: Instrumental
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: 19373
Artist Kressyn, Miriam and Mort Freeman -- קרעסן, מיריאַם און מאָרט פֿרימאַן
Narrator Brown, Himan
Piano Weiner, Lazar -- װײַנער, לאַזאַר
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
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: 19337
Artist Kressyn, Miriam and Mort Freeman -- קרעסן, מיריאַם און מאָרט פֿרימאַן
Narrator Mlotek, Yosl -- מלאָטעק, יוסל
Piano Weiner, Lazar -- װײַנער, לאַזאַר
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
On album: G-051(a) (Alexandra Gorelik sings A Violet &..Jewish Traditional Songs -- אוורצל)
Track ID: 20496
Artist Gorelik, Alexandra
Arranger Grokhovsky, Viacheslav
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
On album: S-047(b) (Mazel Tov! More Music Of The Jewish People)
Track ID: 21423
Artist Feldman, Joseph
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
On album: K-010(h) (Miriam Kressyn & Seymour Rechzeit From Ellis Island...)
Track ID: 21798
Vocal Rechtzeit, Seymour -- רעכצײַט, סימאָר
Narration Kressyn, Miriam -- קרעסן, מיריאַם
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Part of "From Ellis Island to the East Side"
Language: Yiddish
On album: B-063(a)2 (Sarah Benjamin / Lidelakh Vol 2/ 101 Favorite Yiddish and Russian Folksongs)
Track ID: 22010
Artist Benjamin, Sarah
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Additional verses
Language: Yiddish
On album: L-023(b) (Chansons Yiddish Yankele Moshe Leiser)
Track ID: 22719
Vocal/Guitar Leiser, Moshe
Violin/Arrangement Flammer, Ami
Accordion Barreaux, Gerard
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Opening musical phrase from "Star Spangled Banner"
Language: Yiddish
On album: Y-021(a)2 (Yiddish New York - Paris - Varsovie 1910-1940 - CD 2)
Track ID: 23783
Artist Goldstein, Morris -- גאָלדשטייַן, מאָריס
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
On album: K-026(e)2 (Duo Peylet-Cuniot Musique Klezmer D'hier Et De Demain)
Track ID: 23970
Artist Peylet, Nano & Denis Cuniot
Artist Peylet, Nano, variations
Style: Instrumental
On album: R-043(a) (Janice Rubin & Friends Feels Like Family Yiddish Folksongs -- אַזױ װי משׁפּחה)
Track ID: 24072
Vocal Rubin, Janice
Artist Rubin, Janice
Vocal Roberts, Barry
First line: Es iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven..
First line (Yiddish):עס איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
On album: V-005(a)2 (The Best of Yiddish Vaudeville Vol 2)
Track ID: 24271
Vocal Reilly, Betty
First line: I'm the Rose who Johnny Doughboy wed one day on Erin's isle,
First line:אָט אַ קומט דער אודזער אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Novelty, Variant, Irish, Dialect version
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: M-044(b) (Machaya Klezmer Band What A Machaya!)
Track ID: 24402
Artist Weiss, Sam & Machaya Klezmer Band
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
On album: I-006(b) (Freilach Tanze 101 Strings Orchestra)
Track ID: 24617
Artist: 101 Strings
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Style: Instrumental
On album: N-022(a) (Nebbisj un Rebbisj Tov)
Track ID: 24698
Artist Nebbisj Un Rebbisj
Arranger/Director De Leeuw, Frederic
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
On album: Z-011(e) (Talila Ben Zimet et Eddy Schaff Yiddish Cafe)
Track ID: 24756
Vocal Zimet, Ben
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Extensive French Commentary
Language: Yiddish
On album: G-048(f) (Gojim Tscholent Jiddische Lieder / Klezmer Musik)
Track ID: 25405
Artist Di Gojim (Austria) די גױעם (עסטרײַך)
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
On album: A-041(a) (Alosza Awdiejew W Repertuarze Zydowskim)
Track ID: 25761
Artist Awdiejew, Alosza
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
On album: A-042(a) (Anita Ammersfeld singt juddische Lieder -- אניטה אמרספלד זינגט יידיש)
Track ID: 26570
Vocal Ammersfeld, Anita -- אמרספלד, אניטה
Trumpet Fields, Paul
Clarinet/Saxaphone Hausleitner, Horst
Piano/KeyboardsArranger/Musical Director Grinberg, Roman
Trombone Bichler, Hans
Guitare Krinner, Bernhard
Contrabass Danzer, Hans
Drums Muhlholzer, Fritz
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
On album: P-031(a) (Prague Klezmorim Jewish Dance Band Yiddish Blues)
Track ID: 26419
Artist: Prague Klezmorim
Piano/Percussion/Director Rothova, Helena
Style: Instrumental
On album: T-029(g)
Track ID: 27033
Artist Erlenbusch, Tilo
Artist Tango & Klezmer Quartett
First line: Es iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven..
First line (Yiddish):עס איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
On album: K-085(a) (Klezmorim Sher Terkish)
Track ID: 27097
Artist Jasnitz, Ofar & Klezmorim Sher
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Recorded under "Kuzine"
Language: Yiddish
On album: 045m (Jacobson Bros. (Hymie, Irving)/ Matse Balls/ Di Grine Kuzine)
Track ID: 30063
Artist: Jacobson Bros. (Hymie, Irving)
Language: Yiddish
On album: 026i (Feldman, Joe/ Vu Tsvey Bin Ikh A Driter/ Di Grine Kuzine)
Track ID: 29506
Vocal Feldman, Joe
Language: Yiddish
On album: L-050(a) (Martin Lorber Collection of 78 RPM Recordings)
Track ID: 27671
Vocal Moskowitz, Abraham -- מאָסקאָוויץ, אבֿרהם
First line: Gekumen iz tsu mir a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz geven di grine
First line (Yiddish):געקומען איז צו מיר אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז געװען די גרינע
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Columbia E7573 78rpm Box 2
Language: Yiddish
Style: Theatre/Klezmer
On album: S-096(b) (Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band /Echoes of the Shtetl)
Track ID: 27977
Director/Clarinet/Saxaphone/Arranger Schechter, Gregori
Artist: Gregori Schechter Klezmer Festival Band
Saxophone/Clarinet/Flute Curtis, Stewart
Tuba Korn, Dovid
Trumpet, Flugelhorn Jayasinha, Paul
Keyboards Baron-Cohen, Erran
Guitar Gee, Ronnie
Drums Israeli, Eli
Drums Ferrao, Hans
Track comment: with "Dem Nayem Sher"
Style: Instrumental/Klezmer
On album: G-057(c) (Funny It Doesn't Sound Jewish/ Compilation by Jack Gottlieb accompaning book with same title.)
Track ID: 31686
Vocal Moskowitz, Martin -- מוסקוביץ, מרטין
Violin Schwartz, Abe -- שװאַרץ, אײב
Piano Schwartz, Sylvia -- שװאַרץ, סילװיע
First line: Tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven di grine
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען, די גרינע
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer
Length: 0:56
On album: P-038(a) (Pressburger Klezmer Band [LAJV])
Track ID: 32547
Artist: Pressburger Klezmer Band -- פּ ק בּ
Violin Werner, Andrej
Clarinet Lago, Miro
Viola Alexander, Daniel
Piano/Sampler Suska, Pavol
Zbor/Double Bass/Arranger/Vocal Alexander, Samo
Drums Oros, Martin
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven…
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer/Modern
Length: 4:22
On album: 002m (Moskowitz, Abraham/ Nit Di Hagode,Nur Di Kneydlekh/ Di Grine Kuzine)
Track ID: 28834
Vocal Moskowitz, Abraham -- מאָסקאָוויץ, אבֿרהם
Language: Yiddish
On album: 019k (Goldstein, Morris/ Di Grine Kuzine/ Tshiken)
Track ID: 29329
Artist: Goldstein, Morris -- גאָלדשטייַן, מאָריס
Language: Yiddish
On album: T-032(a) (Titla/ Stur & Tamisch)
Track ID: 32590
Arranger Titla
Guitar/Vocal Rolandelli, Eduardo
Accordion/Vocal Taschler, Toni
Floten/Dudelsack/Vocal/Bodhran Kuhebacher, Herman
Drums Riffeser, Peter
First line: Tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven di grine
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען, די גרינע
Language: Yiddish
Length: 3:55
On album: T-031(b) (Yiddish Balkans /Michele Tauber/Misha Nisimov/Frederic Fraysswe/Efim Zubritsky -- מיט אַ ייִדישן טעם)
Track ID: 32091
Vocal Tauber, Michele
Accordion/Arranger Nisimov, Misha
Contrabass Fraysse, Frederic
Violin Zubritsky, Efim
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven…
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer/Concert
Length: 2:26
On album: H-041(a) (Hello, Solly)
Track ID: 31258
Vocal/ Clarinet Katz, Mickey
Musical Director Hausman, Al
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven…
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען…
Language: Yiddish
Style: Theatre/Klezmer
On album: 061g (Reilly, Betty/ Di Grine Kuzine/ Sebastian)
Track ID: 30607
Vocal Reilly, Betty
On album: B-028(m) (The Barry Sisters/ Their Greatest Yiddish Hits)
Track ID: 36512
Vocal Barry Sisters -- שװעסטער באַרי
First line: Tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven di grine, bekelekh vi royte
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען, די גרינע, בעקעלעך ווי....
Track comment: Does this version have variant verses?
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert/Pop/Swing
Length: 3:01
On album: B-095(b) (Hilda Bronstein Sings Yiddish Songs With Chutzpah!)
Track ID: 35944
Keyboard/Accordion Schleider, Yair
Vocal/Arranger Bronstein, Hilda -- בראָנשטײַן, הילדאַ
Artist: Chutzpah
Violin/Viola Hamilton, Meg
Percussion Kozokaro, Ronen
Double Bass Moylan, Paul
Clarinet Shulman, David
First line: Es iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven..
First line (Yiddish):עס איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert/Pop/Klezmer
Length: 2:43
On album: A-056(a) (Azoy/ Musique Klezmer/ chanson yiddish)
Track ID: 35889
Vocal Slotnicki, Poupa
Accordion/Arranger Weyh, Yves
Accoustic Bass Lirola, Jeremy
Clarinet Halbeisen, Raymond
Violin Elbaz, Daniel
First line: Tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven di grine, bekelekh vi royte
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען, די גרינע, בעקעלעך ווי....
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert/Kleamer/Pop
Length: 2:26
On album: B-114(b)3 (Dan Blacksberg/ Eleanor Reissa/ Freedman Fifteenth Anniversary Concert/Highlights)
Track ID: 41592
Artist: Dan Blacksberg Modern Yiddish Ensemble
Vocal Reissa, Eleanor
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven di grine, bekelekh vi..
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען די גרינע,
Language: Yiddish
Style: Pop/ConcertKlezmer
Length: 4:56
On album: M-068(a)04 (Milken/ Abraham Ellstein: Great Songs of The Yiddish Stage Volume 1)
Track ID: 42429
Vocal Borts, Joanne
Artist: Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Orchestration/Arranger Henning, Paul
Arranger Mlotek, Zalmen -- מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
Conductor Jaffe, Elli
First line: Es kumt tsu mir gekumen mayn kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven di grine bekelekh
First line (Yiddish):עס קומט צו מיר געקומען מײַן קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען, די גרינע, בעקעל
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer/Concert
Length: 3:25
On album: V-023(a) (Monica Vardimon/ The Songs of my Heart/ Di Lider Fun Mayn Harts -- די לידער פֿון מײַן האַרץ \מוניקה ורדעמון)
Track ID: 36345
Violin Mareinowski, Wojciech
Clarinet Witko, Janusz
Piano/Synthsizer Kluzowicz, Jerzy
Clarinet/Bass Clarinet Cielecki, Jan
Vocal Vardeman, Monica -- ורדימון, מוניקה
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven di grine, bekelekh vi..
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען די גרינע,
Language: Yiddish
Style: Pop/Concert
Length: 2:23
On album: S-067(b) (Abe Schwartz The Klezmer King)
Track ID: 30438
Vocal Moskowitz, Abraham -- מאָסקאָוויץ, אבֿרהם
Violin Schwartz, Abe -- שװאַרץ, אײב
Piano Schwartz, Sylvia -- שװאַרץ, סילװיע
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven di grine, bekelekh vi..
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Originally recorded New York, February 1922/ Columbia E 7553
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer
Length: 3:08
On album: Z-040(a) (Zing / Yiddish Song Project -- זינג \ ייִדיש ליד פּרייִיעקט)
Track ID: 39783
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven…
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
Length: 6:11
On album: L-067(b) (A Libe/Aleyn In Veg/Betty Visser/Paul Custers/Mathijs van der Heide)
Track ID: 40157
accordion Visser, Betty
Vocals, sax Custers, Paul
Guitar, double-bass, mouth-organ, ukelele, accordion, vocals Van Der Heide, Mathijs
Length: 2:26
On album: D-041(a) (Lillian Davis: Yiddish Songs)
Track ID: 42391
Vocal Davidson, Lillian
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven di grine, bekelekh vi…
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען, די גרינע, בעקעלעך...
Language: Yiddish
Style: Acapella/Folk
Length: 3:11
On album: C-071(a) (Mazl Tov Mis Amigos / Juan Calle and His Latin Lantzman/ Yiddish Favorites In Latin Tempos)
Track ID: 42373
Vocal Powell, Ed
Trumpet Cheatham, Doc
Trumpet Oles, Lou
Trumpet Terry, Clark
Timbals Rodriguez, Willie
Piano Palmieri, Charles
Lute/Arranger Cali, John
Conga/Bongos Barretto, Ray
Conductor, Latin Lantzman Calle, Juan
Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Flute Russell, Shelly
Bass Marshall, Wendell
First line: Tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven di grine, bekelekh vi royte
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען, די גרינע, בעקעלעך ווי
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert/Pop/Swing/Latin/Merengue
Length: 2:53
On album: B-201(a) (Bryan Bender and Little Shop of Horas / Eyn Velt)
Track ID: 42734
Trombone/Piano/Keyboard Bass/Arranger Bender, Brian -- בענדער, ברוך
Alto and Tenor Saxaphones/Arranger Brown, Lise
Drums Smith, Grant
Style: Big Band Swing Treatment to classic Yiddish Song
Length: 3:40
On album: T-019(a) (Tamara Songs of a Soviet Jewess)
Track ID: 2686
Vocal Tamara
Piano Shalit, Vladimir
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven…
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Medley with Ikh Hob Dikh Tsu Fil Lib/ Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn
Language: Yiddish
On album: E-014(b) (ESPE Performance Tape No 2)
Track ID: 3571
Artist: ESPY
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Recorded in West Germany.
Language: Yiddish
On album: E-014(c) (ESPE Jiddische Lieder 3 Maseltow -- ייִדישע לידער)
Track ID: 3572
Artist: ESPY
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
On album: K-007(b) (More Sing-Along IN Yiddish with Marv Kurz -- זינגט מיט מיר אין ייִדיש)
Track ID: 3573
Vocal/Orchestra Conductor Kurz, Marv
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Transliteration of part of song on album.
Language: Yiddish
On album: K-010(d) (Miriam Kressyn & Seymour Rexsite The East Side Story)
Track ID: 3574
Vocal Rechtzeit, Seymour -- רעכצײַט, סימאָר
Piano Gunther, William
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Chorus only.
Language: Yiddish
On album: G-028(c) (Geduldig & Thimann A Shtetl Is Amerike -- געדולדיג און טימאַן אַ שטעאל איז אַמעריקע)
Track ID: 3575
Artist: Andy Statman Klezmer Orchestra -- אַנדי סטאַטמאַן קלעזמער אָרקעסטער
Artist: Geduldig & Thiman -- געדולדיג און טימאַן
Vocal Thimann, Albert, vocalist -- טימאַן, אַלבערט, געזאַנג
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
On album: L-026(a) (Dora Libson Field Recording)
Track ID: 3576
Vocal Libson, Dora
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Field Recording - acapella
Language: Yiddish
On album: K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
Track ID: 3577
Artist: Der Ganser Gang
Conductor/Violin/Arranger Farber, Nat
Vocal Katz, Mickey
Vocal Mills, Shirley
Vocal Drake, Marty
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
On album: F-027(a) (Myriam Fuks Yddish)
Track ID: 3578
Arranger/Direstor Slingeneyer, Ghilian, arr and dir
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Recorded in Belgium
Language: Yiddish
On album: L-013(a) (La Bianca Heart Warming Yiddish-Hebrew Favorites)
Track ID: 3579
Artist La Bianca, Ginetta
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Medley with Glik, Oy Iz Dos A Rebetsn, Vu Zaynen Mayne...
Language: Yiddish
On album: M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
Track ID: 3580
Artist Michel, Benny and Orch
First line: Tsu mir amol iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn un fayn iz zi...
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז אַמאָל געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן און פֿײַן איז זי געװען..
Language: Yiddish
On album: M-033(a) (Naomi's Chevereh Yiddish Is In My Genes)
Track ID: 3581
Artist Miller, Naomi
Piano Beer, Rose
Artist Miller, Harvey
Artist Naomi's Khevera
Drums Beer, Meir
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Yome, Yome, Bill Bailey, medley of fragments
Language: Yiddish
On album: N-008(a) (Fay Nicoll Sings: Yiddish Hebrew Russian English)
Track ID: 3582
Artist Nicoll, Faye
Arranger Reisenman, Bob
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Sheyn Vi Di Levone, Vu Nemt Men Abisele Mazl, Dem Nayem Sher
Language: Yiddish
On album: B-007(l) (Theodore Bikel, History and Origin of Jewish Music (Lecture))
Track ID: 3583
Vocal Bikel, Theodore
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Lecture on Origins and History of Jewish Music
Language: Yiddish
On album: S-022(c) (The 18 Pearls of Yiddish Songs Yaacov Shapiro -- די 18 פּירל פֿון ייִדישן ליד יעקב שפּירו)
Track ID: 3584
Vocal Shapiro, Yaacov -- שאַפּיראָ, יעקבֿ
Artist Israel Philharmonic Orch, Strings & Bass
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn/ Yosl, Yosl
Language: Yiddish
On album: M-035(c) (Sima & Arnold Miller Heritage:The Art of the Yid. Song Vol 3)
Track ID: 3585
Vocal Miller, Sima
Piano Miller, Arnold
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
On album: H-022(a) (More Than Chicken Soup Featuring Hasha Musha)
Track ID: 3586
Artist Hasha Musha
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Medley with "Immigrant Blues" -English Blues Version of Song
Language: Yiddish
On album: T-015(b) (Talila et l'ensemble KOL AVIV Chants Yiddish Vol 2)
Track ID: 3587
Vocal Talila
Artist: Kol Aviv Ensemble
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
On album: G-013(d)4 (Song of the Golden Land Lectures 07 and 08)
Track ID: 3589
Vocal Moskovsky, Abraham
Narration Katzman, Dr. Jacob
Vocal Moskovsky, Abraham
First line: Gekumen iz tsu mir a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz geven di grine
First line (Yiddish):געקומען איז צו מיר אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז געװען די גרינע
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Lecture 7, Song of the Golden Land, Immigrants and Theatre
Language: Yiddish
On album: H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)
Track ID: 3590
Artist Hester Street Troupe
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Medley with Sheyn Vi Di Levone, Abi Gezunt, Oy Mame, Bin...
Language: Yiddish
On album: Z-012(a) (Zupfgigenhansel Jiddische Lieder 'ch hob gehert sogn -- כ'האָב דעהערט זאָגן)
Track ID: 3591
Artist Zupfgeigenhansel
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Recorded in West Germany.
Language: Yiddish
On album: A-009(a) (Jewish Folk Songs Joey Adams - Sholom Secunda with Guests)
Track ID: 3592
Vocal Adams, Joey
Conductor Secunda, Sholom -- סעקונדאַ, שלום
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: A Border Bay Mayn Vayb, Vus Lernt A Yingele, Gut Vokh
Language: Yiddish
On album: A-015(a) (The American Jewish Experience In Song)
Track ID: 3593
Artist Chicago B.J.E. Children's Choir
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: Yiddish
On album: B-007(c) (Theodore Bikel sings Yiddish Theatre and Folk Songs)
Track ID: 3594
Vocal Bikel, Theodore
Arranger/Conductor Seltzer, Dov -- זלצר, דב
First line: Tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
On album: B-028(j) (Shalom The Barry Sisters)
Track ID: 3595
Vocal Barry Sisters -- שװעסטער באַרי
Artist Reisman, Joe
Arranger Fershko, Shmuel -- פֿערשקאָ, שמואל
Arranger Reisman, Joe
Arranger Manning, Dick
First line: Tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven di grine, bekelekh vi royte
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען, די גרינע, בעקעלעך ווי....
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Does this version have variant verses?
Language: Yiddish
On album: A-027(a) (Bruce Adler An Evening At The Yiddish Theatre… -- ..)
Track ID: 3596
Artist Adler, Bruce
Accomp Golden Land Klezmer Orchestra
Artist Mlotek, Zalmen -- מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Oygn Bistu Sheyn/ Yosl Yosl/ Vu Bistu Geven
Language: Yiddish
On album: C-033(a) (International Yiddish Festival Cracow 1990)
Track ID: 3597
Artist ESPY
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Track comment: Recorded in Poland, performers from West Germany
Language: Yiddish
On album: E-015(b) (Helene Engel Errances de Tolede a Brooklyn)
Track ID: 3598
Artist Engel, Helene
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Recorded as part of group under "a Brooklyn"
Language: Yiddish
On album: A-033(a) (The Austin Klezmorim Texas Klez)
Track ID: 3599
Artist: Austin Klezmorim
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language: Yiddish
On album: B-045(a) (The Bluestein Family / Where Does Love Come From?/ Fun Vanen Heybt Zikh On A Libe -- פֿון װאַנען הײבט זיך אָן אַ ליבע ?)
Track ID: 3600
Artist Bluestine Family
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line:ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Have you heard about my greenhorn cousin? She has boys...
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: F-034(b) (Finjan Where Were You...Before Prohibition)
Track ID: 3602
Artist Finjan
Artist Fink, Shayla
First line: I'd like to tell you about my cousin, from the old country,
First line:ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: R-024(a) (Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen A Montage/Documentary)
Track ID: 3603
Artist Chicago B. J. E., Children's Choir
Narrator Willens, Rita Jacobs
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען די
Track comment: From Album A-15
Language: Yiddish
Style: Excerpt
On album: B-028(j) (Shalom The Barry Sisters)
Track ID: 3606
Artist: Gordon Jenkins Orchestra
Arranger/Conductor Jenkins, Gordon
First line: Es iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven di grine, bekelekh...
First line (Yiddish):עס איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען, די גרינע, בעקעלעך
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Does this version have variant verses?
Language: Yiddish
On album: K-040(a) (Twistin the Freilach with Lou Klayman and His Orchestra)
Track ID: 3607
Artist Klayman, Lou and his Orch
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Style: Instrumental
On album: M-012(a) (Mazel Tov CBS Israel Dance Orchestra Conducted by Alex Weiss -- מזל טובֿ! תזמורת סי בּי אס ישׂראל המנצח: אלכּס ווייס)
Track ID: 3608
Artist CBS Israel Dance Orchestra -- תזמורת סי בּי אס ישׂראל
Conductor Weiss, Alex -- וויס, אלעקס,
Track comment: Part of medley in "swing" style
Style: Instrumental
On album: K-055(a) (Kiddush Club II The Wine Album)
Track ID: 3609
Artist Kiddish Club & R' Gedalia Zweig
Track comment: Medley-Od Yishama/ Simon Tov/ V'taher Libeynu/ Byerushalayim
Style: Instrumental
On album: A-030(a) (Music For A Jewish Wedding Danny Albert And His Orcherstra)
Track ID: 3610
Artist Albert, Danny & Orchestra
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Style: Instrumental
On album: F-019(a) (More Bagels and Bongos Irving Fields Trio)
Track ID: 3611
Artist Fields Trio, Irving
Artist Fields, Irving, piano & arr
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Style: Instrumental
On album: K-020(a) (The Klezmorim East Side Wedding)
Track ID: 3612
Artist Klezmorim -- קלעזמאָרים
First line: S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
First line (Yiddish):ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: Translation with album notes by Dr. Martin Schwartz.
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer
Sheet music:
Folder: 495
Series: 4
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: Metro Music Co.
Publisher address: 58 Second Ave. New York, NY
Date: 1929
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 231
First line: Fun mizrokh, fun mizrokh vet kumen meyn trayst….
First line (Yiddish): ...פֿון מזרח, פֿון מזרח, וועט קומען מײַן טרייסט
Notes: Black lettering, Yiddish/English. Scenes of Israel sketched inside the letters. Price 40 cents. "Respectfully dedicated to my friend Abraham J. Rose". Poem by Jacob Leizerowiz. Yiddish words on back cover.
Recordings:
On album: V0046 (A Tickle in the Heart/ (Video) -- אַ קיצל אין האַרצן (ווידיאָ))
Track ID: 34031
Artist: Epstein Brothers Orchestra
Vocal Epstein, Max -- עפּשטײן, מאַקס
First line: Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven…
First line (Yiddish):צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װיגאָלד איז זי געװען…
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer
On album: V0048
Track ID: 34093
Vocal Fink, Shayla
Artist: Finjan
Vocal Herscovits, Eli
Clarinet Friesn, John
Acoustic Bass Posen, Kinzey
Violin Schultz, Victor
Guitar Koulack, Daniel
Saxophone Bouchouka, Sasha
Language: Yiddish/English
Style: Duet/Novelty/Adaptation
Contact: yidsong@pobox.upenn.edu