Name:
Leyzerovitz, Yakov
Name (Yiddish):
לײזעראָװיץ, יעקבֿ
Also known as:
Brisker, Yankl — בריסקער, יאַנקל
Also known as:
Leizerovitz, Yacov — לײזעראָװיטש, יעקבֿ
Born:
1893
Died:
1965 (USA)
Note:
Used Pen Name - Yankl Brisker

Songs written or composed

Dem Pedlers Brivl — דעם פּעדלערד בריװל

Author:
Leyzerovitz, Yakov — לײזעראָװיץ, יעקבֿ
Composer:
Feigenbaum, Ziske — פֿײַגענבױם, זיסקע
Composer:
Leyzerovitz, Yakov — לײזעראָװיץ, יעקבֿ
Genre:
Lament
Subject:
Letter/Son/Mother/Occupation/Peddler/Disillusionment
Origin:
Belarsky 247/ML PYS 242/Levin N 81
Transliteration:
Belarsky 247/ML PYS 242/Levin N 81
Translation:
Levin N 81
Music:
Belarsky 247/ML PYS 242/Levin N 81
Related information in folder 755:
Comments:
1. English translations.

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

Di Grine Kuzine — די גרינע קוזינע

Also known as:
Kuzine (Di Grine Kuzine)
Author:
Leyzerovitz, Yakov — לײזעראָװיץ, יעקבֿ
Composer:
Schwartz, Abe — שװאַרץ, אײב
Genre:
Immigration/Lament
Subject:
Immigration/Poverty/Occupation/Milliner/Aging/Disillusion
Origin:
Mayzl 600/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92
Transliteration:
Levin N 92/Alb B-007(c)/Alb Z-012(a)/Gottlieb 290/Alb B-095(b)
Translation:
Levin N 92/Alb Z-012(a)/Alb B-007(c)/Gottlieb 290/Alb B-095(b)/Alb M-068(a)04
Music:
Warem 45/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92
Additional song notes:
See "My Little Cousin" for American swing version. Lyrics claimed by Hyman Prizant and others. Text is by Leyzerovitz as credited by Meizel. See Max Rosenfeld's papers re respecting Leyzerovitz's loss of copyright lawsuit. See Gottlieb p. 147. See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell. See also ephemera 1458 for tarnslit and translate What's Not To Like 2017
Related information in folder 408:
Comments:
1. Letter from Shlomo Ben Israel in Yiddish Forverts of February 4, 1983 titled, "Interesante Faktn Vegn Y. Leyzerovitsh in zayn lid, Di Grine Kuzine". 2. 2. Original text with 8 verses 3. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell.

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

Fun Mizrakh — פֿון מזרח

Author:
Leyzerovitz, Yakov — לײזעראָװיץ, יעקבֿ
Composer:
Davidson, Jacob (Yakov) דעווידסאָן, יעקבֿ
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Homeland/East/Hope
Additional song notes:
Originally published 1914
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.

Di Grine Kuzine (Video) — די גרינע קוזינע (ווידיאָ)

Author:
Leyzerovitz, Yakov — לײזעראָװיץ, יעקבֿ
Composer:
Schwartz, Abe — שװאַרץ, אײב
Genre:
Immigration/Lament
Subject:
Immigration/Poverty/Occupation/Milliner/Aging/Disillusion
Origin:
Mayzl 600/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92
Transliteration:
Levin N 92/Alb B-007(c)/Alb Z-012(a)/Gottlieb 290
Translation:
Levin N 92/Alb Z-012(a)/Alb B-007(c)/Gottlieb 290/Alb M-068(a)04
Music:
Warem 45/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92
Additional song notes:
See "My Little Cousin" for American swing version. Lyrics claimed by Hyman Prizant and others. Text is by Leyzerovitz as credited by Meizel. See Max Rosenfeld's papers re respecting Leyzerovitz's loss of copyright lawsuit. See Gottlieb p. 147. See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell.

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

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