Songs written or composed
A Yidish Lid — אַ ייִדיש ליד
- Author:
- Medoff, Sam
- Composer:
- Medoff, Sam
- Genre:
- Lament/Theater
- Subject:
- Hope/Memory
- Song comment:
- Includes "traveling melody motiv" from "Habibi"
Recordings
- On album:
- K-092(a) (Yiddish & Klezmer Music/ From the Yale Collection of Historical Sound Recordings)
- Track ID:
- 30743
- Artist:
- Begelman Sisters
- First line:
- Tir un toyer, iberal farmakht, dos lebn shlept zikh vi aneybike nakht
- First line (Yiddish):
- טיר און טױער, איבעראַל פֿאַרמאַכט, דאָס לעבן שלעפּט זיך װי אַן..
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded New York, August 1939, Victor 25-5020
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- With choral group
- Length:
- 3:21
- On album:
- O-005(d) (a with Moishe Oysher & The Barry Sisters Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 694
- Vocal:
- Barry Sisters — שװעסטער באַרי
- First line:
- Tir un toyer, iberal farmakht, dos lebn shlept zikh vi an eybike nakht,
- First line (Yiddish):
- טיר און טױער, איבעראַל פֿאַרמאַכט, דאָס לעבן שלעפּט זיך װי אַן..
- Track comment:
- Song omitted on album label
- Language:
- Yiddish
Oy Hob Ikh A Meydele — אוי האָב איך אַ מיידעלע
- Author:
- Meyerowitz, David — מײעראָװיץ, דוד
- Composer:
- Medoff, Sam
- Genre:
- Theater/Lullaby
- Subject:
- Mother/Daughter
- Sheet music:
- Folder:
- 596
- Series:
- 4
- Arranged for:
- Voice/Piano
- Texts:
- Yiddish/Transliteration
- Publisher:
- Not Given
- Date:
- Not Given
- Provenance:
- Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
- Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #:
- 336
- First line:
- Aher kum mayn matunele, dayn mame hot dikh lib…
- First line (Yiddish):
- אַהער קום מײַן מתנהלע, דײַן מאַמע האָט דיך ליב
- Notes:
- Dark purple lettering, English/Yiddish. From the smash hit of the season "Madame Pagliacci". Now playing at Jennie Goldstein's National Theatre, Second Avenue at Houston Street, New York. Yiddish words on back cover. Cast of Characters listing in Yiddish and English on back cover. Drama in three acts and ten scenes by H. Zwir.
Other tracks with this artist
Bulgar In Swing (Easy And Breezy)
- On album:
- T-007(h) (Jewish Melodies Dave Tarras, clarinet Abe Ellstein, piano)
- Track ID:
- 2666
- Composer:
- Medoff, Sam
- Clarinet:
- Tarras, Dave — טאַראַס, דײװ
- Piano:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- Artist:
- Abe Ellstein Ensemble — אײב עלשטײַן אַנסאַמבל
- Style:
- Instrumental
Zum Gali — זום גלי
- Genre:
- Israeli/Folk/Zionist
- Subject:
- Labor/Work/ Pioneer
- Origin:
- Kinderbuch 186/Alb B-004(c)
- Transliteration:
- Kinderbuch 186/Alb B-004(c)
- Translation:
- Kinderbuch 186/Alb B-004(c)
- Music:
- Kinderbuch 186
- On album:
- T-007(j) (Dave Tarras Yiddish-American Klezmer Music 1925-1956)
- Track ID:
- 18265
- Clarinet:
- Tarras, Dave — טאַראַס, דײװ
- Artist:
- Medoff, Sam
- Artist:
- Yiddish Swingettes
- Track comment:
- With radio introduction of B. Manishevitz and Co
- Style:
- Instrumental/Swing
Shpet Bay Nakht — שפּעט בײַ נאַכט
- On album:
- R-016(f) (Seymour Rechtzeit Yiddish Favorites)
- Track ID:
- 19121
- Author:
- Kressyn, Miriam — קרעסן, מיריאַם
- Composer:
- Medoff, Sam
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Conductor:
- Sam Medoff Orchestra
- First line:
- Her ir meydlekh, ergets shpilt men azoy sheyn muzik,
- First line:
- הערט איר מײדלעך, ערגעץ שפּילט מען אַזױ שײן מוזיק,
Kum Nit Tsu Mir — קום ניט צו מיר
- On album:
- R-016(f) (Seymour Rechtzeit Yiddish Favorites)
- Track ID:
- 19122
- Author:
- Kressyn, Miriam — קרעסן, מיריאַם
- Composer:
- Olshanetsky, Alexander — אָלשאַנעצקי, אַלעקסאַנדער
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Conductor:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- Kum nit tsu mir, vayl ven du kumts tsu mir tvaytikst dir...
- First line:
- קום ניט צו מיר, װײַל װען דו קומסט צו מיר צוװײטיקסט דיר...
- Track comment:
- From the play - Oy Amerika
Kale, Kale — כּלה, כּלה
- On album:
- R-016(f) (Seymour Rechtzeit Yiddish Favorites)
- Track ID:
- 19124
- Author:
- Kressyn, Miriam — קרעסן, מיריאַם
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Conductor:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- Oy, veyn zhe kalenyu, veyn, veyn, veyn, veyn, vest shoyn...
- First line:
- אױ, װײן זשע כּלהנו, װײן, װײן, װײן, װײן, װעסט שוין מער ניט זײַן,
Ikh Zing (Ellstein) — איך זינג (עלשטיין)
- Author:
- Picon, Molly — פּיקאָן, מאָלי
- Composer:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- Genre:
- Theater/Love
- Subject:
- Love/Shir Hashirim/Heart/Dreams/Lonliness/Longing
- Transliteration:
- Warem 113/ Ephemera 1447
- Translation:
- Ephemera 1447
- Music:
- Warem 113
- Related information in folder 1447:
- Comments:
- 1 112/12/2014 Translation and Transliteration of the song text provided by Chava Kramer via email on December 12, 2014
- On album:
- R-016(f) (Seymour Rechtzeit Yiddish Favorites)
- Track ID:
- 19131
- Insturmental Ensemble:
- Lubin, Harry — לובין, האַרי
- Instrumental Ensemble:
- Medoff, Sam
- Instrumental Ensemble:
- Rekhtseyt, Jack — רעכצײַט, דזאַק
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Instrumental Ensemble:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- First line:
- Shloyme Hamelekh hot tsu shoyn zayn Shulamis gezungen a libes-shir, un punkt vi
- First line (Yiddish):
- שלמה המלך האָט צו זײַן שולמית געזונגען אַ ליבעס־שיר, און פּינקט ווי שלמה דאַן
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Theatrical
Samson And Delilah (Eng)
- On album:
- K-030(d) (Kapelye On The Air Old Time Jewish American Radio)
- Track ID:
- 22413
- Artist:
- Kapelye — קאַפּעליע
- Author/Composer:
- Medoff, Sam
- Vocal:
- Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך
- First line:
- Sampson was the Hercules of Israel's men, do tell, do tell,
- Track comment:
- Part of WHN New York, Yiderbugs
- Language:
- English
The Thing (Yid) — די זאַך
- On album:
- R-016(e)2 (Seymour Rechzeit Yiddish Parade of "Pops")
- Track ID:
- 25202
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Director:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- In rokavay bitsh in zumer, di zun hot gebrent vi a flam, ..
- First line:
- אין ראָקאַװײ ביטש אין זומער, דן זון האָט געברענט װי אַ פֿלאַם,
- Track comment:
- Orig by Charles Randolf Green /from film "Wild Blue Yonder"
Tennesse Waltz (Yid) — טענעסי װאַלס (ייִדיש)
- On album:
- R-016(e)2 (Seymour Rechzeit Yiddish Parade of "Pops")
- Track ID:
- 25203
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Director:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- Getantst mit mayn libste, tsu muzik fun dem vals,
- First line:
- געטאַנצט מיט מײַן ליבסטע, צו מוזיק פֿון דעם װאַלס,
- Track comment:
- Orig by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King
Good Night Irene (Yid) — אײַ װײַ אײרין (ייִדיש)
- On album:
- R-016(e)2 (Seymour Rechzeit Yiddish Parade of "Pops")
- Track ID:
- 25204
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Director:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- Irene, ay vay iz mir, irene, ay vay, ay vay irene,
- First line:
- אײַרין, אײַ װײַ איז מיר, אײַרין, אײַ װײַ, אײַ װײַ אײַרין,
- Track comment:
- Original by Huddie Ledbetter and John Lomax
Love Is Such A Cheat (Yid) — ליבע ז'גאָר נישט װערט
- On album:
- R-016(e)2 (Seymour Rechzeit Yiddish Parade of "Pops")
- Track ID:
- 25205
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Director:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- Es geyt a bokher unter vegn, kumt a meydl im antkegn,
- First line:
- עס גײט אַ בּחור אונטער װעגן, קומט אַ מײדל אים אַנטקעגן,
- Track comment:
- Original by Irving Caeser
This Too Will Pass (Eng)
- On album:
- R-016(e)2 (Seymour Rechzeit Yiddish Parade of "Pops")
- Track ID:
- 25206
- Author:
- Glickman, Fred
- Composer:
- Donizetti (melody)
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Director:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- Strange as it seems, this too will pass, heartaches and ...
- Track comment:
- L'elisir D'Amore
It's Love You Fool (Eng)
- On album:
- R-016(e)2 (Seymour Rechzeit Yiddish Parade of "Pops")
- Track ID:
- 25207
- Author/Composer:
- Glickman, Fred
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Director:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- A lemon tastes as sweet as sugar cane, you're flying to...
Kale, Kale — כּלה, כּלה
- On album:
- R-016(e)2 (Seymour Rechzeit Yiddish Parade of "Pops")
- Track ID:
- 25208
- Author:
- Kressyn, Miriam — קרעסן, מיריאַם
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Director:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- Oy, veyn zhe kalenyu, veyn, veyn, veyn, veyn, vest shoyn...
- First line:
- אױ, װײן זשע כּלהנו, װײן, װײן, װײן, װײן, װעסט שוין מער ניט זײַן,
Would I Love You (Yid) — צו איך ליב דיך
- On album:
- R-016(e)2 (Seymour Rechzeit Yiddish Parade of "Pops")
- Track ID:
- 25209
- Composer:
- Spina, Harold
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Director:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- Oy, Du fregst mikh tsu ikh lib dikh, yo, ikh lib, ikb lib..
- First line:
- אױ, דו פֿרעגסט מיך צו איך ליב דיך, יאָ, איך ליב, איך ליב...
- Track comment:
- original text by Bob Russell
Never Been Kissed (Yid) — קײנמאָל ניט געקושט
- On album:
- R-016(e)2 (Seymour Rechzeit Yiddish Parade of "Pops")
- Track ID:
- 25210
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Director:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- Ikh ken a meydl, eydl un gut, yeder boy fayft ven zi geyt...
- First line:
- איך קען אַ מײדל, אײדל און גוט, יעדער בױ פֿײַפֿט װען זי גײט...
Syncopated Clock (Shiker Tiker) — שיכּער טיקער
- On album:
- R-016(e)2 (Seymour Rechzeit Yiddish Parade of "Pops")
- Track ID:
- 25211
- Composer:
- Anderson, Leroy
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Director:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- There was a man, Avrom Yitskhok, had a gesheft in gebernia..
- First line:
- טער װאָס אַ מאַן, אבֿרהם יצחק, האַד אַ געשעפֿט אין געבערניאַ...
- Track comment:
- Mixed language, novelty song. Orig text by Jerry Moss
So Long..Good To Know Ya (Shoyn..) — שױן לאַנג
- On album:
- R-016(e)2 (Seymour Rechzeit Yiddish Parade of "Pops")
- Track ID:
- 25212
- Composer:
- Guthrie, Woodie
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Director:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- Shoyn lang, zeyt hob dikh gezeyn, shoyn lang nor itst muz...
- First line:
- שױן לאַנג, זײט האָב דיך געזײן, שױן לאַנג נאָר איצט מוז איך גײן,
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "Shoyn Lang"
Shoyn Lang (So Long..Good To Know) — שױן לאַנג
- On album:
- xR-016(e)2
- Track ID:
- 25213
- Composer:
- Guthrie, Woodie
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Director:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- Shoyn lang, zeyt hob dikh gezeyn, shoyn lang nor itst muz...
- First line:
- שױן לאַנג, זײט האָב דיך געזײן, שױן לאַנג נאָר איצט מוז איך גײן,
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "Shoyn Lang"
My Heart Cries For You (Yid) — מײַן האַרץ בענק נאָך דיר
- On album:
- R-016(e)2 (Seymour Rechzeit Yiddish Parade of "Pops")
- Track ID:
- 25214
- Composer:
- Faith, Percie & Carl Sigman
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Director:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- Meg zayn a galitsiyaner, bin ikh mit dir,
- First line:
- מעג זײַן אַ גאַליציאַנער, בין איך מיט דיר, אפֿילו אַן אַפֿריקאַנער..
- Track comment:
- Orig text by Percy Faith & Carl Siggman
Mayn Harts Benkt Nokh Dir — מײַן האַרץ בענק נאָך דיר
- On album:
- xR-016(e)2
- Track ID:
- 25215
- Composer:
- Faith, Percie & Carl Sigman
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Ensemble Director:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- Meg zayn a galitsiyaner, bin ikh mit dir,
- First line:
- מעג זײַן אַ גאַליציאַנער, בין איך מיט דיר, אפֿילו אַן אַפֿריקאַנער..
- Track comment:
- Orig text by Percy Faith & Carl Siggman
Wedding Samba
- Author:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- Author:
- Liebowitz, Joseph
- Author:
- Small, Allan
- Composer:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- Composer:
- Liebowitz, Joseph
- Composer:
- Smulewitz, Solomon — שמוליװטש, שלמה
- Genre:
- Dance/Samba/Latin
- Subject:
- Wedding/Marriage/Place/Rio Grande
- Additional song notes:
- See Gottlieb 147-48 for relationship between "I Met A Girl", "The Wedding Samba", "I Fell Like I'm Not Out Of Bed Yet", "If I Were A Rich Man" - See also "Der Nayer Sher"
See Heskes 3368
- Related information in folder 485:
- Document type:
- Lyrics
- Author:
- Internet
- Publisher:
- International Lyrics Playground
- Comments:
- Lyrics -- "Wedding Samba erroneously credited to Edmund Ros
- On album:
- G-057(c) (Funny It Doesn't Sound Jewish/ Compilation by Jack Gottlieb accompaning book with same title.)
- Track ID:
- 31689
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Clarinet:
- Tarras, Dave — טאַראַס, דײװ
- Orchestra Leader:
- Medoff, Sam
- First line:
- Way down in the land of the Rio Grande, when people are married
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Lantin/Samba/Orchestral Accompaniment
- Length:
- 0:31
Bridegroom Special
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Swing
- On album:
- K-026(m) (Klezmer! Jewish Music From Old World To Our World)
- Track ID:
- 28086
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Medoff, Sam
- Artist:
- Sam Medoff Orchestra
- Clarinet:
- Tarras, Dave — טאַראַס, דײװ
- Track comment:
- Originally recorded 1938
- Style:
- Yiddish Melodies in swing