Songs written or composed
O'Brian — אָ'ברײַען
- Also known as:
- Say O'brian
- Author:
- Ney, Philip — נײ, פֿיליפּ
- Genre:
- Humerous/Literary Origin/Humorous
- Subject:
- Poverty/Charity/Hunger/Marriage/Wine
- Origin:
- Shteyn 277/Alb R-007(g)
- Transliteration:
- Alb R-007(f)5/Alb Roo7(g)Alb L-049(a)
- Translation:
- Alb R007(g)Alb L-049(a)
- Music:
- Shteyn 277
- Additional song notes:
- Melody - "For God is a jolly good fellow"
Recordings
- On album:
- R-007(f)5 (Yiddish Folksongs Ruth Rubin — ייִדישע פֿאָלקסלידער)
- Track ID:
- 11312
- Vocal:
- Rubin, Ruth — רובין, רותּ
- First line:
- Say, O'brien, kenst mir a gmiles khesed layen, just now.
- First line:
- סײ, אָ'ברײַען, קענסט מיר אַ גמילת חסד לײַען, דזשאָסט נאָאו,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Tranliteration and translation with album notes
- Language:
- Yiddish/Hebrew/English
- Style:
- Folk
- On album:
- R-007(g)
- Track ID:
- 11313
- Vocal:
- Rubin, Ruth — רובין, רותּ
- First line:
- Say, O'brien, kenst mir a gmiles khesed layen, just now.
- First line:
- סײ, אָ'ברײַען, קענסט מיר אַ גמילת חסד לײַען, דזשאָסט נאָאו,
- Track comment:
- Text, tranliteration and translation with album notes
- Language:
- Yiddish/Hebrew/English
- Style:
- Folk
- On album:
- L-049(a) (Bin Ikh Mir A Shnayderl/Yiddish Work Songs Sung By Mark Levy)
- Track ID:
- 27508
- Vocal:
- Levy, Mark
- First line:
- Say, O'brien, kenst mir a gmiles khesed layen, just now.
- First line:
- סײ, אָ'ברײַען, קענסט מיר אַ גמילת חסד לײַען, דזשאָסט נאָאו,
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "Say O'brian"
- Language:
- Yiddish/Hebrew/English
- Style:
- Folk