Sheet music:
Folder: 902
Arranger: Lefkowitch, Henry
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Translator: Tauber, Khaim, Yiddish Adaptation
Texts: Hebrew Transliteration/Hebrew/Yiddish
Publisher: Metro Music Co
Publisher address: 64 Second Ave, New York
Date: 1940
Provenance: Gift of Carol Weinberg, Feb 2006
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Yiddish): ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן…
Notes: Black block letters includes Hebrew lettering and English transliteration and translates title as "Perhaps" - Music credited to Shertok-Lefkowwitch. Two copies one priced at 50 cents and the other at 40 cents.
Recordings:
On album: A-022(a) (Aleph Duo A to Z in Jewish Music)
Track ID: 16504
Artist: Soloway, Michael
Artist: Zfira, Avshalom, guitar
Artist: Moshiakh, Ilan, music dir & cond
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: K-033(a) (The Most Beautiful Songs of Kinnereth Sea of Galilee -- יש לי כּנרת - שירי כּנרת )
Track ID: 16505
Artist: Zakai, David -- זכּאי, דוד
Artist: Caspi, Mati, musical direction -- כּספּי, מתי, נהול מוסיקלי
Artist: Caspi, Mati, arrangement -- כּספּי מתי, עיבוד
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: L-013(a) (La Bianca Heart Warming Yiddish-Hebrew Favorites)
Track ID: 16506
Artist: La Bianca, Ginetta
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: M-031(a) (Ruth Maimon Kol Tov -- רותּ מימון כּל טוֹבֿ )
Track ID: 16507
Artist: Maimon, Ruth -- מימון, רותּ
Artist: Moscovitz, Poldy, conductor
Artist: Horowitz, Martin, organ
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: J-017(a) (A Collection of Jewish Folk Songs)
Track ID: 16508
Artist: Chagy, Khazn Berele
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: K-047(a) (Cantor Sholom Katz sings Hebrew and Yiddish Songs)
Track ID: 16509
Artist: Katz, Khazn Sholom -- קאַץ, חזן שלום
Artist: Ellstein, Abe -- עלשטײַן, אײב
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: T-003(a) (Tova Ben Tzvi Vacaciones En Israel)
Track ID: 16510
Artist: Ben-Tsvi, Tova
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: V-002(a) (Songs from Jewish Life sung by Cantor Boris Voronovsky)
Track ID: 16511
Artist: Voronsky, Khazn Boris
Artist: Kingsford, Charles, piano, organ
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: Y-001(a) (Mordecai Yardeini sings his own compositions -- ייִדישע געזאַנגען שירי ישׂראל)
Track ID: 16512
Artist: Ben-Hayim, Yosef -- בּן-חיים, יוסף
Artist: Yardeini Khazn Mordecai -- ירדני, מרדכי
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: A-013(a) (Exodus To The World Regina Ben-Amittay)
Track ID: 16513
Artist: Ben-Amitay, Regina -- בּן־אמיתי, רגינה
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: B-003(f) (Sidor Belarsky Songs of Israel)
Track ID: 16514
Artist: Belarsky, Sidor -- בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
Style: Concert
On album: B-003(p) (Sidor Belarsky Sings A Salute To Israel's 20 Anniversary -- סידאָר בעלאַרסקי 20 ישׂראל )
Track ID: 16515
Artist: Belarsky, Sidor -- בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
Artist: Heifetz, Vladimir -- חפֿץ, װלאַדימיר
Artist: Ravina, Oscar
Artist: Altmann, Bernardo
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
Style: Concert
On album: K-052(a) (Aliza Kashi Hello People Vol 2)
Track ID: 16516
Artist: Kashi, Aliza
Artist: Finkel, Ian
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: S-070(a) (Starker Als Flammen Lieder Aus Dem Documentarfilm)
Track ID: 16517
Artist: Shtaraker Als Flammen
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: B-019(a) (Pinchos Borenstein Sings Best Loved Jewish Folk Songs Vol 3)
Track ID: 16518
Artist: Borenstein, Khazn Pinkhos -- באָרענשטײן, חזן פּינחס
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: C-023(e) (Great Cantors of the Present)
Track ID: 16519
Artist: Barkin, Khazn Jacob -- באַרקין, חזן יעקבֿ
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: D-002(b) (Netania Davrath/Behold Thou Art Fair & other Songs of Israel)
Track ID: 16520
Artist: Gruber, Josef Leo
Artist: Shalamon, Kar'el, arranger
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: N-014(b) (Moshe Nathanson Songfest/ Favorite Songs of the Feinberg Duo)
Track ID: 16521
Artist: Feinberg Duo
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)
Track ID: 16522
Artist: Hester Street Troupe
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Style: Instrumental
On album: R-030(c) (Meir Rimon Lovely Songs of Israel Horn of Plenty -- קרן שיר מאיר רימוֹן שירי ארץ ישׂראל )
Track ID: 16523
Artist: Rimon, Meir -- רימוֹן, מאיר
Artist: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Members
Artist: Amos, David
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Style: Instrumental
On album: S-080(b) (Sweet Dreams II (Sheyne Chalomes) For Guitars and Flutes -- שײנע חלומות ב )
Track ID: 16524
Artist: Schonbrun, Bluma & Bill Bridges
Artist: Shapero, Jose, cello
Artist: Schonbrun, B. & Bill Bridges, arr
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Style: Instrumental
On album: D-002(c)2 (Netania Davrath Russian, Israeli and Yiddish Folk Songs CD2)
Track ID: 23511
Artist: Gruber, Josef Leo
Artist: Shalamon, Kar'el, arranger
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: S-094(a) (Sulam Klezmer Music from Tel Aviv -- סלם )
Track ID: 23232
Artist: Sulam, Moshe (Mussa) Berlin, dir
Artist: Berlin, Moshe (b.1938), clarinet
Track comment: Improvisations on Shaat melody, with Hine Ma Tov
Style: Instrumental
On album: A-037(a) (A Musical Tribute to Israel Sam Appel sings "Songs I Love")
Track ID: 23909
Artist: Appel, Sam
Artist: Helzner, Jules
Artist: Appel, Neil
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: W-025(a) (Laura Wetzler A World oF Jewish Folk Music)
Track ID: 24525
Artist: Wetzler, Laura
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment: And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language: Hebrew
On album: Y-018(c)2 (Tanja Solnik Lullabies and Love Songs)
Track ID: 25383
Artist: Solnik, Tanja
Artist: Nesteruk, Gary, piano, accordian
Artist: Hershman, Jim
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment: And perhaps these things happened-I never rose at dawn to...
Language: Hebrew
On album: 041h (Belarsky,Sidor; basso cantante/ Shir HaShamisha/ Veulay)
Track ID: 29973
Artist: Belarsky, Sidor -- בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
Language: Hebrew
Style: Concert
On album: B-090(e) (Majer Bogdanski / Songs From Cassette 3 of 11 (A))
Track ID: 32039
Artist: Bogdanski, Majer -- באָגדאַנסקי, מאיר
First line: Efsher iz di gantse zakh a lign, ver veyst, efsher hob ikh zikh gor gefodert,
Language: Yiddish
Style: Acapella/Folk
On album: 035k
Track ID: 29787
Artist: Belarsky, Sidor -- בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
Language: Hebrew
Style: Concert
On album: S-111(a) (Cantor Moshe Schwimmer / Assorted Yiddish Folk Songs/ Gheto E Folclore)
Track ID: 33733
Artist: Jacobs, Celia
Artist: Schwimmer, Cantor Moshe -- שווימער, חזן משה
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Language: Hebrew
Style: Concert
Length: 2:14
On album: V0031
Track ID: 33768
Artist: Belarsky, Sidor -- בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
Artist: Saslavsky, Nicholas L. -- סאַסלאַװסקי, נ. ל.
First line: Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Language: Hebrew
Style: Concert
On album: B-090(g) (Majer Bogdanski / Songs From Cassette 4 of 11 (A))
Track ID: 32117
Artist: Bogdanski, Majer -- באָגדאַנסקי, מאיר
First line: Efsher iz di gantse zakh a lign, ver veyst, efsher hob ikh zikh gor gefodert,
First line (Yiddish):אפֿשר איז די גאַנצע זאַך אַ רגן, ווער ווייסט, אפֿשר האָב איך זיך גאָר געפֿאָדערט,
Language: Yiddish
Style: Acapella/Folk
Length: 2:13
On album: K-011(a) (Jennie Kessler Sings -- זשעני קעסלער זינגט )
Track ID: 4821
Artist: Kessler, Jenny -- קעסלער, זשיני
Artist: Sakhar, Moshe -- סחר, משה
Artist: Moskowitz, Martin -- מוסקוביץ, מרטין
First line: Es kon zayn, az ikh hob aykh aleyn oysgetrakht, es kon zayn,
First line (Yiddish):עס קאָן זײַן, אַז איך אײַך אַלײן אױסגעטראַכט, עס קאָן זײַן,
Track comment: Translated from the Hebrew.
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert
Contact: yidsong@pobox.upenn.edu