Sheet music:
Folder: 82
Arranged for: Piano/Voice
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: None Noted
Provenance: Gift of Robert Alan Friedman, 2003
First line: Oy bukherl, oy zukherl, ikh bin farlibt vi a kats
First line (Yiddish): אוי בוכערל, אוי זוכערל, איך בין פֿאַרליבט ווי אַ קאַץ
Notes: Cover: Photgraph of Molly Picon and Lean Gold. "Sung by Molly Picon and Leon Gold. Molly Picon in Rumshinsky and Kalich's Underworld Operetta 'The Love Thief by Benjamin Ressler now playing at Molly Picon's Folks Theater 12th Street and Second Ave., N.Y. Pasternak, Sager & Parnes, Mgrs." Copyright 1931 by Joseph M. Rumshinsky, New York. Back cover in Yiddish and English cast listing (perzonen) "in Yosef Rumshinsky un Yakov Kalich's untervelt opereta"
Recordings:
On album: A-009(a) (Jewish Folk Songs Joey Adams - Sholom Secunda with Guests)
Track ID: 7387
Artist: Secunda, Sholom -- סעקונדאַ, שלום
Artist: Adams, Joey
Artist: Picon, Molly -- פּיקאָן, מאָלי
First line: In mayne oygn bistu sheyn, sheyn vi di velt,
First line:אין מײַנע אױגן ביסטו שײן, שײן װי די װעלט,
Track comment: Medley, Oy Mame, Bin Ikh Farlibt, Abi Gezunt, Shloymele...
On album: B-028(a) (The World Of The Barry Sisters Memorable Jewish Melodies)
Track ID: 7388
Artist: Barry Sisters -- שװעסטער באַרי
First line: In mayne oygn bistu sheyn, sheyn vi di velt,
First line:אין מײַנע אױגן ביסטו שײן, שײן װי די װעלט,
On album: B-028(c) (The Best Of The Barry Sisters -- די דרעסטע שלעגערן פֿון די שװעסטער באַרי )
Track ID: 7389
Artist: Barry Sisters -- שװעסטער באַרי
First line: In mayne oygn bistu sheyn, sheyn vi di velt,
First line:אין מײַנע אױגן ביסטו שײן, שײן װי די װעלט,
On album: B-028(i) (The Barry Sisters)
Track ID: 7390
Artist: Barry Sisters -- שװעסטער באַרי
First line: In mayne oygn bistu sheyn, sheyn vi di velt,
First line:אין מײַנע אױגן ביסטו שײן, שײן װי די װעלט,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
On album: B-028(k) (The Barry Sisters In Israel Recorded Live)
Track ID: 7391
Artist: Barry Sisters -- שװעסטער באַרי
First line: In mayne oygn bistu sheyn, sheyn vi di velt,
First line:אין מײַנע אױגן ביסטו שײן, שײן װי די װעלט,
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
On album: A-027(a) (Bruce Adler An Evening At The Yiddish Theatre… -- ..)
Track ID: 7392
Artist: Adler, Bruce
Artist: Golden Land Klezmer Orchestra
Artist: Mlotek, Zalmen -- מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
First line: In mayne oygn bistu sheyn, sheyn vi di velt,
First line:אין מײַנע אױגן ביסטו שײן, שײן װי די װעלט,
Track comment: Oygn Bistu Sheyn/ Yosl Yosl/ Vu Bistu Geven
On album: P-004(d) (Molly Picon WEVD Memorial Program Henry Sapoznik, Narrator)
Track ID: 7393
Artist: Rechtzeit, Seymour -- רעכצײַט, סימאָר
Artist: Picon, Molly -- פּיקאָן, מאָלי
Artist: Sapoznik, Henry -- סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך
First line: In mayne oygn, you're the sweetest girl I ever knew...
Audio: Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment: with "Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn"
Language: English/Yiddish
On album: S-022(f) (Yaacov Shapiro Yiddish Traditional Songs)
Track ID: 24335
Artist: Shapiro, Yaacov -- שאַפּיראָ, יעקבֿ
First line: In mayne oygn bistu sheyn, sheyn vi di velt,
First line:אין מײַנע אױגן ביסטו שײן, שײן װי די װעלט,
On album: B-088(b) (Bobby Block Sings Yiddish / The Songs From His Youth)
Track ID: 33521
First line: n mayne oygn bistu sheyn, sheyn vi di velt,
First line (Yiddish):אין מײַנע אױגן ביסטו שײן, שײן װי די װעלט,
Language: Yiddish
Style: Pop/Rumba
Length: 3:17
On album: R-016(g) (A..Caravan..Stars Featuring Seymour Rechtzeit & Molly Picon)
Track ID: 23640
Artist: Rechtzeit, Seymour -- רעכצײַט, סימאָר
Artist: Picon, Molly -- פּיקאָן, מאָלי
Artist: Ellstein, Abe -- עלשטײַן, אײב
First line: In mayne oygn you're the sweetest girl I ever knew,
Track comment: with "Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn"
Language: English/Yiddish
Sheet music:
Folder: 104
Arranged for: Piano/Voice
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: Trio Press, Inc.,
Publisher address: 28 E. 4th St
Date: 1931
Provenance: Gift of Robert & Molly Freedman, 1996
First line: Zog vos drikt dikh meydl mayn, red zikh op fun...
First line (Yiddish): זאָג וואָס דריקט דיך מיידל מייַן, רעד זיך אָפּ פֿון....
Notes: Cover mostly in Yiddish "Nokh a Regn Shaynt Di Zun, duet, gezungen fun William Shwartz un Fani Lubrizki in Sholm Secundas nayeste muzikal comedi prodokshon 'Oy Amerike' fun N. Stutkov yetst geshpilt in Roland Teater, Eastern Parkvey un Seint Dzhons Pleys, Bruklin." 0Photo of Luci German, William Schwartz and presumably N. Stutchkoff. Back cover includes credits and cast.
Sheet music:
Folder: 678
Arranged for: Voice/Piano
Texts: Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher: Joseph M. Rumshinsky
Publisher address: New York, NY
Date: 1931
Provenance: Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #: 400
First line: Oyf Berg un tol tseshprayt in der leng un brayt….
First line (Yiddish): אויף בערג און טאָל צעשפּרייט אין דער לאַנג און ברייט...
Notes: Dark blue lettering, Yiddish/English. Photos of Willy Godick, Ola Lilith and Joseph Rumshinsky. European Operetta, "The Girl From Warsaw". Now playing at Kessler's Second Avenue Theatre, Second Street and Second Avenue, New York. Ten verses in Yiddish on back cover. Cast of Characters in English/Yiddish on back cover.
Contact: yidsong@pobox.upenn.edu