Name:
Weill, Kurt
Born:
1900
Died:
1950
Related information in folder 871:
Comments:
1. Article in the New York Times of November 9, 2008 by Matthew Gurewitsch titled "The Weill (almost) Nobody Knows." Essay discussing Weill operetta "The Firebrand of Florence" and show "Marie Galante"

Songs written or composed

Barbara Song From Threepenny Opera — ברברה

Author:
Brecht, Bertolt
Composer:
Weill, Kurt
Genre:
Theater
Subject:
Prostitute
Origin:
Gottlieb 288
Translation:
Gottlieb 288

Recordings

On album:
G-057(c) (Funny It Doesn't Sound Jewish/ Compilation by Jack Gottlieb accompaning book with same title.)
Track ID:
31673
Vocal:
Lenya, Lotte
First line:
Ja, da kann man sich doch nicht nur hinlegen, ja, da muss man kalt un herzlos…
Language:
German
Style:
Bitter
Length:
0:43
On album:
B-039(a) (Shiri Brekht — שירי ברכט תיאטרון זוית בשיתוף א. דשא (פשנל))
Track ID:
1933
Artist:
Sansonuv, Rima — סמסונוב, רמה
Hebrew Translation:
Almagor, Dan — אלמגור, דן
Language:
Hebrew

Song Of The Nazi Soldier's Wife

Author:
Brecht, Bertolt
Composer:
Weill, Kurt
Genre:
War War II/Propaganda
Subject:
Gifts/War Booty/Defeat/Death/
Song comment:
Translated from the German of Bertolt Brecht
Origin:
Alb C-035(a)

Recording

On album:
C-035(c) (Ghetto Tango/ Wartime Yiddish Theatre/ Ardienne Cooper/ Zalmen Mlotek)
Track ID:
27936
Vocal/Translator:
Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
Piano:
Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
Arranger:
Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
First line:
What was sent to the soldier's wife from that acient captial Prague?
Language:
English
Style:
Concert/Sardonic

Youkali

Author:
Weill, Kurt
Composer:
Fernay, Roger
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Dream/Imagination/Happiness/Folly
Origin:
CD M-066(a)
Translation:
CD M-066(a)

Recording

On album:
M-066(a) (Max & Minka /International Accordion Duo — מאַקס און מינקאַ)
Track ID:
28737
Vocal/Accordion:
Lewicki, Jeanette
Vocal:
Max — מאַקס
First line:
C'est presqu'au bout du monde, ma barque vagabonde/Errant augre de l'onde…
Track comment:
Near the edge of the world, my vagabond boat/At the whim of the waves,…
Language:
French
Style:
Cabaret/Tango
Length:
005:44

Kiddush (Weill) — קידוש (ווייִל)

Composer:
Weill, Kurt
Genre:
Liturgical/Religious
Subject:
Blessing/Wine/Sabbath/Shabes/Sactification
Origin:
Zim 11/Alb K-047(d)
Transliteration:
Zim 11/Alb K-047(d)/
Translation:
Alb M-030(a)Alb R-026(b)/Zim 11/Alb K-047(d)/CD B-076(a)/Vorbei 235

Recording

On album:
B-076(a) (Roslyn Barak The Jewish Soul — נפש יהודי)
Track ID:
25440
Guitar:
Hoy, John
Piano/Organ:
Lockert, Daniel
Vocal:
Barak, Cantor Roslyn
Clarinet:
Stashull, Norbet
First line:
Barukh ata hashem eloheynu meylekh hoalam, borey pri hagafen
First line (Hebrew):
בּרוּך אתּה השם עלהינוּ מלך העוֹלם בּוֹרא פּרי הגפן
Language:
Hebrew
Length:
4:02

Mack the Knife

Author:
Weill, Kurt

Recording

On album:
G-020(A) (Michael Garin / The Song of the Alpha Male)
Track ID:
35319
Vocal:
Garin, Michael
Language:
English
Length:
2:53

Albumblatt

Composer:
Weill, Kurt
Genre:
Theater/Concert

Recording

On album:
M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
Track ID:
36603
Piano:
Frey, Alexander
Style:
Concert/Instrumental
Length:
1:48

My Ship

Author:
Gershwin, Ira
Composer:
Weill, Kurt
Genre:
Theater/Pop
Subject:
Dream/Love/Jewels/Gold/Hope
Origin:
Ephemera 1127
Additional song notes:
From the film, "Lady In The Dark"

Recording

On album:
M-099(a) (An Evening With George Gershwin / Donna Morein, Mezzo Soprano/ Alexander Frey, Piano)
Track ID:
36604
Vocal:
Morein, Donna
Piano:
Frey, Alexander
First line:
My ship has sails that are made of silk, the decks are trimmed with gold...
Language:
English
Style:
Concert/Pop/Art Song
Length:
4:38

Albumblatt (World Premiere)

Composer:
Weill, Kurt
Genre:
Theater/Classical
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Surabaya Johnny

Author:
Weill, Kurt
Author:
Brecht, Bertolt
Composer:
Weill, Kurt
Composer:
Brecht, Bertolt
Genre:
Theater/Literary Origin/German
Subject:
Love/Travel/Youth/Aging/Lies/Duplicity/Meaness
Translation:
Ephemera
Additional song notes:
From the show "Happy End"
Related information in folder 1503:
Comments:
1. 3/23/2016 English translation from the German from the internet entered in Ephemera on 3/23/2016
Comments:
1. 3/23/2016 Text entered from internet on March 23/2016.

Recording

On album:
C-049(b) (Casco Bay Tummlers / Jumpin' Jewpiter!)
Track ID:
41768
Artist:
Casco Bay Tummlers
Flute, Guitar:
Dimow, Carl
gb @ C Clarinets:
Mills, Danny
Vocal/Bass:
Goell, Julie
Accordion:
Hoffman, Nancy 3
Drums/Xylophone:
Porterfield, Hayes
First line:
Ikh var jung, Gott, erst sechzenjahre, du kamst fun Berma hereauf, un sagest,
Language:
German
Style:
Concert
Length:
4:28

Other tracks with this artist

Shir Shlomo Hamelekh (Heb) — שיר שלמה המלך (עבֿריט)

On album:
B-039(a) (Shiri Brekht — שירי ברכט תיאטרון זוית בשיתוף א. דשא (פשנל))
Track ID:
13931
Author:
Brecht, Bertolt
Composer:
Weill, Kurt
Artist:
Sheney, Shoshana — שני, שושנה
Hebrew Translation:
Almagor, Dan — אלמגור, דן
First line:
Shlomo hamelekh, hu yodea,
First line (Hebrew):
שלמה המלך, הוא יודע חידות ומשלים. מכל אדם חכם שלמה.
Language:
Hebrew

Lost In The Stars (Eng)

On album:
B-069(a) (Phyllis Berk Takes Yiddish Song Mainstream Coming of Age)
Track ID:
23618
Author:
Anderson, M.
Composer:
Weill, Kurt
Artist:
Berk, Phyllis
Artist:
Berk, Phyllis
First line:
Before Lord God made the sea and the land, he held all...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

September Song (Eng)

On album:
F-035(a) (Rita Falbel Between Jewish Past & Future Timepieces)
Track ID:
13322
Author:
Anderson, Maxwell
Composer:
Weill, Kurt
Artist:
Falbel, Rita
First line:
When you meet with young men early in spring, they court...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)