Sheet Music

Az Aleksender Pavolitsh — אַז אַלעקסאַנדער פּאַלאָוויאש

Genre:
Folk/Lament/Historical
Subject:
Nicholas I/Misery/Conscription/Curses
Origin:
Brounoff.77
Translation:
Brounoff.77/Rubin Voi 209-10
Music:
Brounoff.76
Additional song notes:
Song refers to edict of 1827 in the reign of NicholasI imposing 25 year draft. Song charactarized as "Jewish Soldiers' Song"
Folder:
808
Series:
4
Arranger:
Brounoff, Platon
Arranged for:
Middle Voice/Piano
Texts:
Yiddish/Transliteration/Translation
Publisher:
Charles K. Harris
Publisher address:
Broadway and 47th Street, New York City
Date:
1911
Provenance:
Gift of Robert W. and Karen Freedman, Nov 2004
First line:
Az aleksander pavlovitch is malekh gevorn….
First line (Yiddish):
אַז אַלעקסאַנדער פֿאַוולאָוויטש איז מלך געוואָרן
Notes:
From 'Jewish Folk Songs' compiled by Platon Brounoff