H-023(a)

The Hebrew Lesson (Eng, Heb)

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

15080

Author:

Kleinman, Sy

Composer:

Zim, Paul, (adopted music)

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

First line:

Ok class, let's all sit down, we're going to learn some...

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Abi Gezunt — אַבי געזונט

Also known as:

A Bisl Zun A Bisl Regn

Also known as:

Be Healthy

Author:

Picon, Molly — פּיקאָן, מאָלי

Composer:

Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב

Genre:

Theatre

Subject:

Health/Contentment

Song comment:

From the film "Mamele"

Origin:

Metro Scher 29

Transliteration:

Alb M-057(a)/Alb K-029(g)/Alb Z-010(n)/Alb D-016(a)/Warem 10/Alb B-095(b)/SM 5

Translation:

Alb D-016(a)/Alb M-057(a)/Alb K-059(d)/Alb K-030(d)/Alb K-029(g)/CD B-076(a)

Music:

ML PYS 175/SM Scher 10

Additional song notes:

As Long As You're Healthy

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

818

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

First line:

A bisl zun, a bisl regn, a ruik ort dem kop tsu leygn,

First line (Yiddish):

אַ ביסל זון, אַ ביסל רעגן, אַ רויִק אָרט דעם קאָפּ צו לײגן,

Track comment:

From the film "Mamele."

Language:

Yiddish

Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn

Author:

Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב

Author:

Cahn, Sammy

Author:

Chapin, Harry

Composer:

Secunda, Sholom — סעקונדאַ, שלום

Genre:

Theatre/American/Pop/Swing

Subject:

Love/Beauty/Appearance

Origin:

GYF 40/Alb F-024(e)/Alb K-029(e)/Alb G-035(b)

Transliteration:

Estella 4/Alb K-007(a)/GYF 43/Alb K-059(d)/

Translation:

GYF 43/

Music:

Estalla 4/GYF 41/

Additional song notes:

English Version

Related information in folder 165:

Document type:

Article

Author:

Chana Mlotek

Publisher:

Yiddish Forward

Date:

7/9/2004

Comments:

1.7/9/2004 Article in the Yiddish Forverts of July 9, 2004 by Khana Mlotek titled "Leyner Betn Dos Lid 'Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn'" (Readers Requst the Song "Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn".) Article contains Yiddish text. 2. 4/17/2006 Translation of Yiddish text from the internet site "Zemerl" as of April 17, 2006

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

2075

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

Track comment:

Medley with Eyshes Khayil and Yosl Yosl

Style:

Instrumental

Di Grine Kuzine — די גרינע קוזינע

Also known as:

Kuzine (Di Grine Kuzine)

Author:

Leyzerovitz, Yakov — לײזעראָװיץ, יעקבֿ

Composer:

Schwartz, Abe — שװאַרץ, אײב

Genre:

Immigration/Lament

Subject:

Immigration/Poverty/Occupation/Milliner/Aging/Disillusion

Origin:

Mayzl 600/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92

Transliteration:

Levin N 92/Alb B-007(c)/Alb Z-012(a)/Gottlieb 290/Alb B-095(b)

Translation:

Levin N 92/Alb Z-012(a)/Alb B-007(c)/Gottlieb 290/Alb B-095(b)/Alb M-068(a)04

Music:

Warem 45/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92

Additional song notes:

See "My Little Cousin" for American swing version. Lyrics claimed by Hyman Prizant and others. Text is by Leyzerovitz as credited by Meizel. See Max Rosenfeld's papers re respecting Leyzerovitz's loss of copyright lawsuit. See Gottlieb p. 147. See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell. See also ephemera 1458 for tarnslit and translate What's Not To Like 2017

Related information in folder 408:

Comments:

1. Letter from Shlomo Ben Israel in Yiddish Forverts of February 4, 1983 titled, "Interesante Faktn Vegn Y. Leyzerovitsh in zayn lid, Di Grine Kuzine". 2. 2. Original text with 8 verses 3. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell.

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

3590

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

First line:

S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...

First line (Yiddish):

ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...

Track comment:

Medley with Sheyn Vi Di Levone, Abi Gezunt, Oy Mame, Bin...

Language:

Yiddish

Der Nign Fun Habonim (Story)

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

3274

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

First line:

Preparing for shabos was Moyshe's greatest joy,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

From story collected by Peninah Shramm, (An Alter Nigun??)

Language:

English

Di Mashke — די מאַשקע

Also known as:

Zemer Leya'in (Di Mashke, Heb)

Also known as:

A Glezele Mashke

Author:

Gordon, Mikhl — גאָרדאָן, מיכל

Composer:

Gordon, Mikhl — גאָרדאָן, מיכל

Genre:

Folk/Anti Khasidic/Maskilik/Humorous

Subject:

Whiskey/Drink/Birth/Marriage/Death/Circumcision

Origin:

ML PYS 163/Alb N-011(a)/Vinkov 3 40/Alb P-065(a)/Sh Sh 7

Transliteration:

ML PYS 163/Alb N-011(a)/Vinkov 3 40/Alb K-030(b)/Alb K-068(b)/Alb Z-010(n)

Translation:

ML PYS 163/Vinkov 3 40/Alb K-030(b)/Alb K-068(b)/Alb L-023(a)/Sh Sh 7

Music:

ML PYS 163/Alb N-011(a)/Vinkov 3 40

Additional song notes:

Also Transliteration and Translation in Alb P-065(a) See also C-049(b) for add'l lyrics by Chaim Bergman of Lithuunia and Rabbi David Steinberg Partial Eng translation on Alb P-038€

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

3680

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

See comment in "RUB VOI" p 259-260.

Style:

Instrumental

Eyshes Khayil (Lillian, Rumshinsky) — אשת חיל (ליליאַן, רומשינסקי)

Author:

Lillian, Isadore — ליליאַן, איסאַדאָר

Composer:

Rumshinsky, Yosef — רומשינסקי, יאָסף

Genre:

Theatre/Biblical

Subject:

Wife/Constancy/Love/Shabos/Home

Origin:

Metro Scher 29

Transliteration:

Alb D-004(k)/Metro Scher 6

Translation:

Alb D-0004(k)

Music:

Metro Scher 6

Additional song notes:

A Woman of Valor

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

5047

Vocal:

Hester Street Troupe

Track comment:

Medley with Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn and Yosl Yosl

Style:

Instrumental

Etz Chayim — עץ חיים

Also known as:

Proverbs 03:18

Also known as:

Tree Of Life

Genre:

Liturgy/Religious

Subject:

Proverbs 03:18/Tree/Life/Torah/Lamentations 05:21

Translation:

Alb M-019(a)/Alb M-013(a)/Alb G-056(b)/Alb S-092(a)

Additional song notes:

Based upon Proverbs 03:18 and Lamentations 05:21

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

4892

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

It (the Law) is a tree of life to them that take hold of it"

Style:

Instrumental

Khosn Kale Mazl Tov — חתן כּלה מזל טובֿ

Also known as:

Good Luck (Khosn Kale Mazl Tov)

Also known as:

Mazldiker Sho (Khusn Kale Mazl..)

Genre:

Folk/Wedding/Rite

Subject:

Bride/Groom/Congratulations/Wedding/Celebration

Transliteration:

Alb L-009(a)

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

8290

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

First line:

Oy, oy, oy khosn kale mazl tov, oy, oy, oy klezmorim...

First line (Yiddish):

אױ, אױ, אױ חתן כּלה מזל טובֿ, אױ, אױ, קלעזמאָרים שפּילט אַ...

Track comment:

Medley with Simon Tov/ Od Yoshima/ Yosis Eliyakh

Language:

Yiddish

Older Yiddish Medley (Hester St)

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

11433

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Sheyn Vi Di Levone/ Abi Gezunt/ Grine Kuzine/ Oy Mama, Bin..

My Zeydee

Author:

Yess, Moshe

Composer:

Levine, Sholom

Genre:

Pop/Instructional

Subject:

Grandfather/Memory/Continuity/Education/Identification

Origin:

Ephemera 1163 (Eng Versionj)

Related information in folder 1163:

Comments:

1. Text of my Zeydee (English)

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

10856

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

First line:

My zaydee lived with us in my parents home, he used to laugh

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Language:

English

Od Yishoma (Medley) — עוֹד ישמע (ירמיה לג)

Origin:

Ephemera 1410

Transliteration:

Ephemera 1410

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

11340

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

First line:

Od yishama b'arei yehuda uvekhutsot yerusholaim kol sason v'kol simcha…

First line:

עוֹד ישמע בערי יהודה ובחוצות ירושלים, קול ששון וקול שמחה, קול חתן וקול כלה,

Track comment:

Again there may be heard in the cities of Judah and in...

Style:

Instrumental

Oy Mame, Bin Ikh Farlibt (Medley) — אױ מאַמע, בין איך פֿאַרליבט (פּאָפּורי)

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

11765

Author/Composer:

Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

First line:

Oy, mame, bin ikh farlibt, A sheyne meydl, mame getraye,

First line (Yiddish):

אױ מאַמע, בין איך פֿאַרליבט, אַ שײנע מײדל, מאַמע געטרײַער,

Track comment:

Medley with Sheyn Vi Di Levone, Abi Gezunt, Grine Kuzine

Language:

Yiddish

Simon Tov Vemazl Tov — סמן טוֹב וּמזל טוֹב

Genre:

Folk

Subject:

Celebration/Joy/Congratulatgion/Rite

Origin:

Pasternak CH 153/Alb E-009(a)/Alb J-034(a)/Alb E-018(b)/Alb J-034(a)

Transliteration:

Alb L-024(b)/Alb E-018(b)/Pasternak CH 125/Alb E-009(a)/

Translation:

Pasternak CH 153/Alb L-024(b)/Alb J-034(a)

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

14471

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

First line:

Simon tov umazl tov yehey lanu ulekhol yisroel, omayn.eynu..

First line (Hebrew):

סמן טוֹב וּמזל טוב יהא לנוּ וּלכל ישׂראל אמן.

Track comment:

Medley with Khosn Kale Mazl Tov/ Od Yoshima/ Yosis Eliyakh

Language:

Hebrew

Sheyn Vi Di Levone — שײן װי די לבֿנה

Author:

Tauber, Chaim Shmuel (Shami) טױבער, חיים שמואל (שמאי)

Composer:

Rumshinsky, Yosef — רומשינסקי, יאָסף

Genre:

Love/Pop

Subject:

Beauty/Moon/Stars/Confusion/Flustered

Origin:

GYF 36/Alb F-024(e)/Alb T-004(c)/Alb M-059(a)/Metro Scher 29

Transliteration:

Alb F-042(a)/Alb M-059(a)/Alb M-057(a)/Alb K-059(d)/Alb T-25(a)/Alb K-022(b)

Translation:

GYF 39/Alb T-025(a)/Alb K-059(d)/Alb B-076(a)/Alb M-059(a)/Alb K-081(a)

Music:

Warem 182/GYF 37/SM Scher 1

Additional song notes:

Also translated on CD B-076(a)

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

13716

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

First line:

Sheyn vi di levone, likhtik vi di shtern, fun himel a matone

First line:

שײן װי די לבֿנה, ליכטיק װי די שטערן, פֿון הימל אַ מתּנה,

Track comment:

Medley with Abi Gezunt, Grine Kuzine, Oy Mama, Bin Ikh Far..

Swing In Yiddish (Medley)

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

14752

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn/ Eyshes Khayl/ Yosl Yosl

Veulai — ואולי (שרת)

Also known as:

Es Kon Zayn

Also known as:

Efsher Iz Di Gantse Zakh A Lign

Also known as:

Kineret (Rakhel, Bogdanski)

Author:

Rakhel — רחל

Composer:

Sharet, Yehuda — שרת, יהודה

Genre:

Literary Origin/Pioneer/Zionist

Subject:

Kineret/Dream

Origin:

Belarsky Fav 31

Transliteration:

Belarsky Fav 28/Alb D-002(a)

Translation:

Belarsky Fav 28/Alb D-002(a)/Ausubel Poetry 107

Music:

Belarsky Fav 31

Additional song notes:

Translation in Ausubel published under title "Kinnereth" Alt translation: "and perhaps" on album y-056(a)

Related information in folder 1201:

Comments:

1. 12/4/2011 Yiddish Adaptation by Zalmen Shazer titled "Efshar Iz Di Gantze Zakh A Lign- Perhaps the Whole Thing Is A Lie. Provided by Chava Kremer December 12, 2011

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

Vu Ahin Zol Ikh Geyn? (Korntayer) — װוּ אַהין זאָל איך גײן? (קאָרנטײַער)

Also known as:

Lan Elekh Ve'efne

Also known as:

Where Shall I Go?

Also known as:

Vi Ahin Zol Ich Geyn

Author:

Korntayer, S. — קאָרנטײַער, ש.

Composer:

Strok, Oscar — סטראָק, אָסקאַר

Genre:

Holocaust/Lament

Subject:

Hoplessness/Homeless/Persecution/

Song comment:

See "Vu Ahin Zol Ikh Geyn (Fuld)" Also Heskes entry 3417

Origin:

ML WAH 15/Neslen 11.10/Moskow SM 41

Transliteration:

ML WAH 16/Neslen 11.10/Moskow SM 41

Translation:

ML WAH 16/ Neslen 11.10

Music:

ML WAH 17/SM Moskow 41

Additional song notes:

Where Shall I Go?

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

16775

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

First line:

Tell me. where shall I go, there is no place for me,

First line:

װוּ אַהין זאָל איך גײן, װער קען ענטפֿערן מיר, װוּ אַהין זאָל איך...

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Language:

Yiddish/English

Yosis Olayikh (Heb, Instr, Medley) — ישׂישׂ עליך

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

17816

Composer:

Shenker, Ben Tsion — שענקער, בּן־ציון

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

First line:

Yosis olayikh elokoyikh kimsos khosn al kalo, al kalo.

First line:

ישׂישׂ עליך אלקיך כּמשׂושׂ חתן על כּלה, על כּלה.

Track comment:

You God shall rejoice over thee as a bridegroom rejoices...

Wedding Medley (Hester St Troupe) — חתונה מעדלי

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

16933

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Simon Tov/ Khosn Kale Mazl Tov/ Od Yoshima/ Yosis Olaykh

Yosl Yosl — יאָסל יאָסל

Author:

Steinberg, Samuel

Composer:

Casman, Nellie — קאַסמאַן, נעלי

Genre:

Theatre

Subject:

Love/Desire/Attraction

Song comment:

See "Joseph Joseph" - English Adaptation

Origin:

Alb K-068(d)/Alb K-007(a)/

Transliteration:

Alb K-007(a)/Estella 6/Alb T-025(a)/Alb K-068(d)/ephemera 1456

Translation:

Alb K-068(d)

Music:

Estella 6

Additional song notes:

Also see "Joseph Joseph" for English adaptation

Related information in folder 1456:

Comments:

1. 3/10/15 Transliterated text provided by Chava Kramer via internet and entered in Ephemera on March 10, 2015

On album:

H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)

Track ID:

17849

Artist:

Hester Street Troupe

First line:

Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir,

First line:

יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,

Track comment:

Medley with Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn and Eyshes Khayil

Style:

Instrumental