R-016(b)

A Yidishe Mame — אַ ייִדישע מאַמע

Also known as:

Yiddishe Mame

Author:

Yellen, Jack

Author:

Pollack, Lou — פּאָלעק, לאָו

Composer:

Pollack, Lou — פּאָלעק, לאָו

Composer:

Yellen, Jack

Genre:

Memory/Family

Subject:

Mother/Constancy/Devotion/Immigration

Origin:

GYF 80/Alb F-024(e)/Alb K-007(b)/ Vinkov 5 301

Transliteration:

Alb F-042(a)/Alb L-048(a)/Alb H-006(a)/Alb K-007(b)/GYF 83/Al K-022(b)

Translation:

GYF 83/Alb I-013(a)/Alb H-006(a)/Alb R-009(b)/Alb K-059(d)/Vinkov 4 301

Music:

GYF 81/Gold Zem 310/Vinkov 5 301

On album:

R-016(b) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Jewish Folk Songs & Yiddish Theatre...)

Track ID:

718

Vocal:

Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר

First line:

Ikh vil bay aykh a kashe fregn, zogt mir ver es ken,

First line (Yiddish):

איך װיל בײַ אײַך אַ קשיא פֿרעגן, זאָגט מיר װער עס קען,

Language:

Yiddish

Bist Mayn Kroyn — ביסט מײַן קרױן

On album:

R-016(b) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Jewish Folk Songs & Yiddish Theatre...)

Track ID:

2476

Author:

Lillian, Isadore — ליליאַן, איסאַדאָר

Composer:

Olshanetsky, Alexander — אָלשאַנעצקי, אַלעקסאַנדער

Vocal:

Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר

First line:

Bist mayn kroyn, bist mayn harts, mayn gdule, bist mayn got,

First line (Yiddish):

ביסט מײַן קרױן, ביסט מײַן האַרץ, מײַן גדולה, ביסט מײַן גאָט,

Language:

Yiddish

Der Yidisher Nign — דער ייִדישער ניגון

On album:

R-016(b) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Jewish Folk Songs & Yiddish Theatre...)

Track ID:

3465

Author:

Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב

Composer:

Olshanetsky, Alexander — אָלשאַנעצקי, אַלעקסאַנדער

Vocal:

Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר

First line:

Der Yidisher nigun iz dokh azoy sheyn, der Yidisher nigun...

First line (Yiddish):

דער ייִדישער ניגון איז דאָך אַזױ שײן, דער ייִדישער ניגון האָט אַ...

Language:

Yiddish

Du Un Di Zun Un Di Shtern — דו און די זון און די שטערן

Author:

Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב

Composer:

Olshanetsky, Alexander — אָלשאַנעצקי, אַלעקסאַנדער

Genre:

Theater/Duet/Love

Subject:

Sun/Stars/Flowers/Perfume/Beauty/Bains/Heavenly

Origin:

SM 1324

Transliteration:

SM 1324

Music:

SM 1324

Additional song notes:

You and the Sun and the Stars From the Musical "Lebn Zol Amerike"

On album:

R-016(b) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Jewish Folk Songs & Yiddish Theatre...)

Track ID:

4366

Author:

Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב

Composer:

Olshanetsky, Alexander — אָלשאַנעצקי, אַלעקסאַנדער

Vocal:

Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר

First line:

Du un di zun un di shtern, ir shaynt far mir ale glaykh,

First line:

דו און די זון און די שטערן, איר שײַנט פֿאָר מיר אַלע גלײַך,

Ikh Hob Dikh Tsu Fil Lib — איך האָב דיך צו פֿיל ליב

Also known as:

I Love You Much Too Much

Author:

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

Composer:

Olshanetsky, Alexander — אָלשאַנעצקי, אַלעקסאַנדער

Genre:

Theater/Lament

Subject:

Anger/Love/Rejection/Fool/Revenge

Origin:

Alb T-005(c)/Metro Scher 29

Transliteration:

Alb K-007(b)/Alb K-029(f)/Alb K-022(b)/Alb J-024(a)1/CD B-075(a)/CD F-042(a)/

Translation:

Alb K-022(b)/Alb T-015(c)/Alb K-029(f)/Alb J-025(a)1/CD B-075(a)/CD F-042(a)

Music:

SM Scher 2

Additional song notes:

I Love You Much To Much Transliteration and translation in Ephemera 1552 From the play "Di Katerinshtshik" (The Organ Grinder), 1934/ See Heskes 2533 Translate - Alb P-038(a)

Related information in folder 122:

Document type:

Email

Author:

Olshanetsky, Alexander

Publisher:

Friedman, RA

Comments:

Transliterated songtext from original sheet music. Also, Yiddish text from Yiddish Forward , June 27,2003.

On album:

R-016(b) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Jewish Folk Songs & Yiddish Theatre...)

Track ID:

7150

Vocal:

Seymour Rexsite

First line:

Ikh hob dikh tsufil lib, Ikh trog oyf dir keyn has,

First line (Yiddish):

איך האָב דיך צו פֿיל ליב, איך טראַג אױף דיר קײַן האַס,

Language:

Yiddish

Ikh Vel Vartn Oyf Dir — איך װעל װאַרטן אױף דיר

Author:

Lillian, Isadore — ליליאַן, איסאַדאָר

Composer:

Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב

Genre:

Theater/love/Lament

Subject:

Rejection/Return/Patience/Desire/Years/Loss

Origin:

SM 515

Transliteration:

SM 515

Music:

SM 515

On album:

R-016(b) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Jewish Folk Songs & Yiddish Theatre...)

Track ID:

7212

Author:

Lillian, Isadore — ליליאַן, איסאַדאָר

Composer:

Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב

Vocal:

Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר

First line:

Ikh vel vartn oyf dir, meg es nemen vi lang,

First line:

איך װעל װאַרטן אױף דיר, מעג עס נעמען װי לאַנג,

Ikh Zing (Ellstein) — איך זינג (עלשטיין)

Author:

Picon, Molly — פּיקאָן, מאָלי

Composer:

Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב

Genre:

Theater/Love

Subject:

Love/Shir Hashirim/Heart/Dreams/Lonliness/Longing

Transliteration:

Warem 113/ Ephemera 1447

Translation:

Ephemera 1447

Music:

Warem 113

Related information in folder 1447:

Comments:

1 112/12/2014 Translation and Transliteration of the song text provided by Chava Kramer via email on December 12, 2014

On album:

R-016(b) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Jewish Folk Songs & Yiddish Theatre...)

Track ID:

7246

Vocal:

Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר

First line:

Ikh zing far dir mayn Shir Hashirim, Mit libe ikh batsir im,

First line:

איך זינג פֿאַר דיר מײן שיר השירים, מיט ליבע איך באַציר אים,

Track comment:

Created for the file "Mamele".

Mayn Shtetele Belz — מײַן שטעטעלע בעלז

Also known as:

Belz

Author:

Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב

Composer:

Olshanetsky, Alexander — אָלשאַנעצקי, אַלעקסאַנדער

Genre:

Theatre/Nostalgia/Memory/Literary Origin

Subject:

Place/Belz/Childhood

Origin:

GYF 20/ML PYS 260/Alb G-035(b)/Vinkov 5 309

Transliteration:

Alb B-007(c)/GYF 23/Alb L-048(a)/Alb B-007(c)/Alb G-013(c)/ML PYS 260/

Translation:

Alb H-006(a)/Alb L-023(b)/GYF 23/Alb J-024(a)1/Alb K-029(g)/Vinkov 5 311

Music:

GYF 20/Estella 26/ML PYS 260/Vinkov 5 308

Additional song notes:

From the play "Ghetto Song" or "Song of the Ghetto Also translation and transliteration published in Alb T-028(b) Characterized by Karsten Troyke as "Traditional"

On album:

R-016(b) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Jewish Folk Songs & Yiddish Theatre...)

Track ID:

9944

Vocal:

Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר

First line:

Belz, mayn shtetele Belz, Mayn heymele vo ikh hob mayne...

First line (Yiddish):

בעלז, מײַן שטעטעלע בעלז, מײַן הײמעלע װוּ איך האָב מײַן קינדערשע..

Language:

Yiddish

Mazl — מזל

Also known as:

Mayn Mazl

Author:

Picon, Molly — פּיקאָן, מאָלי

Composer:

Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב

Genre:

Theatre/Lament/Waltz

Subject:

Life/Fate/Happiness/Regret

Song comment:

Introduced in the film "Mamele".

Origin:

GYF 48/Alb F-024(e)/Metro Scher 30

Transliteration:

Alb K-007(a)/Warem 136/GYF 48/Alb D-004(k)/Alb W-031(a)/SM Scher 7

Translation:

Alb T-015(c)/GYF 51/Alb D-004(k)/Alb W-031(a)/

Music:

Warem 136/GYF 49/MS Scher 7

Additional song notes:

Luck/Fate Karsten Troyke characterizes this erroneously as "Traditional" On Alb T-028(b) it is recorded under title "Mazl Du Shaynst Amol Far Yeydem"

On album:

R-016(b) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Jewish Folk Songs & Yiddish Theatre...)

Track ID:

10072

Vocal:

Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר

First line:

Mazl, du sheynst a mol far yedn, Far yedn nor nit far mir,

First line (Yiddish):

מזל, דו שײנסט אַ מאָל פֿאַר יעדן, פֿאַר יעדן נאָר ניט פֿאַר מיר,

Language:

Yiddish

Miserlou — מיסערלאָו

Composer:

Roubanis, Nick — רובּינס, ניק

Genre:

Love

Subject:

Desert

Origin:

Alb T-005(c)/CD S-001(d)

Transliteration:

CD S-001(d)/Alb K-029(h)/Alb P-038(b)

Translation:

CD S-001(d)/Alb K-029(h)

Additional song notes:

Music adapted from Greek folk dance melody

Related information in folder 268:

Document type:

Article

Author:

Chana Mlotek

Publisher:

Yiddish Forward

Date:

6/10/2005

Comments:

Response to letter titled "Fun Vanen Shtamt dos 'Miserlou"- lid?''" Song text published.

On album:

R-016(b) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Jewish Folk Songs & Yiddish Theatre...)

Track ID:

10544

Vocal:

Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר

First line:

Vayt in dem midbar, in heyse zun farbrent, hob ikh a mol...

First line (Yiddish):

װײַט אין דעם מידבּר, און הײסע זון פֿאַרברענט, האָב איך אַ מאָל...

Language:

Yiddish

Vos Du Vilst, Dos Vil Ikh Oykh — װאָס דו װילסט, דאָס װיל איך אױך

Author:

Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב

Composer:

Secunda, Sholom — סעקונדאַ, שלום

Genre:

Theater/Love

Subject:

Constancy

Transliteration:

Alb H-007(a)/Warem 220/SM Moskow 51

Music:

Warem 220/SM Moscow 52

Additional song notes:

From the musical "Pini From Pinchev"

On album:

R-016(b) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Jewish Folk Songs & Yiddish Theatre...)

Track ID:

16670

Vocal:

Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר

First line:

Vos du vilst, dos vil ikh oykh, du bist mayn harts,

First line (Yiddish):

װאָס דו װילסט, דאָס װיל אַיך אױך, דו בֿיסט מײַן האַרץ, מײַן מוח,

Language:

Yiddish

Yiddishkayt — ייִדישקײַט

On album:

R-016(b) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Jewish Folk Songs & Yiddish Theatre...)

Track ID:

17522

Author:

Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב

Composer:

Olshanetsky, Alexander — אָלשאַנעצקי, אַלעקסאַנדער

Artist:

Seymour Rexsite

First line:

Yidishkayt darf zayn bay Yidn, Yidishkayt, dos getlikhe...

First line:

ייִדישקײַט דאַרף זײַן בײַ ייִדן, ייִדישקײַט, דאָס געטלעכע פֿײַער װאָס היט..

Yingele Nit Veyn — ייִנגעלע ניט װײן

Author:

Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב

Composer:

Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב

Genre:

Theatre/Lament

Subject:

Father/Son/Motherless/Immigration/Protection/Family/Child

Transliteration:

Alb K-029(b)/SM 1317

Translation:

Alb K-029(b)/SM 1317

Music:

SM 1317

Additional song notes:

Don't Cry Little Boy

On album:

R-016(b) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Jewish Folk Songs & Yiddish Theatre...)

Track ID:

17578

Vocal:

Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר

First line:

Yingele nit veyn, ikh vel dikh keyn mol nit farlozn, neyn,

First line (Yiddish):

ייִגעלע ניט װײן, איך װעל דיך קײן מאָל ניט פֿאָרלאָזן, נײן,

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Pop

Zlatapol — זלאַטאַפּאָל

Author:

Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב

Composer:

Olshanetsky, Alexander — אָלשאַנעצקי, אַלעקסאַנדער

Genre:

Theater

Subject:

Place/Zlatapol/CitiesShtetl/Home/Memory

Additional song notes:

From the operetta "What Girls Do"

On album:

R-016(b) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Jewish Folk Songs & Yiddish Theatre...)

Track ID:

18087

Vocal:

Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר

First line:

Zlatapol, mayn kleyn shtetele, Zlatapol, mayn sheyn shtetele

First line (Yiddish):

זלאַטאַפּאַל, מײַן קלײן שטעטעלע, זלאַטאַפּאָל, מײַן שײן שטעטעלע,

Language:

Yiddish