B-138(b)

Martin Birenbaum / Memorial Service / Disk 2

Album ID:
B-138(b)
Publisher:
Wendy Dreskin
Language:
Yiddish/English
Provenance:
Cassette Courtesy of Wendy Dreskin, Daughter of Martin Birenbaum, July 2011
Genre:
Field Recording/Literary Origin/Spoken Word
Where produced:
USA
Number of tracks:
11
Additional notes:
This album has not been catalogued at the title or track level.
Penn library link:
to be catalogued

Contents

Birnbaum Memorial /Gotinu I Am Willing To Die
Author:
Birnbaum, Martin — ביררנבוים, מאַרטין
Genre:
Literary origin / Spoken Word / Field Recording/Humorous
Subject:
Death/No Appropriate Season/Summer/Winter/Fall/Spring
Additional song notes:
Translation of one of Birnbaum's Poems: Title Not Accounced
On album:
B-138(b) (Martin Birenbaum / Memorial Service / Disk 2)
Track ID:
36651
Vocal:
Suhl, Yuri — סול, יורי
First line:
Gotinyu, I am willing to die, but not in the most beautiful season of the year,
Language:
English
Style:
Spoken Word
Length:
4:10
Birnbaum Memorial / I Yearn
Author:
Birnbaum, Martin — ביררנבוים, מאַרטין
Genre:
Literary origin / Spoken Word / Field Recording
Subject:
Child/Music/Memory/Life/Redemption
Additional song notes:
Translations of one of Birnbaum's Poems/ Title not announced
On album:
B-138(b) (Martin Birenbaum / Memorial Service / Disk 2)
Track ID:
36652
Vocal:
Suhl, Yuri — סול, יורי
First line:
I yearn to recognise the..in the stream of tears and in a smile the purity of..
Language:
English
Style:
Spoken Word
Length:
3:25
Birnbaum Memorial / Guitare — גיטאַרע
Genre:
Folk/Love/Lament
Subject:
Mother/Daughter/Courting/Rejection/Guitar
Origin:
Album R-007(c)/Vinkov 1 10
Transliteration:
Album R-007(c)/Vinkov 1 10
Translation:
Album R-007(c)/Vinkov 1 10
Music:
Vinkov 1 10
On album:
B-138(b) (Martin Birenbaum / Memorial Service / Disk 2)
Track ID:
36645
First line:
Ikh zits un shpil mir oyf der guitare, un zing mir a lid...
First line (Yiddish):
איך זיטס און שפּיל מיר אױף דער גיטאַרע, און זינג מיר אַ ליד...
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Folk/Acapella
Length:
3:05
Birnbaum Memorial / Baym Opsheyd — בײַם אָפּשייד
Genre:
Literary origin / Field Recording
Subject:
Parting/
On album:
B-138(b) (Martin Birenbaum / Memorial Service / Disk 2)
Track ID:
36646
First line:
Ven endikn vestu dayn lange nesiye, un kumen besholom aheym, dertsayl dort...
First line (Yiddish):
װען ענדיקן װעסטו דײַן לאַנגע נסיעה, און קומען בּשלום אַהײם,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Folk/Acapella
Length:
4:05
Birnbaum Memorial / Eynzam — אײנזאַם
Author:
Manger, Itzik — מאַנגער, איציק
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Lonliness/Alienation/Mice/Drunkeness/Wine/Tavern
Origin:
Alb L-001(a)/ML MTAG 162/Manger 183/R-024(d)/W-035(a
Transliteration:
Alb L-001(a)/ML MTAG 162/R-07(f)4/R-024(d)/Alb S-098(b)/W-035(a)
Translation:
Leftwich GP 569/R-07(f)4/B-069(a)/R-024(d)/Alb S-098(b)/W-035(a)
Music:
ML MTAG 163/Manger Roz 324/
Additional song notes:
Lonely
On album:
B-138(b) (Martin Birenbaum / Memorial Service / Disk 2)
Track ID:
36647
Vocal:
Rubin, Ruth — רובין, רותּ
First line:
Keyner veyst nisht vos ikh zog, keyner vos ikh vil,
First line (Yiddish):
קײנער װײסט נישט װאָס איך זאָג, קײנער װאָס איך װיל,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Folk/Acapella
Length:
3:14
Birnbaum Memorial / Di Vor — די וואָר
Author:
Birnbaum, Martin — ביררנבוים, מאַרטין
Genre:
Literary origin / Spoken Word / Field Recording
Subject:
Furrier/Occupation/Reverie/Imagination/Prisoner/Wander/Road
Additional song notes:
The Truth
On album:
B-138(b) (Martin Birenbaum / Memorial Service / Disk 2)
Track ID:
36648
Vocal:
Goldberg, Dovid — גאָלדבערג, דוד
First line:
Nem bruder, zak un pak, un loz zikh iber shliakh, Vayl dakh farshtelt...
First line:
נעם ברידער זאַק און פּאַק און נעם זיך איבערן שליאַך, ווײַל דאַך פֿאַרשטעלט...
Language:
Yiddish/English
Style:
Spoken Word
Length:
4:09
Birnbaum Memorial / Gut Geven — גוט געווען
Genre:
Literary origin / Spoken Word / Field Recording
Subject:
Sweatshop/Prisoner/Spring/Wasted Life/Love
Additional song notes:
It Was Good
On album:
B-138(b) (Martin Birenbaum / Memorial Service / Disk 2)
Track ID:
36649
Vocal:
Goldberg, Dovid — גאָלדבערג, דוד
First line:
Itst vet friling hot zikh in mayn blut tsuzingen, manyien felder, stav mit...
First line:
איצט וועט פֿרילינג האָט אין מײַן בלוט צוזינגען, מאַניען פֿעלדער, סטאַוו מיט...
Language:
Yiddish/English
Style:
Spoken Word
Length:
2:53
Birnbaum Memorial / Uri Suhl Tape
Author:
Suhl, Yuri — סול, יורי
Genre:
Literary origin / Spoken Word / Field Recording
Subject:
Martin Birnbaum/Memory/Common Experiences/Friendship
On album:
B-138(b) (Martin Birenbaum / Memorial Service / Disk 2)
Track ID:
36650
Vocal/English Adaptation:
Suhl, Yuri — סול, יורי
Vocal:
Unknown Speaker
First line:
Yuri Suhl, Martin's nuenste khaver a gants lebn kon nit zayn do..
First line:
יורי סוהל, מאַרטינס מוענצע חבֿר אַ גאַנץ לעבן קען מיט זײַן דאָ...
Language:
Yiddish/English
Style:
Spoken Word
Length:
3:39
Birnbaum Memorial / Ven Iz A Dikhter Modern? — ווען איז אַ דיכטער מאָדערן
Author:
Birnbaum, Martin — ביררנבוים, מאַרטין
Genre:
Literary origin / Spoken Word / Field Recording
Subject:
Poetry/Author/Relevance/Modernity/Definite/Critics
Origin:
LVL 48
Additional song notes:
When Is An Author Modern?
On album:
B-138(b) (Martin Birenbaum / Memorial Service / Disk 2)
Track ID:
36653
Vocal:
Fein, Yoni — פֿײַן, יוני
First line:
Ven iz a dikhter modern -- in plonter fun verter-vervarn? Ven men horkht un...
First line (Yiddish):
ווען איז אַ דיכטער מאָדערן – אין פּלאָנטער פֿון ווערטער־ווערוואַרן? ווען מען...
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Spoken Word
Length:
3:06
Birnbaum Memorial / Remarks (An Appreciation)
Genre:
Literary origin / Spoken Word / Field Recording
Subject:
Martin Birnbaum/Poetry
On album:
B-138(b) (Martin Birenbaum / Memorial Service / Disk 2)
Track ID:
36654
Vocal:
Unknown Speaker
First line:
Martin, dear Martin, our Martin was a miracle poet, in a world of modern poetry,
Language:
English
Style:
Spoken Word
Length:
7:30

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