Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra
- Album ID:
- M-021(a)
- Format:
- 33 1/3 rpm 12"
- Publisher:
- Metro Records LP 1301
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Genre:
- Pop/Theater
- Where produced:
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Comment:
- to be catalogued
- Number of tracks:
- 19
- Additional notes:
- to be catalogued
Contents
Hot A Yid A Vaybele — האָט אַ ייִד אַ װײַבעלע
- Author:
- Goldstein, Morris — גאָלדשטייַן, מאָריס
- Composer:
- Goldstein, Morris — גאָלדשטייַן, מאָריס
- Genre:
- Folk/Humorous
- Subject:
- Marriage/Husband/Wife/Conflict/Incompetent/Food
- Origin:
- Kammen JT 66/Sheet Music Dopsie 29
- Transliteration:
- Rubin Voi 165/Kammen JT 32/Sheet Music Dopsie 29
- Translation:
- Rubin Voi 165
- Music:
- Kammen JT 32/Sheet Music Dopsie 29
- Additional song notes:
- A Jew Has A Wife!
See Israeli and Jewish Song Hits for the Eb Alto Saxaphone Kammen Jaff Book Index M108.I82 1963, P 12 for transliteration and music
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 6853
- Artist:
- Michal, Benny Orch
- First line:
- Hot a Yid A vaybele, hot er fun ir tsores,
- First line:
- האָט אַ ייִד אַ װײַבעלע, האָט ער פֿון איר צרות,
- Track comment:
- Accordion solo, medley, part of potpourri
- Style:
- Instrumental
An Oysvarf Fun Der Natur — אַן אױסװאַרף פֿון נאַטור
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 1265
- Author:
- Meyerowitz, David — מײעראָװיץ, דוד
- Composer:
- Meyerowitz, David — מײעראָװיץ, דוד
- Artist:
- Michel, Benny and Orch
- First line:
- Ikh bin an oysvarf fun natur, farshpilt, fargembolt mayn...
- First line (Yiddish):
- איך בין אַן אױסװאַרף פֿון נאַטור, פֿאַרשפּילט, פֿאַרגעמבאָלט מײַן אײן..
- Language:
- Yiddish
Arum Dem Fayer — אַרום דעם פֿײַער
- Genre:
- Folk
- Subject:
- Campfire/Singing/Dancing/Dreams
- Origin:
- ML MTAG 176/Alb A-002(a)/Alb C-015(a)/Alb J-020(b)
- Transliteration:
- ML MTAG 176/Alb A-002(a)/Alb C-015(a)/Alb J-020(b)/Alb R-001(b)/Fried 473
- Translation:
- Sheet Music 760/Alb A-002(a)/Alb C-015(a)/Alb J-020(b)/R-001(b)/Levin N 171
- Music:
- Levin N 171/ML MTAG 176
- Additional song notes:
- Around The Fire
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 1495
- Artist:
- Michal, Benny Orch
- First line:
- Arum dem fayer, mir zingen lider, di nakht iz tayer,
- First line:
- אַרום דעם פֿײַער, מיר זינגען לידער, די נאַכט איז טײַער,
- Track comment:
- Accordion solo, medley, part of potpourri
- 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:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 3580
- Artist:
- Michel, Benny and Orch
- First line:
- Tsu mir amol iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn un fayn iz zi...
- First line (Yiddish):
- צו מיר איז אַמאָל געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן און פֿײַן איז זי געװען..
- Language:
- Yiddish
Du Bist Mayn Glik — דו ביסט מײַן גליק
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 4338
- Author/Composer:
- Rumshinsky, Yosef — רומשינסקי, יאָסף
- Artist:
- Michel, Benny and Orch
- First line:
- Du bist mayn glik, mayn eyn un eyntsik, ikh bin farlibt in..
- First line:
- דו ביסט מײַן גליק, מײַן אײן און אײנציק, איך בין פֿאָרליבט אין...
Du Felst Mir — דו פֿעלסט מיר
- Author:
- Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב
- Composer:
- Secunda, Sholom — סעקונדאַ, שלום
- Genre:
- Love/Theater/Humorous
- Subject:
- Possesions/Love/Missing
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 4347
- Artist:
- Michal, Benny and Orch
- First line:
- Du feylst, oy, oy, nor du feylst mir, oy, oy, du du, nor du
- First line:
- דו פֿײלסט, אױ, אױ, נאָר דו פֿײלסט צורת אױ, אױ,דו דו, נאָר דו,
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:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 8297
- Artist:
- Michal, Benny Orch
Mayn Tayere Kh'hob Dikh Lib — מײַן טײַערע כ'האָב דיך ליב
- Also known as:
- Mayn Tayere
- Author:
- Ostroff, Oscar — אָסטראָף, אָסקאַר
- Author:
- Ostroff, Oscar — אָסטראָף, אָסקאַר
- Composer:
- Trilling, Ilya — טרילינג, יליאַ
- Composer:
- Trilling, Ilya — טרילינג, יליאַ
- Genre:
- Theater
- Subject:
- Love/Adoration/Joy
- Origin:
- SM 373
- Transliteration:
- SM 373
- Music:
- SM 373
- Additional song notes:
- My Precious, I Love You
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 10011
- Artist:
- Michal, Benny and Orch
- First line:
- Mayn tayere, k'hob dikh lib, mit a libe getlikh reyn,
- First line:
- מײַן טײַערע, כ'דיך ליב, מיט אַ ליבע געטליך רײן,
Lomir Zikh Iberbetn — לאָמיר זיך איבערבעטן
- Genre:
- Folk
- Subject:
- Love/Reconciliation
- Origin:
- Rubin Oak 91/Alb R-007(b)/Schack 30/Alb Z-012(a)/Alb R-024(d)/SH 1319
- Transliteration:
- Rubin Oak 44/Alb J-011(a)/ML PYS 26/D-004(l)/G-48(d)/Alb R-024(d)/M-057(a)
- Translation:
- Rubin Oak 44/Alb R-007(b)/ML PYS 26/D-004(l)/L-029(b)/R-024(d)/Alb M-057(a)/
- Music:
- Rubin Oak 44/ML PYS 26/Schack 30/Alb Z-012(a)/SH 1319
- Additional song notes:
- Let's Make Up/Let's Reconcile
Transliteration is in SH 1319
Translat Alb P-038€
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 9363
- Artist:
- Michel, Benny and Orchestra
- First line:
- Lomir zikh iberbetn, iberbetn, Shtel dem samovar, shtel...
- First line (Yiddish):
- לאַמיר זיך איבערבעטן, איבערבעטן, שטעל דעם סאַמאָװאַר, שטעל...
- Language:
- Yiddish
Mayn Goldele — מײַן גאָלדעלע
- Author:
- Gilrod, Louis — גילראָד, לאָויס
- Composer:
- Rumshinsky, Yosef — רומשינסקי, יאָסף
- Genre:
- Theater/Love
- Subject:
- Bride/Passion
- Origin:
- Kammen JT 66
- Transliteration:
- Kammen JT 66
- Translation:
- Alb M-068(a)55
- Music:
- Kammen JT 66
- Additional song notes:
- From the musical "Di Goldene Kale - The Golden Bride"
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 9856
- Artist:
- Michels, Benny and Orchestra
- First line:
- Mayn goldele, mayn kalekhl, mayn sheyner zise malekhl,
- First line:
- מײַן גאָלדעלע, מײַן כּלהכל, מײַן שײנער, זיסער מלאך'ל,
- Track comment:
- From "Di Goldene Kale" "כּלה גאָלדענע "די
My Jewish Son (Eng)
- Subject:
- Son/Trials of Life/Remaining Jewish
- Song comment:
- Sung to Melody of "Der Rebe Elimeylekh"
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 10831
- Author:
- Michal, Benny
- Composer:
- Scher
- Artist:
- Michal, Benny and Orch
- First line:
- You are young, my Jewish son, for your life has just begun,
Potpourri (Instr, Michal)
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 12335
- Artist:
- Michal, Benny Orch
- Track comment:
- Accordion solo, medley
Sha Sha Es Zol Zayn Shtil — שאַ שאַ עס זאָל זייִן שטיל
- Also known as:
- Oy Iz Dos A Rebetsn
- Author:
- King, Adolf — קינג, אַדאָלף
- Author:
- King, Adolf — קינג, אַדאָלף
- Author:
- Moskowitz, Joseph
- Composer:
- Moskowitz, Joseph
- Composer:
- Moskowitz, Joseph
- Composer:
- King, Adolf — קינג, אַדאָלף
- Genre:
- Theatre/Vaudville/Humorous
- Subject:
- Rebe/Rebetsn/Khasidim/Food
- Origin:
- ML PYS 148
- Transliteration:
- Alb K-007(b)/ML PYS 148
- Translation:
- Alb K-030(b)/ML PYS 150
- Music:
- Kammen Jaf 06/ML PYS 148
- Additional song notes:
- Gottlieb credits Moskowitz as composer. Others credit King as composer,
- Related information in folder 401:
- Document type:
- Text
- Comments:
- Additional verse. (May be vulgar?)
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 11736
- Artist:
- Michel, Benny and Orchestra
- First line:
- Sha sha, der rebe geyt, sha, sha, der rebe geyt,
- First line (Yiddish):
- שאַ, שאַ, דער רבּי גײט, שאַ, שאַ, דער רבּי גײט,
- Language:
- Yiddish
Papirosn — פּאַפּיראָסן
- Also known as:
- A Kalte Nakht
- Also known as:
- A Kalte Nakht (Papirosn)
- Also known as:
- El Chiclerito
- Also known as:
- Freylekhe Yidelekh
- Also known as:
- Sigaryot
- Also known as:
- Kupite Papirosy
- Author:
- Yablakoff, Herman — יאַבלאַקאָף, הערמאַן
- Composer:
- Yablakoff, Herman — יאַבלאַקאָף, הערמאַן
- Genre:
- Theatre/Lament
- Subject:
- Occupation/Cigarette Seller/Misfortune/Family
- Origin:
- Levin N 90/GYF 16/Alb L-023(a)/ML PYS 267/Alb F-024(e)/Alb G-035(b)
- Transliteration:
- Levin N 90/Alb L-023(a)/Alb K-007(b)/GYF 19/Alb F-042(a)/Alb L-048(a)
- Translation:
- Alb G-013(c)/GYF 19/Alb B-046(a)/Alb L-023(a)/Alb F-036(a)/Alb A-036(a
- Music:
- Levin N 90/Estella 10/GYF 17/ML PYS 267
- Additional song notes:
- Cigarettes/Author was inspired to write song after seeing child peddlers during German occupation of Grodno in WWI. See liner notes Alb S-083(a)
Ephemera 1458: See 2016 program for translat and translit. Alb P-038(e) - translate
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 12103
- Artist:
- Michal, Benny Orch
- First line:
- A kalte nakht, a nebeldike finster umetum, shteyt a...
- First line:
- אַ קאַלטע נאַכט, אַ נעפלדיקע פֿינסטער אומעטום, שטײט אַ ייִנגעלע...
- Track comment:
- Part of potpourri, accordion solo
- Style:
- Instrumental
Raisins and Almonds
- Also known as:
- Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen
- Also known as:
- Shlof Mayn Kind Shlof
- Author:
- Goldfaden, Avrom — גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם
- Composer:
- Goldfaden, Avrom — גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 12912
- Artist:
- Michel, Benny and Orchestra
- First line:
- In dem beys-hamikdosh, In a vinkl kheyder, zitst di almone..
- First line (Yiddish):
- אין דעם בית־המקדש, אין אַ װינקל־חדר, זיצט די אַלמנה בת־ציון…
- Track comment:
- From the operetta "Shulamis"
- Language:
- Yiddish
Shloymele Malkele — שלמהלע מלכּהלע
- Also known as:
- Oy Malkele Oy Shloymele
- Author:
- Lillian, Isadore — ליליאַן, איסאַדאָר
- Composer:
- Rumshinsky, Yosef — רומשינסקי, יאָסף
- Genre:
- Theater
- Subject:
- Brother/Sister/Love/
- Origin:
- Metro Scher 30
- Transliteration:
- Alb K-007(a)/SM Scher 9
- Translation:
- Alb M-068(a)55
- Music:
- SM Scher 9
- Additional song notes:
- From the musical "Dos Galitsiyaner Rebele". Shloymele" is an imposter and not biologically related to (Malkele)
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 14041
- Author:
- Lillian, Isadore — ליליאַן, איסאַדאָר
- Composer:
- Rumshinsky, Yosef — רומשינסקי, יאָסף
- Artist:
- Michal, Benny and Orch
- First line:
- A bruder bin ikh dir a trayer, Oy, shversterl, her zikh...
- First line (Yiddish):
- אַ ברודער בין איך אַ טײַערע, אױ שװעסטערל, הער זיך נאָר אײַן,
- Language:
- Yiddish
Sherele — שערעלע
- Genre:
- Folk Dance/Instrumental/Sher/Scissors Dance
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 13653
- t:
- Michel, Benny Orchestra
- Track comment:
- Accordion solo.
- Style:
- Instrumental
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:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 16671
- Artist:
- Michal, Benny and Orch
- First line:
- Vos du vilst, dos vil ikh oykh, Du bist mayn harts, mayn...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װאָס דו װילסט, דאָס װיל איך אױך, דו ביסט מײַן האַרץ, מײַן מוח,
- Language:
- Yiddish
Vu Zaynen Mayne Zibn Gute Yor? — וווּ זענען מײַנע זיבן גוטע יאָר
- Author:
- Meyerowitz, David — מײעראָװיץ, דוד
- Composer:
- Meyerowitz, David — מײעראָװיץ, דוד
- Genre:
- Theater/Lament
- Subject:
- Fate/Complaint/Hope/Folk Belief/Bargin/Few
- Origin:
- SH 1322
- Transliteration:
- SH 1322
- Music:
- SH 1322
- Additional song notes:
- Where Are My Seven Good Years
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 16849
- Artist:
- Michel, Benny and Orch
- First line:
- Vu zaynen mayne zibn gute yor? Oyb nit zibn zol khotsh...
- First line:
- װוּ זײַנען מײַנע זיבן גוטע יאָר? אױב ניט זיבן זאָל כאָטש זײַן אַ פּאָר
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:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 17848
- Artist:
- Michel, Benny Orch
- First line:
- Yosl, Yosl, mayn khies geyt mir azhe oys nokh dir,
- First line:
- יאָסל, יאָסל, מײַן חיות גײט מיר אַשז אַרױס נאָך דיר,
- Style:
- Instrumental
Yukl — יוקל
- Author:
- Schorr, Anshel — שאָר, אַנשעל
- Composer:
- Secunda, Sholom — סעקונדאַ, שלום
- On album:
- M-021(a) (Raisins and Almonds Benny Michel and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 17901
- Artist:
- Michel, Benny Orch
- First line:
- Kh'gey arum un hob fil tsar un veys nisht vos tsu ton derfar,
- First line:
- כ'גײ אַרום און האָב פֿיל צער און װײס נישט װאָס צו טאָן דערפֿאַר,
- Style:
- Instrumental