R-042(d)

Hava Nagila (Nathanson) — הבה נגילה

Also known as:

Kene Hora (Hava Nagila)

Also known as:

Living With the H Tune

Author:

Nathanson, Moshe

Genre:

Folk/Hora

Subject:

Dance/Celebration/Joy

Song comment:

See Page 130 for extended info on the song

Origin:

Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(a)

Transliteration:

Alb N-014(a)/Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb N-014(b)/Alb S-033(a)/Alb K-007(a)

Translation:

Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(b)/Alb B-032(a)

Music:

Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Pasternak BHN 130/Metro Scher 15

Additional song notes:

Originally Chassidic Sadigurer (Bukovina, Poland) nigun. Text - claimed by Idelsohn, but text usually attributed to Moshe - Nathanson. See Pasternak's "Beyond Hava Nagila" p 130: Nulman, p - 102.

Related information in folder 832:

Comments:

1. 10/26/2007 Article by Leah Hochbaum Rosner in English Forward, Oct. 26, 2007, titled "Singing 'Happy Birthday' to 'Hava Nagila' as Party Classic nears 100". 2. 8/28/2008 Article published on the internet as of August 28, 2008 by James Loeffler titled "Hava Nagila's Long, Strange Trip: The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody. 3. 7/20/212 Article from the Forward of July 20, 2012 by Renee Ghert-Zand titled "From Ukraine to You Tube: How 'Hava Nagila' Became a Global Hit" 4. 2/24/2017 Article from Wikipedia as of February 24, 2017 titled Hava Nagila

On album:

R-042(d) (Eleanor Reissa and Di Boyess — ווי אַ וואַסער)

Track ID:

41952

Accordion/Piano/Hammond Organ:

Blacksberg, Aaron

Tenor Saxaphone:

Guthman, Noah

Piano/Percusion/Ukelele:

Mayer, Aaron

Baritone Saxaphone:

Mayer, Zach

Vocal:

Reissa, Eleanor

First line:

Hava nagila (4) venismekha. Hava nagila (4) venismekha, hava neranena,

First line (Hebrew):

הבֿה נגילה (4) ונשׂמחה. הבֿה נרננה (4) ונשׂמחה, הבֿה נרננה,...

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Language:

Hebrew

Shnirele Perele — שנירעלע פּערעלע

Also known as:

Meshiekh (Shnirele Perele)

Also known as:

String Of Pearls (Shnirele Perele)

Genre:

Khasidic/Folk

Subject:

Moshiekh/Ingathering

Origin:

Alb M-034(d)/Gin Mar 13/

Transliteration:

Alb M-051(b)/Alb A-044(a)/Alb K-059(e)/Alb M-034(d)/Alb L-038(a)/Alb L-038(b)

Translation:

Alb L-038(a)/Alb M-034(d)/Alb M-051(b)/Alb N-020(a)/Alb F-036(a)/Alb L-038(b)

Music:

Alb M-034(d)/

Related information in folder 297:

Document type:

Text

Comments:

Yiddish text, transliteration and singable adaptation with manuscript of melody.

Related information in folder 1599:

Comments:

1 8/8/2017 Hebrew text entered in Ephemera on August 8, 2017

On album:

R-042(d) (Eleanor Reissa and Di Boyess — ווי אַ וואַסער)

Track ID:

41953

Accordion/Piano/Hammond Organ:

Blacksberg, Aaron

Tenor Saxaphone:

Guthman, Noah

Piano/Percusion/Ukelele:

Mayer, Aaron

Bariton Saxaphone:

Mayer, Zach

Vocal:

Reissa, Eleanor

First line:

Shnirele perele, gildene fon, moshiekh ben dovid, zitst oybn on er halt a bekher

First line (Yiddish):

שנירעלע פּערעלע, גילדענע פֿאָן, משיח בּן דוד, זיצט אױבן אָן, ער האָלט אָ...

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Folk/Jazz

Length:

3:52

Her Nor Du Sheyn Meydele — הער נאָר דו שײן מײדעלע

Also known as:

Zog Mir Du Sheyn Meydele

Also known as:

Her nor, du schejn Mejdele

Also known as:

Zog Mir Sheyn Meydele

Genre:

Love/Privation/Emigration

Subject:

Journey/Depravation/Emigration

Origin:

Alb K-023(a)/ML MTAG 32/Alb K-075(a)/

Transliteration:

ML MTAG 32/Alb R-001(a)/Alb K-075(a)/Alb N-020(a)/

Translation:

Alb R-001(a)/Alb N-020(a)/Alb K-075(a)/G-069(a)

Music:

ML MTAG 32

On album:

R-042(d) (Eleanor Reissa and Di Boyess — ווי אַ וואַסער)

Track ID:

41954

Piano:

Blacksberg, Aaron

Vocal:

Reissa, Eleanor

First line:

Her nor, du shayn meydele, her nor, du fayn meydele, vos vestu ton in aza…

First line (Yiddish):

הער נאָר, דו שײן מײדעלע, הער נאָר דו פֿײַן מײדעלע, װאָס װעסטו טאָן אין אַזאַ...

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Folk/Concert

Length:

4:32

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:

R-042(d) (Eleanor Reissa and Di Boyess — ווי אַ וואַסער)

Track ID:

41955

Accordion/Piano/Hammond Organ:

Blacksberg, Aaron

Tenor Saxaphone:

Guthman, Noah

Piano/Percusion/Ukelele:

Mayer, Aaron

Baritone Saxaphone:

Mayer, Zach

Vocal:

Reissa, Eleanor

First line:

In dem beys-hamikdosh, In a vinkl kheyder, zitst di almone bas tsion aleyn…

First line (Yiddish):

אין דעם בית־המקדש, אין אַ װינקל־חדר, זיצט די אַלמנה בת־ציון אַליין...

Track comment:

From the operetta "Shulamis"

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Concert/Lullaby/Jazz

Length:

3:18

In Der Finster

On album:

R-042(d) (Eleanor Reissa and Di Boyess — ווי אַ וואַסער)

Track ID:

41956

Accordion/Piano/Hammond Organ:

Blacksberg, Aaron

Tenor Saxaphone:

Guthman, Noah

Piano/Percusion/Ukelele/Whistlinh:

Mayer, Aaron

Baritone Saxaphone:

Mayer, Zach

Vocal:

Reissa, Eleanor

First line:

In der finster zenen dayne hentlekh klener, in der finster zenen dayne oygn…

First line (Yiddish):

אין דער פֿינסטער זענען דײַנע הענטלעך קלענער אין דער פֿינסטער זענען דײַנע אויגן

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Concert

Length:

2:05

Forever Young

Genre:

InspiratioalEnglish

Subject:

Wishes/Blessing/Youth/Occupied

On album:

R-042(d) (Eleanor Reissa and Di Boyess — ווי אַ וואַסער)

Track ID:

41957

Vocal/Accordion/Piano/Hammond Organ:

Blacksberg, Aaron

Tenor Saxaphone:

Guthman, Noah

Piano/Percusion/Ukelele:

Mayer, Aaron

Vocal/Baritone Saxaphone:

Mayer, Zach

Vocal:

Reissa, Eleanor

First line:

May God bless you and keep youalways, may your wishes all come true, may you…

Language:

English

Style:

Concert

Length:

3:43