Name:
Bialostotsky, B. J.
Name (Yiddish):
ביאַלאָסטאָצקי, ב. י.
Born:
June 15, 1893 (Pompyon, near Kovno)
Died:
1962
Note:
Emigrated to US in 1911/ Name "Binyomen-yankev"

Songs written or composed

A Maysele (Bialostotsky) — אַ מעשׂעלע (ביאַלאָטאָסקי)

Also known as:
In Himl Shvimt A Volkndl
Author:
Bialostotsky, B. J. — ביאַלאָסטאָצקי, ב. י.
Author:
Bialostotsky, B. J. — ביאַלאָסטאָצקי, ב. י.
Composer:
Gelbart, Mikhl — געלבאַרט, מיכל
Composer:
Gelbart, Mikhl — געלבאַרט, מיכל
Genre:
Lullaby/Children
Subject:
Nature/Cloud/Goat/Rain/Wheat Stalk/
Origin:
Gelb Gez 54/Bugatch 173/Alb J-028(b)/Alb T-027(b)/Gelb GB 19
Transliteration:
Bugatch 173/Alb J-028(b)/Alb T-027(b)/Gelb Gezang 51
Translation:
Alb J-028(b)/Alb T-027(b)
Music:
Bugatch 173/Gelb Gez 51/Gelb GB 19

Recordings

On album:
L-044(d) (Ruth Levin: Tsigele-Migele — ציגעלע־מיגעלע)
Track ID:
42877
Vocal:
Levin, Ruth — לוין, רותּ
Flute:
Matiushenkova, Ekatrina
Guitar/Arrangement?:
Belosov, Alexei
Guitar/Arrangement?:
Jaimovich, Ilan
First line:
In himl flit a volkendl, a volkendl on ru, yo volundl, nit volkendl, dos iz bloyz a maysele, a tsigele a vaysinke,…
First line (Yiddish):
אין הימל פֿליט אַ וואַלקענדל, אַ וואָלנדל אָו רו, יאָ וואָלקענדל, ניט וואָלקענדל, דאָס איז דאָך אַ מעשׂהעלע, אָ ציגעלע..
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
Length:
3:05
On album:
J-020(b) (Jacinta Autres Chansons Yiddish (Other Yiddish Songs))
Track ID:
19176
Vocal:
Jacinta
Orchestration:
Grynszpan, Laurent
First line:
In himl shvimt a volkendl, a volkendl un ru,
First line (Yiddish):
אין הימל שװימט אַ װאָלקנדל, א װאָלקנדל אָן רו,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
On album:
L-044(a) (Ruth Levin Yiddish Songs on Israeli Radio)
Track ID:
25218
Vocal:
Levin, Ruth — לוין, רותּ
First line:
In himl shvimt a volkendl, a volkendl un ru,
First line (Yiddish):
אין הימל שװימט אַ װאָלקנדל, א װאָלקנדל אָן רו,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
From Israeli Radio - Courtesy of Abe Chasid
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
On album:
T-027(b) (Di Grine Katshke The Green Duck — די גרינע קאַטשקע)
Track ID:
26258
Vocal:
Sklamberg, Lorin
First line:
In himl shvimt a volkendl, a volkendl un ru,
First line (Yiddish):
אין הימל שװימט אַ װאָלקנדל, א װאָלקנדל אָן רו,
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
C-042(b) (Vessel of Song, The Music Of Mikhl Gelbart, The Lori Cahan-Simon Ensemble)
Track ID:
30966
Vocal/Arrangement:
Cahan-Simon, Lori
Flutes/Arrangement:
Greenbaum, Adrienne
Cimbalom/Percussion/Vocal:
Fedoriouk, Alexander
Accordion/Vocal/Arrangement:
Mahovlich, Walt
Violin/Vocal/Arrangement:
Greenman, Steven
Bass/Vocal:
Shapiro, Henry
First line:
In himl shvimt a volkndl, a volkndl on ru.
First line (Yiddish):
אין הימל שװימט אַ װאָלקנדל, אַ װאָלקנדל אָן רו.
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert/Cabaret
Length:
4:21
On album:
A-035(f) (Aufwind / Live)
Track ID:
31980
Artist:
Aufwind
Vocal/Violin/Arranger:
Koch, Claudia
Vocal/Mandolin/Guitar/Arranger:
Reich, Hardy
Vocal/Bandonian:
Rohde, Andreas
Vocal/Clarinets/Bass Clarinet/Blockflote/Percussion:
Hermerschmidt, Jan
Contrabass:
Paffrath, Thomas
First line:
In himl shvimt a volkendl, a volkendl un ru,
First line (Yiddish):
אין הימל שװימט אַ װאָלקנדל, א װאָלקנדל אָן רו,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Pop/Concert/Klezmer
Length:
3:23
On album:
A-035(e) (Aufwind/ inejnem/ Jiddische Lieder & Klesmermusik)
Track ID:
28720
Artist:
Aufwind
Vocal/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Recorder:
Hermerschmidt, Jan
Vocal/Violin/Viola/Arranger:
Koch, Claudia
Contrabass:
Paffrath, Thomas
Vocal/Mandolin/Guitar/Arranger:
Reich, Hardy
Vocal/Bandoneon (Button Accordion)/Percussion:
Rohde, Andreas
First line:
In himl shvimt a volkendl, a volkendl un ru,
First line (Yiddish):
אין הימל שװימט אַ װאָלקנדל, א װאָלקנדל אָן רו,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Klezmer
Length:
3' 23"
On album:
B-002(b) (Jan Bart Sings More Best Loved Jewish Songs — נײַע אױסגעקליבענע באַליבטער ייִדישע לידער)
Track ID:
449
Conductor:
Gunther, William
Artist:
William Gunther Orchestra
Vocal:
Bart, Jan
First line:
In himl shvimt a volkendl, a volkendl un ru,
First line (Yiddish):
אין הימל שװימט אַ װאָלקנדל, א װאָלקנדל אָן רו,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Folk/Theatre/Lightly
On album:
L-093(a) (Lullabies and Childrens' Songs — וויג און קינדער לידער)
Track ID:
42219
Vocal:
Levin, Ruth — לוין, רותּ
First line:
In himl shvimt a volkendl, a volkendl un ru,
First line (Yiddish):
אין הימל שװימט אַ װאָלקנדל, א װאָלקנדל אָן רו,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert/Child
Length:
2:45

A Nign Vi Du — אַ ניגון װי דו

Author:
Bialostotsky, B. J. — ביאַלאָסטאָצקי, ב. י.
Composer:
Gelbart, Mikhl — געלבאַרט, מיכל
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Love/Melody
Origin:
Alb J-020(b)
Transliteration:
Alb J-020(b)
Translation:
Alb J-020(b)
Additional song notes:
A Melody Like You
Sheet music:
Folder:
398
Series:
4
Arranged for:
Voice/Piano
Texts:
Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher:
Metro Music Co.
Publisher address:
64 Second Ave, New York, NY
Date:
1950
Provenance:
Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #:
176
First line:
Ven ikh zol nor shtil farvign, khotch a vayle zikh in ru…
First line (Yiddish):
ווען איך זאָל נאָר שטיל פֿאַרוועגן, כאָטש אַ ווייַלע זיך אין רו,
Notes:
Black lettering, English/Yiddish. Price 40 cents. Four verses in Yiddish inside front cover. Listing of New Publications on back cover with prices.

Recording

On album:
J-020(b) (Jacinta Autres Chansons Yiddish (Other Yiddish Songs))
Track ID:
19164
Artist:
Jacinta
Orchestrations:
Grynszpan, Laurent
First line:
Ven ikh zol nor shtil farvign khotsh a vayle zikh in ru,
First line:
װען איך זאָל נאָר שטיל פֿאַרװיגן כאָטש אַ ױײַלע זיך אין רו,

Umetik (Alberstein) — אומעטיק (אַלבערשטיין)

Author:
Bialostotsky, B. J. — ביאַלאָסטאָצקי, ב. י.
Composer:
Alberstein, Chava — אַלבערשטײַן, חוה
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Alienation/House/Lonesome/Solitary/Missing/Shadows
Origin:
A-001(l)
Transliteration:
A-001(l)
Translation:
A-001(l)

Recording

On album:
A-001(l) (Chava Alberstein/ The Klezmatics / The Well / Di Krenitse — די קרעניצע)
Track ID:
26735
Vocal:
Alberstein, Chava — אַלבערשטײַן, חוה
Arranger:
Darrieu, Matt, arr
Accompaniment:
Klezmatics
First line:
Umetik, umetik, u-m, leydike tsimern - zhum, vantike...
First line (Yiddish):
אומעטיק, אומעטיק או-ם, לײדיקע צימערן-זשום, װאַנטיקע...
Language:
Yiddish

Umru Mayn — אומרו מײַנ

Also known as:
Di Umru
Author:
Bialostotsky, B. J. — ביאַלאָסטאָצקי, ב. י.
Composer:
Golub, Solomon — גאָלוב, סאָלאָמאָן
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Unease/Memory/Separation/Father/Gifts
Origin:
Alb G-044(a)/Golub 1
Transliteration:
Golub 1 100
Translation:
Alb G-044(a)
Music:
Golub 1 100
Additional song notes:
My Unrest

Recordings

On album:
G-044(a) (The World Is Praying Songs of Solomon Golub — עס בעט די װעלט לידער פֿון סאָלאָמאָן גאָלוב)
Track ID:
33076
Vocal:
Weinshel, Howard — װײנשל, חיים
Piano:
Altman, Joyce
First line:
O, o du umru mayn, vig ikh ayn in zikh mayn payn,
First line (Yiddish):
אַ אַ דו אומרו מײַן, װיג איך אײַן אין זיך מײַן פּײַן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
On album:
M-035(c) (Sima & Arnold Miller Heritage:The Art of the Yid. Song Vol 3)
Track ID:
3791
Author:
Halpern, Moyshe Leyb — האַלפּערן, משה לײב
Composer:
Lamkoff, Paul — לאַמקאָף, פּאָול
Vocal:
Miller, Sima
Piano:
Miller, Arnold
First line:
Ver ken di sheynkeyt fun a yam farshteyn,
First line (Yiddish):
װער קען די שײנקײט פֿון אַ ים פֿאַשטײן, װער קען די שײַן פֿון דײַנע..
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish

Other tracks with this artist

A Yidisher nign — אַ ייִדישער ניגון

On album:
B-003(d) (Sidor Belarsky in a Yiddish Song Recital)
Track ID:
779
Author:
Bialostotsky, B. J. — ביאַלאָסטאָצקי, ב. י.
Composer:
Gelbart, Mikhl — געלבאַרט, מיכל
Artist:
Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
First line:
Eliyahu, eliyahu, o zog, ven vest du kumen?
First line:
אליהו, אליהו, אָ זאָג, װען װעסט דו קומען?
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Vig Vigele — װיג װיגעלע

On album:
T-012(a) (Yiddish Treasures Sol Tisman, Baritone — ייִדישע אוצרות)
Track ID:
16592
Author:
Bialostotsky, B. J. — ביאַלאָסטאָצקי, ב. י.
Composer:
Gelbart, Mikhl — געלבאַרט, מיכל
Artist:
Tisman, Cantor Sol — טיסמאַן, חזן סאָל
Artist:
Heifetz, Vladimir — חפֿץ, װלאַדימיר
First line:
Vig vigele, kindershe gezangen-- mit mayn zeydn, mit mayn..
First line:
װיג װיגעלע, קינדערשע געזאַנגען-- מיט מײַן זײדן, מיט מײַן באָבען.
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)