Tracks with this artist
Lena From Palestina
- Also known as:
- Palesteena
- Author:
- Conrad, Con
- Author:
- Robinson, J. Russel
- Composer:
- Conrad, Con
- Composer:
- Conrad, Con
- Composer:
- Robinson, J. Russel
- Composer:
- Robinson, J. Russel
- Genre:
- Theatre/Vaudville/Dixieland/Jazz/Novelty
- Subject:
- Lena/Fat Lady/Palestine/Courting/Concertina/Arab
- Additional song notes:
- Same melody for entries titled "Chaim Popukal", "Unter Belzer -
Himlen", "Gereist Un Getroffen", and "Nokh A Bisl".
- Related information in folder 584:
- Comments:
- 1. Article by Charles A. Kennedy (Professor of Religion, Emeritus, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University). Titled, "When Palestine Played the Palace: Vaudeville Interprets the Balfour Declaration".
Includes texts of novelty songs, Zionist songs, (all set in the Middle East), including text of "Lena From Palestina"
2. Article by Itzik Gottesman in Yiddish Forward of March 19-25, 2010, tiitled "Oyf Di Shpurn fun Lena Fun Palestina (on the track of Lena fun Palestina).
- On album:
- M-034(e) (The Mazeltones Latkes & Lattes)
- Track ID:
- 21365
- Vocal:
- Hirsh, David
- Vocal:
- Marcus, Wendy
- Artist:
- Mazeltones
- First line:
- In the Bronx of New York city, lives a girl, she's not...
- Track comment:
- Additional words by David Hirsh & Pat Spaeth
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Dixieland/New Orleans/Vaudville
Ikh Benk Nokh Der East Side Fun Amol — איך בענק נאָך דער אײסט סײַד פֿןi אַמאָל
- Genre:
- Pop/Concert/Place
- Subject:
- New York City/East Side/Immigrants/Bath/Yiddish/Yearning
- Transliteration:
- Ephemera 1485
- Translation:
- Ephemera 1485
- Additional song notes:
- I Long For The East Side of Old
One Pines For The East Side Of The Past
- On album:
- M-034(e) (The Mazeltones Latkes & Lattes)
- Track ID:
- 21367
- Author:
- Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב
- Vocal:
- Hirsh, David
- Composer:
- Olshanetsky, Alexander — אָלשאַנעצקי, אַלעקסאַנדער
- Vocal:
- Hirsh, David
- First line:
- Yidn flegn kumen fun der gantser velt, in der east side,
- First line:
- ייִדן פֿלעגן קומען פֿון דער גאַנצער װעלט, אין דער אײסט סײַד,