Name:
Gillies, Chris

Tracks with this artist

Der Sureh-Lid — דער סורעה-ליד

Author:
Green, Martin
Composer:
Silverstein, Shel
Genre:
Humorous/Parody/Adaptation
Subject:
Father/Son/Gender Confusion/Name/Sarah/Revenge
Song comment:
Parody of song "A Boy Named Sue" by Shel Silverstein
Transliteration:
G-071(a)
Translation:
G-071(a)
On album:
G-071(a) (A Boy Named Sureh: Marty Green)
Track ID:
30930
Vocal/Piano/Synth:
Green, Martin
Vocal:
Green, Sharon
Guitar:
Schipper, Neil
Violin:
Bilash, Daria
Bass Guitar/Hammond B-3 Organ:
Gillies, Chris
First line:
Ikh bin geven nor a pitsl kind ven mayn tate hot…
First line (Yiddish):
איך בין געווען נאָר אַ פּיצל קינד ווען מייִן טאַטע האָט
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Country & Western/Pop

Di Balade Fun Yankl-Yisroel — די באַלאַדע פֿון יאַנקל-ישראָל

Author:
Green, Martin
Composer:
Villard, Jean
Genre:
Adaptation
Subject:
Child/Poverty/Bris/Wedding/Funeral/Drink/Celebration
Song comment:
Based on song "The Three Bells" by Reisfeld/Villard/Manning
Transliteration:
Alb G-071(a)
Translation:
Alb G-071(a)
On album:
G-071(a) (A Boy Named Sureh: Marty Green)
Track ID:
30931
Vocal/Piano/Synth:
Green, Martin
Vocal:
Green, Sharon
Guitar:
Schipper, Neil
Violin:
Bilash, Daria
Bass Guitar/Hammond B-3 Organ:
Gillies, Chris
First line:
Tif in a farvorfenem shtetl, ergets in poylen vist un farloreyn…
First line (Yiddish):
טיפּ אין אַ פֿאַרוורפֿענעם שטעטל, ערגעץ אין פּוילען וויסט און פֿאַרלויען
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Folk/Pop

Zuntik Morgn — זונטיק מאָרגן

Author:
Green, Martin
Composer:
Kristofferson, Kris
Genre:
Parody/Folk
Subject:
Sunday Morning/Shul/Poland/Old Times/Old Comrades/Food
Song comment:
Based on song "Sunday Morning" by Kris Kristofferson
On album:
G-071(a) (A Boy Named Sureh: Marty Green)
Track ID:
30932
Vocal/Piano/Synth:
Green, Martin
Vocal:
Green, Sharon
Guitar:
Schipper, Neil
Violin:
Bilash, Daria
Bass Guitar/Hammond B-3 Organ:
Gillies, Chris
First line:
In undzer higer raykhen golus bay undz yidn iz a shul a grossen…
First line (Yiddish):
אין אונדזער היגער רײַכן גײַלוס בײַ אונדז ייִדן איז אַ שול באַ גראָסן
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Country & Western/Pop

Nokh Alts Klor — נאָך אַלטס קלאָר

Author:
Green, Martin
Composer:
Aznavour, Charles
Genre:
Adaptation
Subject:
Lost Love/Memories/Arranged Marriage/Eduring Feeling
Song comment:
Based on song "Non, je n'ais rien oublie" by Charles Aznavour/ Oyfn Pripetshik
Transliteration:
G-071(a)
Translation:
G-071(a)
On album:
G-071(a) (A Boy Named Sureh: Marty Green)
Track ID:
30933
Vocal/Piano/Synth:
Green, Martin
Vocal:
Green, Sharon
Guitar:
Schipper, Neil
Violin:
Bilash, Daria
Bass Guitar/Hammond B-3 Organ:
Gillies, Chris
First line:
Nit umzist vos men zogt, s'iz do a kleyner velt…
First line (Yiddish):
ביט אומזיסט וואָס מען זאָגט סיאיז אַ קליינער וועלט...
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Folk/Pop

Dayn Veg — דייִן וועג

Author:
Green, Martin
Composer:
Revaux, Jacques
Composer:
Francois, Claude
Composer:
Anka, Paul
Genre:
Humorous/Parody
Subject:
End of Life/Torah/Joy of Observance/Gentile/Schnitzel
Song comment:
Based on song "My Way"
Transliteration:
G-071(a)
Translation:
G-071(a)
On album:
G-071(a) (A Boy Named Sureh: Marty Green)
Track ID:
30934
Vocal/Piano/Synth:
Green, Martin
Vocal:
Green, Sharon
Guitar:
Schipper, Neil
Violin:
Bilash, Daria
Bass Guitar/Hammond B-3 Organ:
Gillies, Chris
First line:
Mayn tsayt iz shoyn farbay; der rikhter vart oyf mir in himl.
First line (Yiddish):
מייִן צײַט איז שוין פֿאַרבייִ; דער ריכטער וואַרט אויף מיר אין הימל
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Folk/Pop

Erlkonig

Author:
Green, Martin
Composer:
Schubert, Franz
Genre:
Literary Origin/Adaptation
Subject:
Sick Child/Wagon/Father/Hallucination/Lilith/Seduction
Song comment:
Based on poem by Goethe and music by Schubert
Transliteration:
G-071(a)
Translation:
G-071(a)
On album:
G-071(a) (A Boy Named Sureh: Marty Green)
Track ID:
30935
Vocal/Piano/Synth:
Green, Martin
Vocal:
Green, Sharon
Guitar:
Schipper, Neil
Violin:
Bilash, Daria
Bass Guitar/Hammond B-3 Organ:
Gillies, Chris
First line:
In der nakht iz geforn a vagn mit a ferd;
First line:
אין דער נאַכט איז געפֿאָרן אַ וואַגן מיט אַ פֿערד;
Language:
Yiddish/English
Style:
Classical/Pop

Monish — מאָניש

Author:
Peretz, Yitskhok Leybush — פּרץ, יצחק לײבוש
Composer:
Green, Martin
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Genius/Naïve/Scholar/Temptation/Seduction/
On album:
G-071(a) (A Boy Named Sureh: Marty Green)
Track ID:
30936
Vocal/Piano/Synth:
Green, Martin
Vocal:
Green, Sharon
Guitar:
Schipper, Neil
Violin:
Bilash, Daria
Bass Guitar/Hammond B-3 Organ:
Gillies, Chris
First line:
In'm shtetl iz geveysn fun kadmoynim a…
First line:
אינ'ם שטעטל איז געווייזען פֿון קדמונים…
Language:
Yiddish/English
Style:
Folk/Pop