Songs written or composed
A Khazndl Oyf Shabos (Parody) — אַ חזנדל אוף שבּת (פּאַראָדיע)
- Author:
- Gailing, Ben
- Composer:
- Gailing, Ben
- Genre:
- Humorous/Novelty/Parody
- Subject:
- Cantor/America/Audition/Occupation/Dialect/Litvak/Galit/Jazz
Recordings
- On album:
- G-004(c) (Mink...Shmink (As Long As You're Healthy) Jenny Goldstein)
- Track ID:
- 18607
- Vocal:
- Goldstein, Jennie — גאָלדשטייַן, דזשעני
- First line:
- Iz gerufen gevorn a special meeting in der catskill... ..
- First line:
- אַיז גערופֿן געװאָרן אַ ספּעשיל מיטונג אין דער קאַטסקיל...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "Three Hotel Keepers"
- On album:
- L-002(c) (Aaron Lebedeff Sings Fifteen Favorites of .. Yiddish Theatre)
- Track ID:
- 338
- Vocal:
- Lebedeff, Aaron — לעבעדאָװ, אהרן
- First line:
- Iz gekumen tsu forn a khazn in amerika in a kleyn shtetele..
- First line:
- איז געקומען צו פֿאָרן אַ חזן אין אַמעריקע אין אַ קלײן שטעטל אַן...
- Track comment:
- Recorded under title "A Chasand'l In America".
- On album:
- L-002(e) (Aaron Lebedeff on 2nd. Avenue 24 Songs Hits...Yiddish Stage)
- Track ID:
- 339
- Vocal:
- Lebedeff, Aaron — לעבעדאָװ, אהרן
- First line:
- Iz gekumen tsu forn a khazn in amerika in a kleyn shtetele..
- First line:
- איז געקומען צו פֿאָרן אַ חזן אין אַמעריקע אין אַ קלײן שטעטל אַן...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recorded under title "A Khasandl In Amerika".
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 340
- Vocal:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- Iz gekumen a mol a khazn in a suburban area davenen oyf...
- First line:
- איז געקומען אַ מאָל אַ חזן אין אַ סובורבאַן אַריע דאַװענען אױף שבֿת,
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "Three Professionals On A Probe"
- On album:
- G-039(a) (Ben Gailing's Golden Jubilee Record 1921-1971)
- Track ID:
- 341
- Author/Composer/Vocal:
- Gailing, Ben
- First line:
- Iz gekumen tsu forn a khazndl in an amerikaner shtele,
- First line:
- איז געקומען צו פֿאָרן אַ חזן אין אַמעריקאַר שטעטעלע, דאַװענען אַ שבּת
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recorded under title "Der Amerikaner Chazen"
- On album:
- C-012(a) (Emil Cohen Jewish Stories & Songs)
- Track ID:
- 342
- Vocal:
- Cohen, Emil
- First line:
- Iz gekomen tsuforn a khazndl in a kleyn shtetele in the...
- First line:
- איז געקומען צופֿאָרן אַ חזנדל אין אַ קלײן שטעטעלע אין די...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "A Cantor On The Sabbath"
Mame Loshn (Gailing) — מאַמע לושן (גײלינג)
- Author:
- Gailing, Ben
- Composer:
- Gailing, Ben
- Genre:
- Nostalgia
- Subject:
- Yiddish/Language
Recording
- On album:
- G-039(a) (Ben Gailing's Golden Jubilee Record 1921-1971)
- Track ID:
- 9686
- Author/Composer/Artist:
- Gailing, Ben
- First line:
- Az ikh heyb zikh un dermonen, yene sheye zise tseyt,
- First line:
- אַז איך הײב זיך אָן דערמאָנען, יענע שײנע זיסע צײַט
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Includes montage of theatre songs
Mother's Kosher Dishes
- Author:
- Gailing, Ben
- Composer:
- Gailing, Ben
- Subject:
- Food/Ritual/Memory/Change
Recordings
- On album:
- G-039(a) (Ben Gailing's Golden Jubilee Record 1921-1971)
- Track ID:
- 10724
- Author/Composer/Artist:
- Gailing, Ben
- First line:
- I remember mama's dishes, her latkes and her knishes,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English
- On album:
- A-048(a) (All for you: collection of love songs — הכל בשבילך: אוסף שירי אהבה)
- Track ID:
- 31734
- Vocal:
- Gailing, Ben
- First line:
- I remember mame's dishes, her latkes and her knishes,
- Language:
- English
Other tracks with this artist
Koyft A Bond (Yid) — קױפֿט אַ באָנד (ייִדיש)
- On album:
- G-039(a) (Ben Gailing's Golden Jubilee Record 1921-1971)
- Track ID:
- 8671
- Author/Composer/Artist:
- Gailing, Ben
- First line:
- Ikh breng aykh a grus fun dem heylikn land, vi ikh bin...
- First line:
- איך ברענג אײַך אַ גרוס פֿון דעם הײליקן לאַנד, װי איך בין...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Kurtn (Rumenye, Rumenye, Parody) — קורטן (רומעניע, רומעניע, פּאַראָגיע)
- On album:
- xG-039(a)
- Track ID:
- 8747
- Author/Composer/Artist:
- Gailing, Ben
- First line:
- Akh, ir yidelekh, yidelekh, tayere yidelekh, vos...fun dortn
- First line:
- אַך, איר ייִדעלעך, ייִדעלעך, טײַערע ייִדעלעך, װאָס...פֿון דאָרטן,
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "Kurtn" Humorous parody of "Roumania Romania"
The Great Yiddish Poets (Eng)
- On album:
- K-029(d) (The Klezmer Conservatory Band Oy Chanukah!)
- Track ID:
- 15075
- Artist:
- Gailing, Ben
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Spoken word, reminiscence -acappello version of Khanike song
- Language:
- English
A Rabbi's Dilemma
- On album:
- G-039(a) (Ben Gailing's Golden Jubilee Record 1921-1971)
- Track ID:
- 564
- Author/Composer/Artist:
- Gailing, Ben
- First line:
- Tsu mir...loyft arayn a yidine mit a geshrey, un brekht...
- First line (Yiddish):
- צו מיר...לױפֿט אַרײַן אַ ייִדינע מיט אַ געשרײ, און ברעכט מיט די...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
Celebrating Khanike In Shtetl
- On album:
- K-029(d) (The Klezmer Conservatory Band Oy Chanukah!)
- Track ID:
- 2723
- Vocal:
- Gailing, Ben
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Reminisces - "Zikroynes" - ""זכּרונות
- Language:
- English
Der Amerikaner Khazn — דער אַמעריקאַנער חזן
- On album:
- xG-039(a)
- Track ID:
- 3054
- Author/Composer/Artist:
- Gailing, Ben
- First line:
- Iz gekumen tsu forn a khazndl in an amerikaner shtele,
- First line (Yiddish):
- איז געקומען צט פֿאָרן אַ חזן אין אַמעריקע שטעטעלע, דאַװאַנען אַ שבּת
- Track comment:
- Recorded under title "Der Amerikaner Chazen"
- Language:
- Yiddish
Going To The Dogs (Yid)
- On album:
- G-039(a) (Ben Gailing's Golden Jubilee Record 1921-1971)
- Track ID:
- 5725
- Author/Artist:
- Gailing, Ben
- First line:
- Kumen zumer, loyft di hintlekh, oyf di "race traks" gantse..
- First line:
- קומען זומער, לױפֿט די הינטלעך, אױף די "רײס טראַקס" גאַנצע...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Khanike Brukhes — חנוכּה בּרכות
- Genre:
- Religious/Blessings/Holiday
- Subject:
- Khanike
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 21/Coppersmith HCB 3
- Transliteration:
- Alb B-026(b)/Coopersmith NJS 21/Coppersmith HCB 3
- Translation:
- Coopersmith NJS 22/Coppersmith HCB 3
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 21/Coppersmith HCB 3
- On album:
- K-029(d) (The Klezmer Conservatory Band Oy Chanukah!)
- Track ID:
- 8061
- Vocal:
- Gailing, Ben
- Vocal:
- Gan, Mathew
- Vocal:
- Gan, Mathew
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Hebrew
Rumenye, Rumenye (Parody, Kurtn) — רומעניע, רומעניע (פּאַראָדיע, קורטן)
- On album:
- G-039(a) (Ben Gailing's Golden Jubilee Record 1921-1971)
- Track ID:
- 13070
- Author/Composer/Artist:
- Gailing, Ben
- First line:
- Akh, ir yidelekh, yidelekh, tayere yidelekh, vos...fun dortn
- First line:
- אַך, איר ייִדעלעך, ייִדעלעך, טײַערע ייִדעלעך, װאָס...פֿון דאָרטן,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "Kurtn" Humorous parody of "Roumania Romania"
Song Of Redemption (Yid)
- On album:
- G-039(a) (Ben Gailing's Golden Jubilee Record 1921-1971)
- Track ID:
- 14600
- Author/Composer/Artist:
- Gailing, Ben
- First line:
- Ikh her a gezang, a bas kol vos kumt fun di hoykhe sfern,
- First line:
- איך הער אַ געזאַנג, אַ בת קול װאָס קומט פֿון די הױכע ספֿערן,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Tshiribim (Rebens Nisim) — טשיריבים (רבּנס נסים)
- Also known as:
- Chidi Bim Chidi Bom
- Genre:
- Folk/Humorous/Satirical/Maskilic
- Subject:
- Miracle/Khasidim/Humorous
- Origin:
- GYF 32/
- On album:
- G-039(a) (Ben Gailing's Golden Jubilee Record 1921-1971)
- Track ID:
- 15560
- Author/Artist:
- Gailing, Ben
- First line:
- I will sing a song for you, a wonder of the ages,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Good adaptation and translation
- Language:
- English
Those Were The Days — פֿאַרבײַ די טעג
- Also known as:
- Di Yurn Geyen Avek
- Also known as:
- Farbay Di Teg
- Also known as:
- Ka'eyleh Hayu Hayamim
- Author:
- Raskin, Eugene
- Composer:
- Raskin, Eugene
- Genre:
- Folk/Theater
- Subject:
- Aging/Time/Memory/Youth/Tavern/Drinking
- Origin:
- Ephemera 393/Sheet music
- Transliteration:
- Alb B-095(b)
- Translation:
- Alb B-095(b)
- Additional song notes:
- Many versions in various languages. Gene Raskin credited with English version and as composer. But according to liner notes on Alb A-016(a) "Those Were The Days" is actually an old Russian tune by Boris Fomin titled "The Long Road". In Hebrew the title is "Hayu Yamim Khaver"
- Related information in folder 373:
- Document type:
- Text
- Author:
- Nat Zumoff
- Comments:
- Yiddish adaptation in transliteration.
2. English Lyrics as sung by Mary Hopkins
- Document type:
- Text
- Author:
- Gene Raskin
- Comments:
- English adaptation of "Those Were The Days". Also, Russian text
- On album:
- G-039(a) (Ben Gailing's Golden Jubilee Record 1921-1971)
- Track ID:
- 15305
- Vocal/Yiddish Adaptation:
- Gailing, Ben
- First line:
- Gedenst du nokh, mayn fraynt, dem alten shenkl,
- First line (Yiddish):
- געדענקסט דו נאָך, מײַן פֿרײַנט, דעם אַלטען שענקל,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
Yene Sheyne Teg (Those Were The,,) — יענע שײנע טעג (ייִדיש)
- On album:
- xG-039(a)
- Track ID:
- 17265
- Author/Composer/Artist:
- Gailing, Ben
- First line:
- Gedenst du nokh, mayn fraynt, dem alten shenkl,
- First line:
- געדענקסט דו נאָך, מײַן פֿרײַנט, דעם אַלטען שענקל,