Name:
Lehrer, Leybush
Name (Yiddish):
לערער, לײבוש
Also known as:
L. Magister — ל. מאַגיסטער
Also known as:
Magister, L. — מאַגיסטער, ל.
Born:
1887
Died:
1965
Related information in folder 852:
Comments:
1. Article by Shikl Fishman in Yiddish Forward, June 6-12, 2008, titled "Dray Yidishistn Vos Hobn Bazunder Gezukht Tsu Tsugebn 'Yidishe Traditsies' Tsm Yidishizm".

2. Photograph of Leybush Lehrer from the Winter-Spring 2009-2010 Issue of Oyfn Shvel

Songs written or composed

A Lid Vel Ikh Zingen — אַ ליד װעל איך זינגען

Also known as:
A Lid Vil Ikh Zingen
Author:
Lehrer, Leybush — לערער, לײבוש
Genre:
Children/Camp/Boiberik
Subject:
Shabos
Origin:
Boiberik/Boiberik Z 11
Transliteration:
Boiberik
Translation:
Boiberik

Recordings

On album:
B-061(a) (Boiberik Camp Songs Field Tape Compiled by Mickey Hurewitz)
Track ID:
19636
Artist:
Boiberik Campers
First line:
A lid vel ikk zingen, a lid fun mayn hartsn, tsum gold...
First line (Yiddish):
אַ ליד װעל איך זינגען, אַ ליד פֿון מײַן האַרצן, צום גאָלד פֿונעם...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Boiberik Shabos Song
Language:
Yiddish
Length:
0:55
On album:
B-061(b) (Boiberik Zingt, a dermanung / Moyshe Khalfn, Boiberik 1926-1936 — בויבעריק זינגט, אַ דערמאָנונג\ משה כאַלפֿן, בויבעריק 1926-1936)
Track ID:
32473
Vocal:
Khalfn, Moyshe — כאַלפֿן, משה
First line:
A lid vil ikh zingei, A lid fun mayn hartsn, tsum gold funem ovnt,
First line (Yiddish):
אַ ליד וויל איך זינגען, אַ ליד פֿון מײַן האַרצן, צום גאָלד פֿונעם אָוונט
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Acapella
Length:
0:47

A Nign — אַ ניגון

Also known as:
A Yid A Kaptsn (Leybush...Nign)
Also known as:
Leybush Lehrers Nign
Author:
Lehrer, Leybush — לערער, לײבוש
Composer:
Weiner, Lazar — װײַנער, לאַזאַר
Genre:
Literary Origin/Khasidic
Subject:
Poor Man/Kaptsn/Melody/Nigun/Contention/God
Origin:
Alb L-001(a)/ML PYS 112/Alb L-022(a)/CD S-100(a)/SM Moskow 56
Transliteration:
Alb L-001(a)/Alb L-004(a)/ML PYS 112/Alb L-049(a)//SM Moskow 56
Translation:
ML PYS 112/Alb L-049(a)/Alb D-002(a)/Alb L-004(a)/Alb L-022(a)/CD S-100(a)
Music:
ML PYS 113//SM Moskow 56
Additional song notes:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lehrer's Nigun" See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell. L. Magister is pseudonym for Leybush Lehrer
Related information in folder 740:
Comments:
1. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell.
Sheet music:
Folder:
56
Series:
1
Arranged for:
Voice/Piano
Texts:
Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher:
Transcontinental Music Corporation
Publisher address:
113 W 57th St, NY
Date:
1940
Provenance:
Gift of Barbara Moskow March 2014
First line:
Iz a kaptsn amol gevezn, flegt er nor mit got zikh krign,
First line (Yiddish):
איז אַ קבּצן אַמאָל געוויזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,...
Notes:
Cover title "A NIGN" Black Lettering 50 Cents Music by Lazar Weiner

Recordings

On album:
L-001(a) (Sing Along With Me! Bina Landau — זינגט מיט מיר! לידער פֿאַר געזאַנג בּציבּור מיט בינה לאַנדאו)
Track ID:
9138
Artist:
Landau, Bina — לאַנדאַו, בינה
Accomp/Conductor Chorus:
Heifetz, Vladimir — חפֿץ, װלאַדימיר
Narrator:
Mlotek, Yosl — מלאָטעק, יוסל
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
.איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
L-004(a) (THE YIDDISH ART SONG Leon Lishner, basso;Lazar Weiner, piano — דאָס לעבן איז ביטער און זיס איז דאָס לידל)
Track ID:
9139
Vocal:
Lishner, Leon
Artist:
Weiner, Lazar — װײַנער, לאַזאַר
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
L-004(d) (Out Of The Ghetto Leon Lishner, bass Lazar Weiner, piano)
Track ID:
9140
Vocal:
Lishner, Leon
Piano:
Weiner, Lazar — װײַנער, לאַזאַר
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
L-022(a) (Le Paon Dore Chansons Et Textes Yiddish — די גאָלדענע פּאַװע ייִדיש װאָרט און געזאַנג)
Track ID:
9141
Vocal:
Grober, Jacques
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
L-030(a) (Hazzan Morris Levinson Prayer and Song)
Track ID:
9142
Artist:
Levinson, Cantor Morris
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
P-002(e) (Jan Peerce sings songs from "Fiddler On The Roof")
Track ID:
9143
Vocal:
Peerce, Jan
Conductor:
Golschmann, Vladimir
Artist:
DeCormier, Robert
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
R-002(a) (Art Raymond Presents)
Track ID:
9144
Artist:
Zimel, Paul
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
S-007(c) (Cantor Benjamin Siegal In Song and Prayer)
Track ID:
9145
Vocal:
Siegel, Cantor Benjamin
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
S-007(e) (Encore by Cantor Benjamin Siegel)
Track ID:
9146
Vocal:
Siegel, Cantor Benjamin
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
S-030(a) (Songs by Emma Schaver From The Heart Of A People)
Track ID:
9147
Artist:
Schaver, Emma — שייַװער, עמאַ
Artist:
Voice Of Zion Ensemble
Conductor:
Lavry, Marc — לברי, מרק
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
Z-005(a) (Raquel Zipris Recital En Hebreo E Isisch)
Track ID:
9148
Artist:
Zipris, Raquel
Artist:
Ribas, Mike, cond and arr
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
B-003(g) (Sidor Belarsky Jewish Melodies)
Track ID:
9149
Artist:
Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line (Yiddish):
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
On album:
P-025(a) (Pearls of Yiddish Song — פּערל פֿון ייִדישן ליד)
Track ID:
9150
Artist:
Becker, Rosalie
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Leybush Lehrer (1887-1965)
On album:
M-024(b) (Our Musical Heritage I / The Yiddish Lied/ Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner)
Track ID:
9151
Vocal:
Maissner, Cantor Benjamin Z.
Piano:
Bell, Naomi
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
O-008(a) (Claire Osipov & Others Cassette from Muny Boseman)
Track ID:
9152
Vocal:
Osipov, Claire Klein
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
D-002(a) (Netania Davrath sings Yiddish Folk Songs)
Track ID:
9153
Arranger/Conductor Orchestra:
DeCormier, Robert
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
S-082(a) (The West End Klezmorim/ Freylekhs 21 Harold Selesky)
Track ID:
9154
Artist:
Feinsinger, Mary & West End Klez..
Clarinet:
Selesky, Harold
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
L-036(a) (Leon Lissek, Tenor / A Toast To Life / Shimon Cohen, Arranger and conductor Israel Symphony Orchestra — אַ גלעזעלע לחיים)
Track ID:
9155
Vocal:
Lissek, Cantor Leon
Conductor/Arrager:
Cohen, Shimon — כּהן, שמעון
Artist:
Israel Symphony Orchestra
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign, .
First line (Yiddish):
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
On album:
F-013(e) (Feidman - The Incredible Clarinet — גיורא פיידמן)
Track ID:
9156
Acoustic Guitars:
Atlas, Urial — אטלס, אוריאל
Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Basset Horn:
Feidman, Giora — פיידמן, גיורא
Bass Guitar:
Frenkel, Ami — פרנקל, עמי
Contra Bass:
Gerlich,Ehud — גרליך, אהוד
Acoustic Guitars:
Levy, Yossi Saffie — יוסי לוי
Harp:
Shwartzbart, Mariana — שוורצברט, מריאנה
Percussion:
Krohn, Kenneth — קרון, קנת
Arraanger:
Aldema, Gil — אלדמע, גיל
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign, .
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Leybush Lehrer (1887-1965)
Style:
Instrumental/Klezmer
On album:
F-021(a) (Leiele Fisher chansons Ydish — לאהלע פֿישער זינגט ייִדישע לידער)
Track ID:
9157
Artist:
Fisher, Leahele — פֿישער, לאהלע
Arranger:
Yarrow, Egon
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line (Yiddish):
איז אַ קפּצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
French translation with album notes,
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
B-003(e) (Sidor Belarsky Favorite Yiddish Songs)
Track ID:
12659
Artist:
Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line (Yiddish):
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Judaica Sound Archives at FAU Libraries
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
On album:
T-021(a) (Jewish Songs Sung By Golda Tenser The Small Town of Belz.. — דאָס שטעטעלע בעלז... ייִדישע לידער געזונגען דורך גאָלדע טענצער)
Track ID:
12661
Vocal:
Tentser, Golda — טענצער, גאָלדאַ
Conductor/Arranger:
Baiazheieur, P. — באַיאַדזשעיעור, פּ.
First line:
Oy tsadikim, tsadikim (x?)..geyen bom, oy reshoyemin...
First line (Yiddish):
אױ צדיקים, צדיקים (?X)..גײען באָם, אױ רשועים...
Track comment:
Recording made in Poland
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
G-006(e) (Melodies of Israel with Didier Boland Orch Sarah Gorby)
Track ID:
18840
Vocal:
Gorby, Sarah — גאָרבי, שׂרה
Artist:
Boland, Didier Orchestra
Artist:
Gruenberg, Eli piano
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
G-042(b) (Moshe Ganchoff Song Recital)
Track ID:
20311
Vocal:
Ganchoff, Cantor Moyshe — גאַנשאַף, חזן משה
Artist:
Instrumental Ensemble
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
G-006(n) (Sarah Gorby 78 rpm Recordings from NY Public Library & YIVO)
Track ID:
18921
Vocal:
Gorby, Sarah — גאָרבי, שׂרה
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
B-003(x) (Sidor Belarsky 24 Favorite Yiddish Songs)
Track ID:
21272
Artist:
Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
F-039(a) (Ruth Frenk, mezzo soprano/ Fabio Luz, Piano/ Jewish Songs)
Track ID:
21856
Vocal:
Frenk, Ruth
Piano:
Luz, Fabio
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
D-002(c)1 (Netania Davrath Russian, Israeli and Yiddish Folk Songs CD1)
Track ID:
23487
Arranger/Conductor Orchestra:
DeCormier, Robert
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
B-068(a) (Ben Belfer, baritone/ Florence Belfer, piano Yiddish Songs)
Track ID:
23543
Artist:
Belfer, Cantor Ben
Piano:
Belfer, Florence
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Leybush Lehrer (1887-1965)
On album:
B-073(a) (Rosalie Becker/ John Ferguson, Piano/ Radio France 3/18/97)
Track ID:
25114
Artist:
Becker, Rosalie
Piano:
Ferguson, John
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Leybush Lehrer (1887-1965) From Paris Radio 18 Mar 97
On album:
J-029(a) (Max Janowski & Friends Hebrew & Yiddish Songs)
Track ID:
25179
Artist:
Horwitz, Bracha (Bea) האָראָװיץ, בּרכה
Conductor:
Janowski, Max — יאַנאָװסקי, מאַקס
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Leybush Lehrer (1887-1965)
On album:
K-073(b) (Second Ave Theatre Lomir Ale Freilech Zayn Betty Klein — בטי קלין זינגט אַבי געזונט, לאָמיר אַלע פֿרײליך זײַן)
Track ID:
26025
Artist:
Klein, Betty
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
O-008(b) (Claire Klein Osipov Sing To Me In Yiddish)
Track ID:
26623
Vocal:
Osipov, Claire Klein
Piano/Arranger:
Stuart, Wendy Bross
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lerer's Nigun."
On album:
P-031(a) (Prague Klezmorim Jewish Dance Band Yiddish Blues)
Track ID:
26404
Artist:
Prague Klezmorim
Piano/Percussion/Director:
Rothova, Helena
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Leybush Lehrer (1887-1965)
On album:
K-026(l)1 (The Soul Of Klezmer/ Reve Et Passion/ Fantasy And Passion 1)
Track ID:
27387
Vocal:
Sklamberg, Lorin
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
From Between Heaven & Earth S-048(a) - Sung by satmar
On album:
Z-013(c) (Zamir Chorale Of Boston / An Hour In The Garden Of Eden / Joshua Jacobson Director — אַ שעה אין גן־עדן)
Track ID:
27522
Clarinet:
Miller, Mark
Vocal:
Zamir Chorale Of Boston
Conductor/Arranger:
Jacobson, Joshua
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line (Yiddish):
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Choir/Piano AccompanimentWoman Soloist
Length:
0.56
On album:
S-100(a) (The San Francisco Klezmer Experience Zing!)
Track ID:
28327
Violins:
Hoffman, Daniel
Vocal/Accordion:
Lewicki, Jeanette
Drums/Dumbeq:
Mummey, Kevin
Bass:
Saunders, Richard
Trumpet/Rotary Trumpet/Cornet/Alto Horn:
Saxon, Stephen
Trombone:
Seavey, Charlie
Cello:
Sedler, Moses
Artist:
San Francisco Klezmer Experience
Cymbalom/Tuba:
Brotman, Stuart
B flat, E flat, Turkish G Clarinets/Piccolo:
Benjamin, Sheldon
Arranger:
San Francisco Klezmer Experience
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt zi nor mit Got zikh krign, vunder iber vunder
First line (Yiddish):
איז אַ קפּצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט זי נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
The kaptsn was changed from male to female.
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert/Art Song
Length:
04:28
On album:
L-049(a) (Bin Ikh Mir A Shnayderl/Yiddish Work Songs Sung By Mark Levy)
Track ID:
27626
Artist:
Levy, Mark
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit Got zikh krign,
First line:
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Track comment:
Leybush Lehrer (1887-1965)
On album:
041i (Belarsky,Sidor; basso cantante/ Der Balegole/ A Nigun)
Track ID:
29975
Vocal:
Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt zi nor mit Got zikh krign, vunder iber vunder
First line (Yiddish):
איז אַ קפּצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט זי נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
On album:
S-111(a) (Cantor Moshe Schwimmer / Assorted Yiddish Folk Songs/ Gheto E Folclore)
Track ID:
33727
Vocal:
Jacobs, Celia
Vocal:
Schwimmer, Cantor Moshe — שווימער, חזן משה
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit got zikh krign, vunder iber vunder
First line (Yiddish):
איז אַ קפּצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
Length:
2:56
On album:
C-044(a) (Eybike Lider/ Eternal Songs / Caroline Chanin Mezzo Soprano & Joyce Rosenzweig Pianist & Arranger — אייביקע לידער)
Track ID:
31759
Vocal:
Chanin, Caroline
Piano:
Rosenzweig, Joyce
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit got zikh krign, vunder iber vunder
First line (Yiddish):
איז אַ קפּצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Art Song/Concert
Length:
3:07
On album:
A-060(b) (Songs From the Attic/ Lider Fun Boydem 4/ The Best of 78 Records/Bulbes — לידער פֿון בוידעם 4\ די בעסטע פֿון 78 פּלאַטן, בולבעס)
Track ID:
35965
Vocal:
Gorby, Sarah — גאָרבי, שׂרה
First line:
Iz a kaptsntl a mol gevezn, fleg er nor mit got zikh krign, vunder iber vunder,
First line (Yiddish):
איז אַ קפּצנטל אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעג ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן, װוּנדער איבער
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
On album:
M-133(a) (Barbara Moskow / Disc 1)
Track ID:
40072
Vocal:
Moskow, Barbara — מאָסקאָ, באַרבאַראַ
Piano:
Cohen, Rose Jarvis
First line:
Iz a kaptsn aמol gevezn, flegt er nor mit got zikh krign, vunder iber vunder
First line (Yiddish):
איז אַ קבּצן אַמאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
Length:
3:33
On album:
M-133(a) (Barbara Moskow / Disc 1)
Track ID:
40118
Vocal:
Moskow, Barbara — מאָסקאָ, באַרבאַראַ
Piano:
Cohen, Rose Jarvis
First line:
Iz a kaptsn amol gevezn, flegt er nor mit got zikh krign, vunder iber vunder
First line (Yiddish):
איז אַ קבּצן אַמאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
Length:
3:07
On album:
M-059(g) (Metropolitan Klezmer Live/ Traveling Show)
Track ID:
41870
Accordion:
Butera, Ismael
Trumpet/Fluglhorn:
Fleming, Pam
Violin/Ney Flutes:
Hess, Michael
Acustic Bass/Tuba:
Hofstra, Dave
Vocals:
Karpel, Deborah
Clarinet/Alto Sax:
Kreisberg, Debra
Arranger:
Metropolitan Klezmer
Clarinet/Dumbeq/Arranger:
Sicular, Eve
Trombone:
Regev, Reut
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevezn, flegt er nor mit got zikh krign, vunder iber vunder
First line (Yiddish):
איז אַ קפּצן אַ מאָל געװעזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Klezmer March/Concert
Length:
5:59

Dos Reyd Funem Novi — דאָס רײד פֿונעם נבֿיא

Author:
Lehrer, Leybush — לערער, לײבוש
Composer:
Weiner, Lazar — װײַנער, לאַזאַר
Genre:
Literary Origin/Biblical
Subject:
Prophet/Peace/Redemption/Message
Origin:
Alb W-005(a)
Translation:
Alb W-005(a)/Ephemera 628
Additional song notes:
The Message of The Prophet (Isiah)

Recordings

On album:
Z-013(c) (Zamir Chorale Of Boston / An Hour In The Garden Of Eden / Joshua Jacobson Director — אַ שעה אין גן־עדן)
Track ID:
27521
Vocal:
Zamir Chorale Of Boston
Conductor:
Jacobson, Joshua
First line:
Dos zenen di reyd funem novi tsu zayn folk un tsu ale felker
First line (Yiddish):
דאָס זענען די רײד פֿונעם נבֿיא צו זײַן פֿאָלק און צו אַלע פֿעלקער,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Choir/Piano Accompaniment
Length:
1:33
On album:
W-005(a) (Lazar Weiner songs Musical Settings of Yiddish Poetry)
Track ID:
4141
Author:
Lehrer, Leybush — לערער, לײבוש
Composer:
Weiner, Lazar — װײַנער, לאַזאַר
Vocal:
Sauler, Bianca — סאַולער, ביאַנקאַ
Piano:
Weiner, Lazar — װײַנער, לאַזאַר
First line:
Dos zenen di reyd funem novi tsu zayn folk un tsu ale felker
First line (Yiddish):
דאָס זענען די רײד פֿונעם נבֿיא צו זײַן פֿאָלק און צו אַלע פֿעלקער,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
L. Magister is pseudenym for Leybush Lerer.
Language:
Yiddish

Gris Bagris — גריס באַגריס

Author:
Lehrer, Leybush — לערער, לײבוש
Composer:
Weiner, Lazar — װײַנער, לאַזאַר
Genre:
Children/Camp/Boiberik
Subject:
Shabos/Doves/Peace
Origin:
Boiberik 3 /Boiberik Z 13
Transliteration:
Boiberik 3/Ephemera 1520 p 28
Translation:
Boiberik 3/Ephemera 1520 p 28
Music:
Ephemera 1520 p

Recordings

On album:
B-061(a) (Boiberik Camp Songs Field Tape Compiled by Mickey Hurewitz)
Track ID:
19628
Vocal:
Boiberik Campers
First line:
Gris bagris zey mit gezang, ven di zun fargeyt,
First line (Yiddish):
גרחס באַגריס זײ מיט געזאַנג, װען די זון פֿאַרגײט, שפּרײט זיך...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
Length:
1:26
On album:
B-061(b) (Boiberik Zingt, a dermanung / Moyshe Khalfn, Boiberik 1926-1936 — בויבעריק זינגט, אַ דערמאָנונג\ משה כאַלפֿן, בויבעריק 1926-1936)
Track ID:
32475
Vocal:
Khalfn, Moyshe — כאַלפֿן, משה
First line:
Gris bagris zey mit gezang ven di zun fargeyt, shpreyt zikh undzer loyb gezang..
First line (Yiddish):
גריס באַגריס זיי מיט געזאַנג ווען די זון פֿאַרגייט, ווײַסע טויב אין אונדזער לאַנד..
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Acapella
Length:
1:07

Khasidic Nign/A Nign

Author:
Lehrer, Leybush — לערער, לײבוש
Composer:
Lehrer, Leybush — לערער, לײבוש
Genre:
Nigun/Literary Origin
Subject:
Poor Man/Kaptsn/Melody/Nigun/Contention/God
Origin:
Alb M-059(a)
Transliteration:
Alb M-059(a)
Translation:
Alb M-059(a)
Additional song notes:
Known in Camp Boiberik as "Leybush Lehrer's Nigun" See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell. L. Magister is pseudonym for Leybush Lehrer See folder 362 for info re "original text" translit, translate and music can be found

Recording

On album:
046d (Heb. Folklore Sinfonietta/ Khasidic Nigun/ Reb Shmuels Nigun)
Track ID:
30090
Artist:
Heb. Folklore Sinfonietta

Geven A Mol In Mitn Feld (Video) — געווען אַ מאָל אין מיטן פֿעלד (ווידיאָ)

Author:
Lehrer, Leybush — לערער, לײבוש
Genre:
Children/Humorous
Subject:
Boy/Girl/Lollypop/Prepubescence/Money
Additional song notes:
To the melody of "I Ain't Gonna Grieve My Lord No More".

Recording

On album:
V0070 (Pripetshik Sings Yiddish! A Joshua Waletzky Film (Video) — פּריפּעטשיק זימגט)
Track ID:
31852
Vocal:
Viswanath, Malke-Leye
Vocal:
Viswanath, Meena-Lifshe
Vocal:
Schaechter, Daneel
Vocal:
Whiteman, Leah
Vocal:
Viswanath, (Arele) Arun
Vocal:
Whiteman, Shifra
Piano/Introduction:
Schaechter, (Ben) Binyumen — שעכטער, (בען) בנימין
First line:
Geven a mol in mitn feld, a yingl hot gefunen gelt,
First line (Yiddish):
געווען אַ מאָל אין מיטן פֿעלד, אַ ייִנגל האָט געפֿונען געלט,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Choral/Sprightly

A Nigun — אַ ניגון

Author:
Lehrer, Leybush — לערער, לײבוש
Composer:
Lehrer, Leybush — לערער, לײבוש
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Poverty/God/Quarrel/Melody/Wine/Joy
Origin:
Alb A-054(a)
Transliteration:
Alb A-054(a)
Translation:
Alb A-054(a)
Additional song notes:
A Melody

Recordings

On album:
A-054(a) (Robert Paul Abelson, Baritone / Joyce Rosenzweig, Piano / A Leyter Tus Himl/ A Ladder to Heaven/ The Art of Jewish Song — אַ לייטער צום הימל)
Track ID:
35852
Vocal:
Abelson, Cantor Robert Paul
Piano:
Rosenzweig, Joyce
First line:
Iz a kaptsn a mol gevzn, flegt er nor mit got zikh krign, vunder iber vunder...
First line (Yiddish):
איז אַ קבצן אַ מאָל געוועזן, פֿלעגט ער נאָר מיט גאָט זיך קריגן, וווּנדער איבער...
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert/Art Song
Length:
3:00
On album:
K-129(c) (Klezmokum/ Le Dor Va Dor/ From Generation to Generation)
Track ID:
39031
vocal, fugelhorn:
Beysens, Patricia
clarinet:
Robinson, Perry
clarinet, tarogato:
Mekel, Hans
Tuba:
Fishkind, Larry
drums:
Haliffi, Roberto, drums
composition, arrangements, piano:
Greene, Burton
Vocal:
Sovali
clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax:
Mitrovic, Stanislav
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Traditonal
Length:
7:52

Gris Bagris (Nayer Ferz) — גריס באַגריס (נײַער פֿערז)

Author:
Lehrer, Leybush — לערער, לײבוש
Author:
Lakin, Marty
Author:
Lakin, Musia
Composer:
Weiner, Lazar — װײַנער, לאַזאַר
Genre:
Children/Camp/Boiberik
Subject:
Shabos/Doves/Peace
Origin:
Boiberik 3 /Boiberik Z 13
Transliteration:
Ephemera 1520 p 28
Translation:
Boiberik 3/Ephemera 1520 p 28
Music:
Ephemera 1520 p 28
Additional song notes:
Welcome Welcome (New Verse) New Verse by Marty qand Musia Lakin

Recording

On album:
P-068(a) (Jane Peppler/ Aviva Enoch/ I Can't Complain But Sometimes I Do)
Track ID:
36206
Vocal/Fiddle/Concertina/Arranger:
Peppler, Jane
Piano/Harmony/Vocal:
Enoch, Aviva
First line:
Gris bagris zey mit gezang ven di zun fargeyt, shpreyt zikh undzer loyb gezang..
First line (Yiddish):
גריס באַגריס זיי מיט געזאַנג ווען די זון פֿאַרגייט, ווײַסע טויב אין אונדזער לאַנד..
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert
Length:
2:36

Other tracks with this artist

Ven Tsadikm Kumen Un (The Saints) — װען צדיקים קומען אַן (ענגליש, ייִדיש)

Related information in folder 313:
Document type:
Text
Author:
Leybush Lehrer
Comments:
Yiddish text, translation and transliteration.
On album:
xF-028(a)
Track ID:
16416
Translator:
Lehrer, Leybush — לערער, לײבוש
Vocal:
Feingold, Maida — פֿײַנגאָלד, מײדע
Vocal:
Bonus, Ben — באָנוס, בען
Piano:
Gottlieb, Malke — גאָטליב, מלכּה
First line:
Mir mashirn in di vegn fun a frierdikn dor, un mir veln...
First line:
מיר מאַשירן אין די װעגן פֿון אַ פֿריִערדיקן דור, און מיר װעלן...
Track comment:
We are marching in the footsteps of those that came before,

When The Saints Come... (Eng, Yid)

On album:
F-028(a) (Sholem Aleykhem Yidn! / Forward Hour, WEVD / December 29, 1974)
Track ID:
16975
Translator:
Lehrer, Leybush — לערער, לײבוש
Vocal:
Feingold, Maida — פֿײַנגאָלד, מײדע
Vocal:
Bonus, Ben — באָנוס, בען
Piano:
Gottlieb, Malke — גאָטליב, מלכּה
First line:
Mir mashirn in di vegn fun a frierdikn dor, un mir veln...
First line:
מיר מאַשירן אין די װעגן פֿון אַ פֿריִערדיקן דור, און מיר װעלן...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Radio broadcast of "Sholem Aleykhm, Yidn!"