Levitan, Samuel, piano

Name:
Levitan, Samuel, piano

Tracks with this artist

A Zemer — אַ זמר

Also known as:
Reb Motenyu
Also known as:
Zogt Der Rebe
Author:
Zeitlin, Aaron — צײַטלין, אַהרן
Composer:
Bugatch, (Shmuel) Samuel — בוגאַטש, שמואל
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
God/Faith/Struggle/Khasid/
Origin:
Kon 65/ML PYS 142/Alb B-007(a)/Bugatch 146/Sheet Music 305
Transliteration:
Alb O-009(a)/Alb L-001(a)/Alb I-013(a)/Bugatch 146/Alb L-038(a)/Sheet Music 30
Translation:
Alb L-038(a)/ML PYS 142/Alb O-009(a)/Alb O-006(c)/Alb D-002(a)
Music:
Bugatch 146/ML PYS 142/Kon 65/Sheet Music 305
Additional song notes:
See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell.
On album:
G-043(c) (A Recital of Jewish Music Solomon Gisser, baritone)
Track ID:
21314
Vocal:
Gisser, Cantor Solomon
Artist:
Levitan, Samuel, piano
First line:
Zogt der rebe, reb motenyu: -- A gut morgn dir, gotenyu!
First line (Yiddish):
זאָגט דער רבּי, רבּ מאָטעניו: -- אַ גוט מאָרגען דיר, גאָטעניו!
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish

Der Bekher (Frug) — דער בעכער (פֿרוג)

Also known as:
Der Kos
Author:
Frug, Shimon Shmuel — פֿרוג, שמעון שמואל
Composer:
Golub, Solomon — גאָלוב, סאָלאָמאָן
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Goblet/Cup/Tears/Redemption/Child/Question/Story
Origin:
Frug 57
Transliteration:
Frug 57
Music:
Frug 57
Additional song notes:
Translated from the Russian by Yitskhok Leyb Perets
On album:
G-043(c) (A Recital of Jewish Music Solomon Gisser, baritone)
Track ID:
21315
Vocal:
Gisser, Cantor Solomon
Piano:
Levitan, Samuel, piano
First line:
Zog mir, mameshi, ikh bet dikh, iz dos emes,
First line (Yiddish):
זאָג מיר, מאַמעשי, איך בעט דיך, איז דאָס אמת, װאָס עס האָט...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert

Yiddish (Segal) — ייִדיש (סיגאַל)

Author:
Segal, Yankev Yitskhak — סיגאַל, יעקבֿ יצחק (1896-1954)
Composer:
Weiner, Lazar — װײַנער, לאַזאַר
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Yiddish/Language/Heritage
Origin:
Alb W-005(a)/Alb N-026(A)
Transliteration:
WLZ SGS 02/Alb N-026(a)/
Translation:
Alb W-005(a)/Alb N-026(a)
Music:
WLZ SGS 02/
On album:
G-043(c) (A Recital of Jewish Music Solomon Gisser, baritone)
Track ID:
21316
Author:
Segal, Yankev Yitskhak — סיגאַל, יעקבֿ יצחק (1896-1954)
Composer:
Weiner, Lazar — װײַנער, לאַזאַר
Artist:
Gisser, Cantor Solomon
Artist:
Levitan, Samuel, piano
First line:
Yidish, mayn goldener brunem, fun dir hot der bal shem...
First line:
ייִדיש, מײַן גאָלדענער ברונעם, פֿון דיר האָט דער בּעל שם טובֿ...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Eybik (Leyvik) — אײביק (לייוויק)

Author:
Leivick, Halper — לײװיק, האַלפּער
Composer:
Secunda, Sholom — סעקונדאַ, שלום
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Survival/Fire/Dangers/Persistance/Imperishable
Origin:
Betsky 37/ML PYS 199/Sh Sh305
Transliteration:
Betsky 37/ML PYS 199/Alb G-006(b)
Translation:
Alb G-006(b)/Sh Sh 304
Music:
ML PYS 199
Additional song notes:
Forever
On album:
G-043(c) (A Recital of Jewish Music Solomon Gisser, baritone)
Track ID:
21317
Vocal:
Gisser, Cantor Solomon
Piano:
Levitan, Samuel, piano
First line:
Di velt nemt mikh arum mit shtekhike hent, un trogt mikh...
First line:
די װעלט נעמט מיך אַרום מיט שטעכיקע הענט, און טראָגט מיך...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Du Fregst Mikh — דו פֿרעגסט מיך

Author:
Reisen, Avrom — רײזען, אַבֿרהם
Genre:
Literary Origin/Folk Melody
Subject:
Aging/Memory
Origin:
Alb B-013(a)Belarsky Fav 31
Transliteration:
Belarsky Fav 03
Translation:
Belarsky Fav 03
On album:
G-043(c) (A Recital of Jewish Music Solomon Gisser, baritone)
Track ID:
21318
Vocal:
Gisser, Cantor Solomon
Piano:
Levitan, Samuel, piano
Arranger:
Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
First line:
Du fregst mikh, mayn fraynd, vi alt ikh bin shoyn,
First line (Yiddish):
דו פֿרעגסט מיך מײַן פֿרײַנט, װי אַלט איך בין שױן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Concert

Dem Zeydns Brokhe — דעם זײדנס בּרכה

Author:
Joffe, Joseph — יאָפֿע יוסף
Genre:
Literary Origin/Folk
Subject:
Grandfather/Blessings/Yom Kipper/Nostalgia/Faith/Lament
Origin:
Belarsky Fav 32/ML PYS 100/
Transliteration:
ML PYS 100/Belarsky Fav 32
Translation:
Belarsky Fav 20
Music:
Belarsky Fav 20
On album:
G-043(c) (A Recital of Jewish Music Solomon Gisser, baritone)
Track ID:
21319
Vocal:
Gisser, Cantor Solomon
Piano:
Levitan, Samuel, piano
Arranger:
Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
First line:
Nokh der sude far kol nidre, flegt mikh bentshn mayn zeyde,
First line (Yiddish):
נאָך דער סעודה פֿאַר כּל נדרי, פֿלעגט מיך בענטשן מײַן זײדע,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
Also known as:
Shir Eres (Shlof Mayn Kind Mayn Treyst)
Related information in folder 14:
Document type:
Review
Publisher:
New York Times Magazine
On album:
G-043(c) (A Recital of Jewish Music Solomon Gisser, baritone)
Track ID:
21320
Vocal:
Gisser, Cantor Solomon
Piano:
Levitan, Samuel, piano
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Same Melody as Sholem Aleichem Viglid
Language:
Hebrew

Omrim Yeshana Erets — אומרים ישנה ארץ

Author:
Tshernikhovski, Saul — טשרניחובסקי, שאול
Composer:
Engel, Yoel — ענגעל, יואל
Genre:
Literary Origin
Subject:
Paradise/Heaven/Fulfilment/Pride
Origin:
Vorbei 336
Translation:
Ephemera 628
Additional song notes:
See "M'zogt S'iz A Land Do" for Yiddish adaptation
Related information in folder 323:
Document type:
Text
Author:
Shaul Tshurnikhovski
Comments:
Hebrew text, translation and transliteration.
On album:
G-043(c) (A Recital of Jewish Music Solomon Gisser, baritone)
Track ID:
21322
Artist:
Gisser, Cantor Solomon
Artist:
Levitan, Samuel, piano
First line (Hebrew):
...where is that ,They say there is a land bathed in the sun
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Joel Engel Opus 39, No 1
Language:
Hebrew

Hinakh Yafa (Admon) — הנך יפה (אדמן)

Genre:
Biblical/Song of Songs/Shir Hashirim
Subject:
Beauty/Eyes/Hair/Song of Songs 01:15/Shir Hashirim 01:15
Origin:
Alb D-002(c)/Alb D-002(b)/Alb K-051(e)
Transliteration:
Alb D-002(c)/(a)/Alb D-002(b)/Alb K-051(e)/Alb S-075(a)
Translation:
Alb D-002(c)/Alb D-002(b)/Alb K-051(e)/Alb S-075(a)
On album:
G-043(c) (A Recital of Jewish Music Solomon Gisser, baritone)
Track ID:
21323
Vocal:
Gisser, Cantor Solomon
Piano:
Levitan, Samuel, piano
First line:
Hinakh yafa rahayati aynayikh yonim beveyr letsmatekh.
First line (Hebrew):
הנך יפה רעיתי, עיניך יונים מבּעד לצמתך. שיניך כּעדר הרחלים...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
"Behold, thou are fair, my love; behold, thou art fair,"
Language:
Hebrew

Shir Hashirim 04 (Hinakh Yafa) — שיר השירים ד (הנך יפה)

On album:
xG-043(c)
Track ID:
21324
Composer:
Admon, Yedidya — אדמון, י.
Artist:
Gisser, Cantor Solomon
Artist:
Levitan, Samuel, piano
First line:
Hinakh yafa rahayati aynayikh yonim beveyr letsmatekh.
First line:
הנך יפה רעיתי, עיניך יונים בּבעד לצמתך. שיניך כּעדר הרחלים...
Track comment:
"Behold, thou are fair, my love; behold, thou art fair,"

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