Pennywhistlers

Kudryafchik Maldoi (Russian)

On album:

B-007(g) (Theodore Bikel & The Pennywhistlers Songs of the Earth)

Track ID:

8696

Vocal:

Bikel, Theodore

Vocal:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Okh, kudryatchik, kudryatchik, ti moi, Raskudryavaya...

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Ladarke (Croation)

On album:

P-003(b) (The Pennywhistlers Folksongs of Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

8819

Composer:

Cossetto, Emil

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Kogan, Alice, flute

First line:

Mi nosimo zelen vencec, Daj nam, Lado lepi, Lado,

Track comment:

We carry a green wreath, give us Lado, beautiful Lado,

Shto Me E Milo (Macedonian)

On album:

P-003(b) (The Pennywhistlers Folksongs of Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

14310

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

First line:

Shto mi e milo, milo i drago, vo Struga grada, momo dukyan..

Track comment:

How I would like to have a shop in the town of Struga,

Shtoi Ta Zvon (Russian)

On album:

P-003(a) (The Pennywhistlers A Cool Day and Crooked Corn)

Track ID:

14313

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Arranger:

Piatnitsky Chorus

First line:

Shtoi ta zvon, shtoi ta zvon, na nashei kalakoinye,

Track comment:

Why are the bells ringing, Vanya, why is the whole town...

Segaba La Nina (Spanish)

On album:

B-007(g) (Theodore Bikel & The Pennywhistlers Songs of the Earth)

Track ID:

8969

Vocal:

Bikel, Theodore

Artist:

Raim, Ethel & Alex Hassilev, arr

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

Vocal:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Segaba la nina y ataba, Y a cada mamadita descansaba.

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

La Carmagnole (French)

On album:

P-003(c) (The Pennywhistlers)

Track ID:

8784

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

DeCormier, Robert

First line:

Madame Veto avait promis, De faire egorger tout Paris,

Track comment:

Madome Veto had promised to put all of Paris to ruin,

Language:

French

Thalassa (Greek)

On album:

B-007(g) (Theodore Bikel & The Pennywhistlers Songs of the Earth)

Track ID:

14960

Vocal:

Bikel, Theodore

Vocal:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Thalassa, thalassa tus thalassinus thalassaki mu,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Sjaj Mesece (Serbian)

On album:

B-007(g) (Theodore Bikel & The Pennywhistlers Songs of the Earth)

Track ID:

14541

Vocal:

Bikel, Theodore

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

Vocal:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Sjaj mesece veceras, ei, kao sto si jesenas

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Niska Banja (Serbian)

On album:

B-007(g) (Theodore Bikel & The Pennywhistlers Songs of the Earth)

Track ID:

11164

Vocal:

Bikel, Theodore

Artist:

Spasolevic, Miliza, arr

Vocal:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Niska banja topia voda, za nislije ziva zgoda.

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Amar Rabi Akiva — אמר רבּי אקיבא

On album:

P-003(c) (The Pennywhistlers)

Track ID:

1231

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Arranger:

Raim, Walter, arr

First line:

Amar Rabi Akiva, veahavta lereakha, lereakha kamokha,

Track comment:

Thus said Rabbi Akiva, "Thou shall love thy neighbor as..."

Language:

Hebrew

Amen

On album:

P-003(c) (The Pennywhistlers)

Track ID:

1243

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

First line:

Mary had a baby (3x), amen, amen, Laid him in a manger (3x),

Language:

English

Bre Petrunko

On album:

P-003(a) (The Pennywhistlers A Cool Day and Crooked Corn)

Track ID:

2576

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Koutev, P., arr

First line:

Bre Petrunko mori, malai mo, Bre Petrunko, mali mome,

Track comment:

Loveley Petruna is leading the dance,

Language:

Bulgarian

Bright Morining Star

On album:

P-003(a) (The Pennywhistlers A Cool Day and Crooked Corn)

Track ID:

2598

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Bright morning stars are rising, day is breaking in my soul,

Language:

English

Colours

On album:

P-003(a) (The Pennywhistlers A Cool Day and Crooked Corn)

Track ID:

2797

Author/Composer:

Donovan

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

First line:

Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair,

Language:

English

Di Elegia Fun Fastrigosa — די עלעגיע פֿון פֿאַסטריגתאַ

Author:

Manger, Itzik — מאַנגער, איציק

Composer:

Seltzer, Dov — זלצר, דב

Genre:

Literary Origin/Theatre/Purim Shpil/Lament

Subject:

Love/Disappointment/Queen Esther

Origin:

Manger Meg 23/Manger SB 40

Translation:

Manger Wolf 43

Music:

Manger SB 42

On album:

B-007(g) (Theodore Bikel & The Pennywhistlers Songs of the Earth)

Track ID:

3544

Vocal:

Bikel, Theodore

Instrumental Arranger:

Hellerman, Fred

Vocal:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Fastrigosa der shnayderyung dreyt zikh unter di fenster,

First line (Yiddish):

פֿאַסטריגאָתאַ דער שנײַדעריונג דרײט זיך אונטער די פֿענסטער,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Part of "Purim Suite" with "Di Malke Kumt Tsum Melekh"

Language:

Yiddish

Di Arbuzn — די אַרבוזן

Also known as:

Libster Mayne

Also known as:

S'iz Der Step

Also known as:

A Libes Lid Fun A Kolvirtke

Also known as:

Lid Fun A Kalvirtke

Author:

Abarbanel, Mendl — אַבאַרבאַנעל, מענדל

Composer:

Yomen, Ben — יאָמען, בען

Genre:

Literary Origin/Love

Subject:

Love/Harvest/Fertility/Fruit/Cherries/Watermelon/Plums/Ripe

Origin:

Alb P-003(b)/ML SOG 230/Alb N-020(a)/

Transliteration:

Alb P-003(b)/ML SOG 230/Alb N-020(a)/CD M-062(a)

Translation:

Silverman SJP p14/CD M-062(a)

Music:

ML SOG 230/Silverman SJP p14

Additional song notes:

Same melody as "Oyf Di Vegn"

On album:

P-003(b) (The Pennywhistlers Folksongs of Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

3505

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Arranger:

Raim, Ethel

First line:

S'iz der step shoyn opgeshorn, un shoyn alts tsunoyfgenumen,

First line (Yiddish):

ס'איז דער סטעפּ שױן אָפּגעשאָרן, און שױן אַלץ צונױפֿגענומען,

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Folk/Choral/Acapella

Cotton Mill Girls

On album:

P-003(c) (The Pennywhistlers)

Track ID:

2827

Additional Lyrics:

West, Hedy

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

First line:

I worked in the cotton mill all of my life, And I ain't...

Track comment:

North Georgia folk song

Language:

English

Daragoi Da Daragoi

On album:

P-003(a) (The Pennywhistlers A Cool Day and Crooked Corn)

Track ID:

2895

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Fyodorov Sisters, arr

First line:

Daragoi da, daragoi, ni dyelai izmyenushki,

Track comment:

Oh, my sweetheart, do not tell me we are through,

Language:

Russian

Dilmano Dilbero

On album:

P-003(b) (The Pennywhistlers Folksongs of Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

3866

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Koutev, Phillipe, arr

First line:

Dilmano. dilbero, Dilmano, dilbero, Kazhi mi kak se sadi...

Track comment:

Beautiful Dilmano, Tell me how you sow green pepper,

Language:

Bulgarian

Dobryvechir Diwchyno

On album:

B-007(g) (Theodore Bikel & The Pennywhistlers Songs of the Earth)

Track ID:

3909

Vocal:

Bikel, Theodore

Artist:

Janusz, Mike and Ethel Raim

Vocal:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Dobryvechir, diwchyno, kudyidesh.

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Language:

Ukrainian

Dumai Zlato (Bulgarian)

On album:

P-003(b) (The Pennywhistlers Folksongs of Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

4384

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Koutev, Philippe, arr

First line:

I dumai, Zlato, du... I mori, dumai na makya si,

Track comment:

Speak up, Zlato and tell your mother ti give you to me,

Dunayetska Voda (Polish)

On album:

P-003(a) (The Pennywhistlers A Cool Day and Crooked Corn)

Track ID:

4386

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Track comment:

A trio of songs from the Tatra Mountains.

Dve Nevesti (Bulgarian)

On album:

P-003(a) (The Pennywhistlers A Cool Day and Crooked Corn)

Track ID:

4403

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

E dve nevesti oro vodat, doz doz done le done libe moe,

Get Up Get Out (Scottish)

On album:

B-007(g) (Theodore Bikel & The Pennywhistlers Songs of the Earth)

Track ID:

5609

Vocal:

Bikel, Theodore

Arranger:

Bikel, Theodore

Vocal:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Get up get out ya lazy lout. Get intae your working claes.

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Kak Pa Moryu (Russian)

On album:

P-003(c) (The Pennywhistlers)

Track ID:

7765

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Arranger:

Fedorov Sisters, arr

First line:

Kak pa moryu Pa sinyomi, pa valnistamu,

Track comment:

By the sea, by the blue wavy sea, a swan and her young...

Language:

Russian

Kaloda Duda (English, Russian)

On album:

B-007(g) (Theodore Bikel & The Pennywhistlers Songs of the Earth)

Track ID:

7810

Vocal:

Bikel, Theodore

Vocal:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Kaloda duda ldye zh ti bila, konyei styeregia, konyei...

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

S'falt a Shney — ס'פֿאַלט אַ שנײ

Genre:

Lament/Occupation/Labor

Subject:

Seamstress/Labor/Youth

Origin:

ML SOG 64/Gelb GB 31

Transliteration:

ML SOG 64/Alb P-003(c)/Alb L-049(a)

Translation:

Alb L-049(a)/Alb P-003(c)

Music:

Gelb GB 31

Additional song notes:

See comments and background in ML SOG 64.

On album:

P-003(c) (The Pennywhistlers)

Track ID:

7350

Arranger:

Sheyn, I.

Vocal:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

S'falt a shney, tog un nakht, tog un nakht, nor ikh ney...

First line (Yiddish):

ס'פֿאַלט אַ שנײ, טאָג און נאַכט, טאָג און נאַכט, נאָר איך נײ, נאָר...

Language:

Yiddish

Iz Dolu (Macedonian)

On album:

P-003(a) (The Pennywhistlers A Cool Day and Crooked Corn)

Track ID:

7592

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Iz dolu ide edno nevestentse, belo, belo male, belo ta...

Jovano (Macedonian)

On album:

P-003(c) (The Pennywhistlers)

Track ID:

7681

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

First line:

Jovano, Jovanko, Kray Vardara sedish, mori

Track comment:

Jovano, Jovanke, They were sitting by the Varada River,

Language:

Macedonian

Letyat Utki (Russian)

On album:

P-003(b) (The Pennywhistlers Folksongs of Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

9123

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

First line:

Letyat uki, letyat uki i dva gusya,

Track comment:

The ducks are flying, and two geese, Oh the one I love...

Maika Rada Sitno Plete (Bulgarian)

On album:

P-003(b) (The Pennywhistlers Folksongs of Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

9598

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Koutev, Phillipe, arr

First line:

Maika Rade sitno plete, Sitno plete, lyuto kulne,

Track comment:

Similar to "Nit Baytog Un Nit Baynakht"

Mayn Rue Plats — מײַן רוע פּלאַץ

Also known as:

Mekom Menukhati

Also known as:

Arbeter-Romans

Author:

Rosenfeld, Morris — ראָזענפֿעלד, מאָריס

Composer:

Rosenfeld, Morris — ראָזענפֿעלד, מאָריס

Genre:

Literary Origin/Folk/Labor

Subject:

Factory/Sweatshop

Song comment:

Eng Translat from Forward - Ephemra 537

Origin:

ML MTAG 150/Alb Y-007(a)/Levin N 75/Belarsky 217/CD B-086(a)/Vinkov 4 33

Transliteration:

CD L-054(a)/CD B-086(a)/CD L-049(a)/Alb Y-007(a)/Alb L-004(a)/Levin N 75

Translation:

CD L-054(a)/Alb L-004(a)/Alb Y-007(a)/Alb A-036(a)/Alb K-029(e)/Vinkov 4 33/Ep

Music:

Sh Sh 158/Levin N 75/Belarsky 034/Alb Y-007(a)/Vinkov 4 33

Additional song notes:

My Resting Place / English Adaption Ephemra 537 Also translation and transliteration on Album B-126(a)

Related information in folder 478:

Document type:

Translation

Author:

Aaron Kramer

Comments:

English translation by Aaron Kramer from volume titled "Morris Rosenfeld-Selections from his poetry and prose, edited by Itche Goldberg and Max Rosenfeld".

On album:

P-003(a) (The Pennywhistlers A Cool Day and Crooked Corn)

Track ID:

9910

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

First line:

Nit zukh mikh, vu di mirtn grinen! Gefinst mikh dortn nit,

First line (Yiddish):

ניט זוך מיך, װוּ די מירטן גרינען! געפֿינסט מיך דאָרטן ניט,

Language:

Yiddish

Mamko (Czech)

On album:

P-003(b) (The Pennywhistlers Folksongs of Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

9737

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

Artist:

Kogan, A. & Deborah Lesser, flute

First line:

Mamko, moya mamko, Me sladke yabutsko,

Track comment:

My dear mother, my sweet apple, If I wandered the whole...

Oyfn Oyvn Zitst A Meydl — אױפֿן אױװן זיצט אַ מײדל

Also known as:

Tumba Tumba Ba

Genre:

Folk

Subject:

Courting/Oven/Sewing/Thread/Attraction

Origin:

Ber Fef 242/ML MTAG 44/Alb R-049(a)/Alb R-024(d)/Alb B-090(x)

Transliteration:

ML MTAG 44/Alb R-049(a)/Alb P-002(b)/WEVD 2/Alb P-024(d)/Alb K-068(e)/B-090(x

Translation:

Alb R-049(a)/Alb O-001(a)/Alb P-002(b)/Alb T-015(c)/Alb L-024(b)/Alb R-002(d)/

Music:

Ber Fef 242/ML MTAG 44

On album:

P-003(b) (The Pennywhistlers Folksongs of Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

11855

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

First line:

Oyfn oyvn zitst a meydl, tumba, tumba, ba, un zi heft a...

First line (Yiddish):

אױפֿן אױװן זיצט אַ מײדל, טומבאַ, טונבאַ, באַ, און זי העפֿט אַ...

Language:

Yiddish

Polegnala Ya Tudora (Bulgarian)

On album:

P-003(b) (The Pennywhistlers Folksongs of Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

12293

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Koutev, Phillipe, arr

First line:

Polegnala ye Tudora, Mome Tudora, Tudoro,

Track comment:

Tudora is lying under a tree, an olive tree.

Portland Town (Eng)

On album:

P-003(b) (The Pennywhistlers Folksongs of Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

12326

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

First line:

I was born in Portland town, I was born in Portland town,

Roll On Columbia (Eng)

On album:

P-003(c) (The Pennywhistlers)

Track ID:

12862

Author/Composer:

Guthrie, Woody

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

First line:

Green Douglas fir where the waters cut through,

Oi Tumani Mayi

Also known as:

Oh The Fog

Author:

Isokovsky, Mikhail Vasilievich

Composer:

Zakharov, Vladimir

Genre:

World War II/Historical

Subject:

Resistance/Partisans/Fog'Cover

Origin:

Silverman TUF 166

Transliteration:

Alb B-007(g)

Translation:

Silverman TUF 166

Music:

Silverman TUF 166

On album:

B-007(g) (Theodore Bikel & The Pennywhistlers Songs of the Earth)

Track ID:

11417

Vocal:

Bikel, Theodore

Arranger:

Piatnitsky Chorus

Vocal:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Oi, tumani mayi rastumani, oi radniye lyisa i luga,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Paidu Vidu (Russian)

On album:

P-003(c) (The Pennywhistlers)

Track ID:

12024

Author:

Bokov, V.

Composer:

Polikarpov, I.

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Paidu vidu bistroi rechke, Pasizhu na berezhke.

Track comment:

I will sit by the banks of the swiftly flowing river,

Pastevecke Helokanie (Czech)

On album:

P-003(b) (The Pennywhistlers Folksongs of Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

12143

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Ja, helo, helo, Malenka, Jako sa tabe pasu?

Track comment:

Czech mountain holler

Shol Mili Darozhkai (Russian)

On album:

P-003(a) (The Pennywhistlers A Cool Day and Crooked Corn)

Track ID:

14097

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Arranger:

Piatnitsky Chorus

First line:

Shol mili okhi daroi...darozhkai, darozhkai mili stalbavoi,

Track comment:

My beloved walked down the road...

Run Come See (Eng)

On album:

P-003(c) (The Pennywhistlers)

Track ID:

13088

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

First line:

It was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine, run come see,

Track comment:

Folksong from Bahamas

Que Bonita Bandara (Puerto Rico)

On album:

P-003(c) (The Pennywhistlers)

Track ID:

12523

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Que bonita bandere es la bandera Puertorriquena.

Track comment:

How beautiful is the flag of Puerto Rico.

Tino Mori (Macedonian)

On album:

B-007(g) (Theodore Bikel & The Pennywhistlers Songs of the Earth)

Track ID:

15353

Vocal:

Bikel, Theodore

Vocal:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Beg da bie, Tino mori, Tino mori, tvolta stara malka,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

with Sva Nok Le Nado

Sva Nok Le Nado (Macedonian)

On album:

B-007(g) (Theodore Bikel & The Pennywhistlers Songs of the Earth)

Track ID:

14739

Vocal:

Bikel, Theodore

Vocal:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Beg da bie, Tino mori, Tino mori, tvolta stara malka,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

with Tino Mori

Sweetest Dreams Be Thine

Author:

Friedman, Jim

Composer:

Friedman, Jim

Genre:

Lullaby/Christmas

Subject:

Dreams/Peace/Praise

Origin:

Alb G-007(g)

On album:

B-007(g) (Theodore Bikel & The Pennywhistlers Songs of the Earth)

Track ID:

14746

Author/Composer:

Friedman, Jim

Vocal:

Bikel, Theodore

Instrumental Arranger:

Hellerman, Fred

Vocal Arrangement:

Raim, Ethel

Vocal:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Shalom lecha - may peace be with thee, ahati - oh baby mine,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Language:

English

Szerelem Szerelem (Hungarian)

On album:

P-003(b) (The Pennywhistlers Folksongs of Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

14760

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Szerelem, szerelem, atkozott gyotrelem, Miert nem...

Track comment:

Love, oh love, cursed agony, Why didn't you blossom on...

Tudora (Bulgarian)

On album:

P-003(c) (The Pennywhistlers)

Track ID:

15757

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Koutev, Phillipe, arr

Vido Vido Byala Vido (Bulgarian)

On album:

P-003(a) (The Pennywhistlers A Cool Day and Crooked Corn)

Track ID:

16568

Author:

Kouteva, M.

Composer:

Kouteve, M.

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Koutev, P., arr

First line:

Vido, vido byala Vido, malke Vida sitno pleta,

Track comment:

Vida, my daughter, they are playing a dance tune,

Vricklo Kolo (Dalmatian)

On album:

P-003(a) (The Pennywhistlers A Cool Day and Crooked Corn)

Track ID:

16760

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Ljevakovic, Z., arr

First line:

Mi smo rekle zaplevati ode,

Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?

On album:

P-003(b) (The Pennywhistlers Folksongs of Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

17005

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

First line:

When death shall close my eyelids And my race on earth is...

Woke Up This Mornin' (Eng)

On album:

P-003(c) (The Pennywhistlers)

Track ID:

17032

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Woke up this mornin' with my mind stayed on freedom,

Yerakina (Greek)

On album:

P-003(c) (The Pennywhistlers)

Track ID:

17267

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Raim, Ethel

First line:

Kinise i Yerakina ya nero krio na feri,

Track comment:

Yerakina started out to fetch cold water,

Zorii Seceratorilur (Rumanian)

On album:

P-003(c) (The Pennywhistlers)

Track ID:

18253

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

Artist:

Mendelsohn, I., arr

Zaspala E Fida (Bulgarian)

On album:

P-003(b) (The Pennywhistlers Folksongs of Eastern Europe)

Track ID:

17938

Vocal:

Pennywhistlers

Arranger:

Koutev, Philippe, arr

First line:

Zaspala e Fida, lele, Zaspala e Fida, Vuv fravna gradina,

Track comment:

Fida was sleeping in a luxurious garden,

Language:

Bulgarian

Style:

Concert/Harmony

Za Lyesam (Russian)

On album:

P-003(a) (The Pennywhistlers A Cool Day and Crooked Corn)

Track ID:

17910

Artist:

Pennywhistlers

First line:

Za lyesam za roshchei, V zyelyonam sadu, okh