Tracks with this artist
Yosemame/Orphan Mama — יתומאַמע
- Also known as:
- Orphan Mama
- Author:
- Gordon, Sarah Mina
- Author:
- Gordon, Sarah Mina
- Author:
- Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
- Composer:
- Svigals, Alicia
- Composer:
- Svigals, Alicia
- Genre:
- Literary Origin/
- Subject:
- Miscarriage/Child/Mother/Bird
- Song comment:
- Incorporates motif from Manger's "Oyfn Veg Shteyt A Boym"
- Origin:
- CD M-062(a)
- Transliteration:
- CD M-062(a)
- Translation:
- CD M-062(a)
- On album:
- M-062(a) (Mikveh — מיקװה)
- Track ID:
- 28148
- Artist:
- Mikveh
- Vocal:
- Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
- Accordion:
- Chabad Choir & Orch
- Clarinet:
- Leverett, Margot
- Double Bass:
- Parrotti, Nicki
- Violin:
- Svigals, Alicia
- First line:
- Once I had a little seed, Nourished by my love, But then a shadow soon...
- First line:
- װאָלט איך געװען אַ פֿײגעלע װאָלט איך געפֿלױגן פֿרײַ איבער אַלע דעכער
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- Style:
- Concert/Lament
Eyshes Khayil (Shenker) — אשת חיל (שענקער)
- Composer:
- Shenker, Ben Tsion — שענקער, בּן־ציון
- Genre:
- Biblical/Proverbs 31:10-31/Religious
- Subject:
- Wife/Home/Love/Constancy/Shabos
- Origin:
- Alb S-048(f)/HAL 22/Pasternak CH 143/Alb Y-003(a)
- Transliteration:
- CD M-062(a)/HAL 22/Pasternak CH 55/Alb Y-003(a)
- Translation:
- CD M-062(a)/HAL 22/Pasternak CH 143
- Music:
- Pasternak CH 55/HAL 22
- On album:
- M-062(a) (Mikveh — מיקװה)
- Track ID:
- 28149
- Arranger:
- Mikveh
- Vocal:
- Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
- Accordion:
- Chabad Choir & Orch
- Clarinet:
- Leverett, Margot
- Double Bass:
- Parrotti, Nicki
- Violin:
- Svigals, Alicia
- Arranger:
- Sklamberg, Lorin
- First line:
- Eyshes khayil mi yimtsa verakhok mipninim mikhra, botakh bo leyvbalo,...
- First line (Hebrew):
- אשת חיל מי ימצא ורחק מפּנינים מכרה בּטה בּה לב בּעלה ושלל לא...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Hebrew
- Style:
- Concert/Khasidic/Klezmer
Mazl Tov — מזל טובֿ
- Related information in folder 101:
- Document type:
- Article
- Author:
- Chana & Yosl Mlotek
- Publisher:
- Yiddish Forward
- Date:
- 6/28/1981
- Comments:
- Text and backround of folksong titled "Mazl Tov" also known as "Es Flien Yidelekh, Zingen Lidelekh".
- On album:
- M-062(a) (Mikveh — מיקװה)
- Track ID:
- 28150
- Artist:
- Mikveh
- Accordion:
- Brody, Lauren
- Clarinet:
- Leverett, Margot
- Double Bass:
- Parrotti, Nicki
- Violin/Arranger:
- Svigals, Alicia
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Waltz/Instrumental
Leyg Dayn Kop Af Mayne Kni (Levin) — לײג דײַן קאָפּ אױף מײַנע קני (לעווין)
- Author:
- Leivick, Halper — לײװיק, האַלפּער
- Composer:
- Levin, Leibu — לעװין, לײבו
- Genre:
- Literary Origin/Lullaby
- Subject:
- Comfort/Adults/Fear
- Origin:
- CD G-070(a)/ML SOG 197/Levin L WM 122/Alb L-044(c)/Alb L-038(a)
- Transliteration:
- CD M-062(a)/CD G-070(a)/CD A-005(e)/Levin L WM 122/Alb L-044(c)/ Ephemera 1458
- Translation:
- CD M-062(a)/Alb T-015(c)/CD A-005(e)/ML SOG 197/Levin L WM 122/Ephemera 1468
- Additional song notes:
- Yiddish, Translit and Translat on Alb B-207(a)
Translit and Translat on Alb L-038(a)
Yiddish and Translation on Alb C-060((a)
Lay Your Head On My Knees
See article by Ruth Levin in Ephema folder #580 establishing Leibu Levin as the composer.
- On album:
- M-062(a) (Mikveh — מיקװה)
- Track ID:
- 28151
- Artist:
- Mikveh
- Vocal/English Adaptation:
- Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
- Accordion:
- Brody, Lauren
- Clarinet:
- Leverett, Margot
- Double Bass:
- Parrotti, Nicki
- Violin/Arranger:
- Svigals, Alicia
- First line:
- Lay your head down on my knee, Time to go to sleep, Children sleep alone...
- First line:
- לײג דײַן קאָפּ אויף מײַנע קני, גוט אַזױ צו ליגן, קליינע קינדער..
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Svigals credited as composer for this version
- Language:
- English/Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert
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:
- M-062(a) (Mikveh — מיקװה)
- Track ID:
- 28152
- Artist:
- Mikveh
- Vocal:
- Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
- Accordion/Arranger:
- Brody, Lauren
- Clarinet:
- Leverett, Margot
- Double Bass:
- Parrotti, Nicki
- Violin:
- Svigals, Alicia
- Arranger:
- Raim, Ethel
- Arranger:
- Sklamberg, Lorin
- First line:
- S'iz der step shoyn opgeshorn, un shoyn alts tsunoyfgenumen, libster mayne...
- First line (Yiddish):
- ס'איז דער סטעפּ שױן אָפּגעשאָרן, און שױן אַלץ צונױפֿגענומען,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Folk/Harmony/Concert
Baleboste Zisinke (Folk) — בּעל-הבּיתטע זיסינקע (פֿאָלק)
- Genre:
- Folk
- Subject:
- Housewife/Hostess/Food/Sweet Rolls
- Song comment:
- See "Balaboste Zisinke (Weisgall)" - 001496 - Art Song
- Transliteration:
- CD W-010(a)
- Translation:
- CD W-010(a)
- On album:
- M-062(a) (Mikveh — מיקװה)
- Track ID:
- 28153
- Background Vocals/Arranger:
- Mikveh
- Vocal:
- Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
- Accordion:
- Brody, Lauren
- Clarinet:
- Leverett, Margot
- Double Bass:
- Parrotti, Nicki
- Violin:
- Svigals, Alicia
- Arranger:
- Sklamberg, Lorin
- First line:
- Baleboste zisinke, zisinke zise baleboste, baleboste zisinke, zisinke...
- First line (Yiddish):
- בּעל-הבּיתטע זיסינקע, זיסינקע זיסע בּעל-הבּיתטע, בּעל-הבּיתטע...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Folk/Klezmer/Concert
Borsht (Folk) — באָרשט (פֿאָלק)
- Genre:
- Folk/Food/Love
- Subject:
- Love/Food/Borsht
- Origin:
- Alb R-034(c)
- Transliteration:
- CD M-062(a)/Alb C-035(e)/Alb O-007(d)/Alb R-034(c)/
- Translation:
- Alb R-034(c)/CD M-062(a)/Alb O-007(d)/Ephemera 1566 (p22
- Additional song notes:
- Contains "traveling motif" from "Ikh Bin A Meydl In Di Yorn".
- On album:
- M-062(a) (Mikveh — מיקװה)
- Track ID:
- 28143
- Artist:
- Mikveh
- Accordion/Arranger:
- Brody, Lauren
- Clarinet:
- Leverett, Margot
- Double Bass:
- Parrotti, Nicki
- Violin:
- Svigals, Alicia
- Vocal:
- Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
- First line:
- Ikh hob nokh aza borsht nit gegesn, ikh nukh aza tom nisht gefilt, Ikh ken...
- First line (Yiddish):
- איך האָב נאָך אַזאַ באָרשט ניט געגעסן, איך האָב נאָך אַזאַ טעם...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Folk/Concert/Klezmer
Gasn Nign (Mikveh) — גאַסן ניגון (מיקװה)
- Genre:
- Folk/Instrumental/Klezmer
- On album:
- M-062(a) (Mikveh — מיקװה)
- Track ID:
- 28144
- Artist:
- Mikveh
- Accordion/Arranger:
- Brody, Lauren
- Clarinet:
- Leverett, Margot
- Double Bass:
- Parrotti, Nicki
- Violin:
- Svigals, Alicia
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental/Klezmer
Vos Vet Zayn — װאָס װעט זײַן
- Genre:
- Folk/Khasidic
- Subject:
- Meshiekh/Ingathering/Paper Brodge/Food/Roast Doves
- Transliteration:
- CD K-068(e)/CD M-062(a)/Alb K-042(c)
- Translation:
- Alb K-042(c)/CD M-062(a)
- Related information in folder 280:
- Document type:
- Article
- Author:
- Chana Mlotek
- Publisher:
- Yiddish Forward
- Date:
- 1/15/1999
- Comments:
- Response to letter from Prof Robert A. Rothstein, dealing with text of a variant of Vos Vet Zayn under the title of "Es Vet Zayn Shayn Un Fayn Az Moshiekh Vet Du Zayn.
- On album:
- M-062(a) (Mikveh — מיקװה)
- Track ID:
- 28145
- Arranger:
- Sklamberg, Lorin
- Arranger:
- Mikveh
- Vocal:
- Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
- Accordion:
- Chabad Choir & Orch
- Clarinet:
- Leverett, Margot
- Double Bass:
- Parrotti, Nicki
- Violin/Arranger:
- Svigals, Alicia
- First line:
- Vos vet zayn, vos vet zayn az meshiekh vet kumen tsu geyn? Gebrotene toybn...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װאָס װעט זײַן, װאָס װעט זײַן, אַז משיח װעט קומען צו גײן?
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Klezmer/Hora/Concert
Di Fayerdike Libe — די פֿײַערדיקע ליבע
- Also known as:
- Fayerdike Libe
- Genre:
- Folk/Love
- Subject:
- Love/Passion/Desire/Forbidden/Lament
- Origin:
- Alb W-017(c)/Lehman 166
- Transliteration:
- Alb W-017(c)/Alb M-062(a)
- Translation:
- Alb W-017(c)/CD M-062(a)
- Music:
- Lehman 166
- Additional song notes:
- The Passionate Love/The Fiery Love
- Related information in folder 1560:
- Comments:
- 1 3/16/2017 Yiddish text, transliteration and translation entered in Ephemeral on March 16, 2017
- On album:
- M-062(a) (Mikveh — מיקװה)
- Track ID:
- 28146
- Arranger:
- Mikveh
- Vocal:
- Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
- Clarinet:
- Leverett, Margot
- Double Bass:
- Parrotti, Nicki
- Violin/Arranger:
- Svigals, Alicia
- Accordion:
- Brody, Lauren
- First line:
- Di fayerdike libe, vos tut in maynem hartsn brenen, vu kumt aroys undzer...
- First line (Yiddish):
- די פֿײַערדיקע ליבע, װאָס טוט אי מײַנעם האַרצן ברענען--
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert
Ay Ay Ay Mazl Tov — אײַ אײַ אײַ מזל טובֿ
- Author:
- Hoffman, Joseph
- Composer:
- Hoffman, Joseph
- Genre:
- Folk
- Subject:
- Fate/Luck/Congratulations
- On album:
- M-062(a) (Mikveh — מיקװה)
- Track ID:
- 28147
- Arranger:
- Mikveh
- Vocal:
- Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
- Accordion:
- Brody, Lauren
- Clarinet:
- Leverett, Margot
- Double Bass:
- Parrotti, Nicki
- Violin:
- Svigals, Alicia
- Arranger:
- Sklamberg, Lorin
- First line:
- Ay ay ay mazl tov, mazl mazl mazl tov, ay ay ay mazl tov, ay mazl tov,
- First line (Yiddish):
- אײַ אײַ אײַ מאַזל טובֿ, מזל מזל מזל טובֿ, אײַ מזל טובֿ,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Folk/Freylekhs/Bulgar/Klezmer
Royz Royz — רױז רױז
- Also known as:
- Golus Goles
- Genre:
- Folk/Khasidic/
- Subject:
- Rose/Exile/Golus/Shkhine/Forest
- Song comment:
- Adapted from Hungarian Gypsy shepherd tune
- Origin:
- Kipnis 100 224/Alb R-034(h)
- Transliteration:
- Rubin Voi 247/Alb M-026(a)/Alb R-034(h)
- Translation:
- Rubin Voi 247/M-062(a)/Alb 034(h)
- Additional song notes:
- Kipnes, p 224 credits the "Riminiver Rebbe" with the text after -
hearing a shepherd singing "Royz Royz". Khana Mlotek is cited in -
CD liner notes that text was composed by "Rabbi Isaac Taub" after - hearing the shepherd. Pasternak, p 160 (Beyond Hava Nagila) -
credits "Rabbi Isaac of Kalev", also that some credit "Rabbi -
Hershel of Riminev" / Brave Old World credits Isaac of Kalev.
- On album:
- M-062(a) (Mikveh — מיקװה)
- Track ID:
- 28139
- Artist:
- Mikveh
- Vocal/Arranger:
- Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
- Accordion:
- Brody, Lauren
- Clarinet/Arranger:
- Leverett, Margot
- Double Bass:
- Parrotti, Nicki
- Violin:
- Svigals, Alicia
- First line:
- Royz, royz, vi vayt bistu, vald, vald, vi groys bistu, volt di royz nisht…
- First line (Yiddish):
- רױז, רױז, װי װײט ביסטו, װאַלד, װאַלד, װי גרױס ביסטו,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Art Song/Concert
Heart Of The World
- Author:
- Kushner, Tony
- Composer:
- Svigals, Alicia
- Genre:
- Literary Origin/Chasidic
- Subject:
- World/Faith/Connections/Time/Existence
- Origin:
- CD M-062(a)
- On album:
- M-062(a) (Mikveh — מיקװה)
- Track ID:
- 28140
- Artist:
- Mikveh
- Vocal:
- Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
- Accordion:
- Brody, Lauren
- Clarinet:
- Leverett, Margot
- Double Bass:
- Parrotti, Nicki
- Violin/Arranger:
- Svigals, Alicia
- Arranger:
- Sklamberg, Lorin
- First line:
- Far away, at one end of the world, the world atop a mountain, Pouring from..
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Concert
Soreles Bas Mitsve — שׂרהלהס בתּ מצוה
- Author:
- Schaechter-Gottesman, Beyle — שעכטער־גאָטעסמאַן, בײלע
- Composer:
- Schaechter-Gottesman, Beyle — שעכטער־גאָטעסמאַן, בײלע
- Genre:
- Literary Origin
- Subject:
- Bas Mitsve/Daughter/Rite/Parents/Family
- Song comment:
- Text adapted from Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman's "Tsu Benyumeles Bar Mitsve"
- Transliteration:
- M-062(a)
- Translation:
- M-062(a)
- On album:
- M-062(a) (Mikveh — מיקװה)
- Track ID:
- 28141
- Artist:
- Mikveh
- Vocal/Text Adaptation:
- Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
- Accordion:
- Brody, Lauren
- Clarinet:
- Leverett, Margot
- Double Bass:
- Parrotti, Nicki
- Violin/Arranger:
- Svigals, Alicia
- Arranger:
- Schaechter, (Ben) Binyumen — שעכטער, (בען) בנימין
- Arranger:
- Alpert, Michael — אַלפּערט, מישקע
- First line:
- Tsi veyst ir voser tog s'iz haynt, s'iz soreles basmitsve, se kumen noente..
- First line (Yiddish):
- צי װײסט איר װאַסער טאָג ס'איז הײַנט? ס'איז שׂרהלהס ב בת-מיצװה!
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Celebratory/Concert/Klezmer/Bulgar
A Gutn Ovnt Brayne — אַ גוטן אָװנט ברײַנע
- Also known as:
- Brayne
- Also known as:
- Oy Brayne
- Genre:
- Folk/Family/Lament
- Subject:
- Wife Abuse/Husband/Wife/Neighbor/
- Origin:
- Kipnis 100 165/Vinkov 2 91
- Transliteration:
- Alb C-035(e)/Gold Zem 94/Vinkov 2 91/CD M-062(a)
- Translation:
- Vinkov 2 91/CD M-062(a)
- Music:
- Vinkov 2 90/Gold Zem 92
- On album:
- M-062(a) (Mikveh — מיקװה)
- Track ID:
- 28142
- Arranger:
- Mikveh
- Vocal:
- Cooper, Adrienne — קאָפּער, חנה־פֿריידע
- Accordion:
- Brody, Lauren
- Clarinet:
- Leverett, Margot
- Double Bass:
- Parrotti, Nicki
- Violin/Arranger:
- Svigals, Alicia
- First line:
- A gutn ovnt brayne, di beste shkheyne mayne, dos harts vert in mir farbrent,
- First line (Yiddish):
- אַ גוטן אָװנט, ברײַנע, די בעסטע שכנה מײַנע. דאָס האַרץ װערט אין..
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Lament/Hora/Art Song/Concert/