Songs written or composed
Monish — מאָניש
- Author:
- Peretz, Yitskhok Leybush — פּרץ, יצחק לײבוש
- Composer:
- Green, Martin
- Genre:
- Literary Origin
- Subject:
- Genius/Naïve/Scholar/Temptation/Seduction/
Recordings
- On album:
- G-012(d) (Herts Grosbard 4 Readings from... Y. L. Peretz and S. Anski — הערץ גראָסבאַרט 4 װאָרט קאָנצערט י. ל. פּרץ און ש. אַנסקי)
- Track ID:
- 19268
- Vocal:
- Grosbard, Hertz — גראָסבאַרד, הערץ
- First line:
- S'iz a mol geven a ile, kh'veys nisht ven un vu afile, ..
- First line:
- ס'איז געװען אַ מאָל געװען א עיליו, כ'װײס נישט װען און װוּ אפֿילו
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- On album:
- G-071(a) (A Boy Named Sureh: Marty Green)
- Track ID:
- 30936
- Vocal/Piano/Synth:
- Green, Martin
- Vocal:
- Green, Sharon
- Guitar:
- Schipper, Neil
- Violin:
- Bilash, Daria
- Bass Guitar/Hammond B-3 Organ:
- Gillies, Chris
- First line:
- In'm shtetl iz geveysn fun kadmoynim a…
- First line:
- אינ'ם שטעטל איז געווייזען פֿון קדמונים…
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- Style:
- Folk/Pop
Der Sureh-Lid — דער סורעה-ליד
- Author:
- Green, Martin
- Composer:
- Silverstein, Shel
- Genre:
- Humorous/Parody/Adaptation
- Subject:
- Father/Son/Gender Confusion/Name/Sarah/Revenge
- Song comment:
- Parody of song "A Boy Named Sue" by Shel Silverstein
- Transliteration:
- G-071(a)
- Translation:
- G-071(a)
Recording
- On album:
- G-071(a) (A Boy Named Sureh: Marty Green)
- Track ID:
- 30930
- Vocal/Piano/Synth:
- Green, Martin
- Vocal:
- Green, Sharon
- Guitar:
- Schipper, Neil
- Violin:
- Bilash, Daria
- Bass Guitar/Hammond B-3 Organ:
- Gillies, Chris
- First line:
- Ikh bin geven nor a pitsl kind ven mayn tate hot…
- First line (Yiddish):
- איך בין געווען נאָר אַ פּיצל קינד ווען מייִן טאַטע האָט
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Country & Western/Pop
Di Balade Fun Yankl-Yisroel — די באַלאַדע פֿון יאַנקל-ישראָל
- Author:
- Green, Martin
- Composer:
- Villard, Jean
- Genre:
- Adaptation
- Subject:
- Child/Poverty/Bris/Wedding/Funeral/Drink/Celebration
- Song comment:
- Based on song "The Three Bells" by Reisfeld/Villard/Manning
- Transliteration:
- Alb G-071(a)
- Translation:
- Alb G-071(a)
Recording
- On album:
- G-071(a) (A Boy Named Sureh: Marty Green)
- Track ID:
- 30931
- Vocal/Piano/Synth:
- Green, Martin
- Vocal:
- Green, Sharon
- Guitar:
- Schipper, Neil
- Violin:
- Bilash, Daria
- Bass Guitar/Hammond B-3 Organ:
- Gillies, Chris
- First line:
- Tif in a farvorfenem shtetl, ergets in poylen vist un farloreyn…
- First line (Yiddish):
- טיפּ אין אַ פֿאַרוורפֿענעם שטעטל, ערגעץ אין פּוילען וויסט און פֿאַרלויען
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Folk/Pop
Zuntik Morgn — זונטיק מאָרגן
- Author:
- Green, Martin
- Composer:
- Kristofferson, Kris
- Genre:
- Parody/Folk
- Subject:
- Sunday Morning/Shul/Poland/Old Times/Old Comrades/Food
- Song comment:
- Based on song "Sunday Morning" by Kris Kristofferson
Recording
- On album:
- G-071(a) (A Boy Named Sureh: Marty Green)
- Track ID:
- 30932
- Vocal/Piano/Synth:
- Green, Martin
- Vocal:
- Green, Sharon
- Guitar:
- Schipper, Neil
- Violin:
- Bilash, Daria
- Bass Guitar/Hammond B-3 Organ:
- Gillies, Chris
- First line:
- In undzer higer raykhen golus bay undz yidn iz a shul a grossen…
- First line (Yiddish):
- אין אונדזער היגער רײַכן גײַלוס בײַ אונדז ייִדן איז אַ שול באַ גראָסן
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Country & Western/Pop
Nokh Alts Klor — נאָך אַלטס קלאָר
- Author:
- Green, Martin
- Composer:
- Aznavour, Charles
- Genre:
- Adaptation
- Subject:
- Lost Love/Memories/Arranged Marriage/Eduring Feeling
- Song comment:
- Based on song "Non, je n'ais rien oublie" by Charles Aznavour/ Oyfn Pripetshik
- Transliteration:
- G-071(a)
- Translation:
- G-071(a)
Recording
- On album:
- G-071(a) (A Boy Named Sureh: Marty Green)
- Track ID:
- 30933
- Vocal/Piano/Synth:
- Green, Martin
- Vocal:
- Green, Sharon
- Guitar:
- Schipper, Neil
- Violin:
- Bilash, Daria
- Bass Guitar/Hammond B-3 Organ:
- Gillies, Chris
- First line:
- Nit umzist vos men zogt, s'iz do a kleyner velt…
- First line (Yiddish):
- ביט אומזיסט וואָס מען זאָגט סיאיז אַ קליינער וועלט...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Folk/Pop
Dayn Veg — דייִן וועג
- Author:
- Green, Martin
- Composer:
- Revaux, Jacques
- Composer:
- Francois, Claude
- Composer:
- Anka, Paul
- Genre:
- Humorous/Parody
- Subject:
- End of Life/Torah/Joy of Observance/Gentile/Schnitzel
- Song comment:
- Based on song "My Way"
- Transliteration:
- G-071(a)
- Translation:
- G-071(a)
Recording
- On album:
- G-071(a) (A Boy Named Sureh: Marty Green)
- Track ID:
- 30934
- Vocal/Piano/Synth:
- Green, Martin
- Vocal:
- Green, Sharon
- Guitar:
- Schipper, Neil
- Violin:
- Bilash, Daria
- Bass Guitar/Hammond B-3 Organ:
- Gillies, Chris
- First line:
- Mayn tsayt iz shoyn farbay; der rikhter vart oyf mir in himl.
- First line (Yiddish):
- מייִן צײַט איז שוין פֿאַרבייִ; דער ריכטער וואַרט אויף מיר אין הימל
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Folk/Pop
Erlkonig
- Author:
- Green, Martin
- Composer:
- Schubert, Franz
- Genre:
- Literary Origin/Adaptation
- Subject:
- Sick Child/Wagon/Father/Hallucination/Lilith/Seduction
- Song comment:
- Based on poem by Goethe and music by Schubert
- Transliteration:
- G-071(a)
- Translation:
- G-071(a)
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