Songs written or composed
Bar Mitzvah Special
- Composer:
- Singer, Lewis
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty
Recordings
- On album:
- B-062(a) (Don Byron plays the music of Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 19668
- Clarinet:
- Byron, Don & Orch
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22339
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Arrranger/Possibly Conductor:
- Farber, Nat
- Trombone:
- Diner, Harold
- French Horn:
- DeRosa, Vince
- Woodwind:
- Jacob, Jules
- Woodwind:
- Bercov, Morris
- Woodwind:
- Howard, Terry
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Gaines, Earl
- Drums:
- Singer, Lewis
- Track comment:
- Recorded Aug 25, 1964
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 1927
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Instrumental
Bereles Sher — בערעלעס שער
- Composer:
- Gill, Benny
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty/Instrumental
Recordings
- On album:
- B-062(a) (Don Byron plays the music of Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 19673
- Clarinet:
- Byron, Don & Orch
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "Bereles Sherele"
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22340
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trumpet:
- Ellman, Ziggy
- Style:
- Instrumental/Klezmer/Sher
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 2247
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- G-029(b) (Joel Grey and the Kosher Jammers Mickey Katz Songs)
- Track ID:
- 2248
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel & Kosher Jammers
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Grandma's Draydl
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22342
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Xylophone:
- Hansell, Ralph
- Track comment:
- Joel Grey sings "Papa, Play For Me" to this melody/Recorded Oct 3, 1952
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 5790
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Instrumental
Mamaliga Dance
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 9677
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Rumanian melodies and theme.
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- B-062(a) (Don Byron plays the music of Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 19663
- Clarinet:
- Byron, Don & Orch
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Rumanian melodies and theme.
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22345
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Orchestra Leader/Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Track comment:
- Rumanian melodies and theme./ Recorded Jan 3, 1955
- Style:
- Rumanian melodies and theme.
Mazl Tov Dances
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty/Instrumental
Recordings
- On album:
- M-034(a) (The Mazeltones ODESSA, Washington)
- Track ID:
- 10113
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mazeltones
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Medley of "Mazeltov Dances" and "Freylekh Jamboree".
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 10114
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- K-029(c) (A Touch of Klez! The Klezmer Conservatory Band)
- Track ID:
- 10115
- Artist:
- Klezmer Conservatory Band
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Netsky, Hankus
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental/Klezmer
- On album:
- K-050(a) (KlezKamp Repertory 1989)
- Track ID:
- 10116
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Same recording as on K-022(a)
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22346
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Track comment:
- Recorded Aug 18, 1952
- On album:
- M-032(d) (Maxwell Street Klezmer Band You Should Be So Lucky)
- Track ID:
- 24377
- Artist:
- Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
The Family Danced
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty/Instrumental
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22348
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Orchestra Leader/Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Reeds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- On album:
- O-012(a) (Orient Express, Moving Shnorers)
- Track ID:
- 27223
- Artist:
- Orient Express Moving Schnorers
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 15040
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental
Trombonik Tants — טאאָמבאָמלק טאַמץ
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty/Dialect
Recordings
- On album:
- S-068(a) (Shirim Klezmer Orchestra ...of angels and horseradish)
- Track ID:
- 15467
- Artist:
- Shirim Klezmer Orchestra
- Vocal:
- Waldoks, Moshe, Avi Hoffman, et al
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- G-029(b) (Joel Grey and the Kosher Jammers Mickey Katz Songs)
- Track ID:
- 15468
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel & Kosher Jammers
- First line:
- Oy, its yom tovdik, oy, zol zayn mit glik, oy, du trombonik.
- First line (Yinglish):
- אױ, איץ יום-טובֿדיק, אױ, זאָל זײַן מיט גליק, אױ, דו טראָמבאָניק,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 15469
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Oy, its yom tovdik, oy, zol zayn mit glik, oy, du trombonik.
- First line (Yinglish):
- אױ, איץ יום-טובֿדיק, אױ, זאָל זײַן מיט גליק, אױ, דו טראָמבאָניק,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- B-062(a) (Don Byron plays the music of Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 19667
- Artist:
- Don Byron Orchestra
- Vocal:
- Sklamberg, Lorin
- First line:
- Oy, its yom tovdik, oy, zol zayn mit glik, oy, du trombonik.
- First line (Yinglish):
- אױ, איץ יום-טובֿדיק, אױ, זאָל זײַן מיט גליק, אױ, דו טראָמבאָניק,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22350
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader/Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Oy, its yom tovdik, oy, zol zayn mit glik, oy, du trombonik.
- First line (Yinglish):
- אױ, איץ יום-טובֿדיק, אױ, זאָל זײַן מיט גליק, אױ, דו טראָמבאָניק,
- Track comment:
- Recorded Jan 3, 1955
- Language:
- Yinglish
Vos Iz A Vayb (Parody) — װאָס אַיז אַ װײַב
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Author:
- Farber, Nat
- Genre:
- Novelty/Humor/Dialect
- Subject:
- Wife
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(c) (Mickey Katz Greatest Hits (Orig "Comin Round the Katzkills"))
- Track ID:
- 16703
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recitation
Gehakte Mambo
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Genre:
- Novelty/Dialect/Humorous
Murietta Hot Springs
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Genre:
- Parody/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Murietta/Hot Springs
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(l) (Katz Puts On The Dog)
- Track ID:
- 31290
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Back-Up:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- In New York there are the Ketskill mountains, Fallsburg and Ferndale keeps you…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English/Yiddish
- Style:
- Theater/Klezmer
Trombonic Tantz
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Composer:
- Fraidy Katz
Recording
- On album:
- S-130(a) (Shtreiml/ Spicy Paprikash)
- Track ID:
- 38109
- Harmonica (C)Piano, Electric Paino:
- Rosenblatt, Jason
- Accordion:
- Dolgin, Josh
- Drums:
- Arsenault, Thierry
- Bass:
- Harrod, Ariel
- Trombone:
- Lemisch, Rachel — לעמיש, רחל
- Violin:
- Verheij, Madelien
- First line:
- Oy, sez yontifdik, Oy sol glayn mit glick, Oy, di trombonik.
- First line (Yiddish):
- יו סיז יוםטובדיק, יו סול זין מיט גליק, וי די טראַמבוניק
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Length:
- 4:44
Mazeltov Dances
- Composer:
- Fraidy Katz
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Genre:
- Klezmer/ Neo-Klezmer
- Additional song notes:
- original recordings can be found on Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs and Brisses (Capitol T-1021)
the various klezmer styles depicted in this medley are, in order: Freylach, Chassidul, Bulgar and Kozatzke
Other tracks with this artist
A Yidishe Mame — אַ ייִדישע מאַמע
- Also known as:
- Yiddishe Mame
- Author:
- Yellen, Jack
- Author:
- Pollack, Lou — פּאָלעק, לאָו
- Composer:
- Pollack, Lou — פּאָלעק, לאָו
- Composer:
- Yellen, Jack
- Genre:
- Memory/Family
- Subject:
- Mother/Constancy/Devotion/Immigration
- Origin:
- GYF 80/Alb F-024(e)/Alb K-007(b)/ Vinkov 5 301
- Transliteration:
- Alb F-042(a)/Alb L-048(a)/Alb H-006(a)/Alb K-007(b)/GYF 83/Al K-022(b)
- Translation:
- GYF 83/Alb I-013(a)/Alb H-006(a)/Alb R-009(b)/Alb K-059(d)/Vinkov 4 301
- Music:
- GYF 81/Gold Zem 310/Vinkov 5 301
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 720
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- First line:
- A Yidishe mame, es gibt nit beser in der velt.
- First line (Yiddish):
- אַ ייִדישע מאַמע, עס גיבט ניט בעסער אין דער װעלט.
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
Di Grine Kuzine — די גרינע קוזינע
- Also known as:
- Kuzine (Di Grine Kuzine)
- Author:
- Leyzerovitz, Yakov — לײזעראָװיץ, יעקבֿ
- Composer:
- Schwartz, Abe — שװאַרץ, אײב
- Genre:
- Immigration/Lament
- Subject:
- Immigration/Poverty/Occupation/Milliner/Aging/Disillusion
- Origin:
- Mayzl 600/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92
- Transliteration:
- Levin N 92/Alb B-007(c)/Alb Z-012(a)/Gottlieb 290/Alb B-095(b)
- Translation:
- Levin N 92/Alb Z-012(a)/Alb B-007(c)/Gottlieb 290/Alb B-095(b)/Alb M-068(a)04
- Music:
- Warem 45/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92
- Additional song notes:
- See "My Little Cousin" for American swing version.
Lyrics claimed by Hyman Prizant and others. Text is by Leyzerovitz as credited by Meizel. See Max Rosenfeld's papers re respecting Leyzerovitz's loss of copyright lawsuit.
See Gottlieb p. 147.
See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell.
See also ephemera 1458 for tarnslit and translate
What's Not To Like 2017
- Related information in folder 408:
- Comments:
- 1. Letter from Shlomo Ben Israel in Yiddish Forverts of February 4, 1983 titled, "Interesante Faktn Vegn Y. Leyzerovitsh in zayn lid, Di Grine Kuzine".
2. 2. Original text with 8 verses
3. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell.
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 3577
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
- First line (Yiddish):
- ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
Dayenu — דינוּ
- Genre:
- Holiday/Haggadah/Passover/
- Subject:
- Sufficiency/Torah/Sabbath/Israel/Exodus/Egypt/Thankfullness
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 54
- Transliteration:
- Coopersmith NJS 54/Alb K-022(b)/Alb R-001(a)/Schwartz 14
- Translation:
- Coopersmith NJS 54/Alb R-001(a)/Schwartz 14/Metro Album 13
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 54/Schwartz 14/Metro Album 13
- Related information in folder 696:
- Comments:
- 1. Soviet version, reflecting changes from the original text, from Anna Sternshis's book "Soviet and Kosher".
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 2918
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- Ilu notan, notan lonu, Notan lonu et hatoro, Toro tovo,..
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Hebrew
Hava Nagila (Nathanson) — הבה נגילה
- Also known as:
- Kene Hora (Hava Nagila)
- Also known as:
- Living With the H Tune
- Author:
- Nathanson, Moshe
- Genre:
- Folk/Hora
- Subject:
- Dance/Celebration/Joy
- Song comment:
- See Page 130 for extended info on the song
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb N-014(a)/Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb N-014(b)/Alb S-033(a)/Alb K-007(a)
- Translation:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(b)/Alb B-032(a)
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Pasternak BHN 130/Metro Scher 15
- Additional song notes:
- Originally Chassidic Sadigurer (Bukovina, Poland) nigun. Text -
claimed by Idelsohn, but text usually attributed to Moshe -
Nathanson. See Pasternak's "Beyond Hava Nagila" p 130: Nulman, p -
102.
- Related information in folder 832:
- Comments:
- 1. 10/26/2007 Article by Leah Hochbaum Rosner in English Forward, Oct. 26, 2007, titled "Singing 'Happy Birthday' to 'Hava Nagila' as Party Classic nears 100".
2. 8/28/2008 Article published on the internet as of August 28, 2008 by James Loeffler titled "Hava Nagila's Long, Strange Trip: The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody.
3. 7/20/212 Article from the Forward of July 20, 2012 by Renee Ghert-Zand titled "From Ukraine to You Tube: How 'Hava Nagila' Became a Global Hit"
4. 2/24/2017 Article from Wikipedia as of February 24, 2017 titled Hava Nagila
- On album:
- xK-022(a)
- Track ID:
- 7897
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Farber, Nat
- First line:
- Hava nagila, venismekha. hava neranena, venismakha. Uru...
- First line:
- הבה נגילה ושׂמחה. הבה נרננה, ונשׂמחה. עורוּ אחים בּלב שׂמח.
- Track comment:
- Originally Sadgora (from Bukovina) melody - Nulman 102
Ikh Hob Dikh Tsu Fil Lib — איך האָב דיך צו פֿיל ליב
- Also known as:
- I Love You Much Too Much
- Author:
- Tauber, Chaim Shmuel (Shami) טױבער, חיים שמואל (שמאי)
- Composer:
- Olshanetsky, Alexander — אָלשאַנעצקי, אַלעקסאַנדער
- Genre:
- Theater/Lament
- Subject:
- Anger/Love/Rejection/Fool/Revenge
- Origin:
- Alb T-005(c)/Metro Scher 29
- Transliteration:
- Alb K-007(b)/Alb K-029(f)/Alb K-022(b)/Alb J-024(a)1/CD B-075(a)/CD F-042(a)/
- Translation:
- Alb K-022(b)/Alb T-015(c)/Alb K-029(f)/Alb J-025(a)1/CD B-075(a)/CD F-042(a)
- Music:
- SM Scher 2
- Additional song notes:
- I Love You Much To Much
Transliteration and translation in Ephemera 1552
From the play "Di Katerinshtshik" (The Organ Grinder), 1934/ See Heskes 2533
Translate - Alb P-038(a)
- Related information in folder 122:
- Document type:
- Email
- Author:
- Olshanetsky, Alexander
- Publisher:
- Friedman, RA
- Comments:
- Transliterated songtext from original sheet music.
Also, Yiddish text from Yiddish Forward , June 27,2003.
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 7162
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- Ikh hob dikh tsufil lib, tsu zayn oyf dir in kaas,
- First line:
- איך האָב דיך צו פֿיל ליב, צו זײַן אױף דיר אין כּעס,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- I love you much too much, You've never really known,
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
Hava Nagila (Nathanson) — הבה נגילה
- Also known as:
- Kene Hora (Hava Nagila)
- Also known as:
- Living With the H Tune
- Author:
- Nathanson, Moshe
- Genre:
- Folk/Hora
- Subject:
- Dance/Celebration/Joy
- Song comment:
- See Page 130 for extended info on the song
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb N-014(a)/Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb N-014(b)/Alb S-033(a)/Alb K-007(a)
- Translation:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(b)/Alb B-032(a)
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Pasternak BHN 130/Metro Scher 15
- Additional song notes:
- Originally Chassidic Sadigurer (Bukovina, Poland) nigun. Text -
claimed by Idelsohn, but text usually attributed to Moshe -
Nathanson. See Pasternak's "Beyond Hava Nagila" p 130: Nulman, p -
102.
- Related information in folder 832:
- Comments:
- 1. 10/26/2007 Article by Leah Hochbaum Rosner in English Forward, Oct. 26, 2007, titled "Singing 'Happy Birthday' to 'Hava Nagila' as Party Classic nears 100".
2. 8/28/2008 Article published on the internet as of August 28, 2008 by James Loeffler titled "Hava Nagila's Long, Strange Trip: The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody.
3. 7/20/212 Article from the Forward of July 20, 2012 by Renee Ghert-Zand titled "From Ukraine to You Tube: How 'Hava Nagila' Became a Global Hit"
4. 2/24/2017 Article from Wikipedia as of February 24, 2017 titled Hava Nagila
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 6224
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- Hava nagila, venismekha. hava neranena, venismakha. Uru...
- First line (Hebrew):
- הבה נגילה ושׂמחה. הבה נרננה, ונשׂמחה. עורוּ אחים בּלב שׂמח.
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Hebrew
Hava Nagila (Nathanson) — הבה נגילה
- Also known as:
- Kene Hora (Hava Nagila)
- Also known as:
- Living With the H Tune
- Author:
- Nathanson, Moshe
- Genre:
- Folk/Hora
- Subject:
- Dance/Celebration/Joy
- Song comment:
- See Page 130 for extended info on the song
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb N-014(a)/Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb N-014(b)/Alb S-033(a)/Alb K-007(a)
- Translation:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(b)/Alb B-032(a)
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Pasternak BHN 130/Metro Scher 15
- Additional song notes:
- Originally Chassidic Sadigurer (Bukovina, Poland) nigun. Text -
claimed by Idelsohn, but text usually attributed to Moshe -
Nathanson. See Pasternak's "Beyond Hava Nagila" p 130: Nulman, p -
102.
- Related information in folder 832:
- Comments:
- 1. 10/26/2007 Article by Leah Hochbaum Rosner in English Forward, Oct. 26, 2007, titled "Singing 'Happy Birthday' to 'Hava Nagila' as Party Classic nears 100".
2. 8/28/2008 Article published on the internet as of August 28, 2008 by James Loeffler titled "Hava Nagila's Long, Strange Trip: The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody.
3. 7/20/212 Article from the Forward of July 20, 2012 by Renee Ghert-Zand titled "From Ukraine to You Tube: How 'Hava Nagila' Became a Global Hit"
4. 2/24/2017 Article from Wikipedia as of February 24, 2017 titled Hava Nagila
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 6276
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Arranger:
- Katz, Mickey
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Novelty arrangement of Hava Nagila/"Recorded under Keneh Hora"
- Style:
- Instrumental
Anniversary Waltz — חתונה װאַלס
- Author:
- Tauber, Chaim Shmuel (Shami) טױבער, חיים שמואל (שמאי)
- Genre:
- Waltz/Love
- Subject:
- Wedding/Anniversary
- Song comment:
- Same melody as "Khasene Vals"- See entry #3271 in Heskes
- Transliteration:
- Alb F-048(a)
- Translation:
- K-022(b)/ Alb F-048(a)
- Additional song notes:
- See "Khasene Vals"
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 8128
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- O. how we danced on the night we were wed, We vowed our...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Saul Chapin credited as Author and Al Jolson as Composer
- Language:
- English
Papirosn — פּאַפּיראָסן
- Also known as:
- A Kalte Nakht
- Also known as:
- A Kalte Nakht (Papirosn)
- Also known as:
- El Chiclerito
- Also known as:
- Freylekhe Yidelekh
- Also known as:
- Sigaryot
- Also known as:
- Kupite Papirosy
- Author:
- Yablakoff, Herman — יאַבלאַקאָף, הערמאַן
- Composer:
- Yablakoff, Herman — יאַבלאַקאָף, הערמאַן
- Genre:
- Theatre/Lament
- Subject:
- Occupation/Cigarette Seller/Misfortune/Family
- Origin:
- Levin N 90/GYF 16/Alb L-023(a)/ML PYS 267/Alb F-024(e)/Alb G-035(b)
- Transliteration:
- Levin N 90/Alb L-023(a)/Alb K-007(b)/GYF 19/Alb F-042(a)/Alb L-048(a)
- Translation:
- Alb G-013(c)/GYF 19/Alb B-046(a)/Alb L-023(a)/Alb F-036(a)/Alb A-036(a
- Music:
- Levin N 90/Estella 10/GYF 17/ML PYS 267
- Additional song notes:
- Cigarettes/Author was inspired to write song after seeing child peddlers during German occupation of Grodno in WWI. See liner notes Alb S-083(a)
Ephemera 1458: See 2016 program for translat and translit. Alb P-038(e) - translate
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 12071
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- A kalte nakht, a nebeldike finster umetum, shteyt a...
- First line (Yiddish):
- אַ קאַלטע נאַכט, אַ נעפלדיקע פֿינסטער אומעטום, שטײט אַ ייִנגעלע...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
Shalom (Milk And Honey)
- Author:
- Herman, Jerry
- Composer:
- Herman, Jerry
- Genre:
- Theatre
- Subject:
- Peace/Greeting/Language
- Song comment:
- From the musical "Milk & Honey", book by Don Appell
- Origin:
- Alb K-022(b)
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 13496
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- Shalom, shalom, you'll find shalom, The nicest greeting...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From "Milk and Honey"
- Language:
- English
Sheyn Vi Di Levone — שײן װי די לבֿנה
- Author:
- Tauber, Chaim Shmuel (Shami) טױבער, חיים שמואל (שמאי)
- Composer:
- Rumshinsky, Yosef — רומשינסקי, יאָסף
- Genre:
- Love/Pop
- Subject:
- Beauty/Moon/Stars/Confusion/Flustered
- Origin:
- GYF 36/Alb F-024(e)/Alb T-004(c)/Alb M-059(a)/Metro Scher 29
- Transliteration:
- Alb F-042(a)/Alb M-059(a)/Alb M-057(a)/Alb K-059(d)/Alb T-25(a)/Alb K-022(b)
- Translation:
- GYF 39/Alb T-025(a)/Alb K-059(d)/Alb B-076(a)/Alb M-059(a)/Alb K-081(a)
- Music:
- Warem 182/GYF 37/SM Scher 1
- Additional song notes:
- Also translated on CD B-076(a)
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 13701
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- Sheyn vi di levone, likhtik vi di shtern, fun himl a matone,
- First line (Yiddish):
- שײו װי די לבֿנה, ליכאיק װי די שטערן, פֿון הימל אַ מתּנה,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
Sholem Aleykhem (Goldfarb) — שלוֹם עליכם (גאָלדפֿאַרב)
- Also known as:
- Zay Gezunt (Zamberg)
- Author:
- Zanberg, Paul
- Composer:
- Tobias, Harry
- Composer:
- Goldfarb, Rabbi Israel
- Composer:
- Goldfarb, Samuel E.
- Genre:
- Hymn/Zmiros/Sabbath
- Subject:
- Angels/Peace/Sabbath
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 78/Pasternak CH 68/Alb Y-003(a)/Zim 14/Goldfarb 3 84
- Transliteration:
- Zim 13/Alb M-030(a)/Boiberik 07/Alb J-030(a)/Goldfarb 1 173/Goldfarb 3 84
- Translation:
- Alb J-030(a)/Zim 14/Coopersmith 78/Boiberik 07/Pasternak CH 68
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 78/Zim 13/Pasternak CH 54/Goldfarb 1 173
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 17941
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- Zay Gezunt means "be healthy!" Zay Gezunt means "be well!"
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English
Rumenye, Rumenye — רומעניע, רומעניע
- Author:
- Lebedeff, Aaron — לעבעדאָװ, אהרן
- Composer:
- Lebedeff, Aaron — לעבעדאָװ, אהרן
- Genre:
- Theatre/Vaudville/Shund/Double Entendre/Skat/Humorous/Nostal
- Subject:
- Rumania/Place/Food/Women
- Origin:
- GYF 12
- Transliteration:
- Alb G-013(c)/CD K-068(e)/AAlb L-002(a)Alb L-023(a)/Alb J-24(a)1
- Translation:
- Alb J-024(a)1/GYF 12/Alb K-029(g)/Alb L-002(a)/Alb W-031(a)
- Music:
- Warem 175/GYF 12
- Related information in folder 397:
- Document type:
- Text
- Comments:
- Yiddish text with transliteration and English adaptation.
Also, various versions.
- On album:
- G-029(a) (Joel Grey Songs My Father Taught Me)
- Track ID:
- 20139
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel
- Artist:
- Farber, Nat
- First line:
- Ay! Rumania, geven a mol a land a zise, a sheyne.
- First line (Yiddish):
- אײַ, רומעניע, געװען אַ מאָל אַ לאַנד אַ זיסע, אַ שײנע.
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
Shlof Yingele Shlof (Yid, Eng) — שלאָף ייִנגעלע שלאָף (ייִדיש, ענגליש)
- On album:
- G-029(a) (Joel Grey Songs My Father Taught Me)
- Track ID:
- 20140
- Author:
- Schneider, Jean
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel
- Artist:
- Farber, Nat
- First line:
- A mol iz geven a yingele, a yingle, hot er gehat a tsingele
- First line:
- אַ מאָל איז געװען אַ ייִנגעלע, אַ ייִנגעלע, האָט ער געהאַט אַ צינגעלע,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Once there was a little boy, a little boy...
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
Artsa Alinu — ארצה עלינוּ
- Genre:
- Israeli/Pioneer/Agency Song/Hora/Folk
- Subject:
- Land/Sowing/Reaping
- Origin:
- Bugatch 25/Sheet Music 1267
- Transliteration:
- Bugatch 25/Alb K-007(a)/CD S-085(a)/Alb H-012(a)/Vorbei 449/SheetMusic 1267
- Translation:
- Alb H-012(a)/CD S-085(a)/Vorbei 449/Binder 10/Sheetmusic 1267
- Music:
- Bugatch 25/Binder 10/Sheet Music 1267
- Additional song notes:
- See Israeli and Jewish Song Hits for the Eb Alto Saxaphone Kammen Jaff Book Index M108.I82 1963, P 9 for transliteration and music
We have come to our land. We have plowed and we have sown, but have not yet reaped.
- Related information in folder 357:
- Document type:
- Text
- Comments:
- Hebrew text and translation.
- On album:
- G-029(a) (Joel Grey Songs My Father Taught Me)
- Track ID:
- 20141
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel
- Artist:
- Farber, Nat
- First line:
- Artsa alinu k'var kharashnu vegam zaranu aval od lo katsarnu
- First line (Hebrew):
- ארצה עלינו כּבר חרשנו וגם זרענוּ אבל עוֹד לא קצרנוּ.
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Hebrew
Oyfn Pripetshik (Warshavsky) — אױפֿן פּריפּעטשיק (וואַרשאַווסקי)
- Also known as:
- Der Alef Beys
- Also known as:
- In The Fireplace
- Also known as:
- Afn Pripetshik
- Also known as:
- Oifm Pripezik
- Author:
- Warshavsky, Mark M. — װאַרשאַװסקי, מאָרק מ.
- Author:
- Warshavsky, Mark M. — װאַרשאַװסקי, מאָרק מ.
- Author:
- Warshavsky, Mark M. — װאַרשאַװסקי, מאָרק מ.
- Author:
- Warshavsky, Mark M. — װאַרשאַװסקי, מאָרק מ.
- Composer:
- Warshavsky, Mark M. — װאַרשאַװסקי, מאָרק מ.
- Composer:
- Warshavsky, Mark M. — װאַרשאַװסקי, מאָרק מ.
- Genre:
- Folk
- Subject:
- Children/Alphabet/Education/Learning/Rebbe/Kheyder/School
- Origin:
- ML MTAG 2/Alb K-014(a)/GYF 24/Alb A-001(h)/Alb G-026(a)/Alb R-022(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb R-022(a)/ML MTAG 2/Alb B-004(c)/Alb C-015(a)/Alb D-016(a)
- Translation:
- Alb S-083(a)/Alb L-024(b)/GYF 27/Kinderbuch 167/Alb G-017(a)/Sh Sh 196/
- Music:
- ML MTAG 2/GYF 25/SM Scher 13/Lefko Folk 72
- Additional song notes:
- At The Fireplace
See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell.
Translation and Transliteration at Ephemera 1269
Org, Translit & Translt on Alb B-211(a)
Ephemera 1458 See 2012 program for translat and trqqnslit. Alb V0290-- What's Not To Like -- 2012/ Eng Translit - Alb P-038€
- Related information in folder 332:
- Document type:
- Translation
- Author:
- Max Rosenfeld
- Comments:
- Singable English adaptation by Max Rosenfeld.
2. Soviet version, reflecting changes from the original text, from Anna Sternshis's book "Soviet and Kosher."
3. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell.
- On album:
- G-029(a) (Joel Grey Songs My Father Taught Me)
- Track ID:
- 20142
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel
- Artist:
- Farber, Nat
- First line:
- Oyfn pripetshik brent a fayerl, un in shtub iz heys.
- First line:
- אױפֿן פּריפּעטשיק ברענט אַ פֿײַערל, און אין שטוב איז הײס.
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Mekhutonim Geyen — מחותּנים גײען
- Also known as:
- Di Mekhutonim
- Also known as:
- Di Mekhutonim Geyen
- Author:
- Warshavsky, Mark M. — װאַרשאַװסקי, מאָרק מ.
- Composer:
- Warshavsky, Mark M. — װאַרשאַװסקי, מאָרק מ.
- Genre:
- Folk/Wedding
- Subject:
- Family/Wedding Party/Wedding Guests/Procession/In Laws
- Song comment:
- Originally "A Freylekhs (Khosns Tsad)"
- Origin:
- ML MTAG 56/Alb D-004(d)/Kinderbuch 170/Epelboym 21
- Transliteration:
- ML MTAG 56/Alb M-057(a)/Alb B-007(c)/Alb R-07(f)2/Alb M-057(a)/A-005(e)/Epl 21
- Translation:
- Alb R-007(f)2/Kinderbuch 171/Alb B-007(c)/CD A-005(e)/Alb W-021(d)
- Music:
- Kinderbuch 170/ML MTAG 56/Epelboym 21
- Additional song notes:
- Originally "A Freylekhs (Khosns Tsad)"
The In-Laws' Procession
- On album:
- G-029(a) (Joel Grey Songs My Father Taught Me)
- Track ID:
- 20143
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel
- Artist:
- Farber, Nat
- First line:
- Di mekhutonim geyen kinder, lomir zikh freyn, shat nor shat!
- First line (Yiddish):
- די מחותּנים גײען קינדער, לאָמיר זיך פֿרײען, שאַט נאָר שאַט!
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Originally "A Freylekhs (Khosns Tsad)""(צאַד חתנס) פֿרײלעכס "אַ
- Language:
- Yiddish
Papa Play For Me (Eng)
- On album:
- G-029(a) (Joel Grey Songs My Father Taught Me)
- Track ID:
- 20144
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel
- Artist:
- Farber, Nat
- First line:
- Papa, play a lidl far dayn zindele, please, play it on...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Based on one of Mickey Katz's klezmer melodies
The Lonely Birch Tree (Rus., Eng)
- On album:
- G-029(a) (Joel Grey Songs My Father Taught Me)
- Track ID:
- 20145
- Author:
- Keith, Marilyn & Alan Bergman
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel
- Artist:
- Farber, Nat
- First line:
- Once upon a time neath the birch tree, played a shepherd...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Der Rebe Elimelekh — דער רבּי אלימלך
- Also known as:
- Rabbi Eli, The King
- Also known as:
- The Merry Rebe Elie
- Author:
- Moyshe Nadir — משה נאַדיר
- Composer:
- Moyshe Nadir — משה נאַדיר
- Genre:
- Folk/Humorous
- Subject:
- Khasidim/Rebe/Klezmer/Musicians/Drinking
- Origin:
- ML MTAG 168/Alb R-022(a)/Alb B-007(b)/Metro Album 49/Sh Sh 361
- Transliteration:
- ML MTAG 168/Alb B-007(b)/Alb W-010(a)/Alb R-022(a)/Metro Album 44
- Translation:
- Alb B-007(b)/Alb O-001(a)/Alb R-022(a)/Alb R-033(a)/Alb W-010(a)/Sh Sh 360
- Music:
- ML MTAG 168/Metro Album 44
- Additional song notes:
- See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell.
- Related information in folder 733:
- Comments:
- 1. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell.
- On album:
- G-029(a) (Joel Grey Songs My Father Taught Me)
- Track ID:
- 20146
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel
- Artist:
- Farber, Nat
- First line:
- Az der Rebe Elimeylekh iz gevorn zeyer freylekh, iz gevorn..
- First line (Yiddish):
- אז דער רבּי אלימלך איז געװאָרן זײער פֿרײלעך, איז געװאָרן זײער...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Yiddish version of "Old King Cole".
- Language:
- Yiddish
Tumbalalajka — טום בלליקה
- Also known as:
- Tum Balalayke
- Also known as:
- Twistin' The Freylekhs (Instr)
- Also known as:
- Play Balalaike
- On album:
- G-029(a) (Joel Grey Songs My Father Taught Me)
- Track ID:
- 20147
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel
- Artist:
- Farber, Nat
- First line:
- Shteyt a bokher un er trakht, Trakht un trakht a gantse...
- First line (Yiddish):
- שטײט אַ בחור און ער טראַכט, טראַכט און טראַכט אַ גאַנצע נאַכט,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
Joelish Medley
- On album:
- G-029(a) (Joel Grey Songs My Father Taught Me)
- Track ID:
- 20148
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel
- Artist:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Sha Shtil/ Lomir Zikh Iberbetn/ Di Mame Iz Gegangen
Sha Shtil! — שאַ שטיל!
- Genre:
- Anti-Khasidic/Humorous/Folk/Satire
- Subject:
- Rebe/Khasidim/Dance/Sing/Activities
- Origin:
- Vinkov 3 100/Alb L-022(a)/ML PYS 144/Alb B-007(b)/Alb B-036(a)/C-060(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb B-036(a)/Silverman YSB 96/Alb S-083(a)/Alb G-005(c)/Alb M-049(a)
- Translation:
- Alb M-049(a)/Alb S-068(b)/Alb S-083(a)/Alb L-048(a)/Silver 96/C-060(a)
- Music:
- Vinkov 3 100/Kremer 40/Silver 96/ML PYS 144/
- On album:
- G-029(a) (Joel Grey Songs My Father Taught Me)
- Track ID:
- 20149
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel
- Artist:
- Farber, Nat
- First line:
- Sha! Shtil! Makht nisht keyn gerider! Der rebe geyt shoyn...
- First line (Yiddish):
- שאַ! שטיל! מאַכט נישט קײן גערידער! דער רבּי גײט שױן טאַנצן װידער
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Sha Shtil/ Lomir Zikh Iberbetn/ Di Mame Iz Gegangen
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Part of Medley
Lomir Zikh Iberbetn (Medley) — לאָמיר זיך איבערבעטן (מעדלי)
- On album:
- G-029(a) (Joel Grey Songs My Father Taught Me)
- Track ID:
- 20150
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel
- Artist:
- Farber, Nat
- First line:
- Lomir zikh iberbetn, iberbetn, Shtel dem samovar, shtel...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Sha Shtil/ Lomir Zikh Iberbetn/ Di Mame Iz Gegangen
- Language:
- Yiddish
Di Mame Iz Gegangen — די מאַמע איז געגאַנגען
- Also known as:
- A Yingele Fun Poyln
- Also known as:
- Di Mame Hot Mikh Geshikt
- Also known as:
- Di Mame Hot Mir Geshikt
- Also known as:
- Aj lju lju
- Genre:
- Folk
- Subject:
- Mother/Daughter/Arranged Marriage/Love/Yarid/Market/
- Origin:
- Alb R-007(g)/Alb A-044(a)/Alb B-007(b)
- Transliteration:
- Alb R-007(g)/Alb A-044(a)/Alb C-035(e)/Alb P-019(c)/Alb R-005(a)/Alb K-030(d)/
- Translation:
- Alb R-007(f)3/Alb K-005(a)/Alb R-007(g)/Alb K-030(d)/Alb A-044(a)/Alb B-007(b)
- Music:
- Rub Treas 54/Kremer 16
- Additional song notes:
- TransLit also on Alb P-038(d)
- On album:
- G-029(a) (Joel Grey Songs My Father Taught Me)
- Track ID:
- 20151
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel
- Artist:
- Farber, Nat
- First line:
- Khava iz gengangen in mark arayn nokh koyl, hot zi mir...
- First line (Yiddish):
- חוה איז געגאַנגען אין מאַרק אַרײַן נאָך קױל, האָט זי מיר געבראַעט..
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Sha Shtil/ Lomir Zikh Iberbetn/ Di Mame Iz Gegangen
- Language:
- Yiddish
Freylekh Jamboree
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22341
- Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Guitar:
- Bain, Bob
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Xylophone:
- Singer, Lewis
- Track comment:
- Has elements of a sher, broyges tants, freylekhs,
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
Hava Nagila (Nathanson) — הבה נגילה
- Also known as:
- Kene Hora (Hava Nagila)
- Also known as:
- Living With the H Tune
- Author:
- Nathanson, Moshe
- Genre:
- Folk/Hora
- Subject:
- Dance/Celebration/Joy
- Song comment:
- See Page 130 for extended info on the song
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb N-014(a)/Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb N-014(b)/Alb S-033(a)/Alb K-007(a)
- Translation:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(b)/Alb B-032(a)
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Pasternak BHN 130/Metro Scher 15
- Additional song notes:
- Originally Chassidic Sadigurer (Bukovina, Poland) nigun. Text -
claimed by Idelsohn, but text usually attributed to Moshe -
Nathanson. See Pasternak's "Beyond Hava Nagila" p 130: Nulman, p -
102.
- Related information in folder 832:
- Comments:
- 1. 10/26/2007 Article by Leah Hochbaum Rosner in English Forward, Oct. 26, 2007, titled "Singing 'Happy Birthday' to 'Hava Nagila' as Party Classic nears 100".
2. 8/28/2008 Article published on the internet as of August 28, 2008 by James Loeffler titled "Hava Nagila's Long, Strange Trip: The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody.
3. 7/20/212 Article from the Forward of July 20, 2012 by Renee Ghert-Zand titled "From Ukraine to You Tube: How 'Hava Nagila' Became a Global Hit"
4. 2/24/2017 Article from Wikipedia as of February 24, 2017 titled Hava Nagila
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22343
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Trumpet:
- Ellman, Ziggy
- Track comment:
- Recorded Jan 19, 1953
- Style:
- Instrumental/Novelty
Litvak Square Dance
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22344
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Arranger/Possibly Conductor:
- Farber, Nat
- Trombone:
- Diner, Harold
- French Horn:
- DeRosa, Vince
- Woodwind:
- Jacob, Jules
- Woodwind:
- Bercov, Morris
- Woodwind:
- Howard, Terry
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Gaines, Earl
- Drums:
- Singer, Lewis
- First line:
- Khap a meydl, khap a man, sving your partner,
- Track comment:
- Recorded Aug 25, 1964
- Language:
- Yinglish
Mendls Lid — מענדלס ליד
- Composer:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22347
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Vocal/Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Xylophone:
- Hansell, Ralph
- First line:
- Veyn, mayn Mendl, lakh a bisl, Mendl, ikh bloz far mir a...
- First line:
- װײן, מײַן מעמדל, לאַך אַ ביסל, מענדל, איך בלאָז פֿאַר מיר אַ דרײדל,
- Track comment:
- Recorded under title "Memdel's Song."/ August 3, 1952
The Wedding Dance
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty/Instrumental
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22349
- Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Xylophone:
- Singer, Lewis
- Guitar:
- Bain, Bob
- Track comment:
- Recorded Nov 28, 1956
- Style:
- Includes melody line of "Reb Dovidl", a kazatska, freylekhs
Simcha Time
- Author:
- Unknown
- Composer:
- Unknown
- Genre:
- Novelty/Dialect/
- Subject:
- Food/Wedding/Family/Celebration/Klezmer
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22351
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Arranger/Orchestra Leader (possibly):
- Farber, Nat
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trumpet:
- Diner, Harold
- French Horn:
- DeRosa, Vince
- Woodwinds:
- Webb, Champ
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Gaines, Earl
- Drums:
- Singer, Lewis
- First line:
- Come on, one and all, let's be freylekh, let us have a ball,
- Track comment:
- Recorded Sep 30, 1964
- Language:
- Yinglish
Wedding Samba
- Author:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- Author:
- Liebowitz, Joseph
- Author:
- Small, Allan
- Composer:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- Composer:
- Liebowitz, Joseph
- Composer:
- Smulewitz, Solomon — שמוליװטש, שלמה
- Genre:
- Dance/Samba/Latin
- Subject:
- Wedding/Marriage/Place/Rio Grande
- Additional song notes:
- See Gottlieb 147-48 for relationship between "I Met A Girl", "The Wedding Samba", "I Fell Like I'm Not Out Of Bed Yet", "If I Were A Rich Man" - See also "Der Nayer Sher"
See Heskes 3368
- Related information in folder 485:
- Document type:
- Lyrics
- Author:
- Internet
- Publisher:
- International Lyrics Playground
- Comments:
- Lyrics -- "Wedding Samba erroneously credited to Edmund Ros
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22352
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Arranger Orchestral Version:
- Small, Allan
- English Lyrics:
- Liebowitz, Joseph
- Orchestra Leader/Vocal/Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Rafael Mendez
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- First line:
- The wedding is over, good luck, the bride, she's happy...
- Track comment:
- Originally Recorded Dec 20, 1950
- Language:
- English
Can Can Kozotski
- Composer:
- Offenbach, Jacques
- Genre:
- Novelty/Klezmer/Instrumental/Parody
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22353
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Arranger/Orchestra Leader (possibly):
- Farber, Nat
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Trumpet:
- Diner, Harold
- French Horn:
- DeRosa, Vince
- Woodwinds:
- Webb, Champ
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Gaines, Earl
- Drums:
- Singer, Lewis
- Track comment:
- Based on Offenbach Melody
- Style:
- Instrumental
Beygelekh — בײגעלעך
- Also known as:
- Bublitshki
- Also known as:
- Question
- Composer:
- Traditional
- Genre:
- Folk/Lament
- Subject:
- Bagels/Rolls/Street Vendor/Occupation/Poverty
- Origin:
- Alb G-035(b)/Alb B-007(c)/Moskow SM 61
- Transliteration:
- Alb K-007(b)/Alb B-007(c)/Moskow SM 61
- Translation:
- Alb B-007(c)/
- Music:
- Moskow SM 61
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22354
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Arranger/Possibly Conductor:
- Farber, Nat
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trombone:
- Diner, Harold
- French Horn:
- DeRosa, Vince
- Woodwind:
- Jacob, Jules
- Woodwind:
- Bercov, Morris
- Woodwind:
- Howard, Terry
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Gaines, Earl
- Drums:
- Singer, Lewis
- Violin:
- Raderman, Lou
- Track comment:
- Recorded Nov 24, 1964
- Style:
- Instrumental
Freylekh Jamboree
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty
- On album:
- K-029(h) (The Klezmer Cconservatory Band Dancing In the Aisles)
- Track ID:
- 25248
- Artist:
- Klezmer Conservatory Band
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Arranger:
- Katz, Mickey
- Track comment:
- Has elements of a sher, broyges tants, freylekhs,
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
Beygelekh — בײגעלעך
- Also known as:
- Bublitshki
- Also known as:
- Question
- Composer:
- Traditional
- Genre:
- Folk/Lament
- Subject:
- Bagels/Rolls/Street Vendor/Occupation/Poverty
- Origin:
- Alb G-035(b)/Alb B-007(c)/Moskow SM 61
- Transliteration:
- Alb K-007(b)/Alb B-007(c)/Moskow SM 61
- Translation:
- Alb B-007(c)/
- Music:
- Moskow SM 61
- On album:
- K-029(i) (The Klezmer Conservatory Band / Dance Me To The End Of Love)
- Track ID:
- 27787
- Artist:
- Klezmer Conservatory Band
- Tambourine:
- Bressler, Judy
- Clarinet:
- Stahl, Ilene
- Violin:
- Strauss, Deborah
- Flute/Piccolo:
- Miller, Robin
- Cornet:
- Berney, Mark
- Trombone:
- Hamilton, Mark
- Alto Saxaphone/Accordion/Piano:
- Netsky, Hankus
- Piano:
- Bailey, Art
- Mandolin/Guitar/Tenor Banjo/:
- Warschauer, Jeff
- Drums/Percussion:
- Smith, Grant
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Arranger:
- Netsky, Hankus
- Style:
- Instrumental/Swing
- Length:
- 003:53
Sabbath Prayer
- Author:
- Harnick, Sheldon
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- Genre:
- Theater
- Subject:
- Sabbath/Faith/Daughters/Prayer//Ruth/Esther/Shield/God
- Origin:
- Ephemera 1614
- Additional song notes:
- From "Fiddler on the Roof
- Related information in folder 1614:
- Comments:
- 1 2/27/2018 Lyrics to Sabbath Prayer from "Fiddler" entered in ephemera on February 27, 2018
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31303
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:33
If I Were A Rich Man
- Author:
- Harnick, Sheldon
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- Genre:
- Theater
- Subject:
- Wealth/Poverty/House/Livestock/Wife/Servants/Importance/
- Additional song notes:
- From "Fiddler On the Roof" See Gottlieb 147-48 for relationship between "I Met A Girl", "The Wedding Samba", "I Fell Like I'm Not Out Of Bed Yet", "If I Were A Rich Man"
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31304
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental/Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:52
Now I Have Everything (Instrumental)
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31305
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:15
Far From The Home I Love (Instrumental)
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31306
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
Matchmaker, Matchmaker (Instrumental)
- Author:
- Harnick, Sheldon
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31311
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:35
Anatevke (Instrumental)
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31307
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
To Life (Instrumental)
- Author:
- Harnick, Sheldon
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31308
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:13
Sunrise, Sunset (Instrumental)
- Genre:
- Instrumental/Neo Klezmer/Fusion
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31309
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:10
Miracle Of Miracles (Instrumental)
- Author:
- Harnick, Sheldon
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31310
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:04
Tradition (Instrumental)
- Author:
- Harnick, Sheldon
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31312
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:35
Fiddler On The Roof (Instrumental)
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31302
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:18