Songs written or composed
A Freylekhs (Kharik) — אַ פֿרײלעכס (כאַריק)
- Author:
- Kharik, Izi — כאַריק, איזי
- Composer:
- Poliansky, Motl — פּאָליאַנסקי, מאָטל
- Genre:
- Literary Origin/USSR
- Subject:
- Joy/Unity/Dance
- Origin:
- Alb G-018(c)/Alb W-035(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb W-035(a)
- Translation:
- Alb G-018(c)/Alb S-105(a)/Alb W-035(a)
- Additional song notes:
- Text sometimes attributed to Itsik Fefer and sometimes to Izi Charik
Recordings
- On album:
- G-018(c) (Emil Gorovets Sings Songs of the Martyred Yiddish Poets...)
- Track ID:
- 19493
- Vocal:
- Gorovets, Emil (Rakhmil) Iakovlevich — גאָראָװעץ, עמיל
- Piano:
- Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
- First line:
- Shpilt a freylekhs, shpilt a freylekhs, in der rod arayn...
- First line:
- שפּילט אַ פֿרײלעכס, שפּילט אַ פֿרײלעכס, אין דער ראָד אַרײַן...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- On album:
- K-077(a) (Klezmer Pow Wow)
- Track ID:
- 24747
- Artist:
- Klezmer Pow Wow
- Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Vocal:
- Zaugg, Freddy
- Bass:
- Cesar, Laura
- Accordion/Piano/Swiss Cymbalon:
- Walker, Ranier
- First line:
- Shpilt a freylekhs, shpilt a freylekhs, in der rod arayn...
- First line:
- שפּילט אַ פֿרײלעכס, שפּילט אַ פֿרײלעכס, אין דער ראָד אַרײַן...
- On album:
- A-038(c) (Mark Aizikovitch / In Jiddischn Wort / Lieder Verfolgter judisch-sowjetischer dichter — אין ייִדישען וואָרט)
- Track ID:
- 31401
- Vocal/Arranger:
- Ayzikovitch, Mark — אײַזיקאָװיטש, מאַרק
- Accordion/Arranger/Vocal:
- Yavir, Nikolai — יאַוויר, ניקאָלי
- Piano/Arranger/Vocal/Violin:
- Nasarov, Konstantin — נאַזאַראָוו, קאָנסטאַנטין
- First line:
- Ay day digi digi day (3x), Shpilt a freylekhs, shpilt a freylekhs, in der rod…
- First line (Yiddish):
- אייִ דייִ דיגי דיגי דייִ (3), שפּילט אַ פֿרײלעכס, שפּילט אַ פֿרײלעכס,
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Klezmer/Joyfully
- Length:
- 3:41
- On album:
- B-003(r) (Sidor Belarsky in songs by Soviet Yiddish Poets & Composers — סידאָר בעלאַרסקי לידער פֿון סאָװעטעשע-ייִדישע דיכטער און קאָמפּ...)
- Track ID:
- 174
- Vocal:
- Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
- Piano:
- Baras, Jack — באַראַס, דזאַק
- First line:
- Shpilt a freylekhs, shpilt a freylekhs, in der rod arayn...
- First line (Yiddish):
- שפּילט אַ פֿרײלעכס, שפּילט אַ פֿרײלעכס, אין דער ראָד אַרײַן...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert
- On album:
- S-105(a) (Shalom Comrade! / Yiddish Music in the Soviet Union 1928-1961)
- Track ID:
- 32804
- Artist:
- Jewish Vocal Ensemble...Belarusian SSR
- Arranger:
- Klaus, N. P.
- First line:
- Shpilt, Shpilt, Shpilt a freylekhs, shpilt a freylekhs, in der rod arayn…
- First line (Yiddish):
- שפּילט, שפּילט, שפּילט אַ פֿרײלעכס, אין דער ראָד אַרײַן...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Choral
- Length:
- 3:20
- On album:
- W-035(a) (Hy Wolfe sings Lider far der Neshome/ Yiddish Songs for the Soul — לידער פֿאַר די נשמה)
- Track ID:
- 32827
- Arranger:
- Kaplan, Herbert — קאַפּלאַן, הערשל
- Vocal:
- Wolfe, Hy — וואָלף, חיים
- First line:
- Shpilt a freylekhs, aza freylekhs, in der rod arayn geshvind,
- First line (Yiddish):
- שפּילט אַ פֿרײלעכס, אַזאַ פֿרײלעכס, אין דער ראָד אַרײַן געשווינד,
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert
- Length:
- 2:27
- On album:
- A-038(d) (Mark Aizikovitch/ Jidelekh, Briderlakh, Singt Shejne Liedelach/Yiddish Hebrew and Russian Songs)
- Track ID:
- 36576
- Vocal/Percussion:
- Ayzikovitch, Mark — אײַזיקאָװיטש, מאַרק
- Acc Guitar/E Guitar/Bajan/Bass/Vocal:
- Javir, Nikolaj
- Piano/Keyboard/Cymbal/Harmonica/Bass/Vocal:
- Nazarov, Konstanin
- First line:
- Ay day digi digi di (3x), Shpilt a freylekhs, shpilt a freylekhs, in der rod…
- First line (Yiddish):
- אייִ דייִ דיגי דיגי דייִ (3), שפּילט אַ פֿרײלעכס, שפּילט אַ פֿרײלעכס,
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Studio Fusion/Funky
- Length:
- 3:41
Viglid (Kharik) — װיגליד (כאַריק)
- Also known as:
- S'iz Keyn Broyt In Shtub Nito
- Author:
- Kharik, Izi — כאַריק, איזי
- Composer:
- Yampolsky, Leyb — יאַמפּאָלסקי, לײב
- Genre:
- Lullaby/Lament/Literary Origin
- Subject:
- Poverty/Hunger/Hardship/Hope/Future
- Origin:
- Belarsky 235/Alb G-018(c)/Alb W-035(a)
- Transliteration:
- Belarsky 235/Alb W-035(a)
- Translation:
- Alb G-018(c)/Alb W-035(a)
- Music:
- Belarsky 114
Recordings
- On album:
- xB-003(g)
- Track ID:
- 13159
- Artist:
- Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
- Author:
- Kharik, Izi — כאַריק, איזי
- Composer:
- Yampolsky, Leyb — יאַמפּאָלסקי, לײב
- First line:
- S'iz keyn broyt in shtub nito nokh, shlof mayn tayer kind,
- First line:
- ס'איז קײן ברױט אין שטוב ניטאָ נאָך, שלאָף מײַן טײַער קינד,
- Track comment:
- Same melody as S'dremlen Foygl Oyf Di Tsvaygn"
- On album:
- B-003(g) (Sidor Belarsky Jewish Melodies)
- Track ID:
- 16584
- Artist:
- Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
- First line:
- S'iz keyn broyt in shtub nito nokh, shlof mayn tayer kind,
- First line (Yiddish):
- ס'איז קײן ברױט אין שטוב ניטאָ נאָך, שלאָף מײַן טײַער קינד,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Same melody as S'dremlen Foygl Oyf Di Tsvaygn"
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert
- On album:
- B-010(c) (Songs Of Our People sung by Ben Bonus — געזאַנג פֿון פֿאָלק)
- Track ID:
- 16585
- Artist:
- Bonus, Ben — באָנוס, בען
- Piano:
- Yampole, Victor
- First line:
- S'iz keyn broyt in shtub nito nokh, shlof mayn tayer kind,
- First line:
- ס'איז קײן ברױט אין שטוב ניטאָ נאָך, שלאָף מײַן טײַער קינד,
- Track comment:
- Same melody as S'dremlen Foygl Oyf Di Tsvaygn"
- On album:
- B-019(a) (Pinchos Borenstein Sings Best Loved Jewish Folk Songs Vol 3)
- Track ID:
- 16586
- Artist:
- Borenstein, Khazn Pinkhos — באָרענשטײן, חזן פּינחס
- First line:
- S'iz keyn broyt in shtub nito nokh, shlof mayn tayer kind,
- First line:
- ס'איז קײן ברױט אין שטוב ניטאָ נאָך, שלאָף מײַן טײַער קינד,
- Track comment:
- Same melody as S'dremlen Foygl Oyf Di Tsvaygn"
- On album:
- G-018(c) (Emil Gorovets Sings Songs of the Martyred Yiddish Poets...)
- Track ID:
- 19492
- Artist:
- Gorovets, Emil (Rakhmil) Iakovlevich — גאָראָװעץ, עמיל
- Artist:
- Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
- First line:
- S'iz keyn broyt in shtub nito nokh, shlof mayn tayer kind,
- First line:
- ס'איז קײן ברױט אין שטוב ניטאָ נאָך, שלאָף מײַן טײַער קינד,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Same melody as S'dremlen Foygl Oyf Di Tsvaygn"
- On album:
- B-003(x) (Sidor Belarsky 24 Favorite Yiddish Songs)
- Track ID:
- 21278
- Artist:
- Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
- First line:
- S'iz keyn broyt in shtub nito nokh, shlof mayn tayer kind,
- First line:
- ס'איז קײן ברױט אין שטוב ניטאָ נאָך, שלאָף מײַן טײַער קינד,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Same melody as S'dremlen Foygl Oyf Di Tsvaygn"
- On album:
- D-002(c)2 (Netania Davrath Russian, Israeli and Yiddish Folk Songs CD2)
- Track ID:
- 23495
- Arranger/Conductor Orchestra:
- DeCormier, Robert
- First line:
- S'iz keyn broyt in shtub nito nokh, shlof mayn tayer kind,
- First line:
- ס'איז קײן ברױט אין שטוב ניטאָ נאָך, שלאָף מײַן טײַער קינד,
- Track comment:
- Same melody as S'dremlen Foygl Oyf Di Tsvaygn"
- On album:
- S-093(a)1 (Leo Summergrad Yiddish Folksongs 1959 Vol 1 of 2)
- Track ID:
- 23137
- Artist:
- Summergrad, Leo
- First line:
- S'iz keyn broyt in shtub nito nokh, shlof mayn tayer kind,
- First line:
- ס'איז קײן ברױט אין שטוב ניטאָ נאָך, שלאָף מײַן טײַער קינד,
- Track comment:
- Same melody as S'dremlen Foygl Oyf Di Tsvaygn"
- On album:
- W-035(a) (Hy Wolfe sings Lider far der Neshome/ Yiddish Songs for the Soul — לידער פֿאַר די נשמה)
- Track ID:
- 32833
- Vocal:
- Wolfe, Hy — וואָלף, חיים
- Arranger:
- Kaplan, Herbert — קאַפּלאַן, הערשל
- First line:
- S'iz keyn broyt in shtub nito nokh, shlof mayn kind, mayn shtayfs,
- First line (Yiddish):
- ס'איז קײן ברױט אין שטוב ניטאָ נאָך, שלאָף מײַן קינד, מײַן שטײַפֿס
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert
- Length:
- 3:15
- On album:
- A-038(c) (Mark Aizikovitch / In Jiddischn Wort / Lieder Verfolgter judisch-sowjetischer dichter — אין ייִדישען וואָרט)
- Track ID:
- 31407
- Vocal/Arranger:
- Ayzikovitch, Mark — אײַזיקאָװיטש, מאַרק
- Vocal/Arranger:
- Yavir, Nikolai — יאַוויר, ניקאָלי
- Vocal/Arranger:
- Nasarov, Konstantin — נאַזאַראָוו, קאָנסטאַנטין
- Vocal:
- Babenko, Alexander — באַבענקאָ, אַלעקסאַנדער
- First line:
- S'iz keyn broyt in shtub nito nokh, shlof mayn kind, mayn…
- First line (Yiddish):
- ס'איז קײן ברױט אין שטוב ניטאָ נאָך, שלאָף מײַן קינד, מײַן...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert/Accapella/Harmony
- Length:
- 3:20
- On album:
- M-133(a) (Barbara Moskow / Disc 1)
- Track ID:
- 40068
- Vocal:
- Moskow, Barbara — מאָסקאָ, באַרבאַראַ
- Piano:
- Cohen, Rose Jarvis
- First line:
- S'iz keyn broyt in shtub nito nokh, shlof mayn kind, mayn shtayfs,
- First line (Yiddish):
- ס'איז קײן ברױט אין שטוב ניטאָ נאָך, שלאָף מײַן קינד, מײַן שטײַפֿס
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert
- Length:
- 3:11
Mikh Art Nit — מיך אַרט ניט
- Author:
- Kharik, Izi — כאַריק, איזי
- Composer:
- Bogdanski, Majer — באָגדאַנסקי, מאיר
- Genre:
- Literary Origin
- Subject:
- Eternity/Disappearance/Present
- Origin:
- Bogdanski 2 103
- Transliteration:
- Bogdanski 2 068
- Translation:
- Bogdanski 2 103
- Music:
- Bogdanski 2 068
Recording
- On album:
- B-090(h) (Majer Bogdanski / Songs From Cassette 4 of 11 (B))
- Track ID:
- 32161
- Vocal:
- Bogdanski, Majer — באָגדאַנסקי, מאיר
- First line:
- Mikh art nit oyb di eybikeyt vet mikh nit kenen,
- First line (Yiddish):
- מיך אַרט ניט אויב די אייביקײַט וועט מיך ניט קענען,
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Acapella/Folk
- Length:
- 1:40
Fargeyt Ir Umetike Zeydes — פֿאַרגייט איר אומעטיקע זיידעס
- Also known as:
- Pass On You Lonely Grandfathers
- Author:
- Kharik, Izi — כאַריק, איזי
- Genre:
- Literary Origin/USSR
- Subject:
- Grandfathers/Shtetl/Disappearance/Grief/Fear/Hope/Change
- Origin:
- Alb B-036(c)
- Translation:
- Alb B-036(c)
Recordings
- On album:
- B-036(c) (The Many Faces of Yiddish Poetry read by Abe Brumberg)
- Track ID:
- 33442
- Vocal:
- Brumberg, Abe — ברומבערג, אייב
- English Adaptation:
- Wolf, Leonard
- First line:
- Pass on, pass on you lonely grandfathers with frightened beards,
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Spoken Word
- Length:
- 2:10
- On album:
- B-036(c) (The Many Faces of Yiddish Poetry read by Abe Brumberg)
- Track ID:
- 33444
- First line:
- Fargeyt, fargeyt ir umetike zeydes, mit berd tseshrokene, farlofene mit shney,
- First line (Yiddish):
- פֿאַרגייט, פֿאַרגייט איר אומעטיקע זיידעס, מיט בערד צערשראָקענע, פֿאַרלאָפֿענע מיט
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Spoken Word
- Length:
- 2:01
Tsvishn Di Hekhste — צווישן די העכסטע
- Author:
- Kharik, Izi — כאַריק, איזי
- Genre:
- Literary Origin/USSR
- Subject:
- Boots/Cement/Scaffolds/Steel/Stone/Labor/Concrete/Height
- Transliteration:
- Alb Z-014(l)
- Translation:
- Alb Z-014(l)
- Additional song notes:
- Among The Highest
Recording
- On album:
- Z-014(l) (Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi Presents: City of the Future, Yiddish Songs From the Former Soviet Union)
- Track ID:
- 41700
- Vocal/Whistle:
- Schwartz, Elizabeth
- Contrabass/Balalaike:
- Pekarek, Jeff
- First line:
- In shtivl yukhtova farshmirt in tsement, mir shteyen af hoykher mishkoyles fun..
- First line (Yiddish):
- און שטיוול יעכטאָווע פֿאַרשמירטצאון צעמענט, מיר שטייען אַ הויכער מישקויילעס...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert
Mayn Yugunt — מײַן יגנט
- Author:
- Kharik, Izi — כאַריק, איזי
- Genre:
- Literary Origin/USSR
- Subject:
- Youth/Power/Solid/Father/Singing/Hammer/Love/Heritage/Memory
- Transliteration:
- Alb Z-014(l)
- Translation:
- Alb Z-014(l)
- Additional song notes:
- My Youth
Other tracks with this artist
Antloyfn ? — אַנטלױפֿן ?
- On album:
- F-028(a) (Sholem Aleykhem Yidn! / Forward Hour, WEVD / December 29, 1974)
- Track ID:
- 1395
- Author:
- Kharik, Izi — כאַריק, איזי
- Artist:
- Polanskaya, Margarita — פּאָלאַנסקײַאַ, מאַרגאַריטאַ
- Piano:
- Gottlieb, Malke — גאָטליב, מלכּה
- First line:
- Antloyfn? Ikh ken nit. Ikh vil nit antloyfn.
- First line:
- אַנטלױפֿן ? אַיך קען ניט. איך װיל ניט אַנטלױפֿן.
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Radio broadcast of "Sholem Aleykhm, Yidn!"
Kh'hob Plutsling Haynt Dem Toyt... — כ'האָב פּלוצלינג הײַנט דעם טױט...
- On album:
- F-028(a) (Sholem Aleykhem Yidn! / Forward Hour, WEVD / December 29, 1974)
- Track ID:
- 7973
- Author:
- Kharik, Izi — כאַריק, איזי
- Artist:
- Polanskaya, Margarita — פּאָלאַנסקײַאַ, מאַרגאַריטאַ
- First line:
- Kh'hob plutsling haynt dem toyt derfilt, un hot geshprungen..
- First line:
- כ'האָב פּלוצלינג הײַנט דעם טױט דערפֿילט, און האָט געשפּרונגען...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Radio broadcast of "Sholem Aleykhm, Yidn!"