Songs written or composed
Miserlou — מיסערלאָו
- Composer:
- Roubanis, Nick — רובּינס, ניק
- Genre:
- Love
- Subject:
- Desert
- Origin:
- Alb T-005(c)/CD S-001(d)
- Transliteration:
- CD S-001(d)/Alb K-029(h)/Alb P-038(b)
- Translation:
- CD S-001(d)/Alb K-029(h)
- Additional song notes:
- Music adapted from Greek folk dance melody
- Related information in folder 268:
- Document type:
- Article
- Author:
- Chana Mlotek
- Publisher:
- Yiddish Forward
- Date:
- 6/10/2005
- Comments:
- Response to letter titled "Fun Vanen Shtamt dos 'Miserlou"- lid?''" Song text published.
- Sheet music:
- Folder:
- 1231
- Series:
- 4
- Arranger:
- Richard Gendelman
- Arranged for:
- Bb Clarinet, Trumpet Tenor Saxaphone
- Texts:
- Instrumental Only
- Provenance:
- Gendelman Gift
- Notes:
- Manuscript
Recordings
- On album:
- B-002(c) (Jan Bart Sings Yinglish)
- Track ID:
- 10539
- Vocal/English Adaption:
- Bart, Jan
- Arranger/Conductor:
- Gunther, William
- First line:
- Desert shadows creep across purple sand, natives kneel in...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Leed credited as co-composer on this track
- Language:
- English
- On album:
- K-019(a) (First Live Chassidic Wedding Joe King and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 10540
- Artist:
- King, Joe and his Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Greek folk dance.
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- S-080(a) (Sweet Dreams (Sheyne Chalomes) For Guitars and Flutes — שײנע חלומות)
- Track ID:
- 10541
- Artist:
- Schonbrun, Bluma & Bill Bridges
- Arranger:
- Schonbrun, B.& B. Bridges, arr
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- K-010(b) (The Best of Miriam Kressen & Seymour Rexsite)
- Track ID:
- 10543
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- First line:
- Vayt in dem midbar, in heyse zun farbrent, hob ikh a mol...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װײַט אין דעם מידבּר, און הײסע זון פֿאַרברענט, האָב איך אַ מאָל...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- R-016(b) (Seymour Rexsite Sings Jewish Folk Songs & Yiddish Theatre...)
- Track ID:
- 10544
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- First line:
- Vayt in dem midbar, in heyse zun farbrent, hob ikh a mol...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װײַט אין דעם מידבּר, און הײסע זון פֿאַרברענט, האָב איך אַ מאָל...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- S-027(c) (Jacob Sandler Yiddishe Tanz Musik Vol. 2 — יעקבֿ סאַנדלער ייִדישע טאַנץ מוזיק)
- Track ID:
- 10545
- Vocal:
- Sandler, Jacob — סאַנדלער, יעקבֿ
- Vocal/Accompaniment:
- Hed Arzi Orchestra and Choir — הד ארצי אָרקעסטער און כאָר
- Arranger/Conductor:
- Tarski, Alexander — טאַרסקי, אַלעקסאַנדער
- First line:
- Vayt in dem midbar, in heyse zun farbrent, hob ikh a mol...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װײַט אין דעם מידבּר, און הײסע זון פֿאַרברענט, האָב איך אַ מאָל...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- T-005(b) (Chaim Towber Anniversary Record)
- Track ID:
- 10546
- Vocal:
- Tauber, Chaim Shmuel (Shami) טױבער, חיים שמואל (שמאי)
- First line:
- Vayt in dem midbar, in heyse zun farbrent, hob ikh a mol...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װײַט אין דעם מידבּר, און הײסע זון פֿאַרברענט, האָב איך אַ מאָל...
- Track comment:
- Tauber credited as co-composer on this track
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- T-005(c) (Chaim Towber, The Singing Poet Songs To Remember — לידער צו געדענקען)
- Track ID:
- 10547
- Composer:
- Tauber - Roubanis
- Vocal:
- Tauber, Chaim Shmuel (Shami) טױבער, חיים שמואל (שמאי)
- First line:
- Vayt in der midbar, fun heyser zun farbrent, hob ikh a mol..
- First line (Yiddish):
- װײַט אין דער מדבּר, פֿון הײסער זון פֿאַרברענט, האָב איך אַ מאָל...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Tauber credited as co-composer on this track
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- B-028(f) (Golden Voices of Israel No 3 Bagelman Sisters and Others)
- Track ID:
- 10548
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- First line:
- Vayt in dem midbar, in heyse zun farbrent, hob ikh a mol...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װײַט אין דעם מידבּר, און הײסע זון פֿאַרברענט, האָב איך אַ מאָל...
- Track comment:
- Tauber credited as co-composer on this track
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- J-022(a) (The REAL Complete Jewish Party Music Collection / David & The High Spirit)
- Track ID:
- 18739
- Artist:
- David & Gila's Band with chorus
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "Folk Dances - medley
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- B-061(a) (Boiberik Camp Songs Field Tape Compiled by Mickey Hurewitz)
- Track ID:
- 19650
- Artist:
- Boiberik Campers
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Part of Children's Oneyg Shabos in auditorium
- Style:
- Instrumental
- Length:
- 2:05
- On album:
- O-010(a) (Oomph Intercontinental Klezmer Between Two Worlds)
- Track ID:
- 21404
- Artist:
- Oomph
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- S-047(b) (Mazel Tov! More Music Of The Jewish People)
- Track ID:
- 21427
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Artist:
- Abe Ellstein Orchestra — אײב עלשטײַן אָרקעסטער
- First line:
- Vayt in dem midbar, in heyse zun farbrent, hob ikh a mol...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װײַט אין דעם מידבּר, און הײסע זון פֿאַרברענט, האָב איך אַ מאָל...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- S-027(d) (Jacob Sandler Yidishe Tants Muzik — ייִדישע טאַנץ מוזיק)
- Track ID:
- 22365
- Vocal:
- Sandler, Jacob — סאַנדלער, יעקבֿ
- Vocal/Accompaniment:
- Hed Arzi Orchestra and Choir — הד ארצי אָרקעסטער און כאָר
- Arranger/Conductor:
- Tarski, Alexander — טאַרסקי, אַלעקסאַנדער
- First line:
- Vayt in dem midbar, in heyse zun farbrent, hob ikh a mol...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װײַט אין דעם מידבּר, און הײסע זון פֿאַרברענט, האָב איך אַ מאָל...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- B-067(a) (Timeless Jewish Songs Shirim La'ad Martha Rock Birnbaum — שירים לעד)
- Track ID:
- 23397
- Harp:
- Dechario, Barbara
- Arranger/Musical Director:
- Dechario, Joseph
- Style:
- Instrumental/Harp Solo
- On album:
- S-081(d) (Salomon Klezmorim Klezt Best!)
- Track ID:
- 24054
- Artist:
- Salomon Klezmorim
- Clarinet:
- Salomon, Marcel
- Accordion:
- von Tol, Theo
- Violin:
- Lootsma, Nienke
- First line:
- Vayt in der midbar, fun heyse zun farbrent, hob ikh a mol...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װײַט אין דער מידבּר, פֿון הײסע זון פֿאַרברענט, האָב איך אַ מאָל...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- K-029(h) (The Klezmer Cconservatory Band Dancing In the Aisles)
- Track ID:
- 25255
- Artist:
- Klezmer Conservatory Band
- Vocal:
- Bressler, Judy
- First line:
- Vayt in dem midbar, in heyse zun farbrent, hob ikh a mol...
- First line (Yiddish):
- װײַט אין דעם מידבּר, און הײסע זון פֿאַרברענט, האָב איך אַ מאָל...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert
- On album:
- K-068(e) (Klezaimir Back in the Shtetl Again — צוריק אין דעם שטעטל נאָכאַמאָל)
- Track ID:
- 27153
- Artist:
- Klezamir
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- P-038(b) (Pressburger Klezmer Band / Ot Azoy)
- Track ID:
- 32561
- Artist:
- Pressburger Klezmer Band — פּ ק בּ
- Vocal:
- Ballova, Linda
- Violin/Arranger:
- Werner, Andrej
- Clarinet:
- Lago, Miro
- Viola:
- Alexander, Daniel
- Piano/Synthesizer:
- Suska, Pavol
- Drums/Percussion:
- Oros, Martin
- Double Bass:
- Alexander, Samo
- First line:
- Vayt in dem midbar, fun heyse zun farbrent, hob ikh a mol a meydele dort..
- First line (Yiddish):
- װײַט אין דעם מידבּר, פֿון הײסע זון פֿאַרברענט, האָב איך אַ מאָל אַ מיידל דאָרט..
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Folk/
- Length:
- 4:11
- On album:
- P-038(b) (Pressburger Klezmer Band / Ot Azoy)
- Track ID:
- 32562
- Artist:
- Pressburger Klezmer Band — פּ ק בּ
- Vocal:
- Ballova, Linda
- Violin/Arranger:
- Werner, Andrej
- Clarinet:
- Lago, Miro
- Viola:
- Alexander, Daniel
- Piano/Synthesizer:
- Suska, Pavol
- Drums/Percussion:
- Oros, Martin
- Double Bass:
- Alexander, Samo
- Udu Drum:
- Lopi
- Style:
- Nigun/Syncopated
- Length:
- 2:11
- On album:
- B-087(a) (Henry Berman: 1945-1948 — חיים בערמאַן: 1948-1945)
- Track ID:
- 30767
- Vocal:
- Berman, Henry — בערמאַן, חיים
- First line:
- Shtendik flegt mayn mame zogn mir
- First line (Yiddish):
- שׁטענדיק פֿלעגט מייִן מאַמע זאָגן מיר
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Theatre
- On album:
- 015i (August, Jan/ Miserlou/ Babalu)
- Track ID:
- 29223
- Artist:
- August, Jan
- On album:
- Z-011(f) (Talila & Ben Zimet / Yiddish Atmosphere)
- Track ID:
- 28754
- Vocal:
- Talila
- Trunpet/Trombone/Percussion/Clarinet/Flute:
- Derouin, Michel
- Contrabass:
- Mortarelli, Pierre
- Piano:
- Schaff, Eddy
- First line:
- Vayt in dem midbar, fun heyse zun farbrent, hob ikh a mol a meydele dort..
- First line (Yiddish):
- װײַט אין דעם מידבּר, פֿui הײסע זון פֿאַרברענט, האָב איך אַ מאָל אַ מיידל דאָרט..
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert
- Length:
- 06:07
- On album:
- G-074(a) (Alex Marcus Goldman Orchestra (second album))
- Track ID:
- 33641
- Artist:
- Alex Marcus Goldman Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental/Klezmer
- Length:
- 3:51
- On album:
- M-097(a) (Merovitz Project + Brass/ Live In Montreal — דער מעראָוויץ פּראָיעקט)
- Track ID:
- 36394
- Synths:
- Winograd, Michael — ווינאָגראַד, מ.
- Guitar:
- Fox-Rosen, Avi
- Guitar:
- Fruchter, Yoshie
- Bass:
- Folman-Cohen, Ari
- Drums:
- Berry, Chris
- Accordeon/Musical Director:
- Oppenheim, Henri
- Style:
- Pop/Instrumental/Klezmer
- Length:
- 4:13
- On album:
- E-018(d) (Epstein Brothers/ Judiac International/ Over 200 Years of Music Collectively/ Disc 1one and two)
- Track ID:
- 41257
- On album:
- Y-063(a) (The Best Yiddish Album In The World/Jewish Musical Heritage)
- Track ID:
- 41740
- /Accompaniment:
- Hed Arzi Orchestra — הד ארצי אָרקעסטער
- Vocal:
- Sandler, Jacob — סאַנדלער, יעקבֿ
- Arranger/Conductor:
- Tarski, Alexander — טאַרסקי, אַלעקסאַנדער
- First line:
- Vayt in dem midbar, fun heyse zun farbrent, hob ikh a mol a meydele dort..
- First line (Yiddish):
- װײַט אין דעם מידבּר, פֿון הײסע זון פֿאַרברענט, האָב איך אַ מאָל אַ מיידל דאָרט..
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Folk/
- Length:
- 2:59
- On album:
- R-016(h) (Seymour Rechzeit Sings Your Favorite Songs in his Intimate Style)
- Track ID:
- 33819
- Vocal:
- Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר
- Piano:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- First line:
- Vayt in der midbar, fun heyser zun farbrent, hob ikh a mol..
- First line (Yiddish):
- װײַט אין דער מדבּר, פֿון הײסער זון פֿאַרברענט, האָב איך אַ מאָל...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Pop/Yemenite
- On album:
- K-137(a) (Mazzeltov: Rolinha Kross/Amsterdam — אַמסטערדאַם)
- Track ID:
- 39459
- First line:
- Vajt in dem midbar fun hejser zun farbrent hob ich amol a mejdele dort gekent
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Klezmer/Folk
- Length:
- 7:43
S'veltel Iz Nisht Ay Ay — ס'װעלטעל איז נישט אײַ אײַ
- Author:
- Shechter, Harry — שעכטער, האַרי
- Composer:
- Roubanis, Nick — רובּינס, ניק
- Genre:
- Lament
- Subject:
- Poverty/Faith/Complaint
- Additional song notes:
- Set to the melody of "Miserlou"
Recordings
- On album:
- B-057(a) (The Jewish Mood Maxim Broydn)
- Track ID:
- 13177
- Artist:
- Brodyn, Maxim — בראָדין, מאַקסים
- Composer:
- Shekhter
- First line:
- Riboynu shel olam, hartsiker foter, du, vi lang vel ikh...
- First line (Yiddish):
- רבּונו של עלום, האַרציקער פֿאָטער, דו, װי לאַנג װעל איך װאַרטן,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From 78 rpm album "The Jewish Mood, Stinson 602-2
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- S-093(a)2 (Leo Summergrad Yiddish Folksongs 1959 Vol 2 of 2)
- Track ID:
- 23180
- Vocal:
- Summergrad, Leo
- First line:
- Riboynu shel olam, tayerer foter, du, vi lang zol ikh...
- First line (Yiddish):
- רבּונו של עלום, טײַערער פֿאָטער, דו, װי לאַנג זאָל איך װאַרטן,
- Track comment:
- See 78 rpm album "The Jewish Mood, Stinson 602-2
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Acapella