Name:
Sharet, Yehuda
Name (Yiddish):
שרת, יהודה
Also known as:
Shertok, Yehuda

Songs written or composed

Veulai — ואולי (שרת)

Also known as:
Es Kon Zayn
Also known as:
Efsher Iz Di Gantse Zakh A Lign
Also known as:
Kineret (Rakhel, Bogdanski)
Author:
Rakhel — רחל
Composer:
Sharet, Yehuda — שרת, יהודה
Genre:
Literary Origin/Pioneer/Zionist
Subject:
Kineret/Dream
Origin:
Belarsky Fav 31
Transliteration:
Belarsky Fav 28/Alb D-002(a)
Translation:
Belarsky Fav 28/Alb D-002(a)/Ausubel Poetry 107
Music:
Belarsky Fav 31
Additional song notes:
Translation in Ausubel published under title "Kinnereth" Alt translation: "and perhaps" on album y-056(a)
Related information in folder 1201:
Comments:
1. 12/4/2011 Yiddish Adaptation by Zalmen Shazer titled "Efshar Iz Di Gantze Zakh A Lign- Perhaps the Whole Thing Is A Lie. Provided by Chava Kremer December 12, 2011
Sheet music:
Folder:
902
Series:
4
Arranger:
Lefkowitch, Henry
Arranged for:
Voice/Piano
Translator:
Tauber, Khaim, Yiddish Adaptation
Texts:
Hebrew Transliteration/Hebrew/Yiddish
Publisher:
Metro Music Co
Publisher address:
64 Second Ave, New York
Date:
1940
Provenance:
Gift of Carol Weinberg, Feb 2006
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Yiddish):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן…
Notes:
Black block letters includes Hebrew lettering and English transliteration and translates title as "Perhaps" - Music credited to Shertok-Lefkowwitch. Two copies one priced at 50 cents and the other at 40 cents.

Recordings

On album:
S-070(a) (Starker Als Flammen Lieder Aus Dem Documentarfilm)
Track ID:
16517
Artist:
Shtaraker Als Flammen
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
B-019(a) (Pinchos Borenstein Sings Best Loved Jewish Folk Songs Vol 3)
Track ID:
16518
Vocal:
Borenstein, Khazn Pinkhos — באָרענשטײן, חזן פּינחס
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
C-023(e) (Great Cantors of the Present)
Track ID:
16519
Vocal:
Barkin, Cantor Jacob — באַרקין, חזן יעקבֿ
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
D-002(b) (Netania Davrath/Behold Thou Art Fair & other Songs of Israel)
Track ID:
16520
Conductor Orchestra:
Gruber, Josef Leo
Arranger:
Shalamon, Kar'el, arranger
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
N-014(b) (Moshe Nathanson Songfest/ Favorite Songs of the Feinberg Duo)
Track ID:
16521
Vocal:
Feinberg Duo
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
H-023(a) (The Hester Street Troupe Generation To Generation)
Track ID:
16522
Artist:
Hester Street Troupe
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Style:
Instrumental
On album:
R-030(c) (Meir Rimon Lovely Songs of Israel Horn of Plenty — קרן שיר מאיר רימוֹן שירי ארץ ישׂראל)
Track ID:
16523
French Horn:
Rimon, Meir — רימוֹן, מאיר
Artist:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Members
Conductor:
Amos, David
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Style:
Instrumental
On album:
S-080(b) (Sweet Dreams II (Sheyne Chalomes) For Guitars and Flutes — שײנע חלומות ב)
Track ID:
16524
Artist:
Schonbrun, Bluma & Bill Bridges
Cello:
Shapero, Jose, cello
Artist:
Schonbrun, B. & Bill Bridges, arr
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Style:
Instrumental
On album:
A-022(a) (Aleph Duo A to Z in Jewish Music)
Track ID:
16504
Artist:
Soloway, Michael
Artist:
Zfira, Avshalom, guitar
Artist:
Moshiakh, Ilan, music dir & cond
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
K-033(a) (The Most Beautiful Songs of Kinnereth Sea of Galilee — יש לי כּנרת - שירי כּנרת)
Track ID:
16505
Artist:
Zakai, David — זכּאי, דוד
Artist:
Caspi, Mati, musical direction — כּספּי, מתי, נהול מוסיקלי
Artist:
Caspi, Mati, arrangement — כּספּי מתי, עיבוד
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
L-013(a) (La Bianca Heart Warming Yiddish-Hebrew Favorites)
Track ID:
16506
Artist:
La Bianca, Ginetta
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
M-031(a) (Ruth Maimon Kol Tov — רותּ מימון כּל טוֹבֿ)
Track ID:
16507
Artist:
Maimon, Ruth — מימון, רותּ
Artist:
Moscovitz, Poldy, conductor
Artist:
Horowitz, Martin, organ
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
J-017(a) (A Collection of Jewish Folk Songs)
Track ID:
16508
Vocalist:
Chagy, Khazn Berele
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
K-047(a) (Cantor Sholom Katz sings Hebrew and Yiddish Songs)
Track ID:
16509
Vocal:
Katz, Sholom — קאַץ, שלום
Artist:
Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
T-003(a) (Tova Ben Tzvi Vacaciones En Israel)
Track ID:
16510
Vocal:
Ben-Tsvi, Tova
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
V-002(a) (Songs from Jewish Life sung by Cantor Boris Voronovsky)
Track ID:
16511
Vocal:
Voronsky, Cantor Boris
Piano/Organ:
Kingsford, Charles, piano, organ
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
Y-001(a) (Mordecai Yardeini sings his own compositions — ייִדישע געזאַנגען שירי ישׂראל)
Track ID:
16512
Piano:
Ben-Hayim, Yosef — בּן־חיים, יוסף
Vocal:
Yardeini, Mordecai — ירדני, מרדכי
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
A-013(a) (Exodus To The World Regina Ben-Amittay)
Track ID:
16513
Vocal:
Ben-Amitay, Regina — בּן־אמיתי, רגינה
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
B-003(f) (Sidor Belarsky Songs of Israel)
Track ID:
16514
Vocal:
Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Concert
On album:
B-003(p) (Sidor Belarsky Sings A Salute To Israel's 20 Anniversary — סידאָר בעלאַרסקי 20 ישׂראל)
Track ID:
16515
Vocal:
Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
Musical Director:
Heifetz, Vladimir — חפֿץ, װלאַדימיר
Violin:
Ravina, Oscar
Cello:
Altmann, Bernardo
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Concert
On album:
K-052(a) (Aliza Kashi Hello People Vol 2)
Track ID:
16516
Vocal:
Kashi, Aliza
Conductor/Arranger:
Finkel, Ian
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
S-094(a) (Sulam / Moshe Berlin/ Klezmer Music from Tel Aviv — סלם)
Track ID:
23232
Clarinet/Director:
Berlin, Moshe (Mussa)
Flute/Arranger:
Kunsman, Roman
Violin:
Girish, Lev
Piano:
Reiss, Alexander
Drums/Percussionist:
Markovitz, Mika
Track comment:
Improvisations on Shaat melody, with Hine Ma Tov
Style:
Klezmer/Instrumental
On album:
D-002(c)2 (Netania Davrath Russian, Israeli and Yiddish Folk Songs CD2)
Track ID:
23511
Conductor Orchestra:
Gruber, Josef Leo
Arranger:
Shalamon, Kar'el, arranger
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
A-037(a) (A Musical Tribute to Israel Sam Appel sings "Songs I Love")
Track ID:
23909
Vocal:
Appel, Sam
Musical Direction:
Helzner, Jules
Piano/Organ:
Appel, Neil
First line:
V'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, V'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
W-025(a) (Laura Wetzler A World oF Jewish Folk Music)
Track ID:
24525
Vocal:
Wetzler, Laura
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment:
And perhaps these things have never been, and perhaps I...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
Y-018(c)2 (Tanja Solnik Lullabies and Love Songs)
Track ID:
25383
Vocal:
Solnik, Tanja
Piano/Accordion:
Nesteruk, Gary, piano, accordian
Guitar/Mandolin:
Hershman, Jim
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Track comment:
And perhaps these things happened-I never rose at dawn to...
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
041h (Belarsky,Sidor; basso cantante/ Shir HaShamisha/ Veulay)
Track ID:
29973
Vocal:
Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Concert
On album:
B-090(e) (Majer Bogdanski / Songs From Cassette 3 of 11 (A))
Track ID:
32039
Vocal:
Bogdanski, Majer — באָגדאַנסקי, מאיר
First line:
Efsher iz di gantse zakh a lign, ver veyst, efsher hob ikh zikh gor gefodert,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Acapella/Folk
On album:
035k
Track ID:
29787
Vocal:
Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Concert
On album:
V0031
Track ID:
33768
Vocal:
Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
Organ:
Saslavsky, Nicholas L. — סאַסלאַװסקי, נ. ל.
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, Ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Concert
On album:
S-111(a) (Cantor Moshe Schwimmer / Assorted Yiddish Folk Songs/ Gheto E Folclore)
Track ID:
33733
Vocal:
Jacobs, Celia
Vocal:
Schwimmer, Cantor Moshe — שווימער, חזן משה
First line:
Ve'ulai lo hayu hadvarim meolam, ve'ulai lo hishkamti im…
First line (Hebrew):
ואולי לא היו הדברים מעולם, ואולי לא השכמתי עם שחר לגן...
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Concert
Length:
2:14
On album:
B-090(g) (Majer Bogdanski / Songs From Cassette 4 of 11 (A))
Track ID:
32117
Vocal:
Bogdanski, Majer — באָגדאַנסקי, מאיר
First line:
Efsher iz di gantse zakh a lign, ver veyst, efsher hob ikh zikh gor gefodert,
First line (Yiddish):
אפֿשר איז די גאַנצע זאַך אַ רגן, ווער ווייסט, אפֿשר האָב איך זיך גאָר געפֿאָדערט,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Acapella/Folk
Length:
2:13
On album:
Y-056(a) (Yaroslav Yakubovic/Songs of the Land Israeli Tunes — אלבום שירי הארץ)
Track ID:
39276
Language:
Hebrew
Length:
4:13
On album:
K-014(A) (Songs of our Past / Marilyn Krimm, Soprano)
Track ID:
43002
Vocal:
Krimm, Marilyn
Composer:
Sharet, Yehuda — שרת, יהודה
Piano:
Hodge, Nancy, piano
Oboe:
Bartholomew, Anne
Drum:
Larkin, Bruce
Arranger:
Alexius, Carl J.
Poet:
Rakhel — רחל
First line:
Veulai lo hayu ha-devarim l'olam, veulai?
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Hebrew Art Song
On album:
K-014(A) (Songs of our Past / Marilyn Krimm, Soprano)
Track ID:
43003
Vocal:
Krimm, Marilyn

Other tracks with this artist

El Artsi — אל ארצי

On album:
K-033(a) (The Most Beautiful Songs of Kinnereth Sea of Galilee — יש לי כּנרת - שירי כּנרת)
Track ID:
4474
Author:
Rakhel — רחל
Composer:
Sharet, Yehuda — שרת, יהודה
Artist:
Natanele — נתנאלה
Artist:
Caspi, Mati, musical direction — כּספּי, מתי, נהול מוסיקלי
Artist:
Caspi, Mati, arrangement — כּספּי מתי, עיבוד
First line (Hebrew):
לא שׁרתּי לך, ארצי, ולא פּארתּי שׁמך בּעלילוֹת גבוּרה,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Hebrew

Kineret Akheret (Heb) — כּנרת אחרת

On album:
K-033(a) (The Most Beautiful Songs of Kinnereth Sea of Galilee — יש לי כּנרת - שירי כּנרת)
Track ID:
8490
Author:
Sharet, Yehuda — שרת, יהודה
Composer:
Wilensky, Moshe — וילנסקי, משה
Artist:
Gluska, Ophira — גלוסקא, אופירה
Artist:
Caspi, Mati, musical direction — כּספּי, מתי, נהול מוסיקלי
Arranger:
Gronich, Shlomo — גרוניך, שלמה
First line:
K'shhaeynu tseirem me'od me'od, tehorim zakim tmimim yafim..
First line (Hebrew):
כּשהיינוּ צעירים מאד מאד, טהוֹרים זכּים תּמימים יפים ועוֹד.
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
"Different Kineret"
Language:
Hebrew

Nageyn Li Yarden (Heb) — נגן לי ירדן

On album:
K-033(a) (The Most Beautiful Songs of Kinnereth Sea of Galilee — יש לי כּנרת - שירי כּנרת)
Track ID:
10892
Author:
Sharet, Yehuda — שרת, יהודה
Composer:
Amarillio, Moni — אמריליו, מוני
Artist:
Atari, Gila — עטרי, גלי
Artist:
Caspi, Mati, musical direction — כּספּי, מתי, נהול מוסיקלי
Artist:
Caspi, Mati, arrangement — כּספּי מתי, עיבוד
First line:
Nagan li yarden, al kinor mey hatkhelet, hami na kineret,
First line (Hebrew):
נגן לי, ירדן, על כּנוֹר מי התּכלת. המי נא כּנרת גליך לי פּלא...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Play For Me Jordan.
Language:
Hebrew