Songs
Veheyshiv Lev Avot — והשיב לב אבות
- Also known as:
- Malachi 03:24
- Genre:
- Biblical/Prophet
- Subject:
- Parents/Children/Understanding
- Origin:
- Tanakc v.2 1542
- Translation:
- Tanakh v.2 1542
- Additional song notes:
- And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children And the heart of the children to their fathers
Recordings
- On album:
- xN-003(d)
- Track ID:
- 9652
- Vocal:
- Nitzan, Shlomo — ניצן, שלמה
- Arranger/Conductor:
- Graziani, Yitskhak — גרציאני, יצחק
- Vocal:
- Rabinovitz, Nira — רבּינוביץ, נירה
- First line:
- Veheyshiv lev ovos al bonim velev bonim al ovoyesim.
- First line:
- והשיב לב אבות על בנום ולב בנים אבותם.
- Track comment:
- And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children,
- On album:
- N-003(d) (Nira Rabinovitz / Shlomo Nitzan Shabat & Hasidic Songs — לכו נרננה שלמה מיצן נירה רבּינוביץ זמירית לשבּת וניגוני חסידים)
- Track ID:
- 16322
- Vocal:
- Rabinovitz, Nira — רבּינוביץ, נירה
- Arranger/Conductor:
- Graziani, Yitskhak — גרציאני, יצחק
- Vocal:
- Nitzan, Shlomo — ניצן, שלמה
- First line:
- Veheyshiv lev ovos al bonim velev bonim al ovoyesim.
- First line (Hebrew):
- והשיב לב אבות על בנום ולב בנים אבותם.
- Track comment:
- And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children,
- Language:
- Hebrew
- On album:
- S-004(e) (The New Modzitzer Melave Malke Sung by Ben Zion Shenker — ניגוני מודזיץ למוצאי שבּת)
- Track ID:
- 16320
- Composer:
- Taub, Rabbi Saul of Modzits
- Vocal:
- Shenker, Ben Tsion — שענקער, בּן־ציון
- Arranger:
- Heifetz, Vladimir — חפֿץ, װלאַדימיר
- Vocal:
- Modzitser Choral Ensemble
- First line:
- הני אוֹכי שלח לכם את אליה הנביא לפני בּוֹא יוֹם יהיה הגדוֹל...
- Track comment:
- Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet,
- On album:
- F-026(a) (A Melave Malke with Avraham Fried)
- Track ID:
- 16321
- Composer:
- Baumgarten, Shneur Zalman — לאופר, משה
- Vocal:
- Fried, Avraham — פֿריִד, אַבֿרהם
- Arranger/Conductor:
- Laufer, Moshe — לאופר, משה
- Artist:
- Zimriah Orchestra
- First line:
- Veheyshiv lev ovos al bonim velev bonim al ovoyesim.
- First line (Hebrew):
- והשיב לב אבות על בנום ולב בנים אבותם.
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- And he shall turn the heart of the children to the farthers,
- Language:
- Hebrew
A Tangerl Oyf Yidish — אַ טאַנגערל אויף ייִדיש
- Genre:
- Tango
- Subject:
- Yiddish/Understanding
- Additional song notes:
- Varient of "A Lidele Oyf Yidish"
Recording
- On album:
- V-015(j) (Vorbei… Beyond Recall, CD 10/ A Record of Jewish musical life in Nazi Berlin, 1933-1938)
- Track ID:
- 31603
- Vocal:
- Feldman, A. L. — פֿעלדמאַן, אַ. ל
- First line:
- Shpil zhe mir a tangerl oyf yidish, loz nit zayn...
- First line (Yiddish):
- שפּיל זשה מיר אַ טאַנגערל אויף ייִדיש
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Klezmer/Folk/ Strings and Accordion accompaniment
- Length:
- 2:19
Shoyn Fir Yor — שוין פֿיר יאָר
- Author:
- Kaplan, Rebecca
- Composer:
- Kaplan, Rebecca
- Genre:
- Love
- Subject:
- Doubts/Courting/Distance/Understanding/Commitment
- Origin:
- Alb R-049(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb R-049(a)
- Translation:
- Alb R-049(a)
Recording
- On album:
- R-049(a) (Rebecca Kaplan & Pete Rushefsky / Oyf Di Vegelekh/ On The Path/ Yiddish Songs With Tsimbl — אןיף די וועגעלעך)
- Track ID:
- 31812
- Tsimbl:
- Rushefsky, Pete — רושעפֿסקי, פּינחס
- Vocal/Piano/Buben (Drum):
- Kaplan, Rebecca
- First line:
- Shoyn fir yor az mir shpiln a libe, koym dray khadoshim az kh'hob dikh derkent,
- First line (Yiddish):
- שוין פֿיר יאָר אַז מיר שפּילן אָ ליבע, קוים דרײַ יאָר אַז איך האָב דיך דעקענט,
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Folk
- Length:
- 3:04
Ver Veyst — ווער ווייסט
- Author:
- Rubinstein, Yosef — רובּינשטײַן, יוסף
- Composer:
- Bogdanski, Majer — באָגדאַנסקי, מאיר
- Genre:
- Literary Origin
- Subject:
- Life/Understanding/Mystery/Purpose
Recording
- On album:
- B-090(f) (Majer Bogdanski / Songs From Cassette 3 of 11 (B))
- Track ID:
- 32057
- Vocal:
- Bogdanski, Majer — באָגדאַנסקי, מאיר
- First line:
- Ver veyst fun undzer zayn dem zin, fun undzer goyrl…vos veyst der seykhl tsu..
- First line (Yiddish):
- ווער ווייסט פֿון אונדזער זײַן דעם זין, פֿון אונדזער גורל...וואָס ווייסט דער שׂכל...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Acapella/Folk
Shpar Zikh Beser On In Mir — שפּאַר זיך בעסער אָן אין מיר
- Genre:
- Literary Origin
- Subject:
- Dependancy/Understanding/Sadness
- Origin:
- Alb J-034(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb J-034(a)
- Translation:
- Alb J-034(a)
Reb Levi Yitzkhoks Kol — רב לוי יצחקס קול
- Author:
- Glatshteyn, Yakov — גלאַטשטײַן, יעקבֿ,
- Genre:
- Literary Origin/Poem
- Subject:
- Anger/Redemption/Suffering/Folkwagon/Understanding/Pleasure
- Origin:
- Alb L-066(b)
- Transliteration:
- Alb L-066(b)
- Translation:
- Alb L-066(b)
- Additional song notes:
- Reb Levi Yitzkhoks Plea (Voice) - need explanation of poem
Recordings
- On album:
- L-066(a) (Leibu Levin/ The Yiddish Narrator, Singer, Composer — לייבו לעווין)
- Track ID:
- 34436
- Vocal:
- Levin, Leibu — לעװין, לײבו
- First line:
- Farvos zolstu im oysredn aldos beyz, host kharote...
- First line (Yiddish):
- פֿאַר וו־אָס זאָלסטו אים אויסרעדן אַלדאָס בייז, האָסט חרטה...
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Literary Origin/Accapela
- On album:
- L-066(b) (Leibu Levin Performs in Yiddish/ Vemen Vestu Zingen Vemen` — וועמען וועסטו זונגען טטעמען)
- Track ID:
- 42338
- Vocal:
- Levin, Leibu — לעװין, לײבו
- First line:
- Farvos zolstu im oysredn aldos beyz, host efshr kharote oyf dem derleyz, vos du
- First line (Yiddish):
- פֿאַרוואָס זאָלסטו אים אויסרעדן אַלדאָס בייז, האָסט עפֿשר חרטה אויף דעם דערלייז
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Literary Origin/Accapela
- Length:
- 4:50
That's What Love's About
- Author:
- Taubman, Craig
- Composer:
- Taubman, Craig
- Genre:
- Children/Pop/Instructional
- Subject:
- Love/CaringKindness/Fairness/Understanding
Recording
- On album:
- T-069(a) (Craig Taubman / My Newish Jewish Discovery)
- Track ID:
- 39702
- Vocal:
- Taubman, Craig
- First line:
- I Think it's time I show the world what love is all about, I think it's time…
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Eclectic/Pop
Far Vemen Zol Ikh Shrayen — רפֿאַר וועמען זאָל איך שרײַען
- Genre:
- Folk/Yiddish/Russian
- Subject:
- Troubles/Sharing/Understanding
- Translation:
- Synopsis Alb S-202(b)
- Additional song notes:
- To Whom Shall I Shout?
Is Merlin Shepherd the composer?