Songs
Azoy Vi S'iz Biter — אַזױ װי ס'אַיז ביטער
- Also known as:
- Vi Shlekht Un Vi Biter
- Also known as:
- Di Dinstmoyd
- Genre:
- Theatre
- Subject:
- Maid/Servant/Employer/Love/Place/Zhitomir
- Origin:
- ML PYS 108
- Transliteration:
- ML PYS 108
- Music:
- ML PYS 109
Recordings
- On album:
- P-025(a) (Pearls of Yiddish Song — פּערל פֿון ייִדישן ליד)
- Track ID:
- 16563
- Vocal:
- Reissa, Eleanor
- Piano:
- Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
- First line:
- Vi shlekht un vi biter s'iz tsu dinen bay yenemen,
- First line (Yiddish):
- װי שלעכט און װי ביטער ס'איז צו דינען בײַ יענעמען,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- T-023(a) (Those Were The Days)
- Track ID:
- 16564
- Vocal:
- Reissa, Eleanor
- Conductor:
- Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
- Artist:
- Golden Land Orchestra
- First line:
- Vi shlekht un vi biter s'iz tsu dinen bay yenemen,
- First line:
- װי שלעכט און װי ביטער ס'איז צו דינען בײַ יענעמען,
- Track comment:
- From "Those Were The Days" Recorded under "Di Dinst"
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- On album:
- B-051(b) (A Nigundl/ Jewish Folksongs/ Soloists of the State Theatre of Bucharest — לידער פֿון ייִדישן פֿאָלקלאָר)
- Track ID:
- 28268
- Artist:
- Bucharest Jewish Theatre Orch
- Vocal:
- Abramovici, Trici
- First line:
- Azoy vi s'iz biter tsu dinen bay yenevits, azoy iz dos biter, un take gemeyn,
- First line (Yiddish):
- אַזױ װי ס'איז ביטער צו דינען בײַ יענעװיץ, אַזױ איז דאָס ביטער,
- Track comment:
- With "Paylishn" accent - "Yakh" instead of "Ikh"
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Concert/Orchestral Accomp/Theatre
- On album:
- A-060(e) (Songs From the Attic/ Lider Fun Boydem 1/ The Best of 78 Records/A Letter From Mother — לידער פֿון בוידעם 1\ די בעסטע פֿון 78 פּלאַטן, אַ סריוועלע דער מאַמען)
- Track ID:
- 35417
- Vocal:
- Blumenfeld, Diana
- First line:
- Azoy vi s'iz biter tsu dinen bay yenevits, azoy iz dos biter, un take gemeyn,
- First line (Yiddish):
- אַזױ װי ס'איז ביטער צו דינען בײַ יענעװיץ, אַזױ איז דאָס ביטער,
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Bessarabian Dialect
- On album:
- R-056(b) (Astrid Ruff/ Chante, Reyzele, Chante!/ Chansons De Femmes En Yiddish)
- Track ID:
- 38229
- Contrebasse / Doublebass:
- Laurent, Gautier
- Accordeon:
- Weyh, Yves
- Chant / Vocal:
- Ruff, Astrid
- First line:
- Vi shlekht un vi biter s'iz tsu dinen bay yenemen, Vi shlekht un vi biter un...
- First line (Yiddish):
- ווי שלעכט און ווי ביטער ס,איז צו דינען בײַ יענעמען, ווי שלעכט און ווי ביטער
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Length:
- 2:25
- On album:
- B-051(a) (Yiddish Folksongs Orchestra Of The Jewish Theatre Bucharest)
- Track ID:
- 1821
- Artist:
- Bucharest Jewish Theatre Orch
- Conductor:
- Schwartzman, Khaim — שװאַרצמאַן, חיים
- Vocal:
- Abramovici, Trici
- First line:
- Azoy vi s'iz biter tsu dinen bay yenevits,
- First line (Yiddish):
- אַזױ װי ס'איז ביטער צו דינען בײַ יענעװיץ,
- Track comment:
- Similar to a Ben Bonus song,
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Orchestral Accompaniment/"Paylishn Dialect"
- On album:
- S-071(a) (Gwiazdy Na Dachu / Shtern Oyfn Dakh / Stars on the Roof — שטערן אױפֿן דאַך)
- Track ID:
- 1822
- Vocal:
- Szurmiej, Lena
- First line:
- Azoy vi s'iz biter tsu dinen bay yenevits,
- First line (Yiddish):
- אַזױ װי ס'איז ביטער צו דינען בײַ יענעװיץ,
- Track comment:
- Recorded in Poland under "Jestemcija Z Litomierza"
- Language:
- Yiddish