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