Songs

A Grus Fun Di Trenches — אַ גרוס פֿון די טרענשעס

Author:
Lillian, Isadore — ליליאַן, איסאַדאָר
Composer:
Lillian, Isadore — ליליאַן, איסאַדאָר
Genre:
World War 1/Patriotic/Zionist
Subject:
Soldiers/Trenches/Morale/Battle/Victory/Letter/Courage
Origin:
SM 582 / Box 15
Transliteration:
Alb G-013(c)/SM 582 / Box 15
Translation:
Slobin 138
Music:
SM 582 / Box 15
Sheet music:
Folder:
582
Series:
4
Arranged for:
Voice/Piano
Texts:
Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher:
Metro Music Co.
Publisher address:
64 Second Ave, New York, NY
Date:
1943
Provenance:
Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #:
322
First line:
Oy bobenyu zog nokh nit 'got fun avrom', vos iz dos mit dir
First line (Yiddish):
אוי באָבעהיו, זאַג נאָך,,גאָט פֿון ,,אברהם", וואָס איז דאָס מיט דיר...
Notes:
Black lettering, Yiddish/English. "Featured by Moyshe Oysher". Price 40 cents. Four verses in Yiddish on back cover.

Recordings

On album:
017g (Birnbaum, Louis, tenor/ Onkel Sam/ A Grus Fun Di Trenches)
Track ID:
29269
Vocal:
Birnbaum, Louis, tenor
First line:
Ikh halt in hant a briv, ikh hob dem briv gekrign haynt,
First line (Yiddish):
איך האַלט אין האַנט אַ בריװ, איך האָב דען בריװ געקריגן הײַנט,
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
S-053(a) (Tenement Songs by Mark Slobin Recordings To Accompany Book)
Track ID:
243
Vocal:
Birnbaum, Philip
First line:
Ikh halt in hant a briv, ikh hob dem briv gekrign haynt,
First line (Yiddish):
איך האַלט אין האַנט אַ בריװ, איך האָב דען בריװ געקריגן הײַנט,
Track comment:
See Slobin 138
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
G-013(c) (The Golden Land, a joyous new musical Original Cast Album)
Track ID:
242
Vocal:
Adler, Bruce
Artist:
Golden Land Klezmer Orchestra
Orchestration:
Sokolow, Pete — סוקולוב, פּסח
Vocal:
Krause, Mark
First line:
Ikh breng aykh a grus fun di trenches, Ikh breng aykh a...
First line:
איך ברענג אײַך אַ גרוס פֿון די טרענשעס, איך ברענג אײַך אַ גרוס...
Language:
Yiddish/English
Style:
March/Theater