Songs
Der Vaser Treger — דער װאַסער טרעגער
- Author:
- Bruderson, Moyshe — ברודערזאָן, משה
- Genre:
- Lament
- Subject:
- Poverty/Food/Children/Faith/Depravation/Learning
- Transliteration:
- Sheet Music 1259
- Translation:
- Sheet Music 1259
- Music:
- Sheet Music 1250
- Additional song notes:
- The Water Carrier
- Sheet music:
- Folder:
- 1286
- Series:
- 4
- Arranged for:
- Voice/Piano
- Texts:
- Transliteration/Translation
- Publisher:
- Jane Peppler
- Provenance:
- Purchase, Jane Peppler, Sept 2013
- First line:
- Reb Eleizer iz geven a yid, a balebos in yene gute tsaytn,
- First line (Yiddish):
- רבּ עליעזער איז געווען אַ ייִד, אַ בּעל־הבּית אין יענע גוטע צײַטן,
- Notes:
- Reb Eliezer was a prosperous man in those good times, now he carries water to people.
Recordings
- On album:
- E-024(a) (Paul Chaim Eisenberg & 10 saiten 1 bogen/ Az Der Rebe Lacht)
- Track ID:
- 26263
- Artist:
- Eisenberg, Paul Chaim & Ensemble
- Track comment:
- German commentary is this melody sung by Krouse - Familiar
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- K-048(a) (Moshe Kraus sings Yidish in Yidish)
- Track ID:
- 3437
- Vocal:
- Kraus, Cantor Moshe
- Piano:
- Katz, Shmuel, piano
- First line:
- Reb Leyzer iz geven a yid, a balabos, fun di alte tsaytn,
- First line (Yiddish):
- רעבּ לײזער איז געװען אַ ייִד, אַ בעל-הבית, פֿון די אַלטע צײַטן
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish