Songs

Ma Nishtana — מה נשתּנה

Also known as:
Di Fir Kashes
Also known as:
The Four Questions
Genre:
Holiday/Ritual/Hagadah
Subject:
Passover/Four Questions/Difference/Night
Origin:
Coopersmith NJS 52/Alb G-017(a)/Cardozo 90, 91
Transliteration:
Coopersmith NJS 52/Alb G-017(a)/Alb C-047(a)
Translation:
Coopersmith NJS 52/G-017(a)/CD C-047(a)/Cardozo 90, 91
Music:
Coopersmith NJS 52//Cardozo 90, 91
Additional song notes:
See Alb G-013(a) for Yiddish text and transliteration. Yiddish transliteration is also on Alb C-042(a).

Recordings

On album:
N-003(c) (Nira Rabinovitz /Shlomo Nitzan Passover Songs — נירה רבּינוביץ שלמה ניצן שירי פּסח)
Track ID:
9513
Vocal:
Nitzan, Shlomo — ניצן, שלמה
Arranger/Conductor:
Aldema, Gil — אלדמע, גיל
Vocal:
Rabinovitz, Nira — רבּינוביץ, נירה
First line:
Ma nishtana halayla Haze, mikol haleylot, mikol haleylot,
First line (Hebrew):
מה נשתּנה הלילה הזה מכּל הלילוֹת?
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Why is this night different from all other nights?
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
S-034(a) (Songs & Stories Of The Jewish Holidays Herb Strauss)
Track ID:
9514
Vocal:
Straus, Herb, vocal and narration
First line:
Ma nishtana halayla Haze, mikol haleylot, mikol haleylot,
First line (Hebrew):
מה נשתּנה הלילה הזה מכּל הלילוֹת?
Track comment:
Why is this night different from all other nights?
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
S-076(c) (The Festive Table Passover Cantor Arnold Saltzman)
Track ID:
9516
Vocal:
Saltzman, Cantor Arnold
Vocal:
Nissenson, Carol
Arranger/Synthesizers:
Steeg, Bruce
First line:
Ma nishtana halayla Haze, mikol haleylot, mikol haleylot,
First line (Hebrew):
מה נשתּנה הלילה הזה מכּל הלילוֹת?
Track comment:
Why is this night different from all other nights?
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
D-013(a) (Cantor Abraham Davis Passover Songs)
Track ID:
9517
Vocal:
Davis, Cantor Abraham
First line:
Ma nishtana halayla Haze, mikol haleylot, mikol haleylot,
First line (Hebrew):
מה נשתּנה הלילה הזה מכּל הלילוֹת?
Track comment:
Why is this night different from all other nights?
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
B-003(s) (Seder Nights with Sidor Belarsky — לכּבֿד יום טובֿ פּסח)
Track ID:
9518
Vocal:
Belarsky, Sidor — בעלאַרסקי, סידאָר
Choral Arrangements/Musical Director:
Heifetz, Vladimir — חפֿץ, װלאַדימיר
First line:
Ma nishtana halayla Haze, mikol haleylot, mikol haleylot,
First line:
מה נשתּנה הלילה הזה מכּל הלילוֹת? פֿאַרװאָס איז די דאָזיקע נאַכט...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Why is this night different from all other nights?
Language:
Hebrew/Yiddish
On album:
B-004(c) (Let's Sing A Yiddish Song... Masha Benya & Children Chorus — לאָמיר זינגען לידער פֿאַר ייִדישע קינדער)
Track ID:
9519
Vocal:
Benya, Masha — בעניע, מאַשאַ
Piano:
Gottlieb, Malke — גאָטליב, מלכּה
Arranger:
Gelbart, Mikhl — געלבאַרט, מיכל
First line:
Ma nishtana halayla Haze, mikol haleylot, mikol haleylot,
First line:
מה נשתּנה הלילה הזה מכּל הלילוֹת? פֿאַרװאָס איז די דאָזיקע נאַכט...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Hebrew/Yiddish
On album:
G-017(a) (Gut Yom-Tov Kinder! A Treasury of Children's Songs... — גוט יום-טוב קינדער)
Track ID:
19433
Vocal:
Workmen's Circle Children's Chorus — אַרבעטער רינג קינדער כאָר
Arranger/Director:
Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)
First line:
Az di yontovkike teg heybt zikh on bavayzn..manishtana halaylo haze mikol.......
First line:
אַז די יום טובֿדיקע טעג הייבט זיך אָן צו באַווײַזן..מה נשתנה הלילה הזה מכל...
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Recorded under "Ma Nishtano"
Language:
Yiddish/Hebrew
Style:
Traditional Chant
On album:
Y-002(f) (Yaffa Yarkoni Enjoy Your Holidays Jewish Festival Songs — יפה ירקוני "ושמחת בחגיך" בשירים חגים)
Track ID:
23033
Artist:
Children — ילדים
Vocal:
Hed Arzi Orch & Children's Choir — תזמורת "הד-ארצי" בלווי מקהלת ילדים
Artist:
Winternitz, Dr. Khanan — וינטרניץ, ד"ר חנן
First line:
Ma nishtana halayla Haze, mikol haleylot, mikol haleylot,
First line (Hebrew):
מה נשתּנה הלילה הזה מכּל הלילוֹת?
Track comment:
Why is this night different from all other nights?
Language:
Hebrew
On album:
P-032(a) (Songs For A Secular Celebration of Pesach)
Track ID:
26773
Vocal:
Schofer, Jane and Larry
Narrator:
Rosefeld, Jack, Yid & narrator
First line:
Why is this night different from all other nights?
First line:
מה נשתּנה הלילה הזה מכּל הלילוֹת? פֿאַר װאָס איז די דאָזינקע נאַכט..
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
To Accompany Secular Hagada
Language:
English/Hebrew/Yiddish
On album:
001m (Rosenstein A./Fishsohn, A./ Ma Nishtano/ Khosn Bazingen)
Track ID:
28798
Artist:
Rosenstein A./Fishsohn, A.
On album:
064f (Jacobson, Nathan/ Khana Amsterdam/ Kiddush/ Ho Lakhmo/ Ma Nishtano)
Track ID:
30706
Vocal:
Amsterdam, Khane
Track comment:
Part of three record set: Seder Melodies
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Concert
On album:
013j (Silverbush, Sam & Company/ Di Fir Kashes/ Bris Milah)
Track ID:
29155
Vocal:
Silverbush, Sam
On album:
A-063(a) (Pesach with Rebbi Alter/ Yom Tov Series Vol I/ Musical Director Ali Baer)
Track ID:
35577
Language:
Hebrew
Style:
Religious/Liturgical/Passover
On album:
M-088(c) (Mispacha III / zidovske svatecni pisne / jewish festive songs)
Track ID:
39219
Artist:
Bouckova, Tereza
Artist:
Divecka, Helena-Ester
Artist:
Jerochim, Ester
Artist:
Jerochim, Chana
Artist:
Jerochim, Chaja
Artist:
Klimova, Helena
Artist:
Kovanicova, Helena
Artist:
Miletin, Sara
Artist:
Palkovicova, Zlata
Artist:
Sterecova, Anna
Artist:
Steinova, Iva
Artist:
Steinova, Kacka
Artist:
Skoumalova, Hana
Artist:
Skoumalova, Zdena
Artist:
Tausingerova, Irena
Artist:
Termerova, Lenka
Artist:
Pellar, Lukas
Artist:
Roth, Jakub
Artist:
Vacek, Petr
Artist:
Vyhnalek, Martin
First line:
Ma nishtana halajla haze mikol halejlot? Sebechol halejlot anu ochlim chamez...
Language:
Hebrew
Length:
2:36
On album:
L-096(a) (Benjamin Lapidus / Henencia Judia)
Track ID:
41226
On album:
P-002(a) (A Passover Seder with Jan Peerce)
Track ID:
3553
Vocal:
Children — ילדים
Director:
Hyams, Barry
First line:
Ma nishtana halayle haze, mikol halaylot?
First line:
מה נשתּנה הלילה הזה מכּל הלילוֹת?
Track comment:
Part of Seder with English narration
Language:
Hebrew/English
Style:
Traditional Chant
On album:
O-005(i) (The Moishe Oysher Seder)
Track ID:
3554
Vocal:
Children — ילדים
Vocal:
Oysher, Moyshe — אױשער, משה
Vocal:
Nadel, Abraham Chorus
Narration:
Gray, Barry, narration
First line:
Ma nishtana halayle haze, mikol halaylot?
First line:
מה נשתּנה הלילה הזה מכּל הלילוֹת?
Track comment:
Part of Seder with English narration
Language:
Hebrew/English
Style:
Traditional Chant