Songs

Gis Gis Gis — גיס גיס גיס

Author:
Lillian, Isadore — ליליאַן, איסאַדאָר
Composer:
Secunda, Sholom — סעקונדאַ, שלום
Genre:
Theater
Subject:
Drinking/Liquor/Wine
Additional song notes:
From Secunda's operetta "A Sheyner Kholom" Book by William Segal.
Sheet music:
Folder:
717
Series:
4
Arranged for:
Voice/Piano
Texts:
Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher:
Samuel Secunda
Publisher address:
Trio Press Inc. 37 E. 18th St. New York, NY
Date:
1936
Provenance:
Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #:
553
First line:
Gis, gis, gis, gis on dos gleyz, gis, gis, gis, gis, zay...
First line (Yiddish):
גיס, גיס, גיס, גיס אָן דאָס גלעזל, גיס, גיס גיס, גיס, זײַ ניט קיין אייזל
Notes:
Dark blue lettering, English/Yiddish. Photos of Aaron Lebedeff, Itzik Feld, Lucy Levin, Gertie Bulman, Leon Gold. From the theatre production "A Beautiful Dream" at the Public Theatre, Second Ave. at 4th Street, New York, NY. Yiddish words on back cover. Cast of Characters in Yiddish and English on back cover. "A Sheyner Kholom" also included.

Recordings

On album:
B-028(m) (The Barry Sisters/ Their Greatest Yiddish Hits)
Track ID:
36506
Vocal:
Barry Sisters — שװעסטער באַרי
First line:
Geyt a yid in shenkl arayn, shenkl arayn, in shenkl arayn,
First line (Yiddish):
גײט אַ ייִד אין שענקל אַרײַן, שענקל אַרײַן, אין שענקל אַרײַן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Swing/Klezmer
Length:
2:41
On album:
B-028(g) (The Barry Sisters A Time To Remember)
Track ID:
5673
Vocal:
Barry Sisters — שװעסטער באַרי
First line:
Geyt a yid in shenkl arayn, shenkl arayn, in shenkl arayn,
First line (Yiddish):
גײט אַ ייִד אין שענקל אַרײַן, שענקל אַרײַן, אין שענקל אַרײַן,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Swing/Klezmer