Songs

Git Mir Op Mazl Tov — גיט מיר אָפּ מזל טובֿ

Author:
Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב
Composer:
Secunda, Sholom — סעקונדאַ, שלום
Genre:
Theater
Subject:
Wedding/Family
Origin:
Warem 80/Alb R-022(a)
Transliteration:
Alb R-022(a)
Translation:
Alb R-022(a)
Additional song notes:
From the musical "Heaven On Earth".
Sheet music:
Folder:
698
Series:
4
Arranged for:
Voice/Piano
Texts:
Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher:
Trio Press
Publisher address:
New York, NY
Date:
1935
Provenance:
Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #:
493
First line:
Ven a kind heybt on tsu vern fertsn, fuftsn yor…
First line (Yiddish):
ווען אַ קינד הייבט אָן צו ווערן פֿערצן-פֿופֿצן יאָר...
Notes:
Brown lettering, English/Yiddish. From the play, Heaven on Earth, an operetta in two acts. "Now playing at Public Theatre, 2nd Avenue at Fourth Street, New York. Cover includes sixteen small photos of theater people. Back cover includes Yiddish words and cast of characters in English and Yiddish.

Recordings

On album:
O-003(b) (Der Koysl Shimon Osovitsky — דער כּותל שמעון אָסאָװיצקי)
Track ID:
5679
Vocal:
Osovitsky, Shimon — אָסאָװיצקי, שמעון
First line:
Ven a kind heybt on tsu vern fiftsen, zekhtsen yor,
First line (Yiddish):
װען אַ קינד הײבט אָן צו װערן פֿיפֿצען, זעכצען יאָר,
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
R-022(a) (Mazltov! Yiddish Folk Songs by Pearl Rottenberg & NAMA Orch)
Track ID:
5680
Artist:
Rottenberg, Pearl & NAMA Orch
First line:
Ven a kind heybt on tsu vern fertsn, fiftsen yor,
First line:
װען אַ קינד הײבט אָן צו װערן פֿערצן, פֿיפֿצען יאָר,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
Album notes credit lyrics to Jacobs and not "Lillian"
On album:
W-017(b) (The Wholesale Klezmer Band Joe Kurland, conductor)
Track ID:
5681
Artist:
Wholesale Klezmer Band
Vocal/Conductor:
Kurland, (Joe) Yosl — קורלאַנד, יוסל
First line:
Shpilt zhe mir, klezmorimlekh, shpilt mir yetst a freylekhs,
First line:
שפּילט זשע מיר, קלעזמאָרימלעך, שפּילט מיר יעצט אַ פֿרײלעךס,
On album:
B-028(a) (The World Of The Barry Sisters Memorable Jewish Melodies)
Track ID:
5682
Vocal:
Barry Sisters — שװעסטער באַרי
First line:
Ven a kind heybt on tsu vern fertsen, fiftsen yor,
First line:
װען אַ קינד הײבט אָן צו װערן פֿערצען, פֿיפֿצען יאָר,
Track comment:
Lyrics credited to Jacobs on album
On album:
B-028(i) (The Barry Sisters)
Track ID:
5683
Vocal:
Barry Sisters — שװעסטער באַרי
First line:
Ven a kind heybt on tsu vern fertsen, fiftsen yor,
First line:
װען אַ קינד הײבט אָן צו װערן פֿערצען, פֿיפֿצען יאָר,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
On album:
B-028(j) (Shalom The Barry Sisters)
Track ID:
5684
Vocal:
Barry Sisters — שװעסטער באַרי
Artist:
Reisman, Joe
Arranger:
Fershko, Shmuel — פֿערשקאָ, שמואל
Arranger:
Reisman, Joe
Arranger:
Manning, Dick
First line:
Ven a kind heybt on tsu vern fertsen, fiftsen yor,
First line:
װען אַ קינד הײבט אָן צו װערן פֿערצען, פֿיפֿצען יאָר,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)