Songs

Halevay (Oysher) — הלװאַי (אױשער)

Author:
Oysher, Moyshe — אױשער, משה
Composer:
Oysher, Moyshe — אױשער, משה
Genre:
Theater/Novelty
Subject:
Love/Food/Fish/Plum/Fruit
Music:
Metro Album 43
Additional song notes:
If Only
Sheet music:
Folder:
924
Series:
4
Arranger:
Scher, William
Arranged for:
Piano
Publisher:
Metro Music Co
Publisher address:
64 Second Ave, NY
Date:
1951
Provenance:
Gift of Carol Weinbaum
Folder:
1011
Series:
4
Arranger:
Scher, William
Arranged for:
Bb Clarinet/ Bb Tenor Sax
Publisher:
Metro Music Co
Publisher address:
64 Second Ave, NY
Date:
1951
Provenance:
Gift of Carol Weinbaum

Recordings

On album:
S-130(a) (Shtreiml/ Spicy Paprikash)
Track ID:
38102
Piano, Electric Piano:
Rosenblatt, Jason
Vocals, Hammond B3:
Dolgin, Josh
Drums:
Arsenault, Thierry
Bass:
Harrod, Ariel
Vocals, Trumpet:
Watts, Susan
Backing Vocals:
Rosenblatt, Abby
Trombone:
Lemisch, Rachel — לעמיש, רחל
First line:
Halevay, volt ikh geven a floymen boym,
First line:
הלװאי, װאָלט איך געװען אַ פֿלאָמען בױם,
Language:
Yiddish/Enlgish
Length:
3:01
On album:
B-028(g) (The Barry Sisters A Time To Remember)
Track ID:
5991
Vocal:
Barry Sisters — שװעסטער באַרי
First line:
Halevay, volt ikh geven a floymen boym,
First line (Yiddish):
הלװאי, װאָלט איך געװען אַ פֿלאָמען בױם,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
F-025(a) (Play More Cheerfully/ Fayerlech/ Jewish Folk Ensemble Vilnus — פֿרײלעך זאָל זײַן)
Track ID:
5992
Artist:
Magid, Yakov & Fayerlekh Folk Ens — מאַגיד, יעקבֿ און פֿײַערלעך פֿאָלק אַנס
Artist:
Fayerlekh Folk Ensemble — פֿײַערלעך פֿאָלק אַנסאַנבל
Director:
Glushkov, Vladimir, director — גלוסקאָװ, װלאַדמיר, דיריגענט
First line:
Halevay, volt ikh geven gefilte fish,
First line (Yiddish):
הלװאי, װאָלט איך געװען געפֿילטע פֿיש,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
See "Hal'vay" published in Goldfarb - 2 p 180
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
O-005(d) (a with Moishe Oysher & The Barry Sisters Vol 2)
Track ID:
5993
Vocal:
Oysher, Moyshe — אױשער, משה
Artist:
Abe Ellstein Orchestra — אײב עלשטײַן אָרקעסטער
Vocal:
Barry Sisters — שװעסטער באַרי
First line:
Halevay, volt ikh geven a floymen boym freyen…
First line:
הלװאי, װאָלט איך געװען אַ פֿלאָמען בױם,
Track comment:
Halevay, I wish I were a keg of beer.
Language:
Yiddish/English
On album:
O-005(h) (Moishe Oysher At His Best with Moshe Koussevitzky — פֿאָלקס לידער)
Track ID:
5994
Vocal:
Oysher, Moyshe — אױשער, משה
Artist:
Abe Ellstein Orchestra — אײב עלשטײַן אָרקעסטער
Vocal:
Barry Sisters — שװעסטער באַרי
First line:
Halevay, volt ikh geven a floymen boym freyen…
First line:
הלװאי, װאָלט איך געװען אַ פֿלאָמען בױם,
Track comment:
Halevay, I wish I were a keg of beer.
Language:
Yiddish/English
On album:
M-034(c) (The Mazeltones Meshugge For You)
Track ID:
5995
Vocal:
Mazeltones
First line:
Halevay, volt ikh geven a floymen boym
First line:
הלװאי, װאָלט איך געװען אַ פֿלאָמען בױם,
Track comment:
Halevay, I wish I were a keg of beer.
Language:
Yiddish/English
On album:
B-028(f) (Golden Voices of Israel No 3 Bagelman Sisters and Others)
Track ID:
5996
Artist:
Abe Ellstein Orchestra — אײב עלשטײַן אָרקעסטער
Vocal:
Barry Sisters — שװעסטער באַרי
First line:
Halevay, volt ikh geven a floymen boym,
First line:
הלװאי, װאָלט איך געװען אַ פֿלאָמען בױם,
Track comment:
Halevay, I wish I were a keg of beer.
Language:
Yiddish/English