ikh bin a border bay mayn vayb

Recordings

On album:

A-009(a) (Jewish Folk Songs Joey Adams - Sholom Secunda with Guests)

Track ID:

7093

Vocal:

Adams, Joey

Conductor:

Secunda, Sholom — סעקונדאַ, שלום

First line:

Ikh bin a border bay mayn vayb, mener, iz dos a tayerer job,

First line (Yiddish):

איך בין אַ באָרדער בײַ מײַן װײַב, מענער, איז דאָס אַ טײַערער דזאָב,

Track comment:

A Border Bay Mayn Vayb, Vus Lernt A Yingele, Gut Vokh

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Vaudeville/Theatre

On album:

P-025(a) (Pearls of Yiddish Song — פּערל פֿון ייִדישן ליד)

Track ID:

7094

Vocal:

Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך

Piano:

Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)

First line:

Ikh bin shoyn vider singl, punkt 'zoy vi a yingl, mit mayn..

First line (Yiddish):

איך בין שױן װידער סינגל, פּונקט אַזױ װי אַ ייִנגל, מיט מײַן װײַב…

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Vaudeville/Theatre

On album:

A-027(a) (Bruce Adler An Evening At The Yiddish Theatre… — ..)

Track ID:

7095

Vocal/English Adaption:

Adler, Bruce

Artist:

Golden Land Klezmer Orchestra

Director:

Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)

First line:

Ikh bin a border bay mayn vayb, mener, iz dos a tayerer job,

First line (Yiddish):

איך בין אַ באָרדער בײַ מײַן װײַב, מענער, איז דאָס אַ טײַערער דזאָב,

Track comment:

From "The Golden Land"

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Vaudeville/Theatre

On album:

A-019(a) (Billy Amstell's Jewish Party with Harold Bevens)

Track ID:

7096

Vocal:

Amstell, Billy Ens & Lynn Collins

Artist:

Berens, Harold, host

Arranger:

Amstell, Billy, arr

First line:

Ikh bin shoyn vider single, ikh fil azoy vi a yingl,

First line:

איך בין שױן װידער סינגל, איך פֿיל אַזױ װי אַ ייִנגל,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Also uses melody from chorus of "Dire Gelt"

Style:

Instrumental

On album:

G-013(c) (The Golden Land, a joyous new musical Original Cast Album)

Track ID:

7091

Vocal/English Adaptation:

Adler, Bruce

Artist:

Golden Land Klezmer Orchestra

Orchestration:

Sokolow, Pete — סוקולוב, פּסח

Vocal:

Zagnit, Stuart

First line:

Ikh bin a border bay mayn vayb, mener, iz dos a tayerer job,

First line (Yiddish):

איך בין אַ באָרדער בײַ מײַן װײַב, מענער, איז דאָס אַ טײַערער דזאָב,

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Vaudeville/Theatre

On album:

L-002(e) (Aaron Lebedeff on 2nd. Avenue 24 Songs Hits...Yiddish Stage)

Track ID:

7092

Vocal:

Lebedeff, Aaron — לעבעדאָװ, אהרן

First line:

Ikh bin shoyn vider single, ikh fil azoy vi a yingl,

First line (Yiddish):

איך בין שױן װידער סינגל, איך פֿיל אַזױ װי אַ ייִנגל,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Vaudeville/Theatre

On album:

K-010(h) (Miriam Kressyn & Seymour Rechzeit From Ellis Island...)

Track ID:

21792

Vocal:

Rechtzeit, Seymour — רעכצײַט, סימאָר

Narration:

Kressyn, Miriam — קרעסן, מיריאַם

First line:

Ikh bin a border bay mayn vayb, mener, iz dos a tayerer job,

First line (Yiddish):

איך בין אַ באָרדער בײַ מײַן װײַב, מענער, איז דאָס אַ טײַערער דזאָב,

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

Track comment:

Part of "From Ellis Island to the East Side"

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Vaudeville/Theatre

On album:

Y-021(a)2 (Yiddish New York - Paris - Varsovie 1910-1940 - CD 2)

Track ID:

23776

Artist:

Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב

First line:

Ikh bin shoyn vider singl, un leb vi a voyl yingl,

First line (Yiddish):

איך בין שױן װידער סינגל, און לעב װי אַ װױל ייִנגל, מיט מײַן..

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Vaudeville/Theatre

On album:

Z-010(n) (Paul Zim New York City Klezmer Jazz Band A Yiddish Delight)

Track ID:

24819

Vocal:

Zim, Cantor Paul

Artist:

NY City Klezmer Jewish Jazz Band

Arranger:

Barnes, Rolf

First line:

Ikh bin shoyn vider singl, punkt 'zoy vi a yingl, mit mayn..

First line (Yiddish):

איך בין שױן װידער סינגל, פּונקט 'זױ װי אַ ייִנגל, מיט מײַן װײַב...

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Vaudeville/Theatre

On album:

L-047(a) (L'Chaim Music of the Jewish People)

Track ID:

26520

Vocal:

Finkel, Fyvush — פֿינקל, פֿײַװוּש

Violin:

Schwartz, Abe — שװאַרץ, אײב

Artist:

Abe Schwartz Orchestra — אײב שװאַרץ אָרקעסטער

First line:

Ikh bin shoyn vider singl, punkt 'zoy vi a yingl, mit mayn..

First line (Yiddish):

איך בין שױן װידער סינגל, פּונקט 'זױ װי אַ ייִנגל, מיט מײַן װײַב...

Track comment:

Recorded 1947

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Vaudeville/Theatre

On album:

017l (Goldstein, Morris/ Mayn Griner Kozn/ Ikh Bin A Border Bay Mayn Vayb)

Track ID:

29279

Vocal:

Goldstein, Morris — גאָלדשטייַן, מאָריס

On album:

026m (Lebedeff, Aaron/ Ikh Bin A Border Bay Mayn Vayb/ Kegn A Vayb Ken Men Keyn...)

Track ID:

29511

Artist:

Lebedeff, Aaron — לעבעדאָװ, אהרן

Audio:

Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)

On album:

005l (Hoffman, Anna/Jacobs, Jacob/ Tshiken/ Ikh Bin A Border Bay Mayn Vayb)

Track ID:

28934

On album:

W-031(a) (Mauro Wrona / The Best Of Yiddish Vaudeville)

Track ID:

27850

Vocal:

Wrono, Mauro — װראָנאָ, מאַוראָ

Artist:

Klezmer Brazil Band

Piano:

Travossos, Tania Frankiel

Clarinet/Musical Direction:

Travossos, Alexandre Fracalanza

Violin:

Stein, Daniel

Acoustic Bass:

Dias, Neimar

Drums:

Marini, Ricardo

Trombone:

Moreira, Joao Paulo

Trumpet:

Jose de Melo, Luciano

Arranger:

Spielvogel, Erika

First line:

Ikh bin shoyn vider singl, punkt "zoy vi a yingl" mit mayn vayb hob ikh mir...

First line (Yiddish):

איך בין שױן װידער סינגל, פּונקט ,,זױ װי אַ ייִנגל'' מיט מײַן ...

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Theatre/Klezmer/Vaudville

Length:

003:50

On album:

S-103(a) (Hank Sapoznik And The Youngers of Zion/ The Protocols)

Track ID:

32664

Artist:

Youngers Of Zion

Tenor Guitar:

Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך

Fiddle:

Segelstein, Cookie

Bass, BBb Helicon:

Rubin, Mark

First line:

My wife and I just parted, and I'm back where I started,

First line:

איך בין שױן װידער סינגל, פּונקט אַזױ װי אַ ייִנגל, מיט מײַן װײַב…

Language:

Yiddish/English

Style:

Suggestive of Bluegrass

Length:

3:21

On album:

B-088(b) (Bobby Block Sings Yiddish / The Songs From His Youth)

Track ID:

33527

Vocal/Saxophone/Clarinet:

Block, Bobby

Keyboards:

Kravitz, Bernie

Percussion:

Sperell, Chic

First line:

Oy, Ikh bin a border bay mayn vayb, mener iz dos a tayerer job,

First line:

אָוי, איך בין אַ באָרדער בײַ מײַן װײַב, מענער, איז דאָס אַ טײַערער דזאָב,

Language:

Yiddish/English

Style:

Pop

Length:

2:07

On album:

035t (Moskowitz, Abraham/ Ale Vayber Zoln Lebn 100 Yor/ Ikh Bin A Border Bay Mayn Vayb)

Track ID:

29805

Vocal:

Moskowitz, Abraham — מאָסקאָוויץ, אבֿרהם

On album:

M-047(d) (Cantors Klezmorim and Crooners: 1905-1953 / Classic Yiddish 78s from the Mayrent Collection B)

Track ID:

35595

Vocal:

Finkel, Fyvush — פֿינקל, פֿײַװוּש

First line:

Ikh bin shoyn vider singl, pinkt azoy vi a yingl, bay mayn vayb hob ikh geget,

First line (Yiddish):

איך בין שױן װידער סינגל, פּונקט אַזױ װי אַ ייִנגל, מיט מײַן װײַב האָב איך...

Language:

Yiddish

Length:

2:54

On album:

F-065(a) (Fyvush Finkel/ It's Never Too Late)

Track ID:

38832

Piano:

Finkel, Elliot

Vocal:

Finkel, Fyvush — פֿינקל, פֿײַװוּש

Xylophone:

Finkel, Ian

Bass:

Sterbenz, Ed

Guitar:

Berliner, Jay

Drums:

Fischer, Martin

Synth:

Bichel, Ken

Trumpet:

Stripling, Byron

Trombone:

Andos, Randy

Alto Sax:

Olsen, Ralph

Alto Sax:

Anderson, Dennis

Baritone Sax:

Berger, Ken

Backup singer:

Heath, D. Michael

Backup Singer:

Allen, Cheryl Ann

First line:

My wife and I just parted, I'm back now where I strated, like a bachelor when I

Language:

English/Yiddish

Style:

American Theater

Length:

2:29

On album:

V0040

Track ID:

41813

Vocal:

Finkel, Fyvush — פֿינקל, פֿײַװוּש

Mandolin:

Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך

Piano:

Sokolow, Pete — סוקולוב, פּסח

Clarinet:

Maltz, Ken — מאַלץ, קען

First line:

My wife and I just parted, I'm back now where I strated, like a bachelor when I

First line:

איך בין שױן װידער סינגל, פּונקט אַזױ װי אַ ייִנגל, מיט מײַן װײַב האָב איך...

Language:

English/Yiddish

Style:

American/TheaterVaudville/Klezmer

Length:

1;55

On album:

M-068(a)04 (Milken/ Abraham Ellstein: Great Songs of The Yiddish Stage Volume 1)

Track ID:

42438

Vocal:

Adler, Bruce

Artist:

Barcelona Symphony

Orchestration/Arranger:

Hearshen, Ira

Arranger:

Mlotek, Zalmen — מלאָטעק, זלמן, (1951)

First line:

Ikh bin a border bay mayn vayb, mener, iz dos a tayerer job, zi attendet mikh…

First line (Yiddish):

איך בין אַ באָרדער בײַ מײַן װײַב, מענער, איז דאָס אַ טײַערער דזאָב,...

Language:

Yiddish

Style:

Vaudeville/Theatre/Klezmer/Concert

Length:

2:25

On album:

V0440 (Selected Video & DVD Clips of Klezmer, Folk and Theater Songs (Video))

Track ID:

41858

Vocal:

Finkel, Fyvush — פֿינקל, פֿײַװוּש

Piano:

Sokolow, Pete — סוקולוב, פּסח

Mandolin:

Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך

First line:

My wife and I just parted, I'm back where I started, like a bachelor when I was

First line:

איך בין שוין ווידער "סינגל" פונקט אַזוי ווי אַ ייִנגל, מיט מײַן ווײַב האָב איך

Language:

Engish/Yiddish

Style:

Humorous/Vaudeville/Shund

Length:

1:53