ora sittner a nigun vos loyft mir nokh

Oyfn Veg Shteyt A Boym — אױפֿן װעג שטײט אַ בױם

Also known as:

Al Haderekh Ets Omeyd

Also known as:

Afn Veg Shteyt A Boym

Author:

Manger, Itzik — מאַנגער, איציק

Genre:

Literary Origin/Folk

Subject:

Child/Mother/Burdens/Birds/Tree/Imagination/Mother Love

Song comment:

P. Laskovski sometimes credited as composer./ From "Volkns Ibern Dakh"

Origin:

ML MTAG 164/Manger 369/Manger Illust/Alb L-023(a)/Alb F-024(e)/GYF 66/

Transliteration:

GYF 67/ML MTAG 164/ L-022(a)/Alb A-044(a)/Alb F-018(a)/CD L-054(a)/CD O-016(a)

Translation:

Leftwich GP 547/GYF 67/Alb L-004(a)/Alb L-023(a)/Manger Wolf 102/Sh Sh 414

Music:

ML MTAG 164/

Additional song notes:

By The Wayside Stands A Tree See also illustration in Manger Illust See transliteration and translation in Ephemera 1552 Shmuel Fisher credited as compposer in the lyrics provided by Klezmania

Related information in folder 111:

Comments:

1. Essay titled "The Destiny of a Poem" by Itzik Manger, translated from the Yiddish by Joseph Leftwich and published in Volume 2 of "The Way We Think" describing Manger's visit to Waraw in April 1948 including an incident dealing with his poem "Oyfn Veg Shteyt A Boym." See folder 3 (Manger, Itzik) 2. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell. 3. Article in the English Forward of January 29, 2010 by Philologos exploring the relationship of Manger's "Oyfn Veg Shteyt A Boym" and the folk song "Groyser Got, Groyser Got, Lomir Davenen Minkhe, Az Yidn Veln Forn Keyn Eretz Yisroel, Vet Zayn Susn V"Simkhe". 4 3/2/2014 Program for performances of the The Megile of Itzik Manger for March 2-16, 2014 at the Center for the Performing Arts published by the Folksbiene.

Related information in folder 996:

Comments:

1. Article in English Forward of January 29, 2010 by Philologos titled "A Tree Grows in Zion" dealing with Manger's Song with the Zionist pioneer song and coming to the conclusion that Laskowsky could not have written the melody to the Manger song

On album:

S-087(a) (Ora Sittner A Nigun Vos Loyft Mir Nokh — אורה זיטנר אַ נעגון װאָס לױפֿט מיר נאָך)

Track ID:

19133

Artist:

Sittner, Ora — זיטנר, אורה

First line:

Oyfn veg shteyt a boym, shteyt er eyngeboygn,

First line:

אױפֿן װעג שטײט אַ בױם, שטײט ער אײַנגעבױגן, אַלע פֿײגל פֿונעם...

Unter Di Grininke Beymelekh — אונטער די גרינינקע בײמעלעך

Also known as:

Moyshelekh, Shloymelekh

Also known as:

Moyshelekh Un Shloymelekh

Author:

Bialik, Khaim Nakhman — ביאַליק, חיים נחמן

Composer:

Brunoff, Platon G. — ברונאָף, פּלאַטאָן ג.

Genre:

Literary Origin

Subject:

Children/Innocence/Eyes/Memory/Birds/Trees/Play

Origin:

ML PYP 225/Bugatch 126/Alb L-001(d)Alb D 004(d)/Alb B-015(b)/Sh Sh 227

Transliteration:

Bugatch 126/Vinkov 2 114/Alb L-001(d)/Alb D-004(d)

Translation:

Vinkov 2 114/Alb L-001(d)/Sh Sh 226

Music:

Vinkov 2 114/Bugatch 126

Additional song notes:

Under The Green Little Trees

On album:

S-087(a) (Ora Sittner A Nigun Vos Loyft Mir Nokh — אורה זיטנר אַ נעגון װאָס לױפֿט מיר נאָך)

Track ID:

19134

Artist:

Sittner, Ora — זיטנר, אורה

First line:

Unter di grininke beymelekh, shpiln zikh moyshelekh...,

First line:

אונטער די גרינינקע בײמעלעך, שפּילן זיך משהלעך, שלמהלעך,

A Mayse — אַ מעשׂה

Also known as:

A Mol Iz Geven A Mayse

Additional song notes:

See "A Mol Iz Geven A Mayse"

On album:

S-087(a) (Ora Sittner A Nigun Vos Loyft Mir Nokh — אורה זיטנר אַ נעגון װאָס לױפֿט מיר נאָך)

Track ID:

19135

Artist:

Sittner, Ora — זיטנר, אורה

First line:

A mol iz geven a mayse, Di meyse iz gor nit freylekh.

First line (Yiddish):

אַ מאָל איז געװען אַ מעשׂה, די מעשׂה איז גאָר ניט פֿרײַלעך,

Language:

Yiddish

Hey Tsigelekh — הײ ציגעלעך

Author:

Gebirtig, Mordkhe — געבירטיג, מרדכי

Composer:

Gebirtig, Mordkhe — געבירטיג, מרדכי

Genre:

Folk

Subject:

Love/Lament/Shepherd/Goats

Origin:

ML MTAG 213/Vinkov 1 42/Alb R-007(f)4/Gebir Lemm 94/Alb A-044(a)/Gebir ML 38

Transliteration:

ML MTAG 213/Vinkov 1 42/Alb R-007(f)4/Alb T-015(c)/Alb A-044(a)/Lifshitz 28

Translation:

Vinkov 1 42/Alb A-044(a)/Gebir SIMC 38

Music:

ML MTAG 213/Vinkov 1 42/Gebir Lemm 94/Lifshitz 26

On album:

S-087(a) (Ora Sittner A Nigun Vos Loyft Mir Nokh — אורה זיטנר אַ נעגון װאָס לױפֿט מיר נאָך)

Track ID:

19136

Vocal:

Sittner, Ora — זיטנר, אורה

First line:

Hey, tsigelekh, kumt aher tsu mir geshvind!

First line (Yiddish):

הײ, ציגעלעך, קומט אַהער צו מיר געשװינד!

Language:

Yiddish

Yam Lid — ים ליד

Author:

Bialik, Khaim Nakhman — ביאַליק, חיים נחמן

Composer:

Shneour, Moyshe — שניאר, משה

Genre:

Zionist/Translation/Literary Origin

Subject:

Zion/Yearning

Song comment:

Adapted from the Hebrew of Yehuda Halevi by Chaim Nakhman Bialik

Origin:

Bugatch 80/Alb L-001(d)/ML PYS 212/

Transliteration:

Bugatch 80/Alb K-042(c)/Alb L-001(d)/

Translation:

ML PYL 212/Alb L-001(d)/Alb K-042(c)/Klezkamp 94 39/

Music:

Bugatch 80/ML PYL 212/

Additional song notes:

See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell.

Related information in folder 748:

Comments:

1. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell.

On album:

S-087(a) (Ora Sittner A Nigun Vos Loyft Mir Nokh — אורה זיטנר אַ נעגון װאָס לױפֿט מיר נאָך)

Track ID:

19137

Artist:

Sittner, Ora — זיטנר, אורה

First line:

Kh'hob fargesn ale libste, k'hob farlozt may eygn heym,

First line (Yiddish):

כ'האָב פֿאַרגעסן אַלע ליבסטע, כ'האָב פֿאָרלאָזט מײַן אײגן הײם,

Track comment:

Translated from the Hebrew by Khiam Nakhman Bialik

Language:

Yiddish

Unter Di Khurves Fun Poyln (Berezovsky) — אונטער די חורבֿות פֿון פּױלן (בערעזאָװסקי)

Author:

Manger, Itzik — מאַנגער, איציק

Composer:

Berezovsky, Shaul — בערעזאָװסקי, שאול

Genre:

Literary Origin/Holocaust

Subject:

Poland/Ruins/Sorrow

Origin:

Berezovsky 174/ML MTAG 192/Vinkov 4 80/Manger Illust

Transliteration:

ML MTAG 192/Vinkov 4 80

Translation:

Leftwich GP 551/Vinkov 4 80

Music:

Berezovsky 167Vinkov 4 80/ML MTAG 192

On album:

S-087(a) (Ora Sittner A Nigun Vos Loyft Mir Nokh — אורה זיטנר אַ נעגון װאָס לױפֿט מיר נאָך)

Track ID:

19138

Vocal:

Sittner, Ora — זיטנר, אורה

First line:

Unter di khurves fun poylen, a kop mit blonde hor,

First line (Yiddish):

אונטער די חורבֿות פֿון פּױלן, אַ קאָפּ מיט בלאָנגע בּאָר,

Language:

Yiddish

Undzer Mut Iz Nit Gebrokhn — אונדזער מוט איז ניט דעבאָאָכן

On album:

S-087(a) (Ora Sittner A Nigun Vos Loyft Mir Nokh — אורה זיטנר אַ נעגון װאָס לױפֿט מיר נאָך)

Track ID:

19139

Author:

Tsendorf, I. — צענדאָרף, י.

Artist:

Sittner, Ora — זיטנר, אורה

First line:

Undzer mut iz nit gebrokhn, s'iz dos lebn vunder sheyn,

First line:

אונדזער מוט איז ניט געבראָכן, ס'איז דאָס לעבן װוּנדער שײן,

Kinder Yorn (Gebirtig) — קינדער יאָרן (געבירטיג)

Also known as:

Shnot Yaldut

Author:

Gebirtig, Mordkhe — געבירטיג, מרדכי

Composer:

Gebirtig, Mordkhe — געבירטיג, מרדכי

Genre:

Folk

Subject:

Nostalgia/Childhood/Aging/Memory/

Origin:

Gebir ML 9/ML MTAG 222/Alb A-001(h)/Belarsky 221/Alb B-007(a)/Gebir Lemm 44

Transliteration:

ML MTAG 222/Alb B-007(a)/Alb L-054(a)/Alb A-005(e)/Alb T-031(b)

Translation:

Alb G-022(a)/GYF 55/Alb B-007(a)/Alb L-054(a)/Alb A-005(e)Gebir SIMC 4

Music:

GYF 53/ML MTAG 221/Belarsky 47/ Gebir Lemm 44

On album:

S-087(a) (Ora Sittner A Nigun Vos Loyft Mir Nokh — אורה זיטנר אַ נעגון װאָס לױפֿט מיר נאָך)

Track ID:

19140

Artist:

Sittner, Ora — זיטנר, אורה

First line:

Kinder-yorn, zise kinder-yorn, Eybik blaybt ir vakh in...

First line (Yiddish):

קינדער יאָרן, זיסע קינדער יאָרן, אײביק בלײַט איר וואַך אין מײַן זיכּרון

Language:

Yiddish

Yidl Mitn Fidl — ייִדל מיטן פֿידל

Author:

Manger, Itzik — מאַנגער, איציק

Composer:

Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב

Genre:

Theatre/Folk

Subject:

Klezmer/Musicians/Life/Nature/Joy

Origin:

ML PYS 258/Alb L-044(c)/

Transliteration:

Alb A-044(a)/Alb K-029(b)/ML PYS 258/Alb I-013(a)/Alb K-029(b)/Alb L-044(c)

Translation:

Alb G-013(c)/Alb K-029(b)/ML PYS 258/Qalb L-044(c)/Alb B-122(a)

Music:

Warem 240/ML PYS 258

Additional song notes:

Little Jew With His Fiddle (?) From the film of the same name.

Related information in folder 1002:

Comments:

1. Internet article by Rhoda (Rokhl) Bernard, with original Yiddish text, transliteration and translation of the song.

On album:

S-087(a) (Ora Sittner A Nigun Vos Loyft Mir Nokh — אורה זיטנר אַ נעגון װאָס לױפֿט מיר נאָך)

Track ID:

19141

Artist:

Sittner, Ora — זיטנר, אורה

First line:

Iber felder, vegn, ofy a vogn hey, mit zun un vint un regn

First line (Yiddish):

איבער פֿעלדער װעגן, אױף אַ בינטל הײ, מיט זון און װינט און רעגן

Track comment:

From film of same name with Molly Picon.

Language:

Yiddish

Yankele — יאַנקעלע

Also known as:

Shlof Mayn Yankele

Also known as:

Shlof Shoyn Mayn Yankele

Author:

Gebirtig, Mordkhe — געבירטיג, מרדכי

Composer:

Gebirtig, Mordkhe — געבירטיג, מרדכי

Genre:

Folk/Lullabye

Subject:

Child/Sleep/Teeth/Crying/Student/Wet/Khosn

Origin:

ML MTAG 08/Alb K-014(a)/GYF 60/Alb L-022(a)/Alb F-024(e)/

Transliteration:

GYF 63/ML MTAG 08/Alb R-007(f)1/Alb R-001(a)/Alb P-001(a)/Alb L-022(a)

Translation:

Alb H-006(a)/Alb G-022(a)/Alb K-014(a)/GYF 63/Alb O-001(c)/Alb P-001(a

Music:

ML MTAG 09/GYF 61/

Additional song notes:

See also Ephemera 918 for Yiddish text, translation and transliteration

Related information in folder 745:

Comments:

1. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell.

On album:

S-087(a) (Ora Sittner A Nigun Vos Loyft Mir Nokh — אורה זיטנר אַ נעגון װאָס לױפֿט מיר נאָך)

Track ID:

19142

Artist:

Sittner, Ora — זיטנר, אורה

First line:

Shlof zhe mir shoyn, Yankele, mayn sheyner, Di eygelekh,

First line (Yiddish):

שלאָף זשע מיר שױן, יאַנקעלע, מײַן שײנער, די אײגעלעך, די...

Language:

Yiddish

Raisins and Almonds

Also known as:

Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen

Also known as:

Shlof Mayn Kind Shlof

Author:

Goldfaden, Avrom — גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם

Composer:

Goldfaden, Avrom — גאָלדפֿאַדען, אַבֿרהם

On album:

S-087(a) (Ora Sittner A Nigun Vos Loyft Mir Nokh — אורה זיטנר אַ נעגון װאָס לױפֿט מיר נאָך)

Track ID:

19143

Artist:

Sittner, Ora — זיטנר, אורה

First line:

In dem beys-hamikdosh, In a vinkl kheyder, zitst di almone..

First line (Yiddish):

אין דעם בית־המקדש, אין אַ װינקל־חדר, זיצט די אַלמנה בת־ציון…

Track comment:

From the operetta "Shulamis"

Language:

Yiddish

Unter Dayne Vayse Shtern (Brodno) — תחת זעו כוכבי שמים / אונטער דײַנע װײַסע שטערן

Also known as:

Takhat zi kukhvi shomayim

Also known as:

Shema Koleynu

Author:

Sutzkever, Avrom — סוצקעװער, אַבֿרהם

Composer:

Brudno, Avrom — ברודנאָ, אַבֿרהם

Genre:

Literary Origin/Holocaust

Subject:

Faith/Prayer

Song comment:

Introduced in Vilna ghetto theatre-"Di Yogenish in Fas"

Origin:

Ephemera 1203/Kaczer 74/Alb V-001(a)/Alb D-004(g)/ML WAH 48/Alb N-026(a

Transliteration:

Ephemera 1204/ML WAH 48/Alb M-049(a)/Alb M-049(a)/Alb Z-010(g)/D-004(n)

Translation:

Alb Z-010(g)/Alb V-001(d) ML WAH 48/Alb G-040(a)/Alb M-049(a)/D-004(n)

Additional song notes:

First sung by Zlote Kaczerginski at Litter Art Theatre of Vilna Ghetto Under Your White Stars./ Takhat Ziv Kokhvey Shamayim (Hebrew Adaptation) Hebrew Text in album notes for V-001(b) and Ephemera 1203 English Adaptation with Album Notes and Ephemera 1204

On album:

S-087(a) (Ora Sittner A Nigun Vos Loyft Mir Nokh — אורה זיטנר אַ נעגון װאָס לױפֿט מיר נאָך)

Track ID:

19144

Vocal:

Sittner, Ora — זיטנר, אורה

First line:

Unter dayne vayse shtern, shtrek tsu mir dayn veyse hant,

First line (Yiddish):

אונטער דײַנע װײַסע שטערן, שטרעק צו מיר דײַן װײַסע האַנט,

Track comment:

"Introduced in Vilna ghetto theatre-"Di Yogenish in Fas"

Language:

Yiddish