Songs
Oy Iz Dos A Lebn — אוי איז דאָס אַ לעבן
- Author:
- Picon, Molly — פּיקאָן, מאָלי
- Composer:
- Rumshinsky, Yosef — רומשינסקי, יאָסף
- Genre:
- Theater/Occupation
- Subject:
- Actor/Sing/Dance/Clown/Laugh
- Additional song notes:
- From Jacob Kalich's musical, "What A Life"
- Sheet music:
- Folder:
- 595
- Series:
- 4
- Arranged for:
- Voice/Piano
- Texts:
- Yiddish/Transliteration/English
- Publisher:
- Metro Music Co.
- Publisher address:
- 64 Second Ave, New York, NY
- Date:
- 1942
- Provenance:
- Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
- Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #:
- 335
- First line:
- Ikh kuk on di frayndins mayne, un ikh bin zey nit mekane…
- First line (Yiddish):
- איך קוק אָן די פֿרײַדינס מײַנע, און איך בין זיי ניט מקנה,
- Notes:
- Dark blue lettering, Yiddish/English. Photos of Joseph Rumshinsky and Molly Picon on cover. From Jacob Kalich's masterpiece "Oh, What A Life". Lyrics by Molly Picon. Price 30 cents. Yiddish and English lyrics on back cover.