Songs

Oy S'iz Gut — אױ ס'איז גוט

Author:
Jacobs, Jacob — זשאַקאָבס, זשאַקאָב
Composer:
Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
Genre:
Theatre/Love
Subject:
Courting/Secret/Nostalgia/Melody
Song comment:
From the musical "Mayn Malkele"
Origin:
Metro Scher 30i
Transliteration:
Alb K-007(b)/Warem 163/Alb K-029(h)//Metro Scher 18
Translation:
CD S-068(d)/Alb K-029(h)/Ephemera 1566 (p. 20)
Music:
Warem 163/Metro Scher 18
Additional song notes:
From the operetta "My Malkele"
Sheet music:
Folder:
1011
Series:
4
Arranger:
William Sher
Arranged for:
Voice/Piano
Texts:
Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher:
Metro Music Company
Publisher address:
54 Second Ave, New York, New York 10003
Date:
1955
Provenance:
Gift of Faye and Jerry Rosenthal
First line:
Oy s'iz gut! Akeyn tsu zitsn mit a meydl, oy s'iz gut,
First line (Yiddish):
אוי ס'איז גוט! אַליין צו זיצן מיט אַ מיידל, אוי ס'איז גוט, דער קאָפּ...
Notes:
From "Metro Folio Popular Jewish Songs" See Book Index "SM Scher"
Folder:
1198
Series:
4
Arranger:
Richard Gendelman
Arranged for:
Clarinet, Key of E
Texts:
music only
Provenance:
Gendelman Gift
Notes:
with Love In Bloom for Clarinet, Key of E Major Manuscript
Folder:
598
Series:
4
Arranged for:
Voice/Piano
Texts:
Yiddish/Transliteration
Publisher:
Metro Music Co.
Publisher address:
64 Second Ave, New York, NY
Date:
1937
Provenance:
Schper-Rosenthal Sheet Music Collection, Gift of Faye & Jerry Rosenthal
Mel & Shrifra Gold Project, NYBC Catlg #:
338
First line:
Kinder libe fargest nit keyner, es krikht arayn biz in di…
First line (Yiddish):
קינדער ליבע פֿאַרגעסט ניט קיינער, עס קריכט אַרײַן ביז אין די ביינער,
Notes:
Black lettering, Yiddish/English. From the Operetta "My Malkele". Libretto by William Siegel. Lyrics by Jacob Jacobs. Produced under personal direction of Jacob Kalich. "As Sung by Molly Picon and Aaron Lebedeff". Price 35 cents. Yiddish lyrics on back cover.

Recordings

On album:
K-007(b) (More Sing-Along IN Yiddish with Marv Kurz — זינגט מיט מיר אין ייִדיש)
Track ID:
11772
Artist:
Kurz, Marv
First line:
Oy, s'iz gut! Aleyn tsu zitsn mit a meydl, oy, s'iz gut,
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, ס'איז גוט! אַלײן צו זיצן מיט אַ מײדל, אױ, ס'איז גוט,
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
F-022(a) (The Feder Sisters / Some Like It Yiddish)
Track ID:
11773
Vocal:
Feder Sisters — פֿעדער שװעסטער
Vocal:
Feder, Sylvia — פֿעדער, סילװיע
Vocal:
Sloan, Mimi
First line:
Oy, s'iz gut! Aleyn tsu zitsn mit a yingle, oy, s'iz gut,
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, ס'איז גוט! אַלײן צו זיצן מיט אַ ייִנגל, אױ, ס'איז גוט,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
P-004(b) (Molly Picon at the Yiddish Theatre)
Track ID:
11774
Artist:
Picon, Molly — פּיקאָן, מאָלי
First line:
Oy, s'iz gut! Aleyn tsu zitsn mit a meydl, oy, s'iz gut,
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, ס'איז גוט! אַלײן צו זיצן מיט אַ מײדל, אױ, ס'איז גוט,
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Track comment:
From the musical "Mayn Malkele"
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
K-069(a) (A Feygele Zingt/Yiddish Theatre & Folksongs/Faye Kellerstein)
Track ID:
22632
Vocal:
Kellerstein, Faye
Orchestrations/Accompanist:
Klaplan, Jordan
First line:
Oy, s'iz gut! Aleyn tsu zitsn mit a yingl, oy, s'iz gut,
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, ס'איז גוט! אַלײן צו זיצן מיט אַ ייִנגל, אױ, ס'איז גוט,
Track comment:
From the musical "Mayn Malkele"
Language:
Yiddish
On album:
K-029(h) (The Klezmer Cconservatory Band Dancing In the Aisles)
Track ID:
25249
Artist:
Klezmer Conservatory Band
Vocal:
Bressler, Judy
First line:
Oy, s'iz gut! Aleyn tsu zitsn mit a meydl, oy, s'iz gut, der kop fardrayt vi a..
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, ס'איז גוט! אַלײן צו זיצן מיט אַ מײדל, אױ, ס'איז גוט, דער קאָפ...
Track comment:
From musical "Mayn Malkele"
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Klezmer/Pop/Theatrical
On album:
S-068(d) (Shirim / Oy! It's Good /The Art of Yiddish Song)
Track ID:
28194
Artist:
Shirim
Clarinet:
Dickson, Glenn
Trombone:
Harris, David
Piano/Accordion:
McLaughlin, Michael
Drums:
Rosenthal, Eric
Tuba:
Gray, Jim
Banjo:
Fitzpatrick, Pete
Vocal:
Silberman, Betty
First line:
Oy, s'iz gut! Aleyn tsu zitsn mit a yingl, oy, s'iz gut, dos kop fardreydt…
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, ס'איז גוט! אַלײן צו זיצן מיט אַ ייִנגל, אױ, ס'איז גוט,
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Klezmer/Pop
Length:
002:58
On album:
014j (Picon, Molly/ Yidl Mitn Fidl/ Oy S'iz Gut)
Track ID:
29198
Artist:
Picon, Molly — פּיקאָן, מאָלי
On album:
K-026(k)3 (Klezmania/Shmoozin — קלעזמאַנע)
Track ID:
42252
Vocal/Percussion:
Mrocki, Freydi
Double Bass/Vocal/Guitar/Harmonica:
Krycer, David
Clarinet/Guitar/Backing Vocal:
Myrocki, Lionel
Bayan:
Breytman, David
Arrangement:
Klezmania
First line:
Oy, s'iz git! Alayn tsu zitsn mit a yingl, oy, s'iz git, tsu redn…kidushn ringl
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, ס'איז גיט! אַלײַן צו זיצן מיט אַ ייִנגל, אױ, ס'איז גיט, צו רעדן...קדושן...
Track comment:
From the musical "Mayn Malkele"
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Klezmer/Jazz/Swing/Pop/Concert
Length:
3:12
On album:
B-214(a) (Susan Bauer: von der khupe zum Klezkamp, Klezmer-Musik in New York)
Track ID:
42634
Artist:
Klezmer Conservatory Band
Vocal:
Bressler, Judy
First line:
Oy, s'iz gut! Aleyn tsu zitsn mit a meydl, oy, s'iz gut, der kop fardrayt vi a..
First line (Yiddish):
אױ, ס'איז גוט! אַלײן צו זיצן מיט אַ מײדל, אױ, ס'איז גוט, דער קאָפ...
Track comment:
From musical "Mayn Malkele"
Language:
Yiddish
Style:
Klezmer/Pop/Theatrical
Length:
2:47